August, 2024
08/30/24 – Golf Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student Athlete-of-the-Year among Golf participants for 2024-2025 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2024-2025 team. Nominations must come from a member school, but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/.
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at an awards event at Midway University in early summer 2025. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2024-2025 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year announced at the event. All individual winners will also receive their recognition awards at that time.
The deadline for nominations for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year in […]
08/25/24 – Dance Online Rules Clinic Now Available
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport-activity of Dance is available through your Arbitersports Eligibility Dashboard.
The clinic is required of all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen), regardless of whether or not the coach receives pay.
For full instructions on how to access your Eligibility Dashboard to complete the Online Rules Clinic and the rest of your Bylaw 25 requirements, see below:
Below is additional information:
- August 21 to October 20 – The clinic may be viewed at no charge during this period.
- October 21 to October 28 – The clinic may be viewed for the makeup fee ($100) during this period.
- October 29 to November 12 – The clinic may be viewed for the makeup fee ($200) per the Bylaw 27 schedule during this period. After this time, postseason penalties per Bylaw 27 will apply.
The presentation can be viewed on most PC or Mac desktops and […]
08/25/24 – Competitive Cheer Online Rules Clinic Now Available
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport-activity of Competitive Cheer is available through your Arbitersports Eligibility Dashboard.
The clinic is required of all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen), regardless of whether or not the coach receives pay.
For full instructions on how to access your Eligibility Dashboard to complete the Online Rules Clinic and the rest of your Bylaw 25 requirements, see below:
Below is additional information:
- August 21 to October 20 – The clinic may be viewed at no charge during this period.
- October 21 to October 28 – The clinic may be viewed for the makeup fee ($100) during this period.
- October 29 to November 12 – The clinic may be viewed for the makeup fee ($200) per the Bylaw 27 schedule during this period. After this time, postseason penalties per Bylaw 27 will apply.
The presentation can be viewed on most PC or Mac desktops […]
08/19/24 – MileSplit Named Online Registration Provider for KHSAA Cross Country, Track & Field
MileSplit, a division of FloSports, has entered into an agreement with the Kentucky High School Athletic Association to be the exclusive provider of online registration and live results for cross country and track & field throughout the regular season and postseason. KHSAA member schools are to exclusively use the MileSplit platform for all events including all pre-season, regular season and postseason, for the indoor, outdoor, and cross-country seasons. Standardizing registration and live scoring for scholastic events streamlines and centralizes the location of all results and performances for Kentucky high school athletes in track and field and cross country. Below are a few additional reminders for coaches or meet managers:
- Any coach who has hosted a meet and has a meet page can upload their results quickly to the platform.
- Results must be in flat HTML format or .txt format in order to upload correctly.
- To download results from Hytek:
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08/27/24 – Wrestling Season Dates and New OPC Pricing Structure
At its May meeting, the KHSAA Board of Control approved a recommended revision to the wrestling postseason dates in response to the availability of the state championship venue.
2024-25 Important Dates
- Oct. 15 – First Practice
- Nov. 25 – First Contest
- Feb. 14-15 – Girls’ Regions
- Feb. 21-22 – Boys’ Regions
- Feb. 27 – Girls’ State Tournament
- Feb. 28-March 1 – Boys’ State Tournament
This is also the second year of the initial two-year commitment to hold the girls’ and boys’ state tournaments on separate days at the same venue in the same weekend. The structure of the state tournament schedule will continue to be evaluated but will ensure that the girls’ event is on par with the boys’ event in terms of priority, venue and coaching resource allocation. The Board of Control approved the state tournament dates for the next three years at the May meeting, with Alltech […]
08/27/24 – KHSAA HYPE Student Leadership Conferences Registration Now Open
For the 24th year, the KHSAA will host its HYPE Student Leadership Conference. Mark your calendars to plan to attend one of the two events scheduled for September 19 or September 20 as both will be held at the Central Bank Center in Lexington
WHAT IS HYPE?
