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1/22/2018 – Nominations sought for Midway Female Student-Athlete of the Year – Girls’ Basketball
The KHSAA is excited to open the nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year among girls’ basketball participants for 2017-2018.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one female participant from each 2017-2018 team. Nominations must come from a member school, but may be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at http://khsaa.org/ge79-midway-universitykhsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/
The winner, if present, will be recognized at the 2017 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA State Basketball Tournament March 7-11 in Highland Heights. In case the winner’s team does not qualify for the state tournament, representatives from Midway University will present the award at the recipient’s high school at a mutually determined later date.
From the winners selected for each championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2017-2018 Midway University/KHSAA […]
01/18/18-Football Alignment Update and Opportunity to Play Into a Higher Class and Withdraw from District
January 22, 2018
TO: Superintendents, Principals, Athletic Directors and Designated Representatives of Football Playing Schools
FR: Commissioner Julian Tackett
RE: Update on the Drafting of 2019 through 2022 Football Alignment, Opportunity to Withdraw From District Play or to Play in a Higher Class
At its meeting in January, the KHSAA Board of Control discussed and agreed on parameters surrounding an alignment of teams in football for the 2019 through 2022 playing seasons. This communication is solely about classification and geographic alignment development.
The following decisions have been finalized within the drafting of the alignment for this classification period:
SCHEDULING MORATORIUM
Please consider that there is, for 2019 and beyond, a scheduling moratorium in place. Until further notice, contracts signed for 2019 will not be considered valid. Until the alignment is finalized, do not schedule contests. It is the intent of the Board of Control to complete this project not later than its May 2018 meeting, […]
01/19/18 – Become an Official – Stay Connected to High School Sports
By Bob Gardner, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Julian Tackett, Commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association.
They don’t normally make the headlines, their names are not in the box scores unless at the very bottom, and they don’t make the all-star teams, but perhaps the most essential individuals in high school sports are the contest officials.
These individuals are so important that, in fact, there would be no organized competitive sports at the high school level without the men and women who officiate these contests every day across the country. Subtract the dedicated men and women who officiate high school sports and competitive sports would no longer be organized; they would be chaotic. As many have stated, without officials, it is simply recess.
In some areas, high school officials are retiring faster than new licenses are being issued. And junior varsity, freshmen, and middle school games […]
OF125-Advance Camp Registration
Loading…01/05/18-Entry Open for Title IX T63 (Survey Form)
The second phase of entry for the 2017-2018 Title IX Reports, the ability to enter the results of the student survey, is available and online at schools.khsaa.org. The entry is open and automatically calculates and confirms the response rate (80%) that is necessary.
This (2017-18) is the year for the statewide Form T63 for student interest surveys and all schools must conduct the required biennial survey of your 9th, 10th and 11th-grade students and if appropriate, enrolled 8th-grade students. The T63 form will allow for the final entry of survey results. The form has been revised and will NOT allow for entry if there is less than an 80% response rate. In addition, any entry of 0 as the interest of the students will have to be confirmed since our audit team has found it highly unlikely that no student in the entire survey audience has an interest in a specific sport or sport-activity.
If […]
01/05/18 – Information On Ordering Tickets to 2018 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16®
It is again time for us to take orders for advance tickets to the 2018 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16®. Here are some notes about this year’s event:
These tickets for the entire event may only be ordered online through the KHSAA website at http://www.khsaa.org/payments/st.-elizabeth-healthcare/khsaa-girls-sweet-16-tickets/;
Tournament Details
- The games will be played at the BB&T Arena at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights;
- The tentative schedule for this year’s event has games scheduled as follows (all times Eastern):
- Wednesday, March 7, 1 session (2 games) at 12:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 7, 1 session (2 games) at 6:30 p.m.
- Thursday, March 8, 1 session (2 games) at 12:00 p.m.
- Thursday, March 8, 1 session (2 games) at 6:30 p.m.
- Friday, March 9, 1 session (2 games) at 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, March 9, 1 session (2 games) at 6:30
- Saturday, March 10, 1 […]
Vacancy Announcement for Classified Support Staff Position(s) (Regular, Part-time)
The KHSAA, a private, non-profit entity designated by the Kentucky Board of Education to manage high school sports and sport-activities in the Commonwealth, has an immediate need to fill at least two openings on its support (classified) staff for Administrative Events Coordinator-2. These two non-administrative openings will be filled as soon as possible and are regular, part-time positions with a 25-hour per week work schedule. The KHSAA operates regular business hours from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and these positions will normally operate within that schedule.
The positions are support staff position (clerical/secretarial/administrative support) and reports directly to the Office Manager. Duties may include:
- Opening and distributing mail;
- processing checks and credit card requests received;
- serving as a primary contact answering telephone;
- assistance with specific aspects of special programs;
- providing assistance to the rest of the support staff;
- year-round work supporting an administrator in specific sports and with the preparation for specific […]
12/12/17-Applications Being Accepted for Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships
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. The award process for 2017-2018 is now underway.
