I've heard bits and pieces about the calendar change, but haven't read anything. Can anyone explain the new calendar starting in 2019?

 

Am I right in that the nomenclature has changed, and there will not be any more "week zero" references?

 

Can you now have 2 scrimmages whether you start play on the first weekend (week 1, I presume) or the second weekend?

 

What else has changed?

I don't think anything really changes regarding scrimmages. The first week is #1 and the last week is #11, with teams having a bye week during the season. Playoffs still start the first Friday in November, semifinals on Thanksgiving weekend, and the championships the first weekend in December.

 

https://khsaa.org/football/schedulinggridfor2019through2022.pdf

You may be right. I was told that the old rule of having to choose between a 2nd scrimmage or playing in week 0 (now week 1) was gone and everyone would be able to have 2 scrimmage and still have the bye week. I couldn't reconcile that in my little mind with the calendar.

Basically it makes week 0 a scrimmage week only. Everyone in the state will start their regular season on week 1.

You may be right. I was told that the old rule of having to choose between a 2nd scrimmage or playing in week 0 (now week 1) was gone and everyone would be able to have 2 scrimmage and still have the bye week. I couldn't reconcile that in my little mind with the calendar.

 

That rule has changed for this coming season (2018). You can have 2 scrimmages and an open week.

Basically it makes week 0 a scrimmage week only. Everyone in the state will start their regular season on week 1.

There is no week 0 anymore. Under the old system, there were 11 weeks, (0 through 10) and if you played a game week 0, you gave up a scrimmage and still had a bye week during the season. However if you wanted 2 scrimmages, you had to take the 2nd one in week 0 and then you wouldn't get a bye week during the regular season.

 

But under the new system, if I understand it correctly, there is still 11 weeks, all of them regular season. Weeks 1 through 11. Everyone can have 2 scrimmages AND still get a bye week during the season.

 

That rule has changed for this coming season (2018). You can have 2 scrimmages and an open week.

That is the way I understand it too.

I think it allows for the first scrimmage to be a little earlier too.

I think it allows for the first scrimmage to be a little earlier too.

According to this, the first full contact scrimmage can be held on August 4th.