9/18/12 – Commissioner’s Remarks to 2012 KHSAA Annual Meeting
September 18, 2012 Athletic Department Blog Updates
PrintCommissioner’s Remarks
General Session, 2012 KHSAA Annual Meeting
When I sat down a few weeks ago and discussed the board’s evaluation from last year and plans for the coming year, I was again told to take those thoughts to the membership this morning, including plans for some operational changes and potential regulation changes.
As most of you know, my philosophy is perhaps a little different than some of my predecessors. I don’t want to study something to death, or be comfortable “the way it’s always been done”. I think for too long, as an association, we stood at the fork in the road and spent far too much time trying to decide which way to go. We will take those forks we choose, and then another if that doesn’t work out.
Last year was a smooth year operationally, although a down year financially. Our staff appreciates many of you taking time to share a kind word, encouragement, etc. For the first time in many years, we were significantly off budget in boys basketball, which long has been the bell cow of our financial existence. Representing more than 45% of our total income, this event is vital to our continued ability to provide services to our membership, and was down for a variety of reasons. Perhaps the economy, perhaps the matchups, perhaps the UK and UL conflicts, who really knows? But we will redouble our promotional efforts and try to stabilize that event without a change in ticket pricing. At least for now.
The rest of our events went smoothly, with a few even having record attendance. The addition of Bowling was a financial loss to the office, but the sponsor dollars from Ebonite certainly helped offset the cost and for that we are most appreciative.
Hopefully you continued to notice the pace of change. Blessed with a wonderful enthusiastic staff, who have basically grabbed hold and held on, and a cooperative and supportive Board of Control, we have moved forward at a quick pace to finish some long deferred items as well as get some of new ones done.
Other accomplishments last year –
The alignments in soccer, baseball, volleyball and softball were updated to align with the alignment in basketball. This was overwhelming feedback from the membership during the basketball realignment process, and this project allows growth room for the future. It is not without problems as there are many districts with very few teams. But the consistency of placement, the development and nurturing of natural rivalries, and the stable placement without much movement will help our schools in the long run.
We completed phase II of our online data projects, where the Title IX reports are now totally online as well as participation reports and rosters. Phase Iii will see even more synergy among our operations as we attempt to help our front line athletic administrators with their daily management burden of the athletic program. We learned some things there as well-
If you are not a computer expert, and don’t feel comfortable doing your data work, find someone who will do all sports for you. It could be an assistant in the building, or it could be a 9th grade student (who will be around a while). Get someone to help.
Another strong lesson we learned resulted in our recommendation that you and NOT your coaches, manage your roster data. It sounds all well and good to have them edit the data and keep their own rosters, until YOU have to spend days and weeks cleaning up the messes where similarly named players are in the overall roster.
We were able to work with members of the general assembly, Kentucky Athletic Trainers Society and other groups to ensure that concussion legislation had minimal impact on our schools. With the passage of HB281 in 2012, there are new requirements for middle and elementary schools that have interscholastic play, but the vast majority of the requirements for high schools remain the same. New out of that legislation is the requirement to develop a venue specific emergency plan for athletic injuries, and we have provided templates as well as this morning’s informative PD sessions to help you in that regard
We are able to fully implement a bowling championship and initialize plans to implement the wishes of the membership from the 2009 survey. We will have our first championship this year in archery and bass fishing, as well as conducting our first cheer championship.
These sport activities are different. Sport activities don’t force compliance with many of the eligibility rules, and that is intentional. With the procedures and laws of our state allowing unlimited participation by students 4th grade and up, it would require nine years to phase in all of those rules. That in a time when no one is sure that these championships are here for the long haul. So let’s try these things out, and see how they go.
You receive very few paper mailings from our office and you see very few publications in paper. Did you know that the KHSAA, based on low bid alternatives, spent nearly 30,000 a year printing a handbook that was obsolete upon printing. And how about game programs. I don’t know how they sell at your school, but they don’t sell well anymore. There seems to be an age dividing line, but they aren’t being sold. The KHSAA lost nearly 50,000 net dollars last year (that’s printing cost and any commission over ad sales and program sales). So it’s easy to see why we won’t print them any long for sale at events, but we will however, have an electronic alternative and an ability for mom and pop to order a souvenir.
We have also made more strides in standardizing awards, upgrading the awards in nearly every sport, and standardizing basketball with the other team sports.
I am proud that we were able, finally, to convene an ADs advisory committee, a group whose sole purpose is to work with the KHSAA on designing information and systems to assist ADs with the myriad of requirements that need to be met by our member schools.
We have again reviewed our regulations, and continued to refine our handbook. Much of that review resulted in today’s proposals. The new and increased regulatory scrutiny we are under since the mid 2000s has led to the need to be sure our regulations are in order.
THE FUTURE
Let’s spend just a couple of minutes looking forward. I think for too long we have been going backwards into the future, looking forward to the past. That has to stop. We can’t keep blindly using resources, time, effort and energy trying to re-create 1980. It’s that type of thinking that has brought us so much more scrutiny from outside entities such as the legislature and various other groups. We have to continue to focus on truly doing what’s right for kids within our athletic programs. I am convinced that most of our problems as an Association are caused by adults wanting to argue with kids as an excuse, if we truly think about what benefits kids; it should be a great body of work.
Our goal should be that every child is representing the school playing something. And to realize, it isn’t about us adults, whose time has long since passed and we cannot try and live vicariously through today’s kids.
So let me tell you of some things we will be doing this year to help with implementing much of the vision that I have and the board shares, for the future.
Athletic Administrator Meetings – We expanded this year from four to eight meetings to refresh our administrators on KHSAA rules, give detailed in person instruction about our online systems AND provide some help with Title IX. These were wonderfully received with 180 of our school people in attendance at these meetings.
As I told you last year, we are beginning a study to honestly answer the question, “Do we play too many games?” With the increase in travel costs, it’s a wonder basic travel can be paid for. And with increased emphasis on test scores and academic results, are we mis-prioritizing the time of our students with long pre-season practice windows and game limits greater than nearly every other state allows.
This effort is not about any single sport. But are we that much smarter than other states? Do we truly have the fortitude to vote in such a change, which obviously will not be well received by our coaches? We have created a situation with our limits that force schools to play a great deal of games every week just to get to the limit; we have to ask if that has an academic impact?
