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12/11/15 – Applications Being Accepted for Louis Stout Memorial Scholarship
When former Commissioner Louis Stout passed away in 2012, his widow Anna directed that donations on his behalf go to the Louis Stout Memorial Fund for Students. She felt this was a chance for the KHSAA to honor student-athletes who excel in athletics, academics, school service and community service.
Applications are being accepted for students to apply for those awards through January 31, 2016. The award winners will be announced in conjunction with the boys’ state basketball tournament in March. Two grants, each in the amount of a one-time scholarship of $2,000 payable to an institution of higher learning, will be awarded each year for the next four years. The scholarship is not renewable and is not endowed for expansion. Minimum criteria is a 3.5 (converted to 4.0 scale) grade point average; involvement in varsity sports or sport-activities; involvement in other school activities and a record of community service/involvement.
The application for the scholarships is located at […]
11/22/15 – Dawahares/KHSAA Hall Of Fame Class Of 2016 Inductees Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 22, 2015
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame Class of 2016 was announced today in a press conference at the KHSAA Offices. The 12 members in this year’s class will be the 29th inducted into the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame, and consists of former high school coaches, athletes, officials, administrators and contributors. The Class of 2016 will be inducted in ceremonies scheduled for Saturday, March 19, 2016, at the Lexington Convention Center. The Class of 2016 will also be recognized during the semifinals of the 2016 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16®. The induction of the 12-member Class of 2016 will bring the total number of honorees in the Hall of Fame to 445.
Sam Ball (Henderson County HS) – A product of Henderson County High School, Ball would later become an All-American at the University of Kentucky before an NFL career which featured two Super Bowl appearances. An All-State selection […]
11/12/15 – Information On Ordering Tickets to 2015 Russell Athletic/KHSAA State Football Finals
It is again time for us to take orders for advance tickets to the Russell Athletic/KHSAA State Football Finals. We are obviously later than normal, but have tried to work out logistics for ticket pickup, etc. in the event that WKU hosts its conference final game. If you have not read the information about the scheduling conflict with the final games and WKU’s possible conference title game, please see http://khsaa.org/103015-update-on-schedule-for-2015-russell-athletickhsaa-commonwealth-gridiron-bowl/. We hope we can count on your continued support for the twelve teams that make it to the finals. Here are some notes about this year’s finals.
- The games will be played at Feix Field, Houchens Industries – L.T. Smith Stadium at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green;
- The KFCA will be conducting important continuous improvement sessions in conjunction with the finals. Contact Jimmie Reed with the KFCA for details as well as […]
11/10/15 – High School Playoff Contests Asked to Honor Veterans
Through the efforts of a veteran and concerned individual by the name of Robert Williams of Menlo Park, California, there is now a national movement to have every high school and college in the United States honor all veterans and active duty military at events near Veteran’s Day. This is a great way to recognize our veterans and active duty military and hopefully reinforce to all the importance of their sacrifices and the meaning of Veteran’s Day. The KHSAA is grateful to be able to participate.
For the second round of the football playoffs at home sites November 13 and 14, each home school is asked to request all veterans and active duty military in attendance to stand and be recognized for their contributions.
The KHSAA is certainly proud to be a part of this recognition and hopeful that this simple acknowledgment will convey a powerful message of thanks on the part of the school and the […]
11/09/15 – Phase I of 2015-16 Title IX Reporting Open for Entry, Changes in System
The initial phase of entry for the 2015-2016 Title IX Reports, the ability to enter the financial information from 2014-15 to be entered on the form T-35, is available and online at schools.khsaa.org. There have been several enhancements this year based on the tour of regional meetings last fall and the great cooperation and feedback from the membership.
T35 EMPHASIS POINTS
There has been a continual effort to eliminate inconsistent information that has been entered on that form and the following points are emphasized:
- Entry for the T35 is now open. Login to http://schools.khsaa.org and begin entry when you are ready.
- The T35 requires you to enter 2014-2015 expense information (as it has been audited within your district) but will pulls the coaching counts from your current listings. The use of the current year on coaches allows for you to self-audit your data and ensure all of your coaches have been properly entered. It is recognized that for brand […]
11/05/15 – Commissioner’s Response to BR396 (HB76) Regarding Participation by Non-Public School Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 5, 2015
Commissioner’s Response to Home School Proposal:
“Following the announcement of the bill (BR396) introduced by Representative Stan Lee (R-Lexington) and others on October 30, our office has again received a number of phone calls and emails from media members seeking comment. The proposal as drafted is not a measure to simply allow participation by home schooled students despite any title reference to Tim Tebow, who participated as a home schooled student in Florida. In fact, the actual bill, http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16rs/HB76.htm, is much more impactful and potentially harmful to education-based athletics and its impact is much more pervasive on our member schools. As it is currently drafted, the bill would fundamentally alter high school athletics and erode the school-based model in our state, as it would allow all nonpublic school student-athletes to attend a nonpublic school (even a KHSAA member school) and yet compete for public schools at their discretion, if the school in […]
11/3/15 – Final Opportunity to Edit Fall 2015 Sport Coaching Rosters
As part of the Annual Title IX and Participation Reports, the coaching roster is reviewed and totals are placed on the T35 report form. Though these totals are not a conclusive indicator of Title IX compliance (or lack of compliance) in any way, they do represent a snapshot in time to help schools validate the data that has been entered throughout the year.