HYPE is a one-day student leadership conference where students will enjoy educational interaction with each other to discuss issues and garner information to take back and share/implement with their teams and student body. The event is staged and presented by the KHSAA Student-Athlete Group.
DATES/LOCATIONS
Thursday, September 19 – Central Bank Center (430 W. Vine St. Lexington, next to Rupp Arena)
OR
Friday, September 20 – Central Bank Center (430 W. Vine St. Lexington, next to Rupp Arena).
COST
There is no charge to attend. Schools are responsible for transportation and meals.
REGISTER
Register here. The registration deadline is Friday, September 13. […]
08/26/24- 2024 Advanced Athletic Administrators Workshop-October 17
This workshop will be held in Lexington at the Central Bank Center and will offer a deep dive into current Constitution and Bylaws provisions, use of forms and operational notes. This meeting will be held on October 17, 2024. This meeting will count for six hours of the hours required for the Athletic Director’s continual improvement in Bylaw 25.
REGISTRATION
Registration is open and online at https://khsaa.org/ge47-2024-2025-advanced-athletic-administrators-institute-form/. There is no charge for the registration.
MEETING FORMAT AND MATERIAL
The meeting will only be offered this year as an in-person option only.
Meeting material will be posted on the KHSAA website and all registered attendees will be provided any update.
GPS ADDRESS
The GPS address is 430 W Vine St, Lexington, KY 40507 To get directions, CLICK THIS LINK
HOUSING
For those who may need housing or may want to attend the ArbiterSports workshop the previous day, there are a number of […]
08/23/24- Additional Clarification and Guidance – WBGT and Fall Competitions
The KMA Sports Medicine Committee held a special meeting on Wednesday, August 21st to review the final pieces of the transition to Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) from the Heat Index as the measurement for when activity should be altered.
While we have thus far been blessed with an abundance of cool days this fall, we know it is still August, and competitions present challenges slightly different than practices as go forward. This has been under near constant review and discussion using the other states (particularly Georgia) that have several years of WBGT experience.
With the full implementation of the Wet Bulb Globe, many schools and officials associations have asked for additional guidance. With those requests in mind, the Sports Medicine Committee considered and recommended approval on specific measurements around competition that may slightly vary from practices. Please be mindful that the data from the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) and collaboration with our Sports Medicine […]
08/22/24 – Dance Declaration Form for KHSAA Postseason Now Open
The declaration form (DA101) for the sport-activity of Dance is now open.
The deadline to complete this form is Monday, September 30. This is for KHSAA Regional and State Competitions, so please discuss what division(s) your school will be entering as there will be no adjustments to divisions once the entries are posted. Each member school Athletic Director or Head Coach shall only submit one form per school to declare. You can find DA101 at the following link: https://ly.khsaa.org/cxmw
DIVISIONS FOR 2024-2025
- Jazz – minimum 5, maximum of 40
- Game Day – minimum 5, maximum of 40
- Pom – minimum 5, maximum of 40
- Small Hip Hop – minimum 5, maximum 14
- Large Hip Hop – minimum 15, maximum 40
**The max number of performances each school is allowed to enter is three (3), so long as the third routine is Game Day.
POSTSEASON DATES
The KHSAA wanted to notify competitive dance […]
08/22/24 – Competitive Cheer Declaration Form for KHSAA Postseason Now Open
The declaration form (CC101) for the sport-activity of Competitive Cheer is now open.
The deadline to complete this form is Monday, September 30. This is for KHSAA Regional and State Competitions, so please discuss what division(s) your school will be entering as there will be no adjustments to divisions once the entries are posted. Each member school Athletic Director or Head Coach shall only submit one form to declare. You can find CC101 at the following link: https://ly.khsaa.org/tcmw
SQUAD SIZES/DIVISIONS
- All-Girls Divisions (4 divisions):
- Small (Traditional 2.5 Minute): minimum 5, maximum of 15
- Medium (Traditional 2.5 Minute): minimum 16, maximum of 19
- Large (Traditional 2.5 Minute): minimum 20, maximum of 23,
- Super Large (Traditional 2.5 Minute): minimum 24, maximum of 30
- Co-Ed (1 division):
- Coed (Traditional 2.5 Minute): 1 or more boys; minimum 5, maximum of 30
- Game Day (2 divisions) –
- Game Day […]
08/17/24- 2024 KHSAA Annual Meeting Reminder
This is intended for all KHSAA member school Superintendents, Principals, and Athletic Directors and the links can be forwarded as needed.
