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Hair Adornments, Padding Requirements Among Risk-Based Rules Changes Set for High School Spirit in 2022-23
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (March 11, 2022) — In consideration of expanded inclusivity, rules allowing securely affixed hair adornments such as beads and other devices were recently adopted for the 2022-23 high school spirit season.
The change allowing for such devices to be safely worn in the hair, which impacts Rule 2-1-5, is accompanied by another rule focused on increased risk minimization that disallows altered supports and/or braces from a manufacturer (Rule 2-1-11).
Collectively, those two focal points were among nine total rules changes recommended by the NFHS Spirit Rules Committee at its February 13-14 meeting in Orlando. Each of the revisions, many of which address ongoing efforts to minimize risk of injury to the sport’s participants, were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
“The NFHS Spirit Rules Committee continues to review and refine the safety rules for students in cheerleading and dance,” said James Weaver, NFHS […]
03/07/22 – Recipients Announced for Seventh Annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2022
Ella Abney of Frankfort High School and Butler’s James Howell have been selected as the recipients of the seventh annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year.
When former KHSAA Commissioner Louis Stout passed away in 2012, his late widow Anna directed that donations on his behalf go to the Louis Stout Memorial Fund for Students. Mrs. Stout felt this was an opportunity for the KHSAA to honor student-athletes who excel in athletics, academics, school service and community service.
Winners will receive a one-time $2,000 non-renewable scholarship payable directly to an institution of higher learning. Abney and Howell were chosen after careful review, with selection criteria based on athletic activities, non-athletic activities, non-school activities and an essay on the role a student-athlete should play in the community.
A member of the varsity cross country and tennis teams at Frankfort for more than five seasons, Abney has still […]
03/07/22- UK HealthCare Expands Partnership with KHSAA, Continues Long-Term Commitment to State Championship Events
UK HealthCare and the KHSAA announced Monday that they have expanded their long-time partnership. UK HealthCare, the hospitals and clinics of the University of Kentucky, will serve as the official health care provider for the KHSAA. This move will see UK HealthCare take its title sponsorship of the KHSAA State Football Championship and extend the term of that arrangement, become the title sponsor for the Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® Basketball tournament and serve as presenting sponsor for other KHSAA sports and sport-activity championships.
“We’re honored to be the official health care provider for KHSAA,” said Mark F. Newman, M.D., UK executive vice president for health affairs. “At UK HealthCare, we are always looking to partner with organizations across the state to provide top-tier health care to every Kentuckian who needs it. We appreciate the opportunity to extend this care to the young athletes of Kentucky.”
UK HealthCare has […]
Boys’ Basketball Working Ticket Link Page for Schools (3 hour advance)
Boys State Basketball Tickets (March 16-19, 2022) Via Ticketmaster And Rupp Box Office
To Order Boys Cheering/Pep Section Discounted Tickets (1 Ticket For 1 Game Each)
Opens 10 A.M. ET Monday Week Of Tournament, Tickets Available To Entire Public At 1 P.M. ET
Girls’ Basketball Working Ticket Link Page for Schools (3 hour advance)
Girls State Basketball Tickets (March 9-12, 2022) Via Ticketmaster And Rupp Box Office
To Order Girls Cheering/Pep Section Discounted Tickets (1 Ticket For 1 Game Each)
Opens 10 A.M. ET Monday Week Of Tournament, Tickets Available To Public At 1 P.M. ET
2022 All Tournament Team and Awards, Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet 16®
2022 MINGUA BEEF JERKY GIRLS’ BASKETBALL SWEET 16® AWARDS
SWEET SIXTEEN® ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
$1,000 one-time scholarship, sponsored by Bob Roberts Insurance, given to a tournament participant based solely on academic achievement to be used at a Kentucky college or university.
- Lauren Boggs (Letcher County Central)
J.B. MANSFIELD AWARD
Sponsored by the Courier-Journal, given to a tournament participant based on citizenship, basketball ability, academic achievement and sportsmanship. Also, this award includes a $1000 one-time scholarship from Ted Cook Tire Company to be used at a Kentucky college or university.
- Olivia Lovan (Sacred Heart)
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
- Patience Laster (Franklin County)
- Peyton Bradley (Meade County)
- Saniyah Shelton (Bowling Green)
- Ciara Byars (George Rogers Clark)
- Kinsley Molden (Southwestern)
- Makayla Noritis (Southwestern)
- Liz Freihofer (Cooper)
- Whitney Lind (Cooper)
- Emma Egan (Bullitt East)
- Gracie Merkle (Bullitt East)
- Lilly Reid (Bullitt East)
- Josie Gilvin (Sacred Heart) […]
2022 All Tournament Team and Awards, UK HealthCare Boys’ Sweet 16®
2022 UK HEALTHCARE BOYS’ BASKETBALL SWEET 16® AWARDS
PRESENTED BY UK HEALTHCARE ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY & SPORTS MEDICINE
SWEET SIXTEEN® ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
$1,000 one-time scholarship, sponsored by Bob Roberts Insurance, given to a tournament participant based solely on academic achievement to be used at a Kentucky college or university.