We will continue to participate as part of legislative review on middle school athletics. Though I will forever feel that this issue should have been addressed by school people, and not a task force of legislators, private special interest groups such as the middle school football coaches and only two school people. Thus far, the group has reached no consensus, but the special interest groups that were allowed to be members have been able to start making strides toward protecting their turf.
I will also look in the coming months to identify a new group of people, whose purpose will be to embark on a long term study on what our rules should look like in the future. If we were starting over, what do the kids and coaches need as RULES? We have to quit valiantly hanging on to 1985, and move our association and our rules forward to better position ourselves for survival in the future.
But you also need to keep our basic philosophy in mind while recognizing realities of today. We have to ask ourselves, has high school athletics taken on a false sense of importance to certain people? Are we going to let special interest groups wrest control of the program from our school people.
Remember why this level is worth fighting for.
WE ARE HIGH SCHOOL
We are about school community, not all star teams. This is about education based athletics, not about putting together groups of kids solely for the purpose of getting a trophy.
We hold athletes and coaches accountable for THEIR actions and behavior. We focus on the values of sportsmanship.
We strike the balance between academics and athletics. We care for the safety of student athletes.
We teach and model integrity. We console, we mentor, and we parent as in many case as we are the only parenting available.
We set standards of fairness and we teach diversity.
We encourage the acceptance of the weaknesses in others while training students to maximize their strengths and the strengths of others so that a common goal can be achieved.
We are about memories.
We must tell everyone that we are the last remaining pure aspect of sport.
WE ARE HIGH SCHOOL.
As I close, remember that life is much more about attitude than aptitude, and together, with a positive attitude, we can make a difference.
If you think about it, those thoughts should always be in the front of our mind.
We’ve got some great happy places we’re going to go in the next few years, doing the right things on behalf of the kids participating. I hope you’ll come with us.
I’d like to close with a little story about things that happen to people like me, as we grow older …. Oh heavens, I forgot what was I was going to say.
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- 09/23/23 – Fall State Championships to Begin On Golf Course
- 09/22/23 – Media Credentials Now Available for Fall Championships
- 09/13/23 – Board of Control Approves Distribution of Bylaw 9 Referendum, Adjusts Swimming & Diving Starting Date
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- 05/10/23 – Board of Control Accepts Reports of Member Survey Results, State Legislation, Officials Licensing
- 05/09/23 – Catch the Bass Fishing State Championships This Weekend on Kentucky Lake
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- 03/29/23 – Official of the Year Winner Announced for Wrestling
- 03/29/23 – Official of the Year Winner Announced for Swimming & Diving
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- 03/02/23- NFHS Announces Soccer Playing Rule Changes
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- 02/02/23- NFHS Announces Football Playing Rule Changes
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- 01/18/23 – Board of Control Approves Football Realignment, RPI Revision, Jenkins Placement in Region 14
- 2023 Approved Final Football Alignment for 2023 and 2024 Playing Seasons
- 2023 DRAFT Football Alignment for Final Consideration
- 2023 Football Realignment – Responses from Membership on Class Boundaries
- 12/20/22 – Initial RPI Rankings, Stat Leader Reports Released for Basketball
- 12/19/22 – KHSAA Announces NFHS State Coach of the Year Honorees for 2021-22 Seasons
- 12/18/22 – Applications Being Accepted for Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships for 2022-2023
- 12/15/22 – Esports Winter State Championships to Cap Off Calendar Year
- 12/08/22 – Competitive Cheer, Dance State Championships Return to George Rogers Clark
- 12/07/22 – Official of the Year Winner Announced for Football
- 12/07/22 – Media Credentials Now Available for Winter Championships
- 12/01/22 – UK HealthCare Sports Medicine Football State Finals Return to Kroger Field
- 11/17/22- Rupp Arena Signs Multi-Year deal to Continue Partnership with KHSAA
- 11/16/22 – Board of Control Approves Items Passed at Annual Meeting, Distribution of Enrollment Information, Wrestling State First Round Site
- 11/16/22 – Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Expands Partnership as Official Fuel of KHSAA
- 11/14/22- Information to Order Football Finals Tickets
- 11/15/22 – UK Healthcare Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Seeks Nominations for Kentucky Comeback Athlete of the Year Award
- 11/10/22 – Official of the Year Winner Announced for Volleyball
- 11/02/22 – Volleyball State Tournament to Continue at George Rogers Clark
- 11/01/22 – Official of the Year Winner Announced for Soccer
- 11/01/22 – Official of the Year Winner Announced for Field Hockey
- 10/27/22 – Cross Country State Championships to Be Held at Bourbon County XC Course
- 10/25/22 – Soccer State Tournaments to Conclude This Week at Frederick Douglass
- 10/22/22 – Field Hockey State Tournament to Conclude at Christian Academy-Louisville
- 10/18/22- Enough is Enough: Bad Behavior by Coaches, Parents and Fans Must Stop
- 10/17/22- KHSAA member school students encouraged to apply for 2023 Kentucky Ag Athletes of the Year
- 10/11/22 – Fall Draw Show to Air Wednesday on KHSAA.tv
- 10/02/22 – Leachman/KHSAA Golf State Finals Head to Bowling Green
- 09/23/22 – Media Credentials Now Available for Fall Championships
- 09/19/22 – Initial RPI Rankings Released for Football
