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04/26/21- Change in Masking Requirements for OUTDOOR Sports and Sport-Activities With Less than 1,000 attendees
Based on today’s previously unannounced notice regarding masking from the Governor’s Office and the Department for Public Health, immediate changes in all sports and sport-activities conducted outside are being implemented.
For all outdoor sports and outdoor sport-activities in KHSAA member high schools and regulated middle schools, the mask /face covering requirement is being suspended for any event or activity with less than 1,000 attendees. This will immediately remove the mask requirement at outdoor events with less than 1,000 attendees for coaches, uniformed players not in the contest, officials during various interactions during these contests and fans and administrators in attendance. This includes baseball, lacrosse, fastpitch softball, tennis, track and field, and bass fishing events with KHSAA schools. This would also apply to those schools conducting spring football practice. Masks / face coverings remain permissible in all sports, even if normally precluded by the playing rules, as a COVID accommodation.
Off-season outdoor activity by member schools […]
04/20/21- Change in COVID Guidance for Outdoor Sports and Sport-Activities
ATTENDANCE AT OUTDOOR CONTESTS
Following consultation with the Kentucky Department for Public Health and in the review of recent guidance and research, the attendance recommendations for all KHSAA sanctioned play will immediately move to 60% of documented capacity for venues with less than 1,000 capacity, and 50% for venues that hold a greater amount. This change is not compulsory on facilities but is the revised recommendation.
Remember that in calculating those limitations, it is logical to include only congregated seating in those determinations at outdoor venues. For example, in many track and field complexes, as well as baseball and softball stadiums, there are allowances for the placement of fans along fence lines and in parts of the parks that are not directly in bleacher or congregate seating areas. This would be a reasonable adaptation and application of the limits per our conversations with health authorities if those pods of individuals seated in those areas are […]
2020-21 Competitive Cheer Detailed Station Time Schedule
width=”1000″ height=”2400″ frameborder=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ marginheight=”0″04/12/21- Senate Bill 128: Supplemental School Year Program Guidance for Sports and Sport-Activities
For a complete list of the provisions and information related to the implementation of SB128 and the SSYP, please see the following document-
04/11/21- Reminders about Off-season Team Sport Allowances and Restrictions
With the conclusion of basketball season, member schools are reminded of the regulations regarding off-season play. There have been no additional adjustments enacted, considered or contemplated at this time by the Commissioner’s office or the Board of Control for play by students and participation by coaches. While member schools are expected at all times to adhere to sport mitigation strategies as detailed in the COVID-19 documentation, no further adjustments to Bylaw 23 have been made.
The Bylaw references are Bylaw 23, listed in its entirety at https://bit.ly/2RGO1ZE, Section 1 of this bylaw applies to all sports and sport-activities.
Keep in mind the following references:
- Bylaw 23, Sec. 1 (c) – Defines the end of school. The rules prior to the end of school are somewhat more restrictive than the rules after the conclusion of the school year. Per Bylaw 23, the end of school is defined – For all interpretations and regulations concerning […]
04/05/21- Spring Sports Guidance Revision
TEMPERATURE CHECK AT CONTESTS AND PRACTICES
Following consultation with the Kentucky Department for Public Health and in the review of recent guidance and research, the requirement for monitoring the temperatures of attendees at athletic practices and contests has been suspended. While there remain considerable differences between an environment in near-exclusive school-aged student populations and events that gather the community in general, there does not appear to be a significant enough correlation between temperature and the virus to prevent the suspension of the requirement. While many COVID-positive patients do present with a fever, research over these last months is inconclusive as to cause, effect, and spread.
The guidance documents online will be changed in the coming days to reflect this change, but it can be implemented immediately and will mirror recent changes to the overall guidance from the Department of Education in its school day documentation. The references to temperature checks and alternative actions caused by […]
2021 Preliminary Girls’ Team Notes For Schools
Event Ticketing and Format Reminder
- In order to maximize the opportunity for your parents and other supporters to attend, each game is ticketed separately for the 2021 tournaments.
- There are no “sessions,” only individual games.
Team Admission
- Due to social distancing and capacity restrictions, there is no opportunity to attend other games of the tournament without the purchase of admission.
- For a limited period of time, to be detailed when all champions are known, a team may purchase sets of tickets for the team party in the event they want to attend other games.
- Details on the ticket purchase opportunity will be discussed during the conference call.
Passes for Team Traveling Squad in Current Game
- For 2021, the KHSAA’s GoFan digital ticketing platform will be used for team party admission as a replacement for physical passes. There will be no physical passes issued.
- Each team will be sent a link […]
2021 Preliminary Boys’ Team Notes For Schools
Event Ticketing and Format Reminder
- In order to maximize the opportunity for your parents and other supporters to attend, each game is ticketed separately for the 2021 tournaments.
- There are no “sessions,” only individual games.
Team Admission
- Due to social distancing and capacity restrictions, there is no opportunity to attend other games of the tournament without the purchase of admission.
- For a limited period of time, to be detailed when all champions are known, a team may purchase sets of tickets for the team party in the event they want to attend other games.
- Details on the ticket purchase opportunity will be discussed during the conference call.
Passes for Team Traveling Squad in Current Game
- For 2021, the KHSAA’s GoFan digital ticketing platform will be used for team party admission. There will be no physical passes issued.