ANNUAL MEETING
This reminder that the 2024 Annual Meeting of the membership of the KHSAA is to be held on September 17 at the Central Bank Center (FKA Lexington Center). Final agenda documents are being published as they become final in the coming weeks, but the meeting is expected to begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET. and conclude not later than 1:00 p.m. Details and requirements for the Annual Meeting Delegate are summarized below. To submit the name of your delegate, go to https://khsaa.org/ge38-annual-meeting-delegate-designation/
This meeting, which is not mandatory for membership, will not have a virtual option.
ANNUAL MEETING DELEGATE DESIGNATION
The Annual Meeting has continuous improvement/leadership training opportunities throughout the morning as members work to carve out the best plan of action for the future and then the meeting […]
08/16/2024- KHSAA School Directory Available via ArbiterLive
As the ongoing transition to ArbiterSports for KHSAA data management continues, the KHSAA member school directory and information page should be considered the authentic source for up-to-date information about KHSAA member schools: https://ly.khsaa.org/q2ma Data shown by this report is managed by each individual school, including coaching staffs and rosters. The data mirrors the ArbiterLive page of each school, and inquiries regarding content should be directed to the member school. All data can be found on the ArbiterSports mobile app, available on both the App Store for iOS users and the Google Play Store for Android users. Scores and statistics of KHSAA varsity team sports (baseball, basketball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer, softball, volleyball) can still be found on the KHSAA/Riherds Scoreboard. For a shortcut to view a particular school’s Teams page on ArbiterLive, select a school from the first collapsable menu on the More08/09/24 – Tentative Host Sites for 2024 Cross Country Regionals
*As of 08/09/24, the following schools are tentative sites for the 2024 Cross Country Regionals. This link will continue to be updated as KHSAA Staff finalizes details and host sites pass inspection as well as accept all responsibilities/conditions of hosting a regional event.
08/09/24 – KAPOS Coaches Conference Information
On behalf of the Kentucky Association of Pep Organization Sponsors (KAPOS), the KHSAA wanted to send a note to member schools about the upcoming KAPOS Coaches Conference. This year’s event will be Saturday, August 17 at the KHSAA Office in Lexington. For more details and registration information, use the link below. Please contact KAPOS (hack.hudson@kapos.org) with any questions about this event.
08/08/24 – Board of Control Adjusts Indoor Track & Field Events
At its most recent meeting, the KHSAA Board of Control approved recommended parameters around the 2025 Indoor Track & Field Championships. The Board approved the change of indoor track competition rules to more closely align event listings with the NFHS Track & Field Rules Book. No conversions from similar events will be accepted for the 2025 season, and all qualification performances must come from the specific event.
Standard Indoor Track Events:
- 4x800m Relay
- 55m High Hurdles
- 55m Dash
- 4x200m Relay
- 1600m Run
- 400m Dash
- 800m Run
- *200m Dash
- 3200m Run
- 4x400m relay
- *due to facility
Standard Indoor Field Events:
- High Jump
- Long jump
- Pole vault
- Shot put
- Triple Jump
To assist coaches and schools in planning for the upcoming season, the State Indoor Track & Field Meet will take place March 4-6, 2025 at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center, Louisville. The originally planned dates were unavailable […]
08/08/24 – Board of Control Approves Adjustments to Competitive Cheer Game Day Divisions
At its most recent meeting, the KHSAA Board of Control approved a proposed adjustment to the Game Day division. To better align with the current UCA Game Day divisions, KHSAA will offer Small Game Day for teams with 5-19 members, and then the Large Game Day will be for teams with 20-30 members. Schools who wish to compete in the KHSAA Competitive Cheer postseason for 2024-25 will receive a notification when CC101 (Competitive Cheer Division Declaration form) is open and available.
