The way it reads now:

Bylaw 25. Limitation of Seasons

Sec. 1) General Provisions Concerning All Sports (1) Loss of School Time No school time may be lost for travel to or from, or participation in, any regular season interscholastic athletic contest.

(2) Schedule of Contests on Consecutive Days Contests shall be scheduled so that there are not four consecutive days of competition on any Monday through Thursday period while school is in session.

(3) Specific Definitions for Ending of School For all interpretations and regulations concerning the ending of the school year, including restrictions on coaching involvement, the end of the school year shallbe defined as the earlier of the last day of school or May 31.

(4) Specific Penalties for Violations - Too Many Contests Any school violating provisions of this Bylaw by playing too many contests may not be eligible for state championship competition or may be otherwise penalized.

(5) Specific Penalties for Violations - Too Many Scrimmages Any school violating scrimmage limitations may be placed on probation, prohibited from participating in preseason scrimmages in that sport for two (2) seasons, and may be prohibited from taking part in KHSAA state championship competition or other penalties in accordance with Bylaw 33. The second violation will result in automatic suspension.

 

(6) Involvement of Members of the Coaching Staff Out of Season Members of the high school coaching staff (paid or unpaid) shall not be prohibited from sport specific observation and evaluation (but not coaching) of any player who has played for a grade nine (9) through grade twelve (12) team (freshman, junior varsity, varsity) from the first day of school through the last day of school provided such play is under the direct control of the same local board of education as the coach is employed and provided such play is not in conflict with other bylaws

 

Proposed Change:

Bylaw 25. Limitation of Seasons

Sec. 5) Sports Specific Limitations - Football - Boys

h) Each football school may conduct ten (10) practice periods of not more than two (2) hours in length and not more than one practice per day over ten (10) days during the three calendar school weeks following the school’s elimination from postseason play in basketball. (CHANGE: (10) days during the Three calendar school weeks chosen by the school. These Three(3) weeks must fall between the school’s elimination from postseason play in basketball and the first Day of the State Testing Window.). All equipment authorized by the football playing rules may be used during this period. There shall be no inter-school competition during this period, and all participants shall be eligible according to all KHSAA eligibility rules.

In order to conduct the spring practice sessions:

1) No student below grade nine may participate nor may seniors participate;

2) Dates shall be reported to the KHSAA on supplied forms;

3) Only students currently eligible by all KHSAA rules including Bylaws 2 through 12 may participate;

4) Intrasquad games may be held but shall be counted as one of the ten practice sessions; and

5) There shall be no school or coach imposed penalty for any player who chooses not to participate.

6) There shall be no mandatory participation by any person on a spring sports eligibility list (or entering any spring sport scrimmage or contest) and no mandatory participation by any other person not appearing on a spring sports eligibility list

Seems reasonable to me.

I'm surprised they didn't propose to add another 2 classes.

Sounds good to me.

I'm surprised they didn't propose to add another 2 classes.

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They need to make a firm start date later in the year, say May 1st. This would make it much easier to plan for and hopefully provide better weather.

They need to make a firm start date later in the year, say May 1st. This would make it much easier to plan for and hopefully provide better weather.

 

I don't get the "better weather" argument. Heck yesterday it was 50 degrees and sunny. Perfect weather. Suppose to be in the 50's all next week.

I don't get the "better weather" argument. Heck yesterday it was 50 degrees and sunny. Perfect weather. Suppose to be in the 50's all next week.

 

And I am sure the boys will warm up real fast!! Greenup County will start this coming Thursday.

 

The addition to the language allowing a school some discretion in scheduling Spring Practice sounds fine to me. I am just glad that it is finally here!

I don't get the "better weather" argument. Heck yesterday it was 50 degrees and sunny. Perfect weather. Suppose to be in the 50's all next week.

I understand that the weather is good right now. But, the problem is, the weather is not always good the first week of March, and who knows what the weather will be like in two weeks. With the above changes, it would allow all schools the opportunity to get the most out of Spring Practice and would be better for Kentucky Football as a whole.

 

Personally, I would prefer a set date, like April 1st. I have said it before, I would love the KHSAA to really make Spring Football a bigger event and allow all the schools to have Spring Football the same time, coordinate it will an official clinic in each region, and end Spring Football with multiple schools scrimmage at one location in each area of the state. Let the officials in the clinic get an opportunity to practice their trade by being involved in the multi-school scrimmage, and allow the schools to get more out of Spring Football. That's my dream anyway.

I don't get the "better weather" argument. Heck yesterday it was 50 degrees and sunny. Perfect weather. Suppose to be in the 50's all next week.

 

Vs. some who started last week and week before with snow flurries?!! Let the kids get some good practice in when weather approaches the 60's.

Vs. some who started last week and week before with snow flurries?!! Let the kids get some good practice in when weather approaches the 60's.

 

Who started the week before last? Weren't all schools having basketball districts that week?

I don't get the "better weather" argument. Heck yesterday it was 50 degrees and sunny. Perfect weather. Suppose to be in the 50's all next week.

 

 

It is not as big a deal if you have a turf field. For those who do not, the fields a probably a sloppy, sloppy muddy mess and it will damage the fields for when in-season practice begins. So that means additional costs in repairing the practice fields.

Who started the week before last? Weren't all schools having basketball districts that week?

 

Yes, if you got eliminated day one you COULD start the next day (I know several schools who started that week to make sure they could get in their days without possible bad weather-cause it could snow this time of year....which leads to the point of allowing schools the opportunity to choose) Either way there were snow flurries this past week, the proposal would allow them to choose what is best for their team and school. Just my opinion...nothing more.

Again spring ball is an option, if you don't want to do it you don't have to. There are plenty of schools that don't have spring football. Even schools with turf. Don't make up excusses for everyone just because you don't want it.

Spring "Football".....Summer hoops "Open Gym"....

 

When does baseball get "Fall Baseball"? The KHSAA needs to level the playing field. Would be great to have 10 days with baseball (Late Sept. or early/mid Oct.)....already fighting a yearly battle with "Mother Nature"...baseball gets the raw deal.

 

Don't want to take away Spring Football or Open Gym just want to make it even across the board....big time unjustice to the athletes and coachs of our national pasttime at the high school level in our commonwealth.