- 09/13/22 – Board of Control Approves Amended Sanctioning Policy, Expansion of Officials Licensing
- 09/07/22 – Initial RPI Rankings, Stat Leader Reports Released for Volleyball, Soccer, Field Hockey; Stat Leader Reports Released for Football
- 09/07/22 – Volleyball Nominations Sought For Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year Award
- 09/06/22 Soccer Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year Awards
- 09/02/22 – Golf Nominations Sought for Male & Female Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year Awards
- 08/19/22 – HYPE Student Leadership Conferences Registration Now Open
- 08/08/22- Scam Social Media Account Response
- 07/25/22- Reminders About Realignment/Reclassification Processes for 2023-24 and beyond (FB, TR, XC)
- 07/22/22- Board of Control conducts first meeting of 2022-23 year
- 07/14/22- Guidance for Officials, Rule Organization Focal Points of 2023 Track and Field/Cross Country Rules Revisions
- 07/12/22- Jewelry Permitted in 2023 High School Softball Rules Changes
- 07/11/22- Prohibition of Jewelry Removed in High School Baseball Rules
- 06/28/22 – Official of the Year Winners Announced for Winter, Spring Sports
- 06/23/22 – Board of Control Approves Agreed Order Involving Bowling Green High School
- 06/22/22 – Board of Control to Hold Special Meeting on Thursday
- 06/10/22- Additional Revisions Announced in COVID Return to Play Protocol
- 06/13/22- Guidance Related to 2021 HB563 (KRS156.070)
- 06/11/22- Kopser, Gloyd Named 2021-22 Midway/KHSAA Student-Athletes of the Year
- 06/08/22 – 2022 Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Baseball, Softball State Tournaments to Conclude This Weekend
- 06/02/22 – Track & Field, Baseball, Softball Set to Kick Off in Lexington
- 05/31/22 – KHSAA Tennis State Championships Presented by UK HealthCare to Begin Tuesday
- 05/17/22 – Baseball, Softball State Tournament Draw Show Set for Thursday
- 05/12/22 – Bass Fishing State Championship to Begin Friday at Kentucky Dam Marina
- 05/12/22 – Board of Control approves girls’ basketball hosting extension, volleyball schedule adjustment, state first-round golf format
- 05/03/22- Hair Adornment Use Clarified; Shot Clock Guidelines Adjusted in Basketball Rules
- 04/28/22 – Spring 2022 KHSAA Esports State Championships Presented by UK HealthCare Slated for Saturday
- 04/27/22 – KHSAA Student Advisory Group Tabbed for National Student Leadership Summit
- 04/19/22 – Archery State Championships to Begin Tuesday in Bowling Green
- 04/18/22 – Pool Markings Focal Point of 2022-23 High School Swimming and Diving Rules Changes
- 04/15/22- NCAA Issues Additional COVID Eligibility Guidance for 2023-24
- 04/13/22 – Media Credentials Now Available for Spring Championships
- 04/11/22 – Official of the Year Winners Announced for Fall Sports
- 04/11/22 – Initial RPI Rankings, Stat Leader Reports Released for Baseball, Softball
- 04/11/22 – Baseball Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year Award
- 04/08/22- Information Relative to Bylaw 7 and CSIET
- 03/21/22 – Nominations for KHSAA Student Advisory Group/NFHS National Student Leadership Summit Now Being Accepted
- 03/16/22 – UK HealthCare Boys’ Sweet 16® set to return to Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
- Hair Adornments, Padding Requirements Among Risk-Based Rules Changes Set for High School Spirit in 2022-23
- 03/09/22 – Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet 16® set to return to Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
- 03/08/22 – Ron Kordes Joins National High School Hall of Fame Class of 2022
- 03/07/22 – Recipients Announced for Seventh Annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships
- 03/03/22- Hair Adornments Permitted in High School Soccer
- 02/25/22- UK HealthCare Boys’ Sweet 16® Tickets on Sale Now!
- 02/24/22 – Wrestling State Championships set to begin
- 02/23/22 – 2022 Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame Class Announced
- 02/20/22 – Sweet 16® online media credential system now live
- 02/19/22 – St. Xavier, Sacred Heart earn team titles at 2022 Swimming & Diving State Championships
- 02/19/22- Girls’ Sweet 16® Tickets on Sale Now!
- 02/17/22- Revised Intentional Grounding, Chop Block Rules Headline 2022 High School Football Rules Changes
- 02/17/22 – Swimming State Championships continue Friday, Saturday
- 02/17/22 – Board of Control approves football bracketing adjustments, new President-elect; Reviews potential amendments to Bylaws
- 02/12/22- Hair Adornment Adjustments, Addition of Team Time-Out Highlight 2022 High School Field Hockey Rules Changes
- 02/11/22 – Diving State Championships Begin Saturday
- 02/11/22- Relaxed Hair Adornment, Uniform Rules Among Administrative Changes Set for High School Volleyball in 2022
- 02/09/22 – KHSAA Bowling State Championships Conclude at Executive Strike & Spare
- 02/08/22 – Sweet 16® Draw Show to Air Feb. 11 on CW Lexington, KHSAA.tv
- 02/05/22 – Bowling State Championships to begin Monday at Executive Strike & Spare
- 02/01/22 – Winter Sports Championship Credentials
- 01/21/22 – Revision to Start of FP Softball Season Coincides with Baseball Change (Revised 01/25/22)
- 01/21/22- Jenny Elder, Connor Link join KHSAA Executive Staff
- 01/21/22- Board Adopts Change to Baseball Season for 2022
- 01/20/22- Revisions Announced in COVID Return to Play Protocol
- 01/19/22- Board of Control approves expansion of State Qualifiers and Teams, Realignment of Basketball Region 4, Declines to adopt Basketball Shot Clock and Expands Baseball and Softball Seasons
- 01/12/22 – Applications Being Accepted for Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships for 2021-2022
- 01/06/22- KHSAA member school students encouraged to apply for 2022 Kentucky Ag Athletes of the Year
- 12/28/21 – Wrestling Nominations Sought for Male and Female Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
- 12/21/21 – Initial Basketball RPI Rankings, Stat Leaders Released
- 12/15/21 – PlayVS/KHSAA Esports Winter State Championships Decided Thursday at UK
- 12/09/21 – State Competitive Cheer, State Dance Championships Start Friday at George Rogers Clark