Applications are being accepted for students to apply for those awards through Friday, January 19, 2018. 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. 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, a record of community service/involvement and a member of the […]
12/12/17-Schools Requested to Submit Form GE81 for Future Offerings
Every three years, per adopted policy, the KHSAA surveys the membership as to the desire to expand and/or continue sports and sport-activity offerings. In this manner, the staff and Board of Control can continue to be pro-active in terms of offering new opportunities and assess the satisfaction of its membership with the current offerings.
Please complete the required survey at https://schools.khsaa.org/ge81-khsaa-triennial-sports-offering-survey-2017-2018/ on or before Friday, January 5, 2018, to assist in the determination of future offerings by the Association. This survey will help determine the sports or sport-activities offered by the Association in which your school would likely participate if the KHSAA were to begin or continue sponsoring championship play.
You will need to be logged in to the KHSAA school subdomain to complete the survey and should be requested to login by clicking on the link. To access the survey, click the link in the email or blog post, or login to the school system at https://schools.khsaa.org/, and click on KHSAA Forms and Reports, […]
12/06/17- Football Schools Required to Submit Spring Practice Date Options
Per KHSAA Bylaw 23, each school must submit its spring practice dates on or before December 15, 2017, for the spring, 2018 spring practice period. Failure to submit these dates by December 15 will result in the school not being permitted to conduct spring practice. This deadline is to be rigidly enforced for 2017-18 so do not delay in submitting.
Once submitted, these dates cannot be changed. There will be NO extensions due to coaching vacancies, etc. The selection of spring practice is solely a function of the school calendar and not personnel.
THE SETTING OF THESE DATES IS A FUNCTION OF SCHOOL CALENDAR AND NOT PERSONNEL.
Go to this link —
http://khsaa.org/fb103-spring-practice-dates-designation/ and submit your dates for 2018 on or before December 15, 2017.
The Spring Practice regulations are reprinted below–
Each football school may conduct ten (10) spring practice periods of not more than two (2) hours in length and […]
11/25/17- Many Lexington Business Offering Discounts for Football Final Attendees
Lexington is rolling out the welcome mat as several businesses are offering discounts to KHSAA State Football final ticket holders in town for the championship game!
Attendees holding a ticket stub from a game of the 2017 Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl will receive discounts at the following local vendors, including special discounts to other contests in town being hosted by the University.
Restaurants providing discounts with presentation of ticket stub
A.P. Suggins Bar & Grill
Free non-alcoholic beverage
Alfalfa
10% discount
Athenian Grill
15% discount at all locations
Bourbon n’ Toulouse
$1.00 off
Clawdaddy’s
15% discount
Corto Lima
Free queso blanco with limit of one per table
J. Render’s Southern Table & Bar
10% discount
Minglewood
15% discount
Minton’s
10% discount
Palmers Fresh Grill
A free shareable with purchase of an entrée
Ramsey’s Diner
Teams and Coaches get 20% off. If any team would like to eat at Ramsey’s please call and make reservations […]
SW125-Regular Season Swim Meet Form
Loading…11/10/17- Special Activities in Conjunction with NCAA Field Hockey in Louisville
During the 2016-17 school year, the Board of Control approved an extension of the KHSAA sponsorship of Field Hockey for a three-year period. During this period, the current participating teams were charged with promotion of the sport and attempting to measure its growth within the membership. The current participating schools have done an admirable job and have offered to come to different parts of the state and do instructional clinics, answer questions, and show the value of this sport that has been played in our state for more than fifty years and represents an opportunity for increased participation by female students.
In addition to these efforts, we are excited to promote three additional opportunities to expand knowledge about this sport in conjunction with the NCAA Field Hockey Championship Games being held in Louisville the weekend of November 18 and 19 in events co-sponsored by USA Field Hockey, the National Field Hockey Coaches Association, the Kentucky […]
11/08/17- High School Playoff Games Again Asked to Honor Veterans at Week 2 Games
Every high school hosting a KHSAA football playoff game is again asked to 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 the importance of their sacrifices and the meaning of Veteran’s Day. The KHSAA is grateful to be able to participate again during 2017.
For the second round of the football playoffs at home sites November 10, each host 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 community in general.
2017 Russell Athletic/KHSAA State Football Tickets Availability
Class 1A, 12/1, 2 pm ET
Beechwood vs. Raceland
Click purchase Woodford Reserve, Field Club Reserved or General Admission Tickets for the Class 1A game (includes parking)
Beechwood vs. Raceland
Class 3A, 12/1, 7 pm ET
Boyle County vs. Corbin
Click purchase Woodford Reserve, Field Club Reserved or General Admission Tickets for the Class 3A game (includes parking)
Boyle County vs. Corbin
11/02/17 – Information On Ordering Tickets to 2017 Russell Athletic/KHSAA State Football Finals
It is again time for us to take orders for advance tickets to the 2017 Russell Athletic/KHSAA State Football Finals. Here are some notes about this year’s finals.
