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09/04/12 – Volleyball, Soccer Draw Show to Air on Friday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
Volleyball, Soccer Draw Show to Air on Friday
Volleyball and soccer postseason tournaments may not begin until October 8 but teams will soon find out the region it will face in the first round of the state tournament should it advance.
The draws for the 2012 KHSAA State Volleyball and KHSAA Boys’ and Girls’ State Soccer Tournaments will be conducted on Friday, Sept. 7 at 2 p.m. at the KHSAA Office in Lexington. The draw show will air live on www.khsaa.tv.
Brackets will be posted to the Riherd’s/KHSAA Scoreboard and the KHSAA website at the conclusion of the program.
The KHSAA State Volleyball Tournament moves to the new gymnasium at Valley High School in Louisville this year. The tournament had been contested at Bellarmine University’s Knights Hall the past two years. The tournament will be played on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27.
The tournaments for boys’ and girls’ soccer […]
08/23/12 – Archery Becomes Latest Championship Sport-Activity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 23, 2012
ARCHERY BECOMES LATEST CHAMPIONSHIP SPORT-ACTIVITY
Kentucky’s elementary, middle and high schools have enjoyed archery competition for nearly a decade. Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year the chance to compete for a KHSAA state championship will become reality.
The KHSAA will add archery as a varsity sport-activity starting this year, Commissioner Julian Tackett announced in a Thursday morning press conference. Archery joins competitive cheer and bass fishing, which are holding their first KHSAA-sanctioned state championships in late January and April, respectively, as the newest sport-activities offered by the Association along with bowling that had its first KHSAA championship in 2012. Kentucky becomes one of the first states nationally to offer archery as a varsity sport-activity. The regional and state competitions will take place in late February and early March.
“We are thrilled to be able to add archery to our growing list of sport-activities,” said Tackett. “It’s […]
8/21/12 – Agenda for Optional AD Workshop Posted
Below is the agenda.
2012-13 OPTIONAL KHSAA ADMINISTRATORS WORKSHOP
Check in: 7:30 a.m., Workshop: 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Lunch will be from 12:00 to 12:45 for those that have indicated they will stay
Session I – Welcome, Introductions and Part I: Roster and School Management
- Introduction of Presenters
- Evaluation Form and EILA Information
- The need for Security on the web site
- Establishing a Secure Account
- Indicating Sports and Levels
- Roster Management
Section II – KHSAA Equity Policies and Title IX Overview
- Introduction of Presenters
- Evaluation Form and EILA Information
- The need for Security on the web site
- Establishing a Secure Account
- Indicating Sports and Levels
- Roster Management
- Coach Management
- Title IX Online Reporting System
- Sports Safety Course
- Disqualifications
- Primer on KHSAA Bylaws
- KHSAA and its role with KDE and KBE
- KHSAA Prime Date Requirement
- Cheerleading and its role within the School
08/21/12 – Reminder about Press Conference at KHSAA 8/23/12
PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 23
A press conference has been scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 23, at 10 a.m. at the KHSAA office in Lexington. Representatives from the KHSAA, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) and the KY chapter of NASP will be in attendance to discuss the latest KHSAA sanctioned sport-activity offering. The press conference will be broadcast live on www.KHSAA.tv.
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For more information contact Elden May at 859-299-5472.
8/16/12 – KHSAA Seeks Applicants for Communications Director (fka Sports Information Director)
Kentucky High School Athletic Association
Vacancy Announcement for the position of
Communications Director (fka Sports Information Director)
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF RESUMES AND COVER LETTER FOR CONSIDERATION: SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
POSTING REVISED: AUGUST 25, 2012 TO REFLECT STATUTORY COMPLIANCE WITH RETIREMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association is accepting applications for the position of Communications Director (fka Sports Information Director)
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION
- Work directly for the Commissioner of the Association as spokesperson and media relations coordinator.
- Page layout for all KHSAA publications, magazines and game programs including all aspects of design and mechanical production.