- Each team will have an individual link to the GoFan platform. Those links […]
2021 All Tournament Team and Awards, KHSAA Sweet 16®, presented by UK HealthCare Orthopaedics
2021 KHSAA BOYS’ SWEET SIXTEEN®
PRESENTED BY UK HEALTHCARE ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY & SPORTS MEDICINE
SWEET SIXTEEN® ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
$1000 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.
Daniel Buchanan (Highlands)
TED SANFORD AWARD
Sponsored by the Courier-Journal, given to a tournament participant based on Citizenship, Basketball Ability, Academic Achievement, Sportsmanship. Also, this award includes a $1000 one-time scholarship from Ted Cook Tire Company to be used at a Kentucky college or University.
Ryan Gibson Paintsville
2021 BOYS’ SWEET SIXTEEN® ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Jerone Morton, George Rogers Clark
Jacobi Huddleston, Bowling Green
Luke Sheperson, Boyle County
Noah Dumas, McCracken County
Chaunte Marrero, Ballard
Maker Bar, Ballard
Cole Villers, Ashland Blazer
Colin Porter, Ashland Blazer
Alandre Murphy, Elizabethtown
Kam Sherrard, Elizabethtown
Jaquais Franklin, Elizabethtown
Zachary Barth, Highlands
Luke Muller, Highlands
Most Valuable Player – Sam […]
2021 Mingua Beef Jerky/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16® Worker Assignments and Information
Thank you! Thanks in these crazy times for committing to work the Girls’ Sweet 16® tournament.
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 workers for this week’s tournament, housing information, and other details just in case you need phone numbers. Before the event, if you have questions about logistics, addresses, cell phone, signing in and payment vouchers, etc., contact Dan White at 502-432-1327. Once at the event, you can contact Mr. Tackett at 859-229-3916 or Mr. Cope at 859-351-1833 regarding specific issues surrounding the tournament.
Game schedule
- The complete bracket is on the KHSAA website at https://bit.ly/2NPKgTc. All times are ET.
- Please note a major change in tournament structure. This year, the tournament is NOT eight sessions, but rather 15 unique games. This allows the parents and fans of the competing teams an […]
2021 KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16®, Presented by UK HealthCare Orthopaedics, Worker Assignments and Information
Thank you! Thanks in these crazy times for committing to work the Boys’ Sweet 16® tournament.
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 workers for this week’s tournament, housing information, and other details just in case you need phone numbers. Before the event, if you have questions about logistics, addresses, cell phone, signing in and payment vouchers, etc., contact Dan White at 502-432-1327. Once at the event, you can contact Mr. Tackett at 859-229-3916 or Mr. Cope at 859-351-1833 regarding specific issues surrounding the event.
Game schedule
- The complete bracket is on the KHSAA website at https://bit.ly/3rpqkEq. All times are ET
- Please note a major change in tournament structure. This year, the tournament is NOT eight sessions, but rather 15 unique games. This allows the parents and fans of the competing teams an […]
03/23/21 – Interim Advisory to Basketball Ticket Holders, Rupp Arena Ticket Transfer Process, Between Games and Clear Bag Policy
ELECTRONIC TICKETING
- This is the first year of a permanent change where the events (and nearly all Rupp Arena and major venue events) will be using electronic ticketing, and no more commemorative or traditional paper tickets will be issued.
- We know that can cause issues as we all learn more about the options, so our friends at the Rupp Arena box office, who handle all of our ticket records and fulfillment, have produced a helpful, short video on how to transfer one or more tickets to someone else.
- Though our office is still involved in assigning specific seats to specific individuals, these professionals have gone out of their way to be of assistance. That video is located at https://youtu.be/3liwBnciSJU, you should take a look if you desire to use send any of your tickets to someone else.
TICKETS AND SCHEDULE
- Keep in mind this year that the tournament this year is […]
03/22/21 – Last Call for Complete Sets of Tickets to KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16® Presented by UK HealthCare & Orthopaedics
A limited number of sets of tickets (books of seats for the entire tournament) are available for the KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16® Tournament presented by UK HealthCare and Orthopaedics. The tournament will be held from March 31 to April 3. Due to current COVID-19 restrictions in place in conjunction with the current Governor’s orders and Department for Public Health guidelines, seating is limited and online purchases are sold in sets of 2 to 6 seats for the entire tournament. Adjust the Qty in the top left portion of the screen and then click on the illuminated section(s) to see available inventory in the desired quantity. The available sets of tickets for all fifteen games will be sold through Friday, March 26 after which time, all seats will be single tickets for each game.
03/19/21- Welcome Back Media to Winter Championships
From Commissioner Julian Tackett and the staff of the KHSAA.
Hello to all of the members of both the Kentucky Press Association and Kentucky Broadcasters Association. When we gathered and then adjourned abruptly at Rupp Arena last March, most of us had no idea what the next 12 months would hold. We left that fateful afternoon hopeful for a short pause and then the “normal” completion of the tournaments, followed by a complete spring season. Little did we know.
First, thank you. Thank you for your faithful service to our Commonwealth and, most importantly, to our member schools and communities and their most important asset, the students in our schools. We know you value each of them, whether or not they participate in sports and sport-activities, but we also know that the participants in sports and activities hold a place near and dear to so many of you.
Thank you also for your tremendous work […]
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