- 12/08/21 – UK Healthcare Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Seeks Nominations for Kentucky Comeback Athlete of the Year Award
- 12/08/21- KHSAA Announces NFHS State Coach of the Year Honorees for 2020-21 Seasons
- 12/01/21 – 2021 UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Begin Friday at Kroger Field
- 11/03/21 – State Volleyball Tournament Picks Back Up Friday at George Rogers Clark
- 10/27/21- Immediate Vacancy Announcement for the Position of Communications Director
- 10/28/21 – KHSAA State Cross Country Championships Return to Bourbon County XC Course
- 10/26/21 – KHSAA State Soccer Championships Resume This Week at Frederick Douglass
- 10/21/21 – Field Hockey State Tournament Starts Tonight at Campus Sites
- 10/11/21 – Fall Draw Show Airing Wednesday on KHSAA.tv
- 10/08/21- Changes in COVID-19 RTA/RTP Implemented Per SMAC Guidance
- 10/04/21-Vacancy Announcement for Entry-Level Event Staff Position(s) (Regular, Full-time)
- 10/01/21 – Leachman/KHSAA State Golf to Kick Off the 2021-22 State Championships Next Week
- 09/22/21 – Board of Control Approves Changes to Wrestling Alignment for 2021-22
- 09/20/21 – Initial RPI Rankings Released for Football
- 09/17/21 – Initial RPI Rankings Released for Field Hockey, Soccer and Volleyball
- 09/01/21 – Stat Leader Reports for Field Hockey, Football, Soccer and Volleyball Now Available
- 08/24/21 – HYPE Student Leadership Conference Registration Now Open
- 08/18/21- Updates and Reminders on Schedule Change and Score Reporting
- 08/06/21 – Angolia, White Promoted to New Roles at the KHSAA
- 07/27/21- Update and Information Relative to NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) for Kentucky High School Students
- 07/26/21 – Board of Control to Determine Lacrosse Sanctioning in September
- 07/15/2021- COVID Return to Play Protocol
- 07/13/21 – Spring Officials, Supervisor of the Year Winners Announced
- 07/07/21 – Official of the Year Winners Announced for Winter Sports
- 07/06/21 – Introductory Esports Course Launched by NFHS Learning Center
- 06/23/21 – Official of the Year Winners Announced for Fall Sports
- 06/22/21 – Seven Former Standout High School Athletes Headline 2021 Class of National High School Hall of Fame
- 06/17/21 – State Softball Tournament Resumes Friday at UK
- 06/15/21 – State Baseball Tournament Resumes Wednesday at Legends Field
- 06/11/21 – Friday’s Softball Semi-State Games Postponed Until Sunday
- 06/08/21 – Track and Field Championships Begin Thursday at UK
- 06/07/21- Lehmkuhler, Smallwood Named Midway/KHSAA Student-Athletes of the Year
- 05/28/21 – State Tennis Championships Begin Tuesday at UK and Top Seed Tennis Club
- 05/25/21 – Baseball and Softball State Tournament Draws Set for Thursday
Athletic Department Reminders
- 12/10/24 – Swimming & Diving Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete-of the Year
- 12/09/24 – Postseason Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) Dates
- 12/09/24 – Competitive Cheer & Dance Tickets on Sale Now!
- 12/2/24 – Board of Control Adjusts Requirements Surrounding Pole Vault & Diving
- 11/26/24 – Boys’ Volleyball Frequently Asked Questions
- 11/26/24 – Frequently Asked Lacrosse Questions
- 11/22/24 – UK Healthcare Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Seeks Nominations for Kentucky Comeback Athlete of the Year Award
- 11/18/24 – State Dance Time Schedules & Instructions Released
- 11/18/24 – State Competitive Cheer Time Schedules & Instructions Released
- 11/15/24 – Board of Control Adopts Boys’ and Girls’ Lacrosse Alignment & Postseason Format
- 11/15/24 – Board Adopts Boys’ Volleyball Alignment & Postseason Format
- 11/15/24 – Operation Unite Fall Esports State Tournament Kicks Off On 11/18
- 11/07/24 – Swimming & Diving Regular Season Meets Information
- 11/07/24 – Future Swimming First Round Sites Solicitation
- 11/05/24 – Dance State Qualifiers Numbers Released for 2024
- 11/05/24 – Competitive Cheer State Qualifiers Numbers Released for 2024
- 10/29/24 – 2024 Kentucky Beef Council State Cross Country Championships Meet Information
- 10/27/24 – 2024 State Cross Country Qualfiers
- 10/24/24 – Bowling Rules Clinic Now Available
- 10/22/24 – Swimming & Diving Rules Clinic Now Available
- 10/22/24 – Wrestling Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 10/23/24 – Updated Boys’ Volleyball Participating Schools List
- 10/18/24 – KHSAA member school students invited to apply for 2025 Kentucky Ag Athletes-of-the-Year
- 10/15/24 – 2024 KHSAA Competitive Cheer Regional Information & Instructions Available
- 10/15/24 – 2024 Dance Regional Information & Instructions Available
- 10/06/24 – Esports Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 10/03/24 – Tee Times Published for State Golf Final Round
- 10/02/24 – Fall Draw Show to Air Oct. 4 on NFHS Network
- 10/01/24 – Dance Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete-of-the Year
- 10/01/24 – Cross Country Postseason Updates & Regional Instructions Available
- 09/24/24 – Competitive Cheer Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete-of-the Year
- 09/28/24 – Shelbyville CC Update and Tee Times
- 09/28/24 – State Golf First Round Update
- 09/27/24 – Updated ESPORTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON THE KY K-12 INTERNET SERVICE – AN UPDATE ON THE NINTENDO SWITCH TITLES
- 9/20/24- REMINDER- KHSAA/ArbiterSports to Conduct IN-PERSON KHSAA360/ArbiterSports Training Meetings
- 9/19/24- REMINDER- KHSAA to Again Conduct Title IX Education Meetings for All Schools
- 09/16/24 – List of Items Needed for Annual Required Financial Aid Report
- 09/27/24 – UPDATED Boys and Girls Lacrosse Participating Schools List
- 09/10/24 – Girls’ Volleyball Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year
- 09/06/24 – REMINDER: KHSAA/PlayVS Fall 2024 Esports Interest Survey & Other Important Updates
- 09/05/24 – Soccer Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete of the Year
- 09/03/24 – Field Hockey Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
- 08/30/24 – Golf Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
