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July, 2025

07/29/25 – Arbiter Back To School Webinars

Athletic Department Blog Updates

In addition to the in-person KHSAA Regional Meetings that the Commissioner has shared previously (reference post https://khsaa.org/06-18-25-2025-2026-regional-meetings-for-athletic-administrators/), there are several upcoming Arbiter-led back-to-school online webinars

Note that these are additional opportunities and do not take the place of the annual state-wide regional meetings for administrators listed in the Commissioner’s post above.

📅 WEBINAR SCHEDULE

  • Monday, August 4 & 11 @ 1:00 PM EST Arbiter Game: How to Set Up Schedules and Accounts – Covering setup steps for your teams, events, and users.
  • Tuesday, August 5 & 12 @ 1:00 PM EST Arbiter Registration: Create and Manage Programs, Forms, Eligibility and more. Walkthrough of how to manage registrations and meet school & state requirements.
  • Wednesday, August 6 & 13 @ 1:00 PM […]

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2025-2026 KHSAA Golf Hard Card

Golf Blog Updates

2025-2026 KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Local Rules and Conditions of Competition for KHSAA Events

Play is governed by the Rules of Golf effective January 2023, and where applicable, by the following Local Rules and Terms of the Competition. Committee Procedures refers to the Committee Procedures section in the current Official Guide to the Rules of Golf. The Committee refers to the Tournament Committee assigned to each event.
The Committee is the KHSAA Staff through the manager at all KHSAA postseason competitions. For postseason events, the competition rules and postseason instructions shall take precedence if any conflict occurs between the information contained in those documents and the Hard Card.
Unless otherwise noted, the penalty for breach of a Local Rule is the general penalty (2-strokes in Stroke Play / Loss of Hole in Match Play). GHK Rules Help Line (502-243-8295)

Ground Under Repair (GUR): Areas marked in white […]

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07/23/25 – Tentative Host Sites for 2025 Cross Country Regionals

Cross Country Blog Updates

*As of 07/31/25, the following schools have agreed to be the host sites for the 2025 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.



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07/18/25 – NFHS Announces Girls’ Lacrosse Playing Rule Changes

2024-2025 News Releases

Five Rules Changes Approved For 2026 High School Girls’ Lacrosse Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INDIANAPOLIS – Improving game flow and pace of play are the primary focuses of the 2026 high school girls’ lacrosse rules changes.

Five rules changes were recommended by the NFHS Girls’ Lacrosse Rules Committee during its annual meeting last June at The Alexander in Indianapolis. All proposals were later approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

A change to Rule 5-2 Penalty 1 (Starting Play – Draw) allows any player to take the free position when one player draws illegally. Also, for Rule 7-3 Penalties 1a and 3a (Deputy Rules), the offending player shall be placed 4 meters away (instead of behind) from the player taking the free position for a goal circle foul.

Rule 4-3-3d, e, aligns the restart procedure after a possession time-out when the goalkeeper has possession of the ball […]

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2023-2024 Approved NFHS Network Broadcasts

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07/17/25 – NFHS Announces Track & Field Rule Changes

2024-2025 News Releases

Addition of Javelin Specifications Highlight High School Track & Field Rules Revisions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INDIANAPOLIS – With 21 state associations now incorporating the javelin into outdoor track & field competition, the NFHS Track & Field Rules Committee voted to move the implement construction specifications into the Track & Field Rules Book, effective with the 2026 season.

The addition of javelin specifications was one of 11 changes recommended by the committee at its June meeting in Indianapolis, all of which were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

“Moving the implement construction specifications for the javelin into the rules book provides greater clarity, consistency and accessibility for high school coaches, athletes and meet officials,” said Julie Cochran, NFHS director of sports and liaison to the Track & Field Rules Committee. “By incorporating the construction requirements directly into the NFHS Track & Field Rules Book, we ensure that all […]

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07/16/25 – NFHS Announces Softball Playing Rule Changes

2024-2025 News Releases

Electronic Communication by Players Clarified in High School Softball

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INDIANAPOLIS – No player shall be allowed to transmit or record audio or video from the playing surface in high school softball. This new language in Rule 1-8-6 of the NFHS Softball Rules Book further clarifies the use of electronic devices and what is permitted in the sport after language was added last year to allow for electronic communication for coaching purposes.

This change was the highlight of the NFHS Softball Rules Committee’s rules recommendations as a result of the committee’s annual rules meeting held last June at The Alexander hotel in Indianapolis. The NFHS Board of Directors subsequently approved the rules changes to take effect next year.