As seasons end, and the inevitable coaching turnover and replacement begins, schools have expressed concerns that for the fall and winter sports, the data presented on the T35 form for the April 30 reports is not accurate in the case of a coaching replacement.
Therefore, this is the final week of the 2015-16 school year to ensure the accuracy of the coaching lists (head and assistant, paid and unpaid) that are on the KHSAA school database listing. At the close of business on Friday, November 6, a snapshot of the coaches file will be […]
11/03/15 – NFL Releases New Study on Helmets
The NFHS recently shared with the KHSAA an item from the NFL. The NFL recently released the results from a joint study with the NFLPA that looked at what football helmets best reduced the severity of impact. The performance of the 17 football helmets in these laboratory tests was evaluated across all impact velocities and locations and compared with one another. A statistical test was used to group football helmets with similar performance scores.
It is important to emphasize that these results were based on testing intended to represent NFL impacts and thus, the conclusions on helmet performance cannot be extrapolated to collegiate, high school, or youth football.
The findings from this study that were offered this past July to NFL athletic trainers and equipment managers are posted on the KHSAA website at /football/2015nflfootballhelmettestingstudy.pdf.
For those interested in the poster, you can find it at http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2015/08/05/0ap3000000506659.pdf
Please use this information as you see fit.
11/03/15 – Grant Funding Opportunity for Athletic Training – Secondary Schools
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has long recommended and continues to recommend, that medical coverage be present at all athletic practices and contests. Because of the unique skill set of Certified/Licensed Athletic Trainers it is recommended that one of these individuals be present at all practices and contests. It is also strongly recommended that the member schools utilize only Certified/Licensed Trainers per the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, and not members of any other vocation making this claim but without this legal designation. While acknowledging the expense of provided a certified/licensed trainer, it is nonetheless noted that this shall be an integral part of your athletic planning process.
Athletic trainers are critical to the health and safety of high school athletes; yet, too many schools have limited or no access to athletic trainers.
According to a recent benchmark study, just over one-third of every high school in the United States has at least one full-time athletic […]
10/31/15 – Final End of Season FB Tiebreaker Results
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2015
The calculations for the three-way tie-breaker in football have been posted online at http://www.khsaa.org/football/2015/threewaytiebreakertodate.pdf.
Playoff pairings as well as the instructions and details about the games are available at http://www.khsaa.org/football and the final district standings are posted at http://khsaa.org/2015-football-district-standings/
There were five out of state records that factored into the tiebreakers
- Portland, TN – 4
- Ironton, OH – 6
- Thomas Walker, VA – 3
- Rye Cove, VA – 0
- Cumberland Gap, TN – 0
There were five specific ties this season with the final calculations at http://www.khsaa.org/football/2015/threewaytiebreakertodate.pdf:
- Class 1A, District 7- tie for 1st broken based on points through top four defeated opponents
- Class 3A, District 3- tie for 2nd broken based on points through top four defeated opponents
- Class 3A, District 5- tie for 1st broken based on points through top four defeated opponents and additional opponents until tie was broken.
- Class 3A, District 7- tie for 4th broken based on points through top four defeated opponents, remaining tie with no […]
10/29/15 – Reminders about Football Playoffs and Final Regular Season Week
This is being distributed to ALL KHSAA football playing schools. If it doesn’t apply to you, please disregard.
As we prepare for 95 games to be played during week 1 of the playoffs, we ask for your cooperation as we try and pull final brackets together over this coming weekend. We have published what we have as of now, but need game times and sites confirmed so that officials assignments can be made.
A few reminders–
1) BRACKETS AND TIE BREAKERS – All information as we have it now is posted on the KHSAA website. You can find it at http://khsaa.org/sports/fall/football/ under the pull down for playoff Rounds 1-4,
2) PLEASE REMEMBER TO CALL YOUR SCORE TO THE SCOREBOARD as soon as the game is over this week EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT PLAYING IN THE PLAYOFFS. Many times, the three-way tiebreaker comes down to a single missing result from a non-playoff or out of state team, so all scores […]
10/11/15 – Reminder – Fall Postseason Eligibility Limited To Those On Postseason Roster
This reminder to all athletic directors, principals, and coaches at KHSAA member schools. Only those students who are indicated with a checkmark in the “postseason roster” column are eligible to compete in KHSAA sanctioned postseason competition. The following are quick reminders to take the steps necessary to complete this task, and will only work if you have administrator rights (principal/AD) or coach that has roster rights granted by an administrator:- On the school’s login menu (http://schools.khsaa.org/), click on the link that says maintain specific team roster.
- Select the green box for the varsity team, and you will see the current roster of the varsity displayed.
- At the top or bottom of that listing, click on assign/unassign players.
- DO NOT ADD ATHLETES TO THE VARSITY COLUMN AT THIS POINT IN THE SEASON.
- At the top of the roster column (under level) will be a link to initialize your postseason roster. Clicking on this link […]
10/06/15- Basketball Rules Clinic Online for 15-16
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport of Basketball is now online for all coaches (head and assistant) and licensed officials.
HEAD AND ASSISTANT COACHES
- The clinic is required for ALL coaches at each school, head or assistant, paid of unpaid.