- 08/27/24 – Wrestling Season Dates and New OPC Pricing Structure
- 08/27/24 – KHSAA HYPE Student Leadership Conferences Registration Now Open
- 08/26/24- 2024 Advanced Athletic Administrators Workshop-October 17
- 08/23/24- Additional Clarification and Guidance – WBGT and Fall Competitions
- 08/22/24 – Dance Declaration Form for KHSAA Postseason Now Open
- 08/22/24 – Competitive Cheer Declaration Form for KHSAA Postseason Now Open
- 08/17/24- 2024 KHSAA Annual Meeting Reminder
- 08/16/2024- KHSAA School Directory Available via ArbiterLive
- 08/06/24 – Board revises and finalizes Boys’ Volleyball Season Limitations
- 8/05/24 – Soccer Online Rules Clinic for Coaches & Officials Now Available
- 08/05/24 – Volleyball Online Rules Clinic for Coaches & Officials Now Available
- 08/05/24 – Field Hockey Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 08/02/24 – Golf Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 06/24/24 – ArbiterSports, KHSAA, Riherds.com Announce Revolutionary Partnership for School Data Management Services
- 06/12/24- 2024-2025 Regional Meetings for Athletic Administrators
- 06/01/24 – Softball State Tournament
- 05/29/24 – State Track & Field Traffic/Parking Updates
- 05/28/24 – Match Times Published for Team Tennis Championships
- 05/27/24 – State Outdoor Track & Field Lane Assignments, Starting Heights, & Final Details
- 05/24/24 – Tennis State Championship Brackets Published
- 05/23/24 – Class 1A State Track & Field Performance Listing and Roster by School Available
- 05/22/24 – Class 2A State Track & Field Performance Listing and Roster by School Available
- 05/22/24 – Class 3A State Track & Field Performance Listing and Roster by School Available
- 05/15/24 – Tennis State Championship Updates
- 5/15/24 – Softball District/Region Instructions Available
- 05/13/24 – Board of Control Adjusts Swimming & Diving Competition Start Date for 2024-2025
- 05/10/24 – Boys’ Volleyball 2025 Season Updates
- 05/07/24- Reminders about Academic All State and Triple Threat Awards
- 04/20/24 – State Bass Fishing Regional Results and State Registration
- 04/29/2024 – Title IX Report Error in Calculation of Historical Team Matrix
- 4/26/2024 – Bass Fishing State Instructions Available
- 4/24/24 – Region 1 Bass Fishing Tournament Postponed
- 04/15/2024 – Esports Spring Championship Update
- 04/11/24 – Bass Fishing Regional Instructions Available
- 04/09/24- KHSAA Partners with Advance NIL for Comprehensive Education Effort
- 04/02/24- Advisory Concerning Outdoor Sports, Monday April 8
- 04/02/24- KDPH Resource Documents Related to April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse
- 4/2/24 – KHSAA Archery State Championship Registration Now Open
- 04/02/24 – Baseball Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year Award
- 4/2/24 – Softball Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete-of-the-Year Awards
- 4/1/24 – 2023-2024 Title IX Annual Report and Participation List Submission
- 2023-2024 Archery State Championship Qualifiers By School
- 03/26/24 – Tennis Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
- 3/19/24 – Bass Fishing Nominations Sought For Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year Awards
- 03/18/24- KHSAA Seeks Fifth Assistant Commissioner (new position)
- 03/11/2024- Expansion Announced of KHSAA Partnership with ArbiterSports To Include School/Coach Data Management
- 03/21/24 – Recipients Announced for Ninth Annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships
- 03/09/24 – Spring Esports Enrollment Update + Splatoon 3 and NBA 2K 24 Make it to State
- 03/08/24 – Competitive Cheer & Dance Tryout Window and Spring Allowances Reminders
- 03/07/24 – Track & Field Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 3/7/24 – Bass Fishing Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 3/7/24 – Softball Online Rules Clinic Now Available for Coaches & Umpires
- 03/07/24 – 2024 KHSAA & UTR Sports Tennis Information
- 03/07/24 – Baseball Online Rules Clinic Now Available for Coaches & Umpires
- 03/07/24 – Tennis Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 02/29/24 – State Indoor Track & Field Final Details
- 02/25/24 – Inaugural State Indoor Track & Field Meet Qualifiers
- 02/23/24 – Updated Details for State Indoor Track & Field
- 02/21/24 – State Swimming & Diving Final Details
- 02/17/24 – State Swimming & Diving Psych Sheet and Meet Information Now Available
- 02/16/24 – Updated Top Performances for Indoor Track & Field
- 02/15/24 – State First Round Swimming Final Details
- 02/12/24 – Board of Control Election Procedures
- 2/12/24 – Archery Regional Instructions Available
- 02/12/24 – Brackets Now Available for Boys’/Coed Wrestling Championship
- 02/11/24 – State Wrestling Championships Update
- 02/11/24 – State First Round Swimming Psych Sheets & Information Available
- 2/9/24 – Esports Spring Enrollment Update & Additional Information
- 02/02/24 – Indoor Track & Field Updates
- 02/02/24 – Nominations for KHSAA Student Advisory Group-NFHS National Student Leadership Summit Being Accepted
- 2/2/24 – KHSAA / PlayVS Spring 24 Esports Dashboard and Other Updates
- 01/31/24 – Diving Postseason Reminders
- 1/30/24 – State Bowling Lane Assignments and Roster By School Posted
- 01/26/24 – Bowling State Information
- 01/24/24 – Basketball Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year
- 1/24/24 Archery Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year Awards
- 01/24/24 – Archery Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 01/24/24- Spring Esports Online Rules Clinic for Coaches Now Available
- 01/23/24 – Wrestling Postseason Updates
- 01/22/24 – Postseason Diving Entry Requirements Adjusted Due to Weather
- 01/18/24 – PlayVS Nintendo Switch System Spring ‘24 Promotion
- 01/16/24 – Indoor Track & Field State Meet Updates
- 01/11/24 – Swimming & Diving Regional Instructions and Additional Postseason Information
- 01/09/24 – Regional Bowling Entries for Unified & Adapted Athletes
- 01/09/24 – Regional Bowling Entries
- 01/09/24 – REMINDER: KHSAA/PlayVS Spring 2024 Esports Interest Survey with Special Offer