“While increased media exposure has positively influenced the growth and visibility of softball, the committee determined that the potential risks associated with players transmitting or recording audio or video through devices […]

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07/15/25 – KHSAA360: Importing New Students for 2025-26

Athletic Department Blog Updates

A quick reminder for those schools that do not use Arbiter Registration, you can import incoming 7th graders (and any other new students) into your Eligibility>Student List.  This may save you time, especially for a larger school.  Remember that new students must be on the student list in order for them to be selected on individual rosters.   To import:   Download the template from the Student list   https://cdn2.khsaa.org/images/misc/importstudents/import1.png​   then:   https://cdn.khsaa.org/images/misc/arbiter/importstudents/import1.png   This is a view of a template:   https://cdn.khsaa.org/images/misc/arbiter/importstudents/import1.png​   As long as you can get an export from any student system that you are using, you can simply copy and paste into those columns.  You can enter as much information as you want, but obviously, you would need to at least import the basics of student ID, name, and graduating […]

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07/15/25 – NFHS Announces Boys’ Lacrosse Playing Rule Changes

2024-2025 News Releases

12 Rules Changes Approved Ahead of 2026 High School Boys’ Lacrosse Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INDIANAPOLIS – Among the changes for the 2026 high school boys’ lacrosse season, no defensive player other than a properly equipped goalkeeper can enter the team’s own crease with the perceived intent of blocking a shot or acting as a goalkeeper, or a personal foul for illegal equipment will be called as a non-releasable foul.

This topic highlighted 12 rules changes recommended by the NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee during its annual meeting last June at The Alexander in Indianapolis. All proposed changes were subsequently accepted by the NFHS Board of Directors.

The changes to Rules 4-18-4 PENALTY, 5-6-2 (NEW), 5-10 and 6-6-4 minimize risk of injury by discouraging players who are not properly equipped from acting as a goalkeeper by making the penalty more severe.

Relatedly, goalkeepers will no longer be given a maximum of five seconds […]

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07/14/25 – NFHS Announces Baseball Playing Rule Changes

2024-2025 News Releases

Double First Base Introduced into High School Baseball

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INDIANAPOLIS – Beginning with the 2027 season, a double first base will be required in high school baseball games to minimize the risk of collisions by runners and fielders.

This rule revision was one of 10 proposed by the NFHS Baseball Rules Committee during its annual meeting held last June at The Alexander hotel in Indianapolis. The rules changes were accepted by the NFHS Board of Directors.

New language was added to Rule 1-2-9, noting that the double first base must be white and a contrasting solid color. The white portion of the base is located in fair territory, while the colored half is located in foul territory, split by the first base foul line. There is to be no space between the two portions of the double base.

“Adding the double first base is symbolic […]

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KHSAA/KMA Position Statement and Recommended Guidance Exertional Heat Stroke and Heat Exhaustion Recognition and Treatment

Sports Medicine Blog Updates

KHSAA/KMA Position Statement and Recommended Guidance Exertional Heat Stroke and Heat Exhaustion Recognition and Treatment

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07/10/25 – KHSAA360 Rosters Open for Entry for 2025-2026

Athletic Department Blog Updates

Good morning. On behalf of the entire staff, it is our hope that many of you, as building and athletic administrators, are back and ready to go after taking advantage of the only two “down” weeks of the athletics year with the dead period!

This is the second school year that our online rosters have been in the KHSAA360 (Arbiter) platform.   There are no major changes to the 360 roster management from last school year. Rosters have been rolled from the previous year, and may now be edited for the coming seasons as well as sport and sport-activity offerings.

Important Reminder:
STUDENTS MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC COMPETITION (including scrimmages and contests), AND SUCH SCRIMMAGES AND CONTESTS CANNOT BE HELD BY MEMBER SCHOOLS WITHOUT A VALID ROSTER BEING ONLINE! The KHSAA360 system is the only system for roster and schedule entry that meets KHSAA rules and requirements in all sports.


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07/02/25 – KHSAA, Friends of Coal Announce Inaugural Friends of Coal Captains Club Honorees

2024-2025 News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 2, 2025

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association, in partnership with Friends of Coal Kentucky, is proud to introduce the Friends of Coal Captains Club, a new initiative that recognizes and celebrates exceptional student-athlete leaders from across the Commonwealth.

The Friends of Coal Captains Club honors student-athletes who not only excel in their sport but also demonstrate leadership, resilience and a deep commitment to their teammates and communities. These values are at the core of both Kentucky’s coal industry and interscholastic athletics.

“The Friends of Coal Captains Club is about more than athletic performance – it’s about character, teamwork and the perseverance that defines both Kentucky coal miners and our student-athletes,” said Terry Marsh, Chairman of Friends of Coal Kentucky. “These captains represent the best of our schools and our communities.”

“There is no doubt that the rich history and importance of the coal industry and the border-to-border community importance of […]

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07/01/25 – Fromeyer Named 2024-25 Officials Supervisor of the Year

2024-2025 News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 1, 2025

Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the sports in which it licenses officials, as well as a single supervisor of officials from among those sports. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field performance but also local association activity and leadership, training efforts and the mentoring of newer officials.

In addition to one official in each sport being named Outstanding Official of the Year, the KHSAA also recognizes the Larry G. Boucher Officials Supervisor of the Year in appreciation of their dedication and service to schools and student-athletes across the state. Winners are selected following consultation with local assigning secretaries, veteran officials’ observers, coaches throughout the state and additional staff review.

The Larry G. Boucher Officials Supervisor of the Year for the 2024-25 school year is Steve Fromeyer of Newport for his outstanding efforts in the sport […]

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