04/21/13 – Changes to KHSAA High School Rules Approved by KBE
April 22, 2013 Athletic Department Blog Updates
PrintEach year, the KHSAA must submit through KDE, any requested changes to 702 KAR 7:065 effecting governance of high school athletics. Pursuant to KRS 156.070 (2), the Kentucky Board of Education is responsible for all levels of interscholastic athletics in all grades, and has delegated such authority to the KHSAA for many years. Annually, requests for changes to regulations for interscholastic athletic competition at the high school level are submitted from a variety of sources through the KHSAA Board of Control. Normally, this involves a proposed set of changes that are voted on in the fall by the membership, then approved by the Board of Control, and subsequently reviewed as part of 702 KAR 7:065 by the Kentucky Board of Education. After these steps, the proposed changes are taken to the legislature through the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee, for final approval.
This year was unusual in that in the midst of the regular review of potential changes at the high school level, the Kentucky Board of Education also had to discuss issues and policy considerations reviewed by the legislative Task Force on Middle School Athletics, formed as a result of the passage of 2012 HCR 155 of the Kentucky General Assembly. Most if not all of the recommendations contained in that report revolved around health and safety of the students, and the members of the Task Force were not swayed in their recommendations by past practice, but only with the best interests of the students in mind from a health and safety perspective.
At its April meeting, the Kentucky Board of Education reviewed and approved the second reading of several changes to this regulation which will be effective in July, following final approval through the legislative process. The regulation as approved is listed at http://portal.ksba.org/public/Meeting/Attachments/DisplayAttachment.aspx?AttachmentID=163594. The changes have now been given two independent readings by the Kentucky Board of Education and have the support of the Local Superintendents Advisory Council. The following summarizes the changes made at the high school level:
Playing “up” to the high school level
For many years, legislation (KRS 156.070(2)(c)) has barred any local Board of Education (including the Kentucky Board of Education and its designee to manage interscholastic athletics, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association) from barring participation at the high school level by 7th and 8th grade students, unless those restrictions involved soccer and football. Students not yet enrolled in grade seven (7) were not directly regulated as far as the allowances for participation, except at the local level. Students in grades seven (7) and eight (8) will continue to be allowed to compete provided they are not in conflict with any other KHSAA bylaw.
During the middle school Task Force, compelling testimony was given that from a sports medicine and health perspective, the co-mingling of students below grade six (6) and high school students in an athletic environment, including locker rooms, travel, etc., is not in the younger student’s best interest. Research showed a compelling probability of bullying situations, differences in maturity and physical development, and a pattern of successful positive practices in other states where segregation of the two age groups was best for the students involved. While it was recognized that there is the occasional elite athlete capable of physically competing with high school students, this factor was not compelling when factored against the reasons to stop such play. In addition, it was noted that play at the high school level is expected to be school and education based, not necessarily community based, and the positives gained from a restriction outweighed the negatives.
- Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, students below grade seven (7) will not be permitted to play at any level (freshman, junior varsity or varsity) of high school athletics.
- Students who have participated at the high school level (during any period defined by Bylaw 25) prior to the conclusion of the 2013-2014 school year will be “grandfathered” in to the regulation, and allowed to continue to compete at the high school level provided such participation is not in conflict with any other bylaw.
- This phase-in will be completed by the start of the 2016-2017 school year, at which point no student below grade seven (7) will have a participation opportunity at the high school level.
- During 2014-2015 and 2015-2016, only those students who have participated on the high school level (freshman, junior varsity or varsity) prior to the conclusion of the 2013-2014 school year will be permitted to continue such participation.
Other Editorial Changes
Throughout the regulation, changes were made to various sections to clearly delineate the differences between the existing high school regulations, and the new middle school regulations.