- 01/08/24 – Applications Being Accepted for Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships for 2023-2024
- 01/05/24 – Bowling Regional Instructions Available
- 01/02/24 – Bowling Postseason Updates
- 01/01/24 – Wrestling Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
- 12/29/23 – First Phase (T-35 Report) Open for Title IX Reporting Entry for 2023-2024
- 12/18/23 – Swimming & Diving Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete-Of the Year
- 12/15/23 – List of Items Needed for Annual Required Financial Aid Report
- 12/15/23 – Nominations Sought For Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
- 12/05/23 – State Outdoor Track & Field Postseason Dates & Reminders
- 12/14/23 – Wrestling Mat Offer & Scholarship Opportunity
- 12/5/23 – Esports Winter Championship Update
- 12/4/2023 – KHSAA/PlayVS Spring 2024 Esports Interest Survey With Special Offer
- 11/30/23 – State Archery to be Held at Central Bank Center in Lexington
- 11/28/23 – UK Healthcare Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Seeks Nominations for Kentucky Comeback Athlete of the Year Award
- 11/21/2023 – KHSAA Winter Esports State Championship Presented by UK HealthCare Field Is Set
- 11/16/23 – KHSAA Inaugural Indoor Track & Field Meet
- 11/16/23 – Swimming Postseason Updates
- 11/15/23 – Girls’ Wrestling Weight Classes and Season Implementation
- 11/15/2023 – Esports Spring 2024 Enrollment Is Now Open
- 11/13/2023 – Starting Spring 24, PlayVS and KHSAA Announce That Esports Will be Free To Participate
- 11/14/23 – Basketball Roster/Schedule Entry/Prime Date Reminder
- 11/08/23 – Online Roster Maintenance Reminders Concerning Expanded Sport/Activities Offerings & Former Coed Only Teams
- 10/17/23- Wrestling Schools Reminded about Needed Information, Girls’ Wrestling; Wrestling Survey Results
- 10/16/23 – KHSAA member school students invited to apply for 2024 Kentucky Ag Athletes-of-the-Year
- 10/16/23- REMINDER- KHSAA to Again Conduct Title IX Meetings, See Registration for 2023-2024
- 10/12/23 – KHSAA School Subdomain Control Panel/Sports Offerings Update
- 10/11/23 – Bowling Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 10/11/23 – Wrestling Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 10/03/23 – KHSAA Hires Longtime Official Scott Bottoms as Supervisor of Officials Licensing
- 10/02/23- Board of Control Referendum to the Membership – Bylaw 9
- 9/28/23- Wrestling Class Survey Issued for Member Schools
- 09/27/23 – Clarifications about Participation in Individual Sports
- 09/29/23 – Tee Times Published for State Golf Final Round
- 09/22/23 – Tee Times Published for State Golf First Round
- 9/21/23 – Kentucky Esports – The Status of League of Legends and Other Titles
- 9/19/23- Winter Esports Online Rules Clinic for Coaches Now Available
- 9/18/2023 – Disabling the Hidden Browser on District-Owned Nintendo Switch Consoles
- 09/12/23 – Volleyball Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year
- 9/12/23 Soccer Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
- 9/11/2023 – Esports in Public Schools on the KY K-12 Internet Service – An Update on the Nintendo Switch Titles
- 09/06/23 – Field Hockey Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
- 09/06/23 – Golf Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
- 08/28/23 – PlayVS Fall Intro to Esports Webinar Recording Is Now Available
- 08/28/23 – Golf Regional Instructions Available and Postseason Reminders
- 08/18/23 – 2023 Fall Esports Enrollment Information
- 08/18/23- Offer EXTENDED for AED Pricing from CPR of Indiana
- 08/17/23 – Additional Reminder for Schools – Bylaw 9 Basketball Organized Play Prior to Practice
- 08/15/23- Roster/Schedule/Score/Photo, Etc. Reminder for Fall Sports
- 08/14/23 – Competitive Cheer Declaration Form Now Open
- 08/14/23 – Dance Declaration Form Now Open
- 08/11/23 – KHSAA HYPE Student Leadership Conferences Registration Now Open
- 08/11/23- Reminders about Approved Amendments to Bylaw 9 for 2023-24 (Basketball Organized Play Prior to Practice)
- 08/07/23- Football Online Rules Clinic for Officials Now Available
- 8/7/23- Football Online Rules Clinic for Coaches Now Available
- 08/03/23- Important Changes in the KHSAA Online School Subdomain for 2023-24
- 07/31/23 – Soccer Online Rules Clinic for Coaches & Officials Now Available
- 07/24/23 – Corresponding Calendar Reminders, Updates, References
- 07/11/2023- Fall Sports Tryout Reminders
- 05/31/23 – Parking Details for State Track & Field, State Softball
- 05/30/23 – State Track & Field Lane Assignments, Starting Heights, Final Details!
- 05/26/23- 2023 Advanced Athletic Administrators Workshop-August 29
- 05/26/23- 2023 Annual Meeting Set for September
- 05/26/23 – Class 3A State Track & Field Performance Listing and Roster by School Available
- 05/24/23 – Class 2A State Track & Field Performance Listing and Roster by School Available
- 05/24/23- 2023-2024 Regional Meetings for Athletic Administrators
- 05/24/23 – Class 1A State Track & Field Performance Listing and Roster by School Available
- 05/22/23- Guidance Related to 2023 SB145, with revisions to 2021 HB563 (KRS156.070)
- 05/16/23- Revised GE04 and Optional PPE01 Released
- 05/15/23- Reminder about Postseason Rosters, Triple Threat and Academic All-State Awards
- 05/10/23 – Baseball & Softball End of Season/Beginning of Postseason Updates
- 05/02/23 – State Bass Fishing Region Results and State Registration
- 05/02/23 – Tennis Regional Instructions Available and Postseason Reminders
- 04/29/2023 – Bass Fishing State Instructions Available
- 04/27/23 – Track & Field Regional Instructions Available and Postseason Reminders
- Swimming State Schedule Format Survey Questionnaire Distributed to Athletic Directors and Principals
- Important Follow-up Survey – Triennial Survey – Boys/Coed Volleyball, Lacrosse, Team Tennis
- 04/17/23 – Suncoast Model SBFPB-10 Bat placed on Non-Approved Bat List
- 04/14/23 – Softball Mid-Season Updates & Interpretations
- 4/14/23- Basketball Shot Clock Surveys
- 04/13/23 – Bass Fishing Regional Instructions Available
- 04/10/23- Reminder about Academic All-State and Triple Threat Awards