The KHSAA will offer the following divisions for 2024-2025:
- Small All-Girl (Traditional 2.5 Minute): minimum 5, maximum of 15
- Medium All-Girl (Traditional 2.5 Minute): minimum 16, maximum of 19
- Large All-Girl (Traditional 2.5 Minute): minimum 20, maximum of 23,
- Super Large All-Girl (Traditional 2.5 Minute): minimum 24, maximum of 30
- Coed (Traditional 2.5 Minute): 1 or more boys; minimum 5, maximum of 30
- Game Day Small: minimum 5, maximum of 19
- Game Day […]
08/08/24 – Board of Control Approves Adjustments to Squad Sizes in Dance
At its most recent meeting, the KHSAA Board of Control approved proposed changes to the Dance State Championship entry. The maximum squad size limit in all divisions was adjusted to 40 to align with the Universal Dance Association competitions. In the future, for KHSAA competition, if the individual dance competition styles have an average of 40 entries in at least three consecutive years statewide, the KHSAA will further divide that category into multiple divisions. Schools who wish to compete in the KHSAA Dance postseason for 2024-25 will receive a notification when DA101 (Dance Division Declaration form) is open and available.
The KHSAA will offer the following divisions for 2024-2025:
- Jazz – minimum 5, maximum of 40
- Game Day – minimum 5, maximum of 40
- Pom – minimum 5, maximum of 40
- Small Hip Hop – minimum 5, maximum 14
- Large Hip Hop – minimum 15, maximum 40
The KHSAA wanted to notify competitive […]
08/06/24 – Board revises and finalizes Boys’ Volleyball Season Limitations
The Board of Control, at its August meeting, revised and finalized the limitation of season for boys’ volleyball beginning in the Spring of 2025.
At its meeting in May the Board had set the match count limit at 18. Upon further review, this was adjusted to permit a total of 25 matches.
(NFHS Calendar Playing Weeks)
Practice start – Monday of Week 31;
Contests start – Monday of Week 35;
Match limit – 25 (all matches count the same to ward the limit);
Number of Regions – TBD based on school response data;
Postseason–Two rounds for 2025;
Postseason start–Monday of Week 45; and
Postseason finish–Saturday/Sunday of Week 46.
https://khsaa.org/common_documents/handbook/correspondingdatescomposite.pdf
IMPORTANT NOTES
TEAMS
As the Board looks to finalize details and begin looking at an alignment, any school currently playing club ball that will be playing KHSAA-sanctioned ball next year needs to have its athletic administrator go to the school login on the KHSAA website […]
8/05/24 – Soccer Online Rules Clinic for Coaches & Officials Now Available
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport of Soccer is available through your Arbitersports Eligibility Dashboard.
The clinic is required of all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen), regardless of whether or not the coach receives pay as well as all licensed soccer officials.
For full instructions on how to access your Eligibility Dashboard to complete the Online Rules Clinic and the rest of your Bylaw 25 requirements, see below:
OFFICIALS
- As they are a condition of postseason eligibility, in the top black bar on the main page for https://khsaaofficials.org, select ELIGIBILITY
- Select that you want the 2023-24 Soccer Postseason Eligibility by clicking on 23-24 Postseason
- You will see a Blue Hyperlink that says Take Online Clinic
- Go through the clinic following the instructions including any require
- Please note it may be as much as 24 hours before your score is posted
DEADLINE FOR OFFICIALS
- July 31 to […]
08/05/24 – Volleyball Online Rules Clinic for Coaches & Officials Now Available
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport of Volleyball is available through your Arbitersports Eligibility Dashboard.
The clinic is required of all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen), regardless of whether or not the coach receives pay as well as all licensed girls’ volleyball officials.