KHSAA Bylaw Changes
KBE also gave approval to changes in the KHSAA Constitution and Bylaws per votes conducted among the member high schools. Included in those proposals were:
- Technical amendments to Bylaw 5 (Minimum Academic Requirement) to specify that measurements for proper grade level are against the credits officially recorded to the transcript, and reinstatement to athletics is based solely on the original school academic calendar;
- Substantive Amendments totally overhauling Bylaw 7 (Foreign Students) to make clear that 1) only CSIET approved agency students are eligible on a J-1 VISA; 2) criteria for the waiver of the one-year period were clearly delineated; and 3) A waiver may not be granted if athletic advantage can be proven. In addition, the technical Federal requirements for students on F-1 VISAs will also be incorporated into the rule. As a result of these changes, Bylaw 7 will be divided into multiple bylaws for clarity upon final printing;
- A technical amendment to Bylaw 11 to specify that coaches/players sitting out games due to ejection will have the suspension games be based on the published schedule at the time of the ejection;
- Bylaw 14 was modernized based on the need to remove outdated requirements for paper verification, etc.;
- Bylaws 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28 as well as the KHSAA Constitution were amended to make it clear the requirements for competition between and among schools, including the removal of many outdated requirements;
- Bylaw 25 was amended to specify that in sports and sports activities conducted involving member school coaches during the school year but outside the season as defined by bylaw 25, competition can not be held on a member school campus if the competition involves more than half of a normal team (in other words, if more than five baseball players from the same school were on a team, they could not play games on that campus). This will continue to allow for small group and individual instruction, but preclude the conducting of a “second season” in a different time of year;
- Bylaw 25 was also amended to minimize the regulatory requirements for the sport-activities of Archery, Bass Fishing, Bowling and Competitive Cheer; and
- Bylaws 29, 30 and 31 were consolidated with respect to officials.
Many of the bylaws will be renumbered prior to publication for 2013-2014, and staff will produce additional helpful documents in the months to follow.
Please feel free to email the Commissioner’s office if you have any questions.
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- 07/19/18 – Dan White Hired as KHSAA Event Management Specialist
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- 06/01/18-Vacancy Announcement for Entry-Level Event Staff Position(s) (Regular, Full-time)
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- 06/05/18 – Bylaw 6 (Transfer Rule) Reminders
- 05/18/18 – Track & Field 2A Championship Postponed to Saturday
- 05/16/18 – State Tennis Site Adjustment for May 17
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- 04/26/17 – Statement on Passing of Dunbar Student-Athlete
- 04/18/17 – KHSAA State Archery Championships This Thursday At KBA
- 04/10/17 – Spring Sports Championship Media Credentials
- 03/30/17 – KHSAA Revising Office Hours Effective April 3, 2017
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- 03/13/17 – Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16® Broadcast Information; 98.5 FM to Air Games Locally
- 03/07/17 – St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16® Broadcast Information
- 02/22/17 – Swimming & Diving Championships Begin Thursday in Louisville
- 02/15/17 – Sweet 16® Online Media Credentialing System
- 02/14/17 – State Wrestling Championships Begin Friday At Alltech Arena