- 4/6/23 – 2022-2023 Title IX Annual Report and Participation List Submission
- 04/04/23 – KHSAA State Archery Championships Registration Now Open
- 03/22/23- Off Season Football Activity and Practice Reminders
- 02/27/23 – Recipients Announced for Eighth Annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships
- 02/24/23 – Softball Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 02/22/23 – Track & Field Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 02/13/23 – Board of Control Election Procedures
- 03/2/23 – Nominations for KHSAA Student Advisory Group-NFHS National Student Leadership Summit Being Accepted
- 02/07/23 – Board Finalizes Golf State First Round Sites for 2023
- 02/05/23 – Swimming & Diving State Meet Psych Sheet & Information Now Available
- 02/01/23 – Wrestling Postseason Updates
- 01/31/23 – Region Diving Update
- 01/23/23 – Spring Sports Postseason Dates
- 01/18/23 – Spring Esports Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 1/11/23 – First Phase (T-35 Report) Open For Title IX Reporting Entry FOR 2022-2023
- 01/04/22 – Basketball Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Boy/Girl Student Athlete-of-the-Year Award
- 12/27/22 – Wrestling Nominations Sought For Male And Female Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete Of The Year
- 12/18/22 – Applications Being Accepted for Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships for 2022-2023
- 11/29/22 – Esports Winter Championship Update & Spring Calendar
- 11/14/22- Information to Order Football Finals Tickets
- 11/15/22 – UK Healthcare Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Seeks Nominations for Kentucky Comeback Athlete of the Year Award
- 10/18/22- Enough is Enough: Bad Behavior by Coaches, Parents and Fans Must Stop
- 10/17/22- KHSAA member school students encouraged to apply for 2023 Kentucky Ag Athletes of the Year
- 10/11/22 – Fall Draw Show to Air Wednesday on KHSAA.tv
- 10/05/22 – Wrestling Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 10/05/22 – Esports Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 2022 Title IX Workshops
- 09/21/22 – Dance Rules Clinic Now Open
- 09/19/22 – Competitive Cheer Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year Award
- 09/06/22 – Dance Declaration Form Now Open
- 09/06/22 – Competitive Cheer Declaration Form Now Open
- 08/19/22 – HYPE Student Leadership Conferences Registration Now Open
- 08/15/22- 2022 KHSAA Annual Meeting Reminder
- 2022 Advanced Athletic Administrators Workshop
- 07/29/22 – 2022 Fall Esports Enrollment Information
- 07/29/22 – Dance Postseason Update & Semi-State Hosts Sought
- 07/29/22 – Competitive Cheer Postseason Update & Regional Hosts Sought
- 07/10/22- Rosters Open for Entry for 2022-23
- 07/13/22- 2022-2023 Regional Meetings for Athletic Administrators
- 06/23/22 – Board of Control Approves Agreed Order Involving Bowling Green High School
- 06/10/22- Additional Revisions Announced in COVID Return to Play Protocol
- 06/13/22- Guidance Related to 2021 HB563 (KRS156.070)
- 06/11/22- Kopser, Gloyd Named 2021-22 Midway/KHSAA Student-Athletes of the Year
- 05/31/22 – State Track & Field Lane Assignments, Starting Heights, & Final Details
- 05/19/22 – State Track & Field Instructions Available
- 05/18/22 – Title IX Webinar
- 05/11/22 – Board Approves Golf State First Round Sites
- 05/10/22 – Baseball & Softball Season Clarification and Reminders
- 05/03/22- Hair Adornment Use Clarified; Shot Clock Guidelines Adjusted in Basketball Rules
- 05/02/22 – State Bass Fishing Registration, Ticketing, and Region Results
- 04/29/2022 – Bass Fishing State Instructions Available
- 04/26/22 – Spalding Softball for Postseason
- 04/29/22- Eased Restrictions on Facial Hair Among 2022-23 High School Wrestling Rules Changes
- 04/20/22- Reminder about Academic All-State and Triple Threat Awards
- 04/18/22- KHSAA Triennial Sports Offering Survey-2021-2022
- 04/18/22 – Pool Markings Focal Point of 2022-23 High School Swimming and Diving Rules Changes
- 04/15/22- NCAA Issues Additional COVID Eligibility Guidance for 2023-24
- 04/13/22 – Bass Fishing Regional Instructions Available
- 04/08/22- Information Relative to Bylaw 7 and CSIET
- 04/06/22 – Esports Spring Championship Update
- 04/05/22 – KHSAA State Archery Championships Registration Now Open
- 03/28/22 – 2021-2022 Title IX Annual Report and Participation List Submission
- 03/24/22 – Esports Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
- 03/21/22 – Nominations for KHSAA Student Advisory Group/NFHS National Student Leadership Summit Now Being Accepted
- 03/07/22 – Recipients Announced for Seventh Annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships
- 02/20/22 – State Wrestling Final Round Update
- 02/18/22- Football First 2 Rounds of Playoffs, Glove Reminder, Rules Changes
- 02/17/22- Revised Intentional Grounding, Chop Block Rules Headline 2022 High School Football Rules Changes
- 02/17/22 – Board of Control approves football bracketing adjustments, new President-elect; Reviews potential amendments to Bylaws
- 02/15/22 – Board of Control Election Procedures
- 02/13/22 – KHSAA State Wrestling First Round Update
- 02/12/22- Hair Adornment Adjustments, Addition of Team Time-Out Highlight 2022 High School Field Hockey Rules Changes
- KHSAA Current Ball Adoptions
- 02/04/22 – Region Swim Events Update
- 02/03/22 – Region Swim Events Scheduled for 02/04 Postponed
- 02/02/22 – Region Swim & Dive Events Scheduled for 02/03 Postponed
- 02/02/22 – Bowling State Instructions & Oil Patterns Available
- 01/26/22 – Archery Online Rules Clinic Now Available
- 01/26/22 – Archery Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
- 01/25/22 – Postseason Track & Field Dates
- 01/25/22 – Softball Season Clarifications
- 01/21/22 – Revision to Start of FP Softball Season Coincides with Baseball Change (Revised 01/25/22)
- 01/21/22 – Board Adopts Mandatory use of UTR (Universal Tennis Rating) for Tennis
- 01/21/22- Jenny Elder, Connor Link join KHSAA Executive Staff
- 01/21/22- Board Adopts Change to Baseball Season for 2022
