FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3/14/07
Contact: Matthew Gillespie
BOARD OF CONTROL ACTION
March 14, 2007
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1. Roll Call
2. Approved Minutes of January 2007 Meeting
3. Election of Officers: Re-elected Mike Reed President. Re-elected Fred Kessler Vice President
4. Approved Financial Report of the 2006 Football Playoffs
5. Approved Financial Report of the 2006 Volleyball Tournament Series
6. Approved Financial Report of the 2006 Cheer and Dance Competition
7. Approved Financial Report of the 2006 Girls’ Soccer Tournament Series
8. Approved Financial Report of the 2006-2007 State Bowling Tournament
9. Approved TACA request for exception to All-Star game rule to waive the $1,000 fee for hosting a post season All-Star basketball event during the school year.
10. Approved Ball Proposals
For 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012 approved the following balls: Rawlings for football, baseball, and basketball; Molten for Volleyball; Select for soccer; Worth for softball
11. Heard update of 2007 basketball format change.
12. Set joint work session for Board of Control and Legislative Council in June to look at classification options beginning with the 2009-2010 school year.
Legislative Council Action
March 15, 2007
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1. Took no action on a resolution to sanction trap and skeet shooting as a sanctioned sport.
2. Took no action on the following proposal from Jackson Central Merry: A student who transfers between schools involved in a cooperative program is eligible to participate in sports shared by the cooperative programs.
3. The following changes were made to the TSSAA Sports Calendar, effective with the 2007-2008 school year:
a. For fall and winter sports, a limit of 15 days of practice in the summer.
b. The adding of six weeks of dead period during the school year for all sports except football, which adds three weeks.
c. Reduction in the number of contests for all sports except football, soccer and volleyball.
d. Elimination of spring practice in basketball.
e. Elimination of open facilities in spring sports until January 1.
f. Set a limit of preseason scrimmages in all sports (4 scrimmages or 2 scrimmage dates or 1 date and 2 scrimmages).
g. Added a 50% rule that applies to basketball, baseball, and softball prior to the season beginning and during the school year. Participation (includes practice) during the school year on a non-school team prior to the season by students that will play the following season on the high school team is limited to 50% of the number of players required to play the game (i.e., 3 in basketball, 5 in baseball and softball).
h. Added: All athletic practice during the regular hours of any school day shall confirm to the same rules, regulations, and seasons as corresponding athletic practice outside the school day.
i. Have added three weeks in the summer in basketball and wrestling when no open facilities are permitted.