- For member schools, the clinics are located on the School Log-in Page. To access the clinic, go to http://schools.khsaa.org and — under the section entitled Rules Clinics — click on the link that says “View Online Rules Clinics“.
- October 5 to December 14 – the Basketball Clinic will be online only and may be viewed at no charge during this period.
- December 15 to January 18 – the Basketball Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($100) during this period. This late fee will be refunded to new (first year) coaches (first time ever in basketball, not the first year at a school). If this first-year exemption is needed, contact […]
10/01/15 – Riherds.com to Sponsor Above and Beyond Awards at All State Championship Events
Riherds.com, a Kentucky-based company headquartered in Smiths Grove specializing in trophies, awards, name tags and signs, will provide the “Above and Beyond” award at each KHSAA state championship event for 2015-16. Riherds.com is proud to be the Official Supplier of Trophies and Awards to the Kentucky High School Athletic Association.
The award is given to a participant at each KHSAA championship event and will be awarded from the pool of candidates nominated by participating school representatives. The award is based on five attributes: Citizenship, Leadership, Athletics, Sportsmanship and Scholarship.
Nominated students should exemplify these five attributes by:
- Playing the game/competition by the rules.
- Treating game officials, coaches and competitors with due respect as fellow human beings.
- Taking victory and defeat without undue emotionalism.
- Controlling of tempers at all times on and off the playing field.
- Being positive with officials, coaches and competitors, without criticism for things that occur during the contest.
- Cooperating with the coaches, officials and fellow players in trying to promote good sportsmanship.
- Being […]
09/22/15 – KHSAA Proud to Continue Partnership with Pannell Swim Shop
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association is proud to announce our continued partnership with Pannell Swim Shop of Lexington. PSS has been an integral part of high school swimming in Kentucky since the late 1980’s and a partner with the KHSAA since 2009.
With the high school swim season right around the corner, we encourage our member schools to support those businesses that support the KHSAA and its programs. In addition, Pannell Swim Shop will be on-site as a vendor at the 2016 KHSAA State Swimming & Diving Championship, February 25-27 at the Ralph Wright Natatorium on the campus of the University of Louisville.
Pannell Swim Shop is located at 148 West Tiverton in Lexington. We encourage you to visit their website is http://pannellswimshop.com/ and check out their outstanding merchandise or even sign up for regular notifications about products and product changes. You can also like their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/swimshop or follow them on […]
2015 KHSAA State Tournament Info and Results
2015 Regular Season Information 2015 State Results and Information09/04/15 – Reminder about Heat Index/Drones at Competition
This notice is being sent to all member schools and specific licensed officials.
HEAT INDEX
While we have been blessed with a relatively cool summer, such is likely not to be the case this weekend and early next week. Keep in mind that the Heat Index regulations are always in place, with mandatory recording of temperatures and humidities to determine if any activity needs to change. The quick reference chart is located at http://khsaa.org/sportsmedicine/heat/heatindexchartcolor.pdf but schools as always are responsible for complete policy adherence, not just what is on the chart.
For Field Hockey, Soccer, Cross Country, Golf and even Volleyball (if played in a facility without air conditioning), all play must be suspended when the Heat Index reaches 104 degress. When the heat index is above 99, mandatory water breaks every 30 minutes for at least 10 minutes in duration are required, along with all other stipulations in the heat index guidelines.
For Football, the threshold temperature for […]
09/05/15 – Proposal by Proposal Analysis of 2015 Annual Meeting Proposals
This is the second part of a two-part effort to talk about the 2015 KHSAA Annual Meeting. Because of another vast turnover in athletic administrators this year, and in order to help you prepare, this information is being sent well in advance of this year’s meeting to allow for review and discussion. Please feel free to contact the office with any questions.
Final preparations are underway for the 2015 Annual Meeting at the Lexington Center on September 10. Staff is busily making final updates to the documents related to the meeting, and posting them on the KHSAA website with updates nearly every day. We will again have workshop sessions in the morning, however, we have restructured the schedule to allow the combined groups to be involved in all of the workshops. This will allow for much more consistent interaction with presenters will allowing ample time for guests to visit the exhibit booths.
During the morning sessions, there […]
09/04/15 – Yearly Reminder about Importance of Annual Meeting
This is a great time of year. The school year has started, the fields and courts are in use every night, and we get to continuously hear about the great things done by our student-athletes, coaches, officials and member schools. And again this year, we are privileged to have in the midst another circuit around the state holding regional meetings about KHSAA operations, online data management, and Title IX.
But now it’s time to deal with some of the “business issues” surrounding the KHSAA. And a lot of that business is accomplished through the Annual Meeting on Thursday, September 10. It’s earlier than normal this year, primarily due to the availability of the venue, so we hope it hasn’t caught you off guard and you didn’t miss the notice from a few weeks ago. If you have yet to sign-up to attend this meeting, please go to the post at http://khsaa.org/081815-reminder-about-2015-annual-meeting-of-the-membership-of-khsaa/ and refresh […]
08/28/15 – Eligibility Reminder-Foreign Exchange and Non-Exchange Students
With the busy start of school upon us, we wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of the bylaws ( Bylaw 7 & 8) that govern the use of student/athletes that desire to participate in high school athletics, but are not citizens of the United States.
