December, 2020
12/18/20 – NFHS Center for Officials Services Continues to Expand Outreach, Services to Nation’s Contest Officials
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) continues to expand its outreach and services to contest officials nationwide through development of the NFHS Center for Officials Services (COS).
The NFHS COS, with its technology platform created by DragonFly Athletics of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, officially kicked off at the start of the 2020-21 school year and is already servicing nine NFHS member state high school associations (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina and Wyoming), as well as sport-specific officials in three other states (California, Maine and Pennsylvania).
With the goal of building platforms for every state association, the COS offers a variety of services for officials on both the web and mobile app, including registration, exams, assignments, communication and scheduling tools, and payments.
Most recently, the COS has created an “NFHS Officials Hub” area for members that offers easy access to NFHS sport-specific rules information. With 23 different sports […]
12/17/20 – New NFHS Learning Center Course – “The Student Experience” – Relays Participation Benefits to Students
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has announced “The Student Experience” – a free student-centered course focused on the long-term benefits of education-based activities participation – as a new addition to the NFHS Learning Center.
“The last few years, we have had a lot of success delivering coursework and resources directly to students through the NFHS Learning Center to help them get the most out of their interscholastic experience,” said Dan Schuster, NFHS director of educational services. “By taking ‘The Student Experience,’ we want them to understand why participating in high school activities programs is so important to their future.”
In the past year, the NFHS Learning Center has released several resources within “The Parent Seat,” a collection of courses and videos that promote the true purpose of education-based athletics and performing arts to parents of participants. “The Student Experience” is the first course offering that conveys a […]
12/15/20 – Visual, Technical Revisions Offer Improved User Experience to NFHS Learning Center’s ‘Sudden Cardiac Arrest’ Course
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Revisions recently introduced to “Sudden Cardiac Arrest” aligns one of the NFHS Learning Center’s most significant courses with recent updates to its other offerings.
Currently available to take free of charge, the revised “Sudden Cardiac Arrest” course has been reviewed by both NFHS course partner, Simon’s Heart, and by the NFHS Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC). As part of the revisions, the course received both branding and technology updates that had already been implemented to other NFHS Learning Center coursework.
“We are pleased to continue our successful partnership with Simon’s Heart to bring revised Sudden Cardiac Arrest content to the interscholastic community,” said Dan Schuster, NFHS director of educational services. “The course revisions centered around upgrading the look and feel of the course, as well as technology upgrades to improve the user experience.”
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is the number one cause of death in the United States for student-athletes during […]
2020 UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Worker Assignments and Final Information
The detailed information below should answer any questions you have, but as always, feel free to reach out for anything else. A worker listing is attached to this email in case you need phone numbers, emails, etc. If you have issues contact me at 502-432-1327, Mr. Tackett at 859-229-3916 or Mr. Cope at 859-351-1833.
Masks and Social Distancing
A mask/face covering is required to be worn at all times by all workers unless actively seated eating or drinking. Social distancing is to be practiced as well, keeping at least six feet of distance between yourself and others where possible while working in the press box.
Game Schedule
Friday,11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. All times are ET.
Parking
Workers should park in the Green Lot on the Cooper Drive side of the stadium. No parking pass is necessary […]
12/15/20 – 2020 UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Head to Kroger Field
For Immediate Release: December 15, 2020
The 2020 UK Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine State Football Finals begin Friday morning at 11 a.m. with the first of the weekend’s six championship games as Kentucky Country Day (10-1) takes on Paintsville (9-2) in the 1A title bout at Kroger Field. Live webcasts of all six games will be available at KHSAA.tv for subscribers to the NFHS Network, with a free audio broadcast available at KHSAA.net.
Tickets for the 2020 UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals are available online and must be purchased in advance, as there is no opportunity for walkup sales at this year’s event due to COVID-19 restrictions. Links to purchase tickets for each championship game, along with a summary of the policies and procedures for the state finals can be found at https://khsaa.org/uk-orthopaedics-state-football-finals-gameday-information/.
