The TSSAA Board of Control will meet at the state office in Hermitage on Monday, August 17. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m.
The bids for the BlueCross Spring Fling will be presented beginning at 1:00 p.m. Chattanooga will present first and Murfreesboro will follow, beginning at approximately 1:30 p.m.
The full agenda for the Board of Control meeting is below:
BOARD OF CONTROL AGENDA
August 17, 2009
Hermitage, Tennessee
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of June Board of Control Minutes
3. Sites for Tournaments and Meets
4. Financial Report of Baseball
5. Financial Report of Softball
6. Financial Report of Soccer
7. Financial Report of Track and Field
8. Financial Report of Tennis
9. Spring Fling Report
The staff will provide an update on the 2009 Spring Fling and will provide a financial report. We will also include financial information from the 2008 Spring Fling in order to make a comparison.
10. Auditor’s Report of the 2008-2009 School Year and Revised Budget for the 2009-2010 School Year
11. Cooperative Programs Approved During the 2008-2009 School Year
12. Marketing Program Update
13. Student Services/The Right Team Update
14. Athletic District/Regional Coordinators Meeting and Update
15. NFHS Coaches Award Program
16. Report on Officials’ Basketball Camps
17. Approval of Financial Aid for the 2009-2010 School Year
18. Update on Regional Basketball Sites for the 2009-2010 School Year
19. Update on Football, Volleyball, and Cheer and Dance Championships
20. Division II Committee Requests that Track be Divided into Two Classes
This item was brought to the Board of Control at the request of the Division II Committee during our June meeting. It was tabled until the August meeting in order to give the state office staff an opportunity to meet with the TACA Track Committee and look at the possibility of adding another class during the State Track Meet.
21. Assigning Officers’ and Supervisors’ Booking Fees
22. Officials Fee Scheduling Beginning With the 2010-2011 School Year
23. Update on Karns High School Volleyball Player
24. Update on Football and Basketball State Championship Awards
25. Bids for the 2009 and 2010 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Spring Fling
Bids to host the 2009 and 2010 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Spring Fling were due in the state office by July 13, 2009. The information was sent to every city that expressed interest. These cities included Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Cookeville, Knoxville, and Johnson City. Two cities submitted bids to host the championships. They were Chattanooga and Murfreesboro.
Representatives from each of these cities will be given an opportunity to discuss any parts of their proposal and answer any questions the Board may want to ask.
26. Proposed Schedule for the 2009 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Football Championship Games
27. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Football Championship Team Expenses
28. Technology Update
29. TSSAA/Baptist Sports Medicine Initiative
We are very excited to announce that TSSAA/Baptist Sports Medicine will be kicking off a sports medicine initiative beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. A Sports Medicine Advisory Committee consisting of medical professionals throughout the state of Tennessee is being formed. One of their primary objectives will be to advise administrators, coaches, parents, and student-athletes on critical issues related to participation in athletics.
30. NFHS/LRG Partnership
31. Appeal of Hillwood High School Concerning Cooperative Wrestling Program
32. Appeal by Clarkrange High School Concerning Seating Requirement Violation in Basketball
33. Appeal of Oliver Springs High School Concerning Basketball Seating Requirement Violation
34. Change in Softball Pitching Distance
The NFHS Softball Rules Committee has changed the pitching distance from 40 feet to 43 feet beginning with the 2010-2011 school year. By state adoption, the distance can be changed to 43 feet beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. We have been in touch with several surrounding states and those in Section 3 concerning their plans.
A survey was sent to all softball coaches asking for their input. We will share the results of the survey with the Board.
35. Closing of David Brainerd Christian School
36. Fulton High School Appeals Decision Concerning Playing an Ineligible Player in Football
37. TSSAA Heat Policy
38. Hall of Champions Committee Update
39. Litigation Report
40. Hardships
41. For the Good of the Order
• Matthew Gillespie has been selected by the National Federation Board of Directors to serve a four-year term as Chairperson of the National Records Committee.
• Chip Fuller, Maryville High School, has been selected to serve a four-year term on the National Soccer Rules Committee.