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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
TSSAA BOARD OF CONTROL MINUTES
The Board addressed the following items from the agenda on Tuesday, June 10. The Board will continue the meeting at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 11.
BOARD OF CONTROL MINUTES
June 10-12, 2008
Franklin, Tennessee
1. Roll Call
2. Approved Minutes of Last Meeting
3. Instructed state office to conduct the draw for the Regional and State Volleyball Tournaments.
4. Approved the Financial Report of the 2007 Football Playoff Series
5. Approved the Financial Report of the 2008 State Basketball Tournament Series
6. Approved the Financial Report of the 2008 Wrestling Tournament Series
7. Approved the Report of the 2008 Athletic Directors Conference
8. Approved the Report of the 2008 Cheer Coaches Conference
9. Heard the Report of the District and Regional Coordinators
10. Heard the Sportsmanship Review of the 2007-2008 School Year
The Board voted to continue to give 27 $1,000 scholarships to student athletes. The student athletes eligible to receive the scholarships are nominated from the 27 schools named as winners of the A.F. Bridges Awards.
11. Took No Action on the Budget for the 2008-2009 School Year. In August, the Board will be presented the audit for the year and the revised budget, if necessary, as a result of the audit.
12. Approved the request for membership in TSSAA by Memphis Academy of Health Sciences.
13. Voted to table request of District 8-AAA for change in the Coach's Box from 6 feet to 14 feet in basketball until August.
14. Voted that schools must be in compliance with the requirement for all Electric Clock Operators being able to operate the clock from the field in 2008 (all schools have been given two years to comply). If they are not in compliance in 2008, the ECO will keep the official time on the field and time will not be kept on the scoreboard. If schools are not in compliance by the 2009 season, they will not be permitted to host football playoff games.
15. Request by District 1-AAA to change basketball format for district and region basketball tournaments be changed to allow four games a night to be played on weeknights failed for lack of motion.
16. Voted that the State Cross Country Meet be moved back to Saturday and be held at the Steeplechase, as has been done the past several years. This moves the meet to Saturday, November 1, 2008.
The Board of Control, at its January meeting, set the 2008 State Cross Country Meet for Friday, October 31. This was an original proposal from Collegedale Academy. The staff contacted the Metro Board of Parks & Recreation and it was indicated that there would be no problem with us holding the event on that Friday. As a result of the input the staff had at that time and the request from Collegedale Academy, the Board set the State Cross Country Meet for Friday, October 31, 2008.
The staff then received concerns from the Metro Board of Parks & Recreation, the Metropolitan Police Department, and the Metro Parks Police regarding the traffic that would be on Old Hickory Boulevard if the meet is held on Friday.
Mr. Bernard Childress of our staff met with representatives of both security and the Metro Board of Parks & Recreation regarding the State Cross Country Meet being on Friday. It was then expressed to Mr. Childress that they did not feel comfortable holding the State Cross Country Meet on Friday and requested the Board to consider moving the Meet back to Saturday.
17. Took the following action on proposals from the Division II Committee:
A. Approved the request for Division II Class A and AA schools be allowed to eliminate the Regional Cross Country Meet and all students be allowed to participate in the State Cross Country Meet.
B. Approved the request that the Division II State Football Championships be changed from Saturday, November 22 to Tuesday, November 25, at 2:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
MTSU has a home football game on Saturday, November 22, and also has a home basketball game on Friday, November 21.
18. Approved the request of East Literature Magnet High School regarding Officials' Fees for Doubleheaders. Officials will be paid for two tournament games or two classic games the same fees that they would receive for a regular season doubleheader, provided there is not an inordinate amount of time between the two contests. For basketball tournaments there would be no more than fifteen minutes between games. For baseball and softball tournaments there would be no more than thirty minutes between games.
BOARD OF CONTROL MINUTES
June 10-12, 2008
Franklin, Tennessee
1. Roll Call
2. Approved Minutes of Last Meeting
3. Instructed state office to conduct the draw for the Regional and State Volleyball Tournaments.
4. Approved the Financial Report of the 2007 Football Playoff Series
5. Approved the Financial Report of the 2008 State Basketball Tournament Series
6. Approved the Financial Report of the 2008 Wrestling Tournament Series
7. Approved the Report of the 2008 Athletic Directors Conference
8. Approved the Report of the 2008 Cheer Coaches Conference
9. Heard the Report of the District and Regional Coordinators
10. Heard the Sportsmanship Review of the 2007-2008 School Year
The Board voted to continue to give 27 $1,000 scholarships to student athletes. The student athletes eligible to receive the scholarships are nominated from the 27 schools named as winners of the A.F. Bridges Awards.
11. Took No Action on the Budget for the 2008-2009 School Year. In August, the Board will be presented the audit for the year and the revised budget, if necessary, as a result of the audit.
12. Approved the request for membership in TSSAA by Memphis Academy of Health Sciences.
13. Voted to table request of District 8-AAA for change in the Coach's Box from 6 feet to 14 feet in basketball until August.
14. Voted that schools must be in compliance with the requirement for all Electric Clock Operators being able to operate the clock from the field in 2008 (all schools have been given two years to comply). If they are not in compliance in 2008, the ECO will keep the official time on the field and time will not be kept on the scoreboard. If schools are not in compliance by the 2009 season, they will not be permitted to host football playoff games.
15. Request by District 1-AAA to change basketball format for district and region basketball tournaments be changed to allow four games a night to be played on weeknights failed for lack of motion.
16. Voted that the State Cross Country Meet be moved back to Saturday and be held at the Steeplechase, as has been done the past several years. This moves the meet to Saturday, November 1, 2008.
The Board of Control, at its January meeting, set the 2008 State Cross Country Meet for Friday, October 31. This was an original proposal from Collegedale Academy. The staff contacted the Metro Board of Parks & Recreation and it was indicated that there would be no problem with us holding the event on that Friday. As a result of the input the staff had at that time and the request from Collegedale Academy, the Board set the State Cross Country Meet for Friday, October 31, 2008.
The staff then received concerns from the Metro Board of Parks & Recreation, the Metropolitan Police Department, and the Metro Parks Police regarding the traffic that would be on Old Hickory Boulevard if the meet is held on Friday.
Mr. Bernard Childress of our staff met with representatives of both security and the Metro Board of Parks & Recreation regarding the State Cross Country Meet being on Friday. It was then expressed to Mr. Childress that they did not feel comfortable holding the State Cross Country Meet on Friday and requested the Board to consider moving the Meet back to Saturday.
17. Took the following action on proposals from the Division II Committee:
A. Approved the request for Division II Class A and AA schools be allowed to eliminate the Regional Cross Country Meet and all students be allowed to participate in the State Cross Country Meet.
B. Approved the request that the Division II State Football Championships be changed from Saturday, November 22 to Tuesday, November 25, at 2:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
MTSU has a home football game on Saturday, November 22, and also has a home basketball game on Friday, November 21.
18. Approved the request of East Literature Magnet High School regarding Officials' Fees for Doubleheaders. Officials will be paid for two tournament games or two classic games the same fees that they would receive for a regular season doubleheader, provided there is not an inordinate amount of time between the two contests. For basketball tournaments there would be no more than fifteen minutes between games. For baseball and softball tournaments there would be no more than thirty minutes between games.