- The games will be played at Kroger FIeld at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
- Advance ticket purchases INCLUDE parking charges. There will be no additional parking charge for those holding a pre-purchased ticket.
- All tickets ordered in advance will be held at will call at the stadium for distribution beginning on Friday morning, December 1 at the main stadium box office near Gate 9.
- The schedule for this year’s event has games scheduled as follows (All times Eastern):
- Friday, December 1st – 1A – 2 PM, 3A – 7 PM
- Saturday, December 2nd – 2A – 1 PM, 4A – 4:30 PM, 5A – 8:00 PM
- Sunday, December 3rd – 6A – 2 PM […]
11/02/17- First Phase (T35 Report) Open for Title IX Reporting Entry for 2017-18
The initial phase of entry for the 2017-2018 Title IX Reports, the ability to enter the financial information from 2016-17 to be entered on the form T-35, is available and online at schools.khsaa.org. There have only minimal changes based on 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 2016-2017 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 new offerings, you ma, in fact, have coach data […]
2017 KHSAA State Tournament Results/Stats
2017 Regular Season Information 2017 State Results and Information10/11/17- 2017-2018 Basketball Rules Clinic Online Now
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 or 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 11 to January 23 – the Basketball Clinic will be online only and may be viewed at no charge during this period.
- January 24 to February 12 – 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 […]
10/05/17-Reminder about KHSAA Title IX Workshop
As was previously announced, the KHSAA will be conducting a Title IX Workshop on Thursday, October 12, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. CT in Gilbertsville at the Kentucky Dam Village Green Room.The focus of this meeting will be the elements of Title IX as it relates to the management of the interscholastic athletic program. To register for the workshop, please visit http://khsaa.org/ge67-regional-meeting-registration/. There is no charge for attendees.
The workshop should be extremely beneficial for all member schools, especially as schools prepare for revisits during the coming years. Registration will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Central Time. EILA Credit has been applied for in order to help the appropriate administrators who attend and in addition, this meeting will count three (3) hours toward the Bylaw 25 required hours for Athletic Directors.
This workshop should be extremely beneficial for all member schools, especially as schools prepare for revisits during the coming years. Registration will […]
Cheer Region Date Rotation (2015-16 through 2018-19)
CHEER REGION ROTATION DATES
Competition may be scheduled during the week, but must be held by the Saturday ending the week. Those that combine competitions will pick which week between the two regions.
2015
2016
2017
2018
Week #1
A-Regions 4, 8, 12, 16
Oct. 25-31
Saturday, Oct. 31
B-Regions 2, 6, 10, 14
Oct. 23-29
Saturday, Oct. 29
C-Regions 3, 7, 11, 15
Oct. 22-28
Saturday, Oct. 28
D-Regions 1, 5, 9, 13
TBA
Week #2
B-Regions 2, 6, 10, 14
Nov. 1-7
Saturday, Nov. 7
C-Regions 3, 7, 11, 15
Oct. 30-Nov. 5
Saturday, Nov. 5
D-Regions 1, 5, 9, 13
Oct. 29-Nov. 4
Saturday, Nov. 4
A-Regions 4, 8, 12, 16
TBA
UCA BLUEGRASS
(OPEN NO REGIONS)
Nov. 14, 2015
Nov. 12, 2016
Nov. 11, 2017
TBA
Week #3
C-Regions 3, 7, 11, 15
Nov. 15-21
Saturday, Nov. 21
D-Regions 1, 5, 9, 13
Nov. 13-19
Saturday, Nov. 19
A-Regions 4, […]
09/22/17-UK Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Seeks Nominations for Kentucky Comeback Athlete of the Year
UK Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, through its partnership with the KHSAA, seeks nominations for the Kentucky Comeback Athlete of the Year, meeting the following criteria:
- The nominee must have overcome illness or injury that affected their ability to participate in KHSAA sanctioned sports.
- The nominee must have returned to their sport(s) and demonstrated excellence and achievement beyond expectations.
- The nominee must consistently demonstrate good sportsmanship and ethical behavior on and off the playing field.
- The nominee must be in verified good academic standing with their school.
- The nominee must have participated and been a member of an athletic team during the 2016-2017 academic year.
- Nominations shall be submitted by December 30, 2017, to the KHSAA through the link at http://khsaa.org/ge36-uk-healthcare-comeback-athlete-of-the-year/.
Nominees will be automatically forwarded to UK HealthCare and the Sports Medicine Staff for review and selection.