Below are some of the key principles to remember –
- For the schools in Basketball regions 1-8, Sarah Bridenbaugh is the ruling officer in case you have questions about specific students
- For the schools in Basketball regions 9-16, Michael Barren is the ruling officer in case you have questions about specific students
- Bylaw 7, which deals with foreign exchange students, is printed at http://khsaa.org/handbook/bylaws/20152016/bylaw7.pdf
- Bylaw 8, which deals with foreign students who are not in an exchange program, is printed at http://khsaa.org/handbook/bylaws/20152016/bylaw8.pdf
- Forms to request eligibility are online at http://khsaa.org/general/bottom-tab-pages/general-forms/
- Foreign students (nondomestic) attending high school in Kentucky shall be considered ineligible for the first calendar year following enrollment in accordance with both […]
08/31/15 – Assistance Needed with School Broadcast Program
Good afternoon. During 2013-14, the KHSAA partnered with the NFHS to become a member of the NFHS Network. This network, powered by PlayOn Sports, is a joint venture of nearly 40 state high school associations to aggregate content from all states and across all sports.
The KHSAA contributed all of the video content from the state championship events last year to this network. The events are behind a paywall, with a subscription-based model that helps ensure that attendance isn’t harmed by technology. While many of us like to try “new things” and love getting our events out there, the cold, hard truth is that we can’t continue expanding in new ways that provide something for free, when there should, in fact, be a charge.
Part of the NFHS Network is the School Broadcast Program. This program allows the school itself to originate broadcasts on the network, using a minimal amount of equipment. Similar to the program that […]
08/29/15- Reminder about 8 Quarter Participation Limit for Football
With the season now in full swing, it is timely to remind all representatives of the football programs about the limit of eight quarters per week (Friday through the following Thursday) for high school football players. While this information has been distributed on multiple occasions to coaches at all levels (grades 9-12), it is again reiterated to prevent the use of ineligible players at any time.
- Each player is limited to eight quarters per week in contests, from Friday through the following Thursday, starting with the Friday of Week 0.
- Participation in one play during a quarter counts as that student having now participated.
- If contests have quarters that are six minutes or less, each quarter played counts as one-half of a quarter toward the eight-quarter limit.
- Any contest with periods longer than six minutes counts as a full quarter for each quarter played.
- By rule, overtime is an extension of the 4th quarter […]
08/28/15 – SAT/ACT Donation Project
Below you will find a link to information about a special offer you and any of your students may use to receive discounted access to an online (or DVD) ACT and/or SAT study guide to help students prepare for the ACT and/or SAT test. This program is offered through the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA). Professional athletes and other organizations support the donation program. The cost of a standard ACT or SAT study program is usually $250, but through this program, each is available at a deeply discounted rate, and many times, free.
The link below provides ordering information and additional information about the program.
http://www.eknowledge.com/KHSAA or by getting the brochure at https://www.eknowledge.com/flyer.php?coupon=2751FBF44F&page=2015-Back-to-School
Below is a link to a YouTube video explaining the program in its entirety.
We are sending you this information as part of our continuing efforts to assist you in providing your students with academic assistance. We encourage you to share this […]
08/21/15 – Reminder about Statistics Entry – Soccer and Football
STATISTICS REMINDER
Game by game statistical entry for teams and individuals is required in the sports of football, basketball and soccer, which will be used to compile a list of statewide leaders, and can also be sent to local media outlets (with only specific schools) upon request.
For soccer, individual goal scoring and assist categories are the only categories compiled at this time and, therefore, the only required categories for individuals.
Please note this compilation is a great service to the membership and its student-athletes and is routinely touted by college recruiters as a valued source of information when they contact our office.
At this time, the software and data infrastructure do not exist for volleyball and field hockey compilation, but this is under development for the 2016-17 season.
See the note at the end of this post regarding failure to maintain current contest-by-contest statistics.
PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE
Beginning last season, as contained in Bylaw 27, the requirements to enter […]
08/18/15 – Reminder about 2015 Annual Meeting of the Membership of KHSAA
This is intended for all KHSAA member school Superintendents, Principals and Athletic Directors and the link can be forwarded as needed.
This reminder that the 2015 Annual Meeting of the membership of the KHSAA is to be held on Thursday, September 10 in the Bluegrass Ballroom on the third floor at the Lexington Center (High Street level,adjacent to the concourse of Rupp Arena). A final agenda will be published in the coming days, but the meeting is expected to begin at approximately 8:00 a.m. ET. and conclude not later than 1:30 p.m.
This specific meeting has continuous improvement/leadership training opportunities in the morning, a discussion period regarding proposals for rules changes, and a meeting where delegates convene to approve or disapprove the proposed KHSAA Constitution and Bylaw changes.
The Hyatt Regency, adjacent to the center, has a small block of rooms available for Wednesday night, September 9, by contacting 859-253-1234 and when transferred to the reservations office, refer […]
08/14/15 – Association to Sponsor Intense Voluntary Training For Newer Athletic Administrators
The KHSAA will conduct a training session for newer Athletic Directors on Wednesday, September 9, the day prior to the KHSAA Annual Meeting, from 1:00 to 4:45. The New Athletic Directors Institute will be held in Lexington at the KHSAA offices. This session will focus on the KHSAA Constitution, Bylaws and Tournament rules, with specific focus on the eligibility requirements, game contracts and other “traps” that young ADs or athletic administrators fall into due strictly to a lack of knowledge.