- 02/07/17 – Bowling Championships Begin Thursday, Including KHSAA’s Second Unified/Adaptive Offering
- 02/02/17 – 2017 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Sweet 16® Scholarship Applications Now Open
- 02/01/17 – Pairings Announced For 2017 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ and Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen®
- 01/27/17 – Winter Sports Championship Credentials
- 01/25/17 – Sweet Sixteen® Draw Show To Air February 1st on CW Lexington, KHSAA.tv
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- 01/12/17 – Board of Control Addresses Alignment Issues, Archery Championship
- 01/05/17 – First Basketball Stat Leaders Report Released
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- 11/10/16- High School Playoff Games Again Asked to Honor Veterans at Week 2 Games
- 11/08/16 – Applications Being Accepted for Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships
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- 07/01/16 – Associate Commissioner Cope Receives NFHS Citation
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Mike Fields' Notes
- Mountain football battle hymn has championship ring(s)
- Stan Steidel’s legacy: a champion for smaller schools
- ‘Cotton’ & Corbin & Redhounds football
- Not even his dad could have predicted Justin Thomas’ rapid rise to stardom
- Ma-ma & football shaped Donnell Gordon’s character & career
- David Cornelius loved to whistle while he worked as football official
- Hall of Famer Mary Custard-Austin: “If you tell me ‘no,’ I’m going after it even harder”
- Eric Shelton says KHSAA Hall of Fame honor was a team effort
- Kelly Coleman still the ‘King’ of Kentucky high school basketball
- Surefire: Scherr-fired Ryle rolls to Girls’ Sweet Sixteen title
- Boyd County’s loss can’t dim the shine on Savannah Wheeler’s career
- Robin Harmon & Irene Moore would’ve loved to play in Rupp Arena
- Hall of Famer Kandi Brown-Parker recalls her sweetest Sweet Sixteen
- Billy Hicks: “This was my last game”
- Trinity wins state title behind humble hero David Johnson
- Twin brothers having a Jolly good time in Rupp
- CovCath’s near-miracle comeback, play-by-play
- Billy Hicks, through the eyes of his wife Betsy
- Brewers’ basketball perfection secure in history for another year
- A special basketball day for the Brannen family
- The last six unbeaten teams that got beat in the Sweet Sixteen
- Reggie Warford’s Hall of Fame credentials go beyond basketball
- Rick Bolus: still scouting, still loving it, after all these years
- Guy Strong’s remarkable life in sports: ‘I’ve done it all and seen it all.’
- Thanks to its defense, South Warren survives, beats CovCath
- Dennis a real menace as Male wins 6A state title
- Doug Preston’s winding journey to a dream destination
- In this football family, raising Cain means raising quarterbacks
- William Warfield puts positive PrepSpin on high school sports
- Paul Hornung’s winning senior year at Flaget
- Walker Buehler: the pride of Ecton Park and Henry Clay
- Jaggers’ family business: coaching high school football since 1963
- In his battle with cancer, Chris Hendrick finds refuge in baseball
- Hall of Famer Brian Brohm: Multi-sport athlete cover boy
- Al, Bobby, Jock & Nolan spin basketball memories
- ‘Triple Threat’ Danville twins Jenna & Lara Akers ‘just like being Admirals’
- Recalling Randy Wyatt’s sprint to glory for Paducah Tilghman
- The Mayer/Maile Magic Carpet Ride
- RIP Bill Miller: A most genuine baseball man
- Shon Walker’s Hall of Fame game wasn’t just the long ball
- Hall of Famer Angela Payne Starnes loves teaching as much as running
- CovCath celebrates another Sweet 16® title
- CovCath vs. Scott County for Sweet 16® title again
- It wasn’t a hero shot; it was a team being a team
- Fern Creek’s Lenora Roberts keeps the book & keeps quiet