For full instructions on how to access your Eligibility Dashboard to complete the Online Rules Clinic and the rest of your Bylaw 25 requirements, see below:
OFFICIALS
- As they are a condition of postseason eligibility, in the top black bar on the main page for https://khsaaofficials.org, select ELIGIBILITY
- Select that you want the 2024-25 Volleyball Postseason Eligibility by clicking on 24-25 Postseason
- You will see a Blue Hyperlink that says Take Online Clinic
- Go through the clinic following the instructions including any require
- Please note it may be as much as 24-hours before your score is posted
DEADLINE FOR OFFICIALS
- July 31 to […]
08/05/24 – Field Hockey Online Rules Clinic Now Available
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport of Field Hockey is available through your Arbitersports Eligibility Dashboard.
The clinic is required of all officials and coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen), regardless of whether or not the coach receives pay.
For full instructions on how to access your Eligibility Dashboard to complete the Online Rules Clinic and the rest of your Bylaw 25 requirements, see below:
Deadlines for Coaches:
- July 31 to September 23 – the Field Hockey Clinic may be viewed at no charge during this period.
- September 24 to October 1 – the Field Hockey Clinic may be viewed for the makeup fee ($100) during this period.
- October 2 to October 16 – the Field Hockey Clinic may be viewed for the makeup fee ($200) per the Bylaw 27 schedule during this period. After this time, postseason penalties per Bylaw 27 will apply.
Officials’ Instructions for Clinics:
- As Rules Clinics are […]
08/02/24 – Board of Control Conducts First Meeting of 2024-25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUG. 2, 2024
The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its first regularly scheduled meeting of the 2024-25 academic year on Friday in Newport, approving a review of proposals to be considered at the 2024 Annual Meeting and approving competition rules information regarding three sports and two sport-activities.
A two-day series of meetings began with an orientation for new and returning Board members and then launched into the full Board work session on Thursday, followed by the conducting of Friday’s full Board meeting. The Board and staff welcomed new Board members Noel Crum of Stambaugh, Chuck Mullins of Hazard and Coy Samons of Murray, as well as new Assistant Commissioner Abby Jackson.
“This meeting offered an opportunity to help the Board members become familiar with both new Board and staff members, as well as lengthy discussions about the future of the important work that they do,” said Commissioner Julian Tackett. “The wide variety […]
07/31/24 – Cross Country Online Rules Clinic for Coaches Now Available
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport of Cross Country is available through your Arbitersports Eligibility Dashboard.
The clinic is required of all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen), regardless of whether or not the coach receives pay.
For full instructions on how to access your Eligibility Dashboard to complete the Online Rules Clinic and the rest of your Bylaw 25 requirements, see below:
Below is additional information:
- July 31 to September 26 – The clinic may be viewed at no charge during this period.
- September 27 to October 4 – The clinic may be viewed for the makeup fee ($100) during this period.
- October 5 to October 19 – The clinic may be viewed for the makeup fee ($200) per the Bylaw 27 schedule during this period. After this time, postseason penalties per Bylaw 27 will apply.
The presentation can be viewed on most PC or Mac desktops […]
08/02/24 – Golf Online Rules Clinic Now Available
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport of Golf is available through your Arbitersports Eligibility Dashboard. The clinic is required of all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen), regardless of whether or not the coach receives pay.
For full instructions on how to access your Eligibility Dashboard to complete the Online Rules Clinic and the rest of your Bylaw 25 requirements, see below:
Below is additional information:
- July 29 to August 29 – the Golf Clinic may be viewed at no charge during this period.
- August 30 to September 6 – the Golf Clinic may be viewed for the makeup fee ($100) during this period.
- September 7 to September 21 – the Golf Clinic may be viewed for the makeup fee ($200) per the Bylaw 27 schedule during this period. After this time, postseason penalties per Bylaw 27 will apply.
The presentation can be viewed on most PC or Mac desktops and laptops, along with many […]
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