As a reminder to those in attendance, face coverings, over the nose and mouth, are required for all […]
UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals – Gameday Information
Some key reminders as we prepare for this week’s state finals…
HEALTHY AT SPORTS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PLANThe KHSAA is utilizing the identical plan that was approved and utilized for the home games of the University of Kentucky, including requirements regarding social distancing, ticketing, field operations and allowances, and all other mitigation measures utilized for the 2020 college contests.
TICKETING- All seats are reserved.
- Ticket capacity is capped at approximately 10% of the capacity of the sections being utilized and much of the stadium will not be open.
- ALL TICKETS ARE SOLD AS RESERVED. Failure to utilize the assigned seat which helps ensure appropriate Social Distancing is grounds for removal without refund.
- No walkup ticket sales for the finals, all must be purchased […]
12/14/20 – Updates to the Wrestling Season Due to Recent Board Actions
At a special meeting held on December 10th, the Board of Control upheld its earlier decision by a 12-5 vote to begin practice for winter sports on Dec. 14th and regular-season competition on Jan. 4th, 2021. [Read More from that Meeting]
By confirming its decision from November 18th, winter sports and sport-activities will be permitted to resume activity on Monday the 14 of December. The first official contest date for Wrestling will be January 4th, 2021. Teams will be able to have a ten-week regular season that will allow a maximum of 15 contests, with no more than three (3) contests in a given week. The postseason will begin the week of Monday, March 15.
Weight management dates will be adjusted to allow certification into a particular weight class at any regularly scheduled match or tournament up to and including the Saturday of NFHS week 34 (February 27, 2021), but the two-pound growth allowance […]
12/10/20- Board of Control Confirms Decision to Start Winter Sports Practice December 14
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2020
The Board of Control conducted a special meeting on Thursday morning, upholding its earlier decision by a 12-5 vote to begin practice for winter sports on Dec. 14th and regular-season competition on Jan. 4th. Prior to confirming the start of the winter sports season, the Board voted 12-5 to push back the dates for the boys’ and girls’ Sweet 16® to March 29-April 8 after narrowly defeating other alternative dates, with the event schedule and format to be finalized at a later date in consultation with Rupp Arena.
“These are extremely complex issues. Our Board has spent an extraordinary amount of time examining every aspect surrounding the resumption of sports, particularly those that are indoors and have extreme concerns from public health officials,” said KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett. “At the same time, there is significant data being shared about the need for students to be engaged with one another […]
12/2/20- Reminder about Great Offer from Partner Midway University
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12/01/20 – Schedule Set For State Football Finals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2020
Following the Board of Control meeting on November 18th, the Association has worked to finalize the order of games for the 2020 UK Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine State Football Finals. The games will be played Friday, December 18th and Saturday, December 19th at Kroger Field with three games on each day.
The order of games and times for this year’s finals will be:
Friday, December 18th
- 11 a.m. – 1A Championship
- 3 p.m. – 2A Championship
- 7 p.m. – 4A Championship
Saturday, December 19th
- 11 a.m. – 3A Championship
- 3 p.m. – 5A Championship
- 7 p.m. – 6A Championship
As approved by the Board of Control during its November 18th meeting, the following provision will also be in place once the playoffs reach the Fourth Round:
- If one team from a game withdraws […]
05/12/20 – Competitive Cheer Regional Dates (UPDATED 12/02/20)
The KHSAA wanted to notify all Competitive Cheer schools on the postseason dates for 2020-21 Regional competition. The dates for the KHSAA Regional Competitions are as follows:
Week #1Regions 1@2; 7@8; 9@10; 13@14
TBD
UCA Bluegrass (OPEN, NO REGIONS) *TBD Week #2Regions 3@4; 5@6; 11@12; 15@16
TBD
Regions can alternate host sites (Schools in Basketball Region 1 one year and Basketball Region 2 site the next) or choose to have a permanent site based upon facility abilities and availability. The competition rules stipulate the odd region listed in the alternation table would recommend the region site in the odd year, and the even region in the even year. Sites selected must be able to accommodate the historic crowds, similar to the criteria for the current basketball site selection.
Athletic Administrators from both combined regions are responsible for making decisions such as ticket price, expenses, and division of any revenue […]
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