- Regularly scheduled release of information to all statewide media regarding KHSAA events, meetings, etc., including special announcements as directed by the Commissioner.
- Oversee development and implementation of expanded strategies for the use of social media to promote the KHSAA and its activities and events.
- Assistance with maintenance of information on KHSAA website […]
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
08/14/12 – Reebok Vector TLS 32″ Decertified by NFHS
Please be advised that the BBCOR decertification process has been implemented for the Reebok Vector TLS 32-inch model.
Effective immediately and until further notice, this bat (Reebok Vector TLS 32″ length) should be considered a non-compliant bat and subject to NFHS Baseball Rules 4-1-3b and 7-4-1a.
08/13/12 – Hype Student Conferences Set For Next Week, Start of Fall Sports, Press Conference Set
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 13, 2012
HYPE STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES SET FOR LEXINGTON, BOWLING GREEN
For the second consecutive year the HYPE KHSAA Student Leadership Conference will educate students in the eastern and western portions of the Commonwealth. The first installment of the conference will take place on Monday, Aug. 20, at Heritage Hall in the Lexington Center. The second day of the conference will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at the Sloan Convention Center in Bowling Green.
This marks the 11th year the Association has provided the free conference for student-athletes to learn teamwork exercises, sportsmanship initiatives and discuss current issues. Scheduled seminars this year include hazing (Elliott Hopkins, NFHS), Respect (Cameron Mills), Challenge Course (Kara Mattingly, Asbury University) and a segment with J.C. Newton from the Kentucky National Guard. The conference is primarily funded with the receipts from the Association’s corporate sponsor program.
More than 600 student-athletes […]
08/13/12 – Regional Series of Meetings Scheduled
This reminder is for all member school Superintendents, Principals and Athletic Directors within the KHSAA.
For the fall of 2012, the KHSAA has reinstituted an Athletic Administrator Workshop. The content for this non-mandatory workshop expand this year to not only include the elements related to Title IX and those reports and functions, but instructional sessions on managing the coaching and player data for your school, completion of the Annual participation list, and other helpful topics on the KHSAA web site. These sessions will begin in the early morning and continue through noon. A final schedule will be sent to all registered attendees. After a break for lunch, attendees are invited to attend an additional 90-minute session related to the rules and regulations of the KHSAA. This session would be invaluable for new ADs as well as those simply wanting to re-familiarize themselves with the Constitution, Bylaws and Tournament Rules. We will be offering assistance with […]
08/08/12 State Track Meet Dates Announced
The schedule for the state track meet for 2012-2013 school year is set as follows:
Friday, May 17 – 2A and Saturday, May 18 – 1A and 3A
Please be sure to add this to your school calendar. In years past we have found that schools appreciated the early announcement of these dates as spring is a busy time for all schools. The release of these dates should be instrumental to schools as they finalize their school calendars throughout the year and after the winter months.
This format is a slight change from the past two years with two classes competing on Saturday. Exact times for each class will be released at a later date. We can confirm that the Class 1A will be the early meet on Saturday and the Class 3A will be the afternoon meet.
The State Meet site will be announced when it is determined later in the fall.
07/31/12 – Boys’ Sweet 16® Championship Game Set for Sunday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 31, 2012
2013 BOYS’ SWEET 16® CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SET FOR SUNDAY
For the first time in the 95-year history of the KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16®, the tournament championship game will be played sometime other than Saturday night.
The traditional state tournament format will undergo a transformation for the 2013 event due to potential scheduling conflicts with Rupp Arena.
“We received a request a few days ago from the University to consider other Saturday (and potentially Sunday) alternatives in the event that the final schedule for 2012-2013 necessitated the Wildcats playing at home on Saturday, March 9,” said KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett. “The 2013 scheduling has been a constantly evolving challenge for a while as we had previously surrendered our contracted dates for the arena to allow UK to host the NCAA Second/Third round that year.”
