08/26/24- 2024 Advanced Athletic Administrators Workshop-October 17

Athletic Department Blog Updates

This workshop will be held in Lexington at the Central Bank Center and will offer a deep dive into current Constitution and Bylaws provisions, use of forms and operational notes. This meeting will be held on October 17, 2024. This meeting will count for six hours of the hours required for the Athletic Director’s continual improvement in Bylaw 25.

REGISTRATION
Registration is open and online at https://khsaa.org/ge47-2024-2025-advanced-athletic-administrators-institute-form/. There is no charge for the registration.

MEETING FORMAT AND MATERIAL
The meeting will only be offered this year as an in-person option only.

Meeting material will be posted on the KHSAA website and all registered attendees will be provided any update.

GPS ADDRESS
The GPS address is 430 W Vine St, Lexington, KY 40507 To get directions, CLICK THIS LINK

HOUSING
For those who may need housing or may want to attend the ArbiterSports workshop the previous day, there are a number of […]

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08/23/24- Additional Clarification and Guidance – WBGT and Fall Competitions

Athletic Department Blog Updates

The KMA Sports Medicine Committee held a special meeting on Wednesday, August 21st to review the final pieces of the transition to Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) from the Heat Index as the measurement for when activity should be altered.
While we have thus far been blessed with an abundance of cool days this fall, we know it is still August, and competitions present challenges slightly different than practices as go forward. This has been under near constant review and discussion using the other states (particularly Georgia) that have several years of WBGT experience.

With the full implementation of the Wet Bulb Globe, many schools and officials associations have asked for additional guidance. With those requests in mind, the Sports Medicine Committee considered and recommended approval on specific measurements around competition that may slightly vary from practices. Please be mindful that the data from the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) and collaboration with our Sports Medicine […]

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08/17/24- 2024 KHSAA Annual Meeting Reminder

Athletic Department Blog Updates

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 2024 Annual Meeting of the membership of the KHSAA is to be held on September 17 at the Central Bank Center (FKA Lexington Center). Final agenda documents are being published as they become final in the coming weeks, but the meeting is expected to begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET. and conclude not later than 1:00 p.m. Details and requirements for the Annual Meeting Delegate are summarized below. To submit the name of your delegate, go to https://khsaa.org/ge38-annual-meeting-delegate-designation/

This meeting, which is not mandatory for membership, will not have a virtual option.

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 […]

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05/07/24- Reminders about Academic All State and Triple Threat Awards

Athletic Department Blog Updates

As you approach awards nights, graduation nights, and the end-of-year festivities, we wanted to remind you about two programs that have existed for many years and yet are underutilized according to our data logs.

Started in the mid-1980s, the Academic All-State program, presented by UK HealthCare, recognized players who have maintained a cumulative 3.25 GPA (converted to a four-point scale) as honorable mention Academic All-State and players who have maintained a cumulative 3.75 GPA (converted to a four-point scale) as first Team Academic All-State.

The certificates are self-selected on the member school login page by:

Begun in 2017, the Triple […]

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