Staff will be available to help with data system needs, etc., but that is not the primary focus and won’t be an in-depth session or segment. This is intended to break down the Bylaws, explain fully rules and procedures, and help the new ADs during these first early weeks of the school year. We will include those key legal duties and risk management points that are needed, as well as very specific coverage of the eligibility […]
08/14/15 – 2015-2016 Athletic Administrators Meetings, Including Regs, Rosters, Title IX
This reminder is for all member school Superintendents, Principals and Athletic Directors within the KHSAA.
For the fall of 2015, the KHSAA is again scheduling an Athletic Administrator Workshop in eight areas of the state. The content for this non-mandatory workshop will include instructional sessions on managing the coach and player data for your school, an update on the operations and projects around the KHSAA and many elements related to Title IX and those required reports and functions. These sessions will begin with check-in at 8 a.m. and continue through 12:30 p.m. Based on evaluative feedback, we will continue through the morning and end around 12:30 to allow for the host school to easily accommodate the end of the school day, and the attendees to get on the road.
A final schedule for each day will be sent to all registered attendees. This session would be invaluable for all Principals and ADs as they familiarize or re-familiarize themselves […]
08/14//15 – Reminder about Football Scrimmage Limitations
This reminder to all school about the unique limit of football scrimmages. This is NOT a new provision, and nothing about this part of Bylaw 23 is new or changed.
IF you are playing a game week 0 (August 21/22 of this year), you only get ONE scrimmage once contact practice begins. We have had reports of many that scrimmaged weekend of August 7 and have scrimmages planned for weekend of August 14 as well.
If you do not begin play until week 1, the weekend of August 28, you can have two scrimmages.
Thanks and best of luck.
08/11/15 – Football Rules Clinic Now Available Online
The mandatory Online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport of Football is available beginning today, August 11. Below is additional information:
OFFICIALS
- August 10 to August 31 (Officials) – the Football Clinic will be online only and may be viewed at no charge during this period.
- September 1 to October 19 (Officials) – the Football Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($30) during this period.
- October 20 to October 31 (Officials) – the Football Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($60) per the Bylaw 27 schedule during this period. After this time, postseason penalties per Bylaw 27 will apply.
COACHES
- August 10 to September 7 (Coaches) – the Football Clinic will be online only and may be viewed at no charge during this period.
- September 8 to October 5 (Coaches) – the Football Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($100) during this period.
- October […]
08/07/15 – Reminder about Bylaw 9 Allowances for Girls Basketball
The delegates to the KHSAA Annual Meeting in 2014 passed revisions to Bylaw 9 to codify the previous exception to the prohibition on girls’ basketball players participating in outside competition once the school year begins if they have been enrolled in grade 9 AND then subsequently played for a high school level team at any level. While the final regulatory approval is still pending, the Association will operate this fall as though the proposal is given final approval.
This exception for girls allows for players who are subject to the rule, after the first day of school for the high school, to attend only nonscholastic women’s basketball events held during weekend of September 25-27, 2015.
Administrators and Coaches should remind all participants who have previously been both enrolled in grade 9 AND who have played for a high school of this important restriction.
CASE SITUATIONS FROM KHSAA HANDBOOK
Case BL-9-2- What specifically is permissible, and not permissible for basketball […]
08/07/15 – Reminder about Bylaw 9 Allowances for Boys Basketball
The delegates to the KHSAA Annual Meeting in 2014 passed revisions to Bylaw 9 to allow a limited exception to the prohibition on boys basketball players participating in outside competition once the school year begins if they have been enrolled in grade 9 AND then subsequently played for a high school level team at any level. While the final regulatory approval is still pending, the Association will operate this fall as though the proposal is given final approval.
This exception for boys allows for the players who are subject to the rule, after the first day of school for the high school, to attend only those camps that meet one of the following two criteria:
- held on the campus of an NCAA or NAIA member institution during July and August, or any calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) that includes days of those months (e.g.,June 28 to July 3, 2016); or
- held on the campus of an NCAA or […]
08/04/15 – An Open Note of Gratitude and Thanks
Good morning. This is being composed for all of our administrative contacts at the member schools as an open note of thanks and gratitude.
Over the last week, many of you, and I mean a great many, have taken the time out to call, text, email and send cards of condolence to our office upon learning of the death of our long-time physical plant director John Ginn. He was our own “Wal-Mart greeter” during his 31-year tenure here and knew many of you by face and name from our many meetings and tournaments.
On behalf of all of our entire staff, and Johnny’s family, I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you. We appreciate your outpouring of concern, and your understanding yesterday when our office was closed to allow for participation in his funeral and burial service.
We are back open on our regular basis and ready to support you as you kick off another fantastic school […]
07/31/15 – Reminder to Update School Coach/Roster Information
As we approach the start of the sports seasons, it is critical that all schools have coaching lists and information up to date, as well as competition rosters. A roster, including coaches names and a valid playing roster, must be entered prior to any contest being played, and no athlete is eligible to play in a scrimmage or contest who is not listed on the current online school roster.
All content in the roster system is accessible solely through the school login subdomain at http://schools.khsaa.org/. On that page are invaluable video links to assist with “how to” of the subdomain.