- Rex Chapman remembers his Apollo heroes, and heartbreak
- Brewers’ unbeaten Redmen have stood the test of time
- Happy (or sad) Sweet 16® anniversary for Clem Haskins
- Pikeville’s never-say-die Panthers survive 3OT thriller
- Travis Ford back in Rupp, scouting not shooting
- ‘Cool Hand’ Cooper saves Scott County
- These 5 guys played in Sweet 16®, now coaching in it
- Former Estill County star Brian Kiser revels in Engineers’ Sweet 16®
- Scott County vs. Trinity reminiscent of past first-round showdowns
- Mercer County celebrates back-to-back state titles
- Mercer County must hurdle Mercy to repeat as state champ
- RIP, Gene Rhodes, who won state titles as player and coach
- Nicholas County’s run to glory 25 years ago
- Girls’ Sweet 16 champs by regions since 1975®
- Bunny Daugherty, Donna Moir & the spirit of Sacred Heart
- As coach or mayor, Bill Mike Runyon has Paintsville at heart
- ‘Moose’ Moore’s memories of the first All ‘A’ Classic
- Billy Miller’s strange 90-point night in Nancy
- High school hoops’ love affair with 3-pointer celebrates 30th anniversary
- Christmas will have a championship ring to it for the Hellyers
- Winning football titles is a family tradition at Danville
- Boyle County & Chuck Smith a championship combo
- Reflections on Bourbon County’s championship season, 20 years later
- Record-setting QB Bill Allen ‘amazed’ at numbers that passed him by
- Allen Feldhaus Sr.’s wonderful basketball life
- RIP, Daniel Webb — Heath baseball star; major leaguer
- So far, so good for CovCath football’s 50th anniversary
- Justin Thomas’ elite company includes Hornung, Unseld, Cowens
- Bob White: A good guy gets a lift through a bad time
- Tom Larkey ready to join football’s 300-victory club
- Sam Simpson’s long tenure at Henry Clay comes to an end
- PRP reigns again as king of Kentucky baseball under Bill Miller
- High school baseball has changed a lot in 50 years. Just ask Bobby Lynch
- Heflin’s success as tennis coach a net result of caring about kids
- Remembering Brent Arnold
- Gabby Karas: 12 state titles and a champion’s spirit
- Danville’s Paul Morse still tops in baseball record book
- Harrison County baseball’s unimaginable loss
- 60 years ago: UK baseball, Stoll Field, Jim Host
- Bowling Green basketball begins Purple reign
- Jake Ohmer’s legacy a winning one
- Sweet 16’s top scorers in back-to-back games
- Purples’ power: talent with experience
- Bobby Keith’s Sweet 16 legacy
- Collins basketball now has stories to tell
- The ‘Worm’ turned in most dynamic dunk in Sweet 16
- Oh, my, Ohmer goes for 41 points, 17 rebounds
- After 60 years, Luther Blanton has ‘Sweet’ experience
- Pikeville proud: Hillard Howard
- Vogt votes for NKU over UK
- Richie Farmer’s ‘Sweet’ memories
- Mercer County girls win Sweet Sixteen in style
- Mercer County vs. Franklin County for girls’ state title
- Mercer County’s Seygan Robins’ long road to basketball success
- Murray coach and her husband on same basketball wavelength
- Donna Murphy’s Sweet 16 starburst
- Remembering Douglass Demons basketball
- Dynasty of dynasties: St. X swimming & diving
- R.I.P., Mike Wainscott, multi-sport coach in Lexington
- Saluting Dominic Black, state’s most decorated wrestler
- State’s top scorer has game, fame, new name
- ‘Corn’ captured best of high school sports
- Don Lane, aka Donnie Lane, sharpshooter
- Bowling Green’s swagger of success
- Cliff Hagan played for Owensboro one week, UK the next
- Kyle Moore: Mom had a mean hook shot
- Roy Bowling ushered girls’ basketball into modern era
- Fraley’s coaching career comes full circle at Powell County
- Transy’s all Bluegrass-bred basketball roster
- King of the Bluegrass still reigns as top holiday tourney
- Johnson Central celebrates first football title
- Belfry vs. Central has a (championship) ring to it
- Is Philip Haywood’s win record untouchable?
