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10/03/12 – Reminder about Football Ticket Sales
Seems like only yesterday that school began and yet it is time for us to take orders for advance tickets to this year’s Russell Athletic/KHSAA State Football Finals. We hope we can count on your continued support. Here are some notes about this year’s finals.
- The games will be played on Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1 at Feix Field, Houchens Industries – L.T. Smith Stadium at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.
- Game times will be 11:00 (1A), 3:00 (3A) and 7:00 (4A) on Friday, and will be 11:00 (2A), 3:00 (5A) and 7:00 (6A) on Saturday. All times are Central Time.
- Both the club level and VIP chairback will have access to the indoor area between and during the games for those that desire to be in there, but seating is limited. Ticketing in the club level sold out quickly last year.
- We will continue to have a limited […]
10/22/12 – 6A Bracketing Reminder
6A is the class that has a rotating cross-bracket chart listed in the Competition Rules (numbered page 16 of http://khsaa.org/handbook/competitionrules/fbcompetitionrules.pdf). District 2 was originally assigned only three teams to the district, and lost one of them (Nelson County) through a school split beginning this year.
In addition, be mindful that District 6 was permitted to have its 5th place team automatically become the 4th seed in District 2 for the playoff pairings purposes. This assurance that the 5th place team would always face a 1st place team was key in the approval of the experimental bracketing to prevent a team from District 6 from being sent to a geographically isolated part of the state for playoffs.
Districts 2 and 3 are paired for the playoffs this year. So the fifth place team in District 6 will be the fourth place team in District 2 for playoff purposes. Part of this issue is resolved for […]
09/07/12 – Reminder about Weather Interrupted Football Games
Based on the number of inquiries in the last few hours, it seems prudent to remind schools and officials about the required procedures involving interrupted football games.
Basically, there is no such thing as a no contest. Regardless of how long or short games go due to inclement weather, it cannot be treated as though it never happened. Once it starts, it starts.
Two valuable resources are laid out in the KHSAA policies. First, if you look at the Officials Guidebook, it clearly talks about the officials authority NOT being absolute on whether or not we resume. It says:
SEVERE WEATHER / HEAT ILLNESS POLICY FOR ACTIONS BY OFFICIALS AT OUTDOOR SPORTS
The Referee (Lead Official / Crew Chief) shall stop play in a contest or scrimmage at the first sound of lightning or thunder at the site. The playing site shall be cleared immediately of all persons. The contest or scrimmage may be resumed […]
08/15/12 – Reminder about Rosters and Stats
Now that contests have been completed and individual statistics can be entered, there are steps to be taken to open and initialize rosters. This step was clearly detailed in the August 7 blog entry available at http://khsaa.org/87-2012-2013-rosters-available-to-be-opened-and-edited/. Your AD will need to follow these steps prior to the entry of new players or editing of the current roster. All of this has to be done before stats can be entered on a game-by-game basis.
The first week of volleyball statistics will be published on Thursday, Aug. 23.
The first week of soccer statistics will be published on Thursday, Aug. 30
The first week of football statistics will be published on Thursday, Sept. 6
07/31/12 – Reminder about Nelson County, Thomas Nelson Placement
In the spring, I reported to you on the action taken relative to the split of Nelson County High School into two different schools (Nelson County and Thomas Nelson) relative to the football alignment.Nothing has changed since that notice, and neither school was part of the issues related to the required second year review that the Board of Control did at its July meeting. However, even though nothing has changed, I wanted to be sure with all of the turnover in administrators and coaches, that all were aware of the situation.
Nelson County High School – WILL be in District 4 of Class 4A along with Doss, Fairdale, Moore, Valley and Western. For 2012 only, there was a draw done to determine which existing Nelson County games would count as district […]
07/27/12 – Changes to Football Alignment Approved
Previously, football schools were sent information to withhold scheduling until after the Board of Control completed its required review of the current football alignment. Following their meeting on Monday, July 23, the following changes and alignment adjustments were approved:
07/27/12 – Reminders about Rules Clinics, Apps available, General Practice
Good morning. Hope all of you are doing everything you can to avoid the heat and are 100% complying with the Heat Index monitoring and reporting programs. For many of you, these days begin the new days with shoulder pads and helmets only, so reminders about heat are very important. Just a few general notes.
Practice Before Scrimmage
Many of you have very tight windows of preseason practice with the new revisions to the 5-3-5 requirements. I have had several inquiries about that 13th day and a scrimmage. Some have said they have 5 days helmets only, then 3 days with shoulder pads, then five days in full gear and on that 5th day, have a scrimmage. Keep in mind that because that fifth practice is full gear, you would need the full three hour break after the first practice, before scrimmaging could begin against an outside opponent. So it would likely not be possible […]
07/26/12 – Officials Manual Notes
Greetings to all. Hopefully you are all inside, out of the heat, but excited and getting ready for the 2012 season. Just a few mechanics notes.