New this year is a MUCH more streamlined method of editing your non-coach data. By school request, this has become more of a “fill in the blank” portal so that you can be sure and enter the required personnel. The link is located at http://schools.khsaa.org/admin_personnel/. A few important notes:
- If a particular position is in Red, […]
07/31/15 – Reminder about Heat Index as Full Gear FB Practice Begins
With tomorrow being the first permissible day for full gear football practice, this notice is important to help minimize risk for the coaches and competitors. While all efforts have been made to ensure gradual phasing in of equipment to allow for proper acclimatization and acclimation, it remains possible that many athletes are not properly acclimatized to the wearing of full gear in hot weather, in spite of practicing the required number of days.
Out of an abundance of caution, and respect for the safety of the competitors and coaches, as well as game officials in scrimmage situations, schools are reminded that activity reduction or cessation is mandatory at certain levels of heat index at the local venue. Once scrimmages begin over the next couple of weeks, game officials will be encouraged to take the NFHS permissible heat time-outs during each quarter or at the minimum, every 30 minutes of action.
Football Coaches and Officials must remember that […]
07/29/15 – Funeral Services Set for Longtime Staffer John M. Ginn
Funeral services have been set for long-time Physical Plant Director John Ginn who passed away on July 28. Johnny started working for the KHSAA on July 24, 1984, and at the time of his death, was the KHSAA’s longest tenured employee, starting three days prior to current Commissioner Julian Tackett. Every person who has ever served on the staff or Board of Control of the Association, along with the many workers, volunteers and constituents who came into contact with him on a daily basis, was forever positively changed by his attitude and infectious smile. The entire KHSAA family extends its deepest sympathy to his daughter Diane (J. Michael Griffitt), son John Allan, grandson Joseph and granddaughter Jessica, and the entire extended family.
He was 82, having celebrated his birthday in May and was the widower of Billie Carol Ginn. […]
07/23/15 – Football Officials Mechanics Change/Clarification; FBZ Clarification
For the 2015 football season, there is a major change in on-field mechanics for officials in four- and five-person coverage, and a reminder about the changes for 2014 kickoff change. At this time, these are the only known mechanics clarification and all officials are expected to otherwise apply only the mechanics in the NFHS Football Officials Manual.
FREE KICK MECHANICS
The Back Judge in a five-person crew (page 27, V, B, 6) is supposed to move to the center of the field after the kick goes downfield. This is important in order to get the Back Judge in his/her normal position as the return begins.
PAT/FG COVERAGE
There has been no change on the state five-person mechanics on PAT/FG (inside 15-yard line). The umpire goes under with the Back Judge, Wing officials remain in position.
LINESMAN/LINE JUDGE MECHANICS
Beginning with the 2015 season, the Linesman and Line Judge will be changing sides of the field at halftime for all games […]
07/10/15 – Reminders as Football Allowable Helmet Period Begins
THIS NOTICE HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY FURTHER NOTICES AND IS NOT VALID FOR THE 2016 SEASON AND BEYOND
With the dead period ending and most of football coaches starting into fall workouts at various times in the coming days, it is timely to remind each of you of the major changes made in football practice and competition rules.
FORMS TO MONITOR COMPLIANCE
From the post on May 18, the forms and their usage. Complete details at http://khsaa.org/051815-board-of-control-approves-compliance-forms-for-football-revisions/. FB135 monitors practice restrictions, FB136 monitors each contest (freshman, JV and varsity) to track the eight quarters per week restriction, and FB137 is a pre and postseason verification for school administrators to monitor the requirements.
QUARTER PARTICIPATION LIMITATION
Have had several questions regarding the new restriction on quarters played, which will be placed in the football competition rules in the Handbook. As a reminder, as part of the changes, there is now a limit the number of quarters played by each player […]
06/24/15 – Rosters Reset, Ready for 2015-16, Reminders about Requirements for Eligibility
Welcome back for the 2015-2016 School Year!
Before any work begins for the 2015-16 year, a person in the school with Athletic Director level access must initialize rosters as detailed below before rosters can be updated and subsequently, rosters and statistics entered. Keep in mind that the online roster data forms the basis of your schools in-season roster, as well as both your school’s Title IX report and annual participation lists that are due in April. Many of these pieces will be repeated as individual emails over the coming days as a reminder.
Eligibility and Roster Requirement
No student is eligible to participate in a contest or scrimmage IN ANY SPORT if they are not currently listed on the school roster online. No other paper or electronic form may substitute. The roster requirement will continue to be enforced with administrative penalties including fines and other actions within the constraints of Bylaw 27.
Video Summary of Startup Procedure and […]
06/22/15 – AMLE To Produce Inclusion Webinar
AMLE Webinar: Social Inclusion and Young Adolescents
August 5, 2015
4-5:00 p.m. EDT
Join AMLE (Association of Middle Level Educators), Special Olympics Project UNIFY® and middle level practitioners to learn about social inclusion and its importance for young adolescents. Andrea Cahn, Senior Director of Project UNIFY will share a national perspective and research on the impact of social inclusion on school climate and youth leadership. Bill Schreiber, principal of Granite Falls Middle School, NC, will share how his school has created an inclusive environment where all youth are agents of change. Dr. David Gonzalez, Associate Superintendent, United ISD, Laredo, Texas, will discuss how social inclusion is addressed in his district and the impact it has made in their middle level schools. Sue Gee, Executive Director, Vermont Association for Middle Level Education will discuss the work they are doing to address bullying in Vermont’s middle schools, using social inclusion as the solution.