- Trey Lovell (Muhlenberg County)
TED SANFORD AWARD
Sponsored by the Courier-Journal, given to a tournament participant based on citizenship, basketball ability, academic achievement and sportsmanship. Also, this award includes a $1000 one-time scholarship from Ted Cook Tire Company to be used at a Kentucky college or university.
- Clay Sizemore (North Laurel)
2022 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
- Ian Higdon (North Oldham)
- Keian Worrix (Pikeville)
- Travis Perry (Lyon County)
- Grant Whitaker (Murray)
- Tramane Alcorn (Lincoln County)
- Jaxon Smith (Lincoln County)
- Brady Hussey (Covington Catholic)
- Evan Ipsaro (Covington Catholic)
- Omari Glover (Warren Central)
- Jaiden Lawrence (Warren […]
03/03/22- Hair Adornments Permitted in High School Soccer
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (March 3, 2022) – Hair adornments, including beads, may be worn by high school soccer players beginning next fall, provided they are secured in a bun and do not present a safety hazard to the player, teammates or opponents.
This change to Rule 4-2-2 of the NFHS Soccer Rules Book was recommended by the NFHS Soccer Rules Committee at its February 6-8 meeting in Indianapolis. This change and five other rules revisions were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
The allowance of hair adornments and specifically beads is an attempt to be more inclusive of participants’ cultural and religious beliefs.
“The Soccer Rules Committee wants to support diversity and ensure that all competitors are welcomed in the sport of soccer while maintaining safety in the sport,” said Julie Cochran, NFHS director of sports and liaison to the NFHS Soccer Rules Committee. “The committee felt it was important to create rules language […]
2022 Mingua Beef Jerky/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16® Worker Assignments and Information
First, let me apologize for the lateness of this precise information. With the sudden departure of a staff member, shuffling in another position and then the surge of COVID cases in early January/February, some details fell through the cracks. Butch or I one has personally talked via phone or text with almost all of you as we have tried to formulate as close to a “normal” tournament as we have seen in three years. In addition, the conversion to digital ticketing and working with a new sponsor sales group has certainly been challenging. But that’s not your worry. Just wanted you to know it wasn’t you, or falling out of favor, it has just been a rough few months. THANKS FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH US! – Julian
The detailed information below should answer any questions you have, but as always, feel free to reach out for anything else. Below is a complete list of […]
02/25/22- UK HealthCare Boys’ Sweet 16® Tickets on Sale Now!
Tickets for the 2022 UK HealthCare Boys’ Sweet 16® State Basketball Tournament are on sale NOW. Go to www.khsaatickets.org to place your order. The bracket for the tournament is at the end of this post.
Working closely with our partners at Rupp Arena, tickets are now on sale for this year’s tournament. Thank you for your patience throughout the pandemic and throughout the current challenging process.
TICKETING
- Past (2020) ticket holders have been given several weeks to renew tickets.
- Any unclaimed renewals are now for sale.
- As with all other Rupp events and all KHSAA events since the resumption following the pandemic, ticketing will ONLY BE BY ELECTRONIC TICKETING including arena access.
- Complete instructions including an instructional video on how to save, redeem and transfer your seats to other customers are detailed below.
- At this time, ONLY COMPLETE SETS OF TICKETS FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT ARE ON SALE.
- Single games seats will […]
02/19/22- Girls’ Sweet 16® Tickets on Sale Now!
Tickets for the 2022 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet 16® State Basketball Tournament are on sale NOW. Go to www.khsaatickets.org to place your order. The bracket for the tournament is at the end of this post.
Working closely with our partners at Rupp Arena, tickets are now on sale for this year’s tournament. Thank you for your patience throughout the pandemic and throughout the current challenging process.
TICKETING
- As with all other Rupp events and all KHSAA events since the resumption following the pandemic, ticketing will ONLY BE BY ELECTRONIC TICKETING including arena access.
- Complete instructions including an instructional video on how to save, redeem and transfer your seats to other customers are detailed below.
- At this time, ONLY COMPLETE SETS OF TICKETS FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT ARE ON SALE.
- Single games seats will be sold at a later time.
- Member schools (and others) may want to “whitelist” two email addresses to […]
02/18/22- Reminder – Boys State Basketball Ticket Renewal
This notice is being sent to individuals listed as of yesterday as having tickets on hold for this year’s boys’ Sweet 16® for which the payment does not show as completed. You will receive notices through Friday, February 18, which is the extended deadline to complete the purchase. Unrenewed seats are subject to release and re-sale to other patrons.