- 01/21/22 – Board of Control Sets State First Round Sites; Regional Postseason Instructions Available
- 01/20/22- Revisions Announced in COVID Return to Play Protocol
- 01/19/22- Board of Control approves expansion of State Qualifiers and Teams, Realignment of Basketball Region 4, Declines to adopt Basketball Shot Clock and Expands Baseball and Softball Seasons
- 01/14/22 – Regional Bowling Entries for Unified & Adapted Athletes
- 01/14/22 – Regional Bowling Entries
KHSAA Sports Medicine Posts (including COVID-19)
- 06/10/22- Additional Revisions Announced in COVID Return to Play Protocol
- 01/20/22- Revisions Announced in COVID Return to Play Protocol
- 10/30/21- 2021 Final Adjusted Standings (after tie-breakers)
- 10/08/21- Changes in COVID-19 RTA/RTP Implemented Per SMAC Guidance
- 08/23/21- Reminder about COVID-19 Return to Play Following Isolation
- 2021-2022 COVID Related Cancellations
- KDE Face Covering Guidance Per 702 KAR 1:195E, 8/20/21
- KHSAA and KMA Covid-19 Return to Play Algorithm/Matrix and Optional Form
- 08/18/21- Updates and Reminders on Schedule Change and Score Reporting
- 08/10/21- Initial Return to Play Additional Guidance Issued for Fall Sports
- 08/09/21- Covid-19 Continuation Documents (8/9/21)
- 07/27/21- Bylaw and Policy Reminders During 2021-22 School Year
- 07/15/2021- COVID Return to Play Protocol
- 06/01/21- Entry Open for Member Schools to Designate SB128 Students
- 05/19/21- NCAA Additional Flexibility for High School Seniors in 20-21 Utilizing the SSYP Under SB128
- SB128 Decisions Reporting and Relationship to Athletics
- 05/10/21- Senate Bill 128: Supplemental School Year Program Additional Guidance Related to NCAA
- 04/26/21- Change in Masking Requirements for OUTDOOR Sports and Sport-Activities With Less than 1,000 attendees
- 04/20/21- Change in COVID Guidance for Outdoor Sports and Sport-Activities
- 04/12/21- Senate Bill 128: Supplemental School Year Program Guidance for Sports and Sport-Activities
- 04/11/21- Reminders about Off-season Team Sport Allowances and Restrictions
- 04/05/21- Spring Sports Guidance Revision
- Anxiously Awaiting Return of Fans in High School Sports, Performing Arts
- 03/05/21 – Change in Attendance Limitation Recommendation
- 02/21/21- District and Region Basketball Scheduling of Games
- 02/20/21- Interim Guidance Regarding Spring Sports Travel
- 01/26/21- Reminders about Sports and Sport-Activity Return to Play
- 01/15/21- Early Season Basketball Reminders- Masks, Seeding, Attendance, Media
- COVID-19 State and National Data and References
- 12/10/20- Board of Control Confirms Decision to Start Winter Sports Practice December 14
- 11/20/20- Winter Indoor Sports Delayed, Information for Member Schools
- 11/19/20- Football Playoff Reminders
- COVID-19 Kentucky Public Health Data and References
- 11/01/20- KY COVID Daily Incidence Reports by County
- 10/30/20- 2020 Final Adjusted Standings (after tie-breakers)
- 10/16/20- COVID Basketball Information and Update
- 10/12/20- Postseason Soccer, Volleyball, Field Hockey Situations and Questions
- 10/07/20- Extension of Deadline to Play Seeded District Games- SO, VB and Revised Tie-Breaker
- 09/27/20- 2020-2021 COVID Related Cancellations
- 09/18/20- Urgent Reminder on COVID Cancellations in Football, Soccer and Volleyball
- 09/17/20- RPI Impact on Cancelled Contests/Open Dates
- 09/16/20- Board of Control Approves Dates for Winter Sports to Begin Practice
- 09/11/20- COVID-19 RELATED PSA/PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUCEMENTS
- 09/10/20- CPR of Indiana again offers KHSAA Members Discounted AED program
- 09/08/20- COVID-19 Related Links and Documents
- NFHS Rules Considerations Due to Covid-19
- 08/29/20- Clarifications, Corrections and Revisions of to Healthy at Sports Stage 3-Fall Sports Return to Competition
- 08/25/20- Covid-19 Resumption Documents (8/20, Revised 8/20, 9/20, 10/20, 11/20, 12/20, 2/21, 3/21)
- 08/25/20- Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Resumption of Sport and Sport-Activities (Updated 10/13)
- 08/21/20- Restart of the Opportunity to Practice and Play Sports
- 08/20/20- Board of Control Upholds Decision to Begin Fall Sports September 7
- 08/04/20- The Planned Return of Interscholastic Athletics Challenges Us All
- 08/03/20- Middle School Interscholastic Athletics Reminders and Interim Guidance for 2020-21
- 07/31/20- Bylaw and Policy Revisions/Waivers Due to Covid-19
- 08/03/20- Questions and Answers Regarding NFHS Network Pixellot Program
- 07/31/20- Update for Member Schools Regarding Fall Sports and Current Activity
- 07/28/20- Board of Control Approves Fall Sports to Begin Practice August 24
- 07/14/20- Healthy at Sports Position Statement
- 07/14/20- Pixellot Offer-Webcasting/Webinar
- 07/13/20- Board of Control Extends Segment 3 Restrictions to August 3
- 07/12/20- Segment 3 (Continued Through August 2nd) Guidance
- 05/29/20- Covid-19 Return to Participation in Sports and Sport-Activities Guidance for High Schools and Middle Schools
- 04/30/20- Covid-19 End-of-Year Resources and Guidance
- 04/29/20- Revised Covid-19 Policies and Guidance Issued, May 1 to May 31
- 04/21/20- Spring Sports Cancellation, Basketball Events Not To Be Resumed
- 03/13/20- (revised 04/02/20 and 4/17/20)- Athletic Dead Period Instituted for Athletic Programs in All Sports and Sport-Activities Due to Covid-19
- 03/30/20- Status of KHSAA Sponsored Events and Deadlines
- 03/19/20- Spring Sport-Activity Tryout Window Postponed
- 03/18/20- Refund Options, 2020 Girls’ and Boys’ State Basketball Tournaments
- 03/16/20- Update on KHSAA Office Opening/Closing and Staff Availability
- 03/13/20- Spring Football Practice Eliminated for 2020 for High and Middle Schools
- 03/12/20- Girls’ and Boys’ State Basketball Tournaments Suspended Indefinitely
- 03/08/20- Statement on Ongoing KHSAA Activities and the COVID-19 (Corona) Virus
- 07/17/19- Heat and Humidity Reminders for Member Schools Representatives
- 08/27/18- KHSAA Partners with CPR of Indiana and KMA to Promote Rare Discounted AED program
- 03/30/17 – KHSAA Revising Office Hours Effective April 3, 2017
- 03/25/13 – Clarification on Cold Weather Participation