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06/22/15 – Reminders about Dead Period (Bylaw 24)
This is being sent to all Principals, Athletic Directors, Superintendents and Coaches of Member Schools. This is being sent via an electronic application and it is possible that any direct replies will not be received by the sender.
A few reminders as the Dead Period is about to begin:
- A reminder that the Dead Period for ALL sports starts at 12:00:01 a.m. on June 25 and goes through 11:59:59 p.m. on July 9. There is to be no use of school facilities, team uniforms, transportation, coaches, personnel or anything related to the athletic program.
- School funds may not be expended in support of interscholastic athletics in any KHSAA sanctioned sport during this period.
- There is to be no communication between coaches and players during this period, including email, social media, texting, phone and all other forms.
- School representatives may not promote alternative activities during the Dead Period, including promotional specials by local gyms, etc. To do so implies some form […]
06/08/15 – KHSAA Seeks Applicants for Assistant Commissioner (Female)
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF RESUMES AND COVER LETTER FOR CONSIDERATION: THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association is accepting applications for the position of Assistant Commissioner. Due to the provisions of the Federal Court Order (Alston, et. al. vs The KHSAA, et. al.) and the composition of the current staff, this position will be filled by a female.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION
Serve as Assistant Commissioner, employed full-time at the KHSAA offices in Lexington. Duties of the position anticipated to include but are not limited to:
- Managing all facets of assigned sports. The successful applicant will be assigned a minimum of two sports and/or sport-activities. At present, those assigned sports will be Field Hockey (fall), Cross Country (fall), Bowling (winter) and Track and Field (spring)
- Those duties include but are not limited to:
- Serving as the association’s staff interpreter for playing rules, including the potential review of a film/video and play situations, rules questions, and serving as […]
2015-2016 KHSAA Board of Control Meeting Dates
APPROVED 2015-2016 BOARD OF CONTROL MEETING DATES
August 23/24 (Annual Institute and Orientation), Owensboro
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Friday, March 18, 2016
Tuesday/Wednesday, May 10-11, 2016
Commissioner’s Citation, Rick Ford, iHigh, Inc.
KHSAA COMMISSIONER’S CITATION
PRESENTED TO
RICK FORD, iHIGH, INC
FOR YOUR BOUNDLESS EFFORTS AND UNENDING SUPPORT OF THE KHSAA AND ALL OF THE SPORTS AND SPORT-ACTIVITIES OF THE KHSAA THROUGHOUT THE PAST 17 YEARS. YOUR EFFORTS HAVE LEFT LIMITLESS GOOD MEMORIES IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF A GENERATION OF KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PARTICIPANTS, COACHES, OFFICIALS AND FANS.
PRESENTED JUNE, 2015
Commissioner’s Citation, Wayne Martin
KHSAA COMMISSIONER’S CITATION
PRESENTED TO
WAYNE MARTIN, WKYT/WYMT
FOR YOUR BOUNDLESS EFFORTS AND UNENDING SUPPORT OF THE KHSAA AND ALL OF THE SPORTS AND SPORT-ACTIVITIES OF THE KHSAA THROUGH THE SEASONS AND OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS. YOUR EFFORTS HAVE LEFT LIMITLESS GOOD MEMORIES IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF A GENERATION OF KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PARTICIPANTS, COACHES, OFFICIALS AND FANS.<BR />PRESENTED MARCH, 2013<
05/18/15 – Board of Control Approves Compliance Forms for Football Revisions
With the approval of the sweeping changes in football contact rules, the Board of Control has approved three forms which are to be used by schools to monitor practice limitations, participation limitations, etc. These forms are NOT to be submitted to the KHSAA at this time, but a random ten (10) percent of the membership will be audited for compliance and penalized under Bylaw 27 if unable to verify that the rules are being followed.