Frankly, its been a little disappointing the last couple of years to watch our crews at the finals, not in terms of their judgement, but with mechanics inconsistencies. So, once again this year we have supplied all officials with the NFHS Officials Manual. Other than a VERY FEW deviations, that I will spell out below, there is to be no deviation. No matter how much pressure you get from veteran officials, particularly those that work other levels of football, these mechanics are to be used. You will hear more about it at the Rules Clinics when you watch them online, but until then, here’s a few highlights.
There have been LOTS of changes in the Manual. Many of the things that we were doing when we published our own […]
07/23/12 – 2012 Football Pre-season Equipment Reminders
THE INFORMATION IN THIS POST HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY ACTION OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SCHOOLS AND CLARIFYING INTERPRETATIONS BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED REGULATORY IN NATURE
As summer workouts draw to a close, and practice begins this week (or early next for most schools), a few reminders seem to be in order. First and foremost, if you have questions, contact Mr. Tackett at the office, although if you read this notice COMPLETELY, most of your questions will be addressed. Mr. Tackett’s email is jtackett@khsaa.org.
Secondly, peer coaches are likely the last and least desirable source for information and practicing in violation of the rules places you in a tremendously negative liability situation and it is NOT better to seek forgiveness than permission.
Nothing about what will be written here hasn’t been shared, in emails, meetings and conferences, but this will perhaps be the first time it has all been consolidated into […]
07/15/12 – Reminder about Case BL-25-14 (Open Gym/Field), Out of Season Restrictions
Case BL-25-14- What are the restrictions during the school year outside of the defined Limitation of Seasons (off-season) when the school’s team members are participants or school coaches are involved?
Coaching is defined as any activity by the coach at a time the athletes are participating in skills (either preparatory or specific to that sport) in a setting in which skills are taught, refined, or practiced. Coincident participation by a coach and an athlete in a sport such as a golf outing, where the coach and athlete(s) are not entered as a entry or group, or in an activity such as distance running with many runners but no direct coaching, would not specifically be considered coaching.
The “off-season” is the period during the school year for each sport or sport/activity that is outside the defined start and end dates for the sport or sport/activity as detailed in Bylaw 25. The restrictions begin on the first […]
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Football Forms05/01/12 – Reminder about 2013 and 2014 scheduling
Just a reminder to all football schools.
Have received four or five phone calls this week about scheduling for future years. Keep in mind the complete tournament and alignment rules are at http://www.khsaa.org/handbook/tournamentrules/fbtournamentrules.pdf on the KHSAA web site.
While it may seem advantageous to jump up and start scheduling for 2013, you are doing so at your own risk. As soon as second month enrollment numbers are received for the 2012-2013 school year for our new schools or those tremendously impacted by recent consolidations (Nelson County, Thomas Nelson, South Warren, Greenwood, Warren Central, Shelby County and Collins), we will be able to more accurately tell schools if anyone will be adjusting classes for 2013 based on enrollment. So there is a real possibility that at least one school will have to adjusting, just based simply on the law of averages.
Please understand if you sign contracts now, you will be liable for any contract […]
04/27/12 – 2012 Playing Rule Changes – Part 1 of several – Field markings
First thing I want to talk about with this year’s rule changes (2012) is the change in restrictions on what can go on a field. In a time when our schools are struggling to find the resources to manage their athletic programs, it seemed a bit outdated that we still prohibited logos on football fields. While I am a traditionalist at heart, I really don’t think the game is impacted by a few logos and marks on the field. So now, our schools are allowed to have corporate logos and other marks on their field. The only restriction is that these CANNOT block or cover up the required marks every five yards, as well as the nine yards marks, etc. This should allow our schools to have some source of revenue generated by the markings and still not impact the management of the game..
04/27/12 – 2012 Football Intro
OK, I hate to admit it. And most will deny it to be able to be true. I have always considered myself a fairly prolific talker, and probably a bit wordy in writing. So its interesting that Football, still my sport, is the one lagging behind in blog entries. Going to try and remedy that in the coming days with some important updates for football coaches, officials and fans.
Let me know if there is a subject you want to see as a blog topic by sending me a quick email to jtackett@khsaa.org
As time permits, I will try and answer your questions and perhaps, even expound a little (OK, the staff here would call it pontificate a little, about your subject.
Thanks!
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