- The selection committee, consisting of athletic trainers from each region across the state, will […]
09/04/17-Annual Meeting Reminders
With the KHSAA Annual Meeting of schools two weeks away, this reminder about designating the delegate for your school.
DELEGATE DESIGNATION AND OTHER DETAILS
If you haven’t already done so, please be sure and designate your school’s delegate. The post at http://khsaa.org/082817-2017-khsaa-annual-meeting-registration-reminder/ gives complete instructions.
Please contact the Commissioner’s office if you need further instructions. More information is forthcoming as it is finalized. We look forward to seeing you there!
08/28/17-Role of the Home Team, Officials and Coaches in Practice of Sportsmanship at Soccer Contests
This combination of requirements, recommendations, and best practices supersedes all prior versions of this communication.THE ROLE OF THE HOME TEAM, OFFICIALS AND COACHES IN THE PRACTICE OF SPORTSMANSHIP AT CONTESTS
Background
The practice of good sportsmanship is integral to conducting an interscholastic athletic contest. After reviewing past records of disqualifications and sportsmanship issues involving the KHSAA and its member schools, the KHSAA Board of Control has adopted the following additional recommended procedures for implementation at contests in the sport of soccer.
Home Game Management Responsibilities
- The Principal of the home team shall designate a game manager on site prior to the start of each contest at a time designated by the KHSAA.
- The home game manager will meet with the officials during the pre-game period, making the officials aware of his/her primary location for the entire contest.
- The home game manager is responsible for providing proper security at each event.
- The home game manager […]
09/01/17 – Reminder about Shortened and Interrupted Football Games
In light of the large number of calls and emails this week and with the vast amount of turnover in athletic administrators and coaches, a reminder about the Competition Rules is in order for Football. Interrupted games are not new and this weekend’s weather is not our first dose of weather problems.
Within the playing rules, in an emergency (such as inclement weather where advisories are placed against travel or to seek shelter), teams can mutually agree to shorten any remaining period or terminate the game at any point. If such termination is mutually agreed to, the game shall be recorded as the current score and the game cannot be replaced on the schedule.
Just a couple of reminders and probably the last sentence in the tournament rules is the main point to keep in mind, “All involved shall remember that this situation is caused by elements such as weather that are uncontrollable by anyone, and keep the discussions in that […]
08/30/17-Rescheduled Football Games Due to Anticipated Weather
This notice is being sent to all KHSAA football schools.
With likely inclement weather, many of our football schools are moving their Friday night games to Thursday or Saturday. Please take a look at the football schedule for this weekend at
https://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kyfb17/2017-08-31_2017-09-02
If your game has been moved and the date and time have not been changed, please reply and let us know.
There is NOT any type of mandate to move as was erroneously reported earlier in the media, just a desire to keep everyone informed.
Also, remember that for contracted games, no single school can simply say “we aren’t coming”. Changing of contracted games required mutual consent. Let me know if we can help.
Thank you!
08/28/17 – 2017 KHSAA Annual Meeting Registration Reminder
This is intended for all KHSAA member school Superintendents, Principals, and Athletic Directors and the links can be forwarded as needed.
ANNUAL MEETING
This reminder that the 2017 Annual Meeting of the membership of the KHSAA is to be held on Wednesday, September 20 in the Bluegrass Ballroom on the third floor at the Lexington Center (High Street level, adjacent to the concourse of Rupp Arena). Final agenda is being published as it becomes final in the coming days, but the meeting is expected to begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET. and conclude not later than 12:30 p.m. Details and requirements for the Annual Meeting Delegate are summarized below. To submit the name of your delegate, go to https://schools.khsaa.org/ge38-annual-meeting-delegate-designation/
ANNUAL MEETING DELEGATE DESIGNATION
The Annual Meeting has continuous improvement/leadership training opportunities throughout the morning as members work to carve out the best plan of action for the future and then the meeting concludes as delegates convene to […]
05/23/17- Forde Named Midway University/KHSAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year For 2016-17
Forde Named Midway University/KHSAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year For 2016-17
May 23, 2017The inaugural yearlong Midway University/KHSAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year program culminated on the campus of Midway University on Monday as Sacred Heart’s Brooke Forde was named the first overall winner. Beginning in May of 2016 with the Bass Fishing State Championship, Midway University presented a Female Student-Athlete of the Year award at each of the KHSAA’s 14 girls’ state championship events, with an overall winner selected following the final championship of the timeframe (2017 State Archery).
The Midway University/KHSAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year award is based upon overall athletic performance (60%), academic achievement (20%), and community service (20%). Students must possess an overall grade point average of 3.0 or better to qualify, and must be academically eligible during the season in which they are nominated. School administrators, coaches, and athletic directors nominate student-athletes online at KHSAA.org, and the nominees […]
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