The semifinals, a doubleheader that has been played on Saturday morning for more than fifty years, […]
7/25/12 “Hit By Pitch” Procedure Revised in High School Softball for 2013
Batters in high school softball no longer will have to make an attempt to avoid being hit by a pitch in order to be awarded first base. This revision to Rule 8-1-2 was one of four rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Softball Rules Committee at its June 11-13 meeting in Indianapolis. All rules changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. Click here for more details
07/24/12 – Championship Weekend Created for Fall Sports
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 24, 2012
CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND CREATED FOR FALL SPORTS
Beginning in the fall of 2013 the first weekend of November will have a championship feel unlike any other in the Association’s 95-year history. The KHSAA Board of Control approved a measure at its July meeting to create a fall sports weekend of championships as five separate team championships will be decided on the same Saturday.
The final championship contests for volleyball, boys’ and girls’ cross country, as well as boys’ and girls’ soccer will be awarded on Nov. 9, 2013. The new series of championships will be held in week 18 of the NFHS corresponding date calendar.
The decision to create a fall weekend of champions received support for several reasons, among them the fact it cuts down on scheduling conflicts for member schools, unlike when the championships are conducted on three separate weekends. Similar events also have been […]
07/19/12 – 2012 HYPE Student Conference Details Posted
Details for the 2012 HYPE Conference are now posted to our website.
Head over to our Student Conference page to learn more!
06/19/12 – Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame class of 2013 introduced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 19, 2012
DAWAHARES/KHSAA HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2013 INTRODUCED
Members of the newest class of the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame were introduced to the public and enjoyed around of golf at the 26th annual Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame Golf Scramble on Tuesday at the Marriott GriffinGate Resort Hotel in Lexington.
“It’s amazing to see the support this Hall of Fame enjoys from the people who participate in the scramble every year. We have Hall of Famers who were inducted more than 20 years ago and they still come back and play every year,” said KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett. “It’s such an honor to see the new Hall of Famers introduced for the first time. It’s a great time but it’s also very humbling when you see just how much this honor means to them.”
Representatives of eight of the nine members of the 2013 Class of the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of […]
07/17/12 – NFHS Offers new free online course to minimize risk of Heat Stroke Death in High School Sports
In its ongoing effort to minimize the risk of participating in high school athletics, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has produced a free online course entitled “A Guide to Heat Acclimatization and Heat Illness Prevention.” Click here for more details
7/17/12 – Baseball Rules Committee Addresses Alteration of Bats with 2013 Rule Changes
New language has been added to the high school baseball rules to re-emphasize that non-wood bats cannot be altered. This additional note in Rule 1-3-2 was one of four rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Baseball Rules Committee at its June 3-5 meeting in Indianapolis. All rules changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. Click Here for More Information
07/12/12 – Web Site Renovation Continues!
Welcome to the new face of the KHSAA web site. We hope you find it easier to navigate and find items. Look around, you will probably find what you want without having to call or email the office.
It will take a while to get all of the legacy content and prior results posted. You will find at least the last three years of information for most sports and sports activities, and as time permits, the older years will be completed.
If you find problems, hit the Feedback button at the bottom and submit a note. Thanks for checking it out!
07/10/12 – 2012 Volleyball Officials Camp July 27-28
2012 Volleyball Officials Camp – July 27-28 Click Here for More Info
02/20/12 – Rip-It Bat
We have received the following from the NFHS
It was brought to the NFHS’s attention that some umpires have identified the Rip-It bat as being non-compliant due to the positioning of the BBCOR .50 certification mark on the taper instead of on the barrel. This was very observant of them and a correct interpretation. However, the NFHS has had discussions with the Rip-It management group about this issue and an agreement was worked out to extend to them an administrative remedy to permit their bats to be allowed in high school competition. Please share this information with your officials that the Rip-It product with the BBCOR .50 certification mark on the taper of the bat instead of the barrel is compliant with the NFHS baseball rules due to an administrative remedy.
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