Notice has been emailed about your tickets on multiple occasions. This reminder is also be sent via SMS text in case of email changes. FIRST – CHECK YOUR TICKET ACCOUNT FOR YOUR TICKETS Below is a list of instructions. If you prefer, a video tutorial is online and can be viewed BY CLICKING THIS LINK Here are the step by step instructions-- Go to the website rupparena.com/account on your mobile browser
- In the top right of that page, you will see a button to sign in, which is a person […]
02/18/22- Football First 2 Rounds of Playoffs, Glove Reminder, Rules Changes
At its regular meeting this week, the Board of Control approved a recommended change in first and second-round playoff bracketing. This change will revise the originally planned start date for adjacent district pairings in those rounds from 2023 to 2022. The recommendation and approval were based on gathering data when 207 or the 222 football schools responded to a recent survey. In that survey, 2/3 of the Bylaw 1 Designated Representatives favored implementing the previously approved change in 2022 vs. waiting until 2023. Thanks to the coaches and administrators who responded to resolve this lingering issue. A summary of the Board meeting is online at https://khsaa.org/02-18-22-football-first-2-rounds-of-playoffs-glove-reminder-rules-changes/
Secondly, the NFHS recently announced its rule changes for 2022, including a couple of potentially significant ones. Following several years of debate, the NFHS Football Rules Committee approved allowing an additional exception to intentional grounding in certain conditions. This change will allow to team to “trade” a down […]
02/17/22- Revised Intentional Grounding, Chop Block Rules Headline 2022 High School Football Rules Changes
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (February 17, 2022) – A new rules exception that allows a passer to intentionally throw an incomplete forward pass for the purpose of conserving yardage, and the redefining of the term “chop block” – both of which are intended to minimize risk of injury – are the two most notable rules changes coming to high school football for the 2022 season.
These changes stand out among the seven total recommendations brought forth by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee, which held its annual rules meeting January 23-25 at the Conrad Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. The NFHS Board of Directors subsequently approved all seven of the committee’s suggestions.
“With this year’s rules changes, the committee once again showed its focus on minimizing risk in high school football,” said Bob Colgate, NFHS Director of Sports and Sports Medicine and liaison to the NFHS […]
02/15/22 – Board of Control Election Procedures
BOARD OF CONTROL BALLOT – BOARD OF CONTROL ELECTIONS – INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BALLOT:
- Balloting is ONLY done online for these positions.
- All schools from Basketball Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 have at least one election in which to ballot. Other schools may disregard this notice if received.
- Balloting was available per the Constitution beginning on February 15.
- Only the Principal or Designated Representative may vote. The names on file as verified by the KHSAA website at the time of this ballot distribution are listed on the school directory page at http://khsaa.org/general/resources/member-school-directory/.
- If the wrong individual is listed as the Designated Representative, the correction may be made by anyone with Athletic Director system rights (Principal, AD) prior to the ballot being submitted. For support in correcting these entries, contact Rob Catron or Kara Howard at the KHSAA offices, however the change will be for all […]
02/12/22- Hair Adornment Adjustments, Addition of Team Time-Out Highlight 2022 High School Field Hockey Rules Changes
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (February 11, 2022) — High school field hockey players may now wear adornments in the hair that do not present a risk to themselves, teammates or opponents beginning with the 2022 season. Previously, hair adornments were limited to that of a soft material.
The change to hair adornments was one of six rules changes recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Field Hockey Rules Committee at its meeting January 17-19 in Indianapolis and subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
“The NFHS and the Field Hockey Rules Committee want to support diversity and ensure that all competitors are welcomed in the sport of field hockey,” said Julie Cochran, NFHS director of sports and liaison to the NFHS Field Hockey Rules Committee. “The rules committee wants to continue to minimize the risk of injury while also recognizing the importance of a high school student’s personal expression of […]
02/11/22- Relaxed Hair Adornment, Uniform Rules Among Administrative Changes Set for High School Volleyball in 2022
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (February 10, 2022) — Hair adornments such as beads are now legal in high school volleyball as long as they are securely fastened and do not endanger other players. This rule change, along with eliminating manufacturer reference size and quantity restrictions on uniform bottom waistbands, headline new rules adopted for the 2022-23 season.
In all, seven rules changes were recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Volleyball Rules Committee at its annual meeting January 16-18. All rules changes were reviewed and approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
“Most of this year’s rules changes deal with the administrative side of things. The NFHS Volleyball Rules Committee really feels like the sport is in a great place,” said Jo Auch, assistant executive director of the South Dakota High School Activities Association and chair of the NFHS Volleyball Rules Committee. “The two changes of note relax restrictions on hair adornments such as beads, as […]
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