The new forms are:
FB137 – An optional form which may be used by schools and districts to ensure that coaches are aware of the new restrictions. The form allows for a preseason signature by the coaches (all coaches, head and assistant, paid or unpaid) verifying understanding of the USA Football definitions and contact restrictions. The form then also allows for a postseason signature indicated that the rules have been adhered to throughout the season. This form is located at http://www.khsaa.org/forms/fb137.docx […]
2015-16 KHSAA Board of Control
Jeff Saylor
President, 2015-2016
Director, 2012-2016
Irvine
Superintendent
Estill County Schools
Regions 13-14
Scott Hawkins
Director, 2013-2017
Versailles
Superintendent
Woodford County Schools
Regions 11-12
John Barnes
Director, 2013-2017
Lexington
Assistant Principal
Bryan Station High School
Regions 9-16
Bill Beasley
Director, 2012-2016
Henderson/Paducah
KDE Appointed Member
Private Enterprise
Debbie Beichler
Director, 2015-2019
Mt. Washington
KDE Appointed Member
Retired Educator
Carrell Boyd
Director, 2013-2017
Princeton
Superintendent
Caldwell County Schools
Regions 1-2
Kimberly Parker-Brown
Director, 2013-2017
Lexington
KDE Appointed Member
Faculty, Midway College
Donna […]
04/22/15-Approved Alignment of Swimming and Diving Teams for 2015-16 through 2018-19
REGION 1 – Caldwell County, Calloway County, Christian County, Christian Fellowship, Community Christian (Paducah), Crittenden County, Fort Campbell, Graves County, Henderson County, Hickman County, Hopkins County Central, Hopkinsville, Livingston Central, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Marshall County, Mayfield, McCracken County, Murray, Paducah Tilghman, St. Mary, Trigg County, University Heights
REGION 2 – Allen County-Scottsville, Apollo, Barren County, Bowling Green, Butler County, Daviess County, Franklin-Simpson, Glasgow, Greenwood, Logan County, Muhlenberg County, Ohio County, Owensboro, Owensboro Catholic, Russellville, South Warren, Warren Central
REGION 3 – Adair County, Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Casey County, Central Hardin, Elizabethtown, Fort Knox, Green County, John Hardin, LaRue County, Marion County, Meade County, Nelson County, North Hardin, Pulaski County, Russell County, Somerset, Southwestern, Taylor County, Thomas Nelson
REGION 4 – Bullitt Central, Bullitt East, Butler, Central, Doss, Dupont Manual, Evangel Christian, Fairdale, Holy Cross (Louisville), Male, North Bullitt, Pleasure Ridge Park, Presentation, Shawnee, St. Francis, St. Xavier
REGION 5 – Assumption, Atherton, Ballard, Brown, Christian Academy-Louisville, Eastern, […]
04/22/15-Final Changes Adopted for Football in Response to NFHS Task Force Recommendations
At its regular meeting on April 21, the KHSAA Board of Control adopted policy changes including emergency changes to the bylaws and policies of the KHSAA related to football practice. The draft of changes was released to the membership in March for comment, for final adoption at this meeting after consideration of member school final remarks. A compliance form is being finalized and once approved by the Board of Control in May, will be distributed to the membership to assist in education coaches and ensuring compliance by all schools.
After consideration and following considerable feedback from the membership, the Board approved the staff recommendation to make one change from the draft, and allow the wearing of helmets for on campus, non-competitive, non-contact work in June. Specifically, from June 1 through June 24, the following provisions will be in place (different from the original draft): a) Schools may not issue football equipment included in NFHS Rule 1-5 other […]
04/22/15-Football Equipment Timelines
Below is an interpretative listing of the various equipment periods. Any conflict with Bylaw 23, Section 6 (Football) will yield to the Bylaw 23 section for enforcement :
PRE-SEASON (POST DEAD PERIOD) ACCLIMATIZATION AND ACCLIMATION THROUGH THE END OF REGULAR SEASON
(1) Acclimatization and Acclimation Starting July 10
04/22/15-Final Bylaw 23 Changes Necessary Due to Emergency Adoption of NFHS Task Force Recommendations
Below is the revised wording of Bylaw 23, Section 6 (Football), as a results of its emergency adoption due to the recommendations of the NFHS Trask Force:
Sec. 6) Sports Specific Limitations- Football
a) Organized practice shall be structured in football as follows:
(1) Football drill work and practice activity shall be defined in the following five categories:
Level 0-“Air”-Players run a drill unopposed without contact.
Level 1-“Bags” – Drill is run against a bag or another soft-contact surface.
Level 2-“Control” – Drill is run at assigned speed until the moment of contact; one player is pre-determined the ‘winner’ by the coach. Contact remains above the waist and players stay on their feet.
Level 3-“Thud” – Drill is run at assigned speed through the moment of contact; no pre-determined “winner.” Contact remains above the waist, players stay on their feet and a quick whistle ends the drill.
Level 4-“Live Action”-Drill is run in game-like conditions […]
04/20/15 – Updated Physical History and Exam, Permission Forms Posted
Thanks to great work by various groups, we are able to get revised physical and permission forms online a couple of weeks early this year as many of you plan for next year. All old forms that have been completed remain valid for the one year plus one month period from the date of administration as specified in the KHSAA Handbook, but any new exam should utilize the new form.
The Physical Form (both history and physician exam) forms have been separated from the permission form. This is after considerable requests from the membership due to the burden of middle school students taking the same physical and using it in different situations, both middle school students playing intra-middle school and those middle school students playing ‘up” to the high school level in permitted sports. The forms are now divided into three different forms:
- GE04 – is the permission form for high school level play […]
04/25/15-Order of Championship Football Games 2015-2018
2015 – 1A, 2A, 6A, 3A, 4A, 5A
2016 – 1A, 3A, 5A ,2A, 4A, 6A
2017 – 1A, 2A, 4A, 3A, 5A, 6A
2018 – 3A, 2A, 5A, 1A, 6A, 4A
04/14/15 – Reminders about Title IX and Participation List Submission Due April 30
As spring sports are now fully in swing, it is time to remind each of you that the annual reports for Title IX and the Participation List are due on April 30.
- If you have specific questions about Title IX and the law itself, any of our Assistant Commissioners should be able to help get you some assistance. Asst. Commissioner Darren Bilberry is our primary contact for your questions related to the law and its interpretations.
- Information Technology Director Rob Catron, as well as almost any of our support staff, can help you with electronic issues including login and report preparation using the online system. The online system will have entry available beginning on Tuesday, April 14 after 9 a.m.
Again this year, based on feedback from the membership and members of our Athletic Directors Advisory Committee, there have been several system changes to make this task easier. Here are the highlights:
- […]
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