- 50th anniversary of Dayton High’s football title
- Dennis Johnson and the good ol’ days of multi-sport athletes
- Jake Johnson catches, passes John Cole, keeps state receiving record local
- Jimmie Reed: a football lifer
- Justin Thomas latest Kentuckian to cash in on PGA Tour
- Beth Bates got her foot in the door of football history
- For Belfry ‘stat man’ Bennett West, it’s not just a numbers game
- Todd Bretz the constant in Dunbar’s soccer success
- Jeff McGill has helped nuture state golf tradition
- Charles Hurt: a Shelby County Rocket to remember
- Rachel Sanford: for the love of running
- Lynch East Main: once king of the hills and state
- Under Beatty, Trinity is 15-0 against Lexington teams
- Perfect match: Ron Kordes & Assumption volleyball
- My, oh, Myra; Kentucky’s only 4-time golf champ
- Jack and Joe Morris, football’s top father-son coaching duo
- ‘Granddaddy’ Rec Bowl has unmatched history
- Can McCracken County end 1st Region title drought
- Old scorebooks, part 10 — Future big-leaguers in ’94 final four
- Old scorebooks, part 9 — PRP’s amazing comeback 20 years ago
- Old scorebooks, part 8: Little ol’ Paintsville beats the big boys
- Old scorebooks, part 7: LexCath wins title with ace Michael dealing victories
- Old scorebooks, part 6 — Eddie Brooks’ homer binge
- Old scorebooks, part 5: Harrison County’s breakthrough state title
- Old scorebooks, part 4: Franklin County’s upset for the ages
- Old scorebooks, part 3: Pelphrey, Lorenzen, Smith played baseball, too
- Old scorebooks, part 2: Poynter’s hot post-season for Tates Creek in 1990
- Old scorebooks, part 1: Lafayette ace Curtis Whitney’s pitching prowess in 1992
- Greenup County’s pursuit of perfection is over, but not its pursuit of state title
- PRP’s Bill Miller feels ‘blessed’ in fight against cancer
- Steve Wright steps down at Southwestern
- Is it time to end Kentucky-Indiana All-Star series?
- Hero shot for ‘Nova a personal thrill for LexCath alum
- Dodgers’ A.J. Ellis caught news of Dunbar’s title
- Dunbar celebrates long-sought title
- Lexington vs. Louisville for 7th time in finals
- Dunbar, Doss squeeze into title game
- Sweet Sixteen now a Final Four
- NewCath’s Big Ben clocking big numbers
- Grab bag of contenders in Sweet quarterfinals
- Braden Miller has a ‘Ty’ to South Laurel champs
- Fairdale’s back-to-back feat has aged well
- Sweet memories 70 years in the making
- Hollingsworth shines, Dunbar survives
- Watson cheers Dunbar’s return to Rupp
- Sweet Sixteen: different kinds of bricks
- Sweet Sixteen a NewCath family tradition
- Butler gets shot at record-tying 5th title
- Flyers in finals for first time in 36 years.
- Butler buzzer-beat beats E-town
- Murray rolls into state final four
- Mercer County makes final four
- Scott Hundley getting out of coaching
- Flyers escape Campbell’s upset bid
- Aces deal Harlan a repeat defeat
- Boley leads E-town past Henderson County
- Butler bounces Bowling Green
- Murray beats Manual for 28th win in a row
- Thursday’s Sweet Sixteen matchups
- Holmes ‘D’ does in the Red Devils
- Campbell County gets its first ‘Sweet’ win
- Cook leads Franklin County by Shelby Valley
- Chris Souder’s ‘best year’ of his coaching life
- Mercer County rolls by Leslie County
- Mason County ends Augusta’s run in 10th
- Boys’ Sweet Sixteen field taking shape
- Remembering kicking guru George Barber
- Creech’s 48 points lift Jenkins to region finals
- Recalling Tim Couch’s basketball glory days
- Justice latest Kentuckian to play hoops at Vandy
- Faulkner twins leaving quite a legacy at Caverna
- LexCath will miss region for only second time in 30 years
- State wrestling championship matchups
- Mr. and Miss Basketball finalists
- Daymeon Fishback’s perfect night 20 years ago
- Football coaching giant Owen Hauck dies
- Anderson Co.’s Glen Drury true to his Bearcats
- Basketball a passion play for E-town’s Erin Boley
- Jock Sutherland: Lafayette was ‘utopia’
- Carson Williams: Owen County Rebel with a cause
- No. 1 Mercer Co. risks spotless record at Lafayette
- Creech has been scoring machine for years
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