BOARD OF CONTROL MINUTES
March 16, 2010
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1. Approved Minutes of Last Meeting
2. Re-elected Mike Reed as President.
Re-elected Fred Kessler as Vice-President.
3. Heard the Report of the 2009 Hall of Champions Games
4. Approved the Financial Report of the 2010 State Bowling Tournament
5. Approved the 2009 BlueCross Bowl Team Allotment Report
6. Voted to Change the Football Playoff Regulations as follows:
1. Top two teams in every district are in the playoffs.
2. Remaining teams in each bracket are determined based on how they finished in regular season using the set criteria.
3. Quadrants set based on geography.
4. Seeding within quadrants based solely on how teams finished using the set criteria.
In order for the system to work, the following must be put into place:
1. Teams in the same district may play each other in the 1st round of the playoffs.
2. Teams finishing in the top half of their sub-group will not automatically qualify for the playoffs.
All teams not finishing 1st or 2nd in their district must qualify based on how they finished in regular season using the set criteria. Their selection will be based on the number of available slots left in the bracket after the District #1 and #2 finishers are determined.
FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CRITERIA
1. Total number of victories
2. Number of teams you played that won 50% or more of their games (Takes into consideration strength of schedule).
3. Wins over teams winning 50% or more of their games.
4. Total number of victories by all opponents.
5. Fewest defeats of all opponents.
7. Approved proposal from TMSAA committee to allow football practice to start July 26 in 2010-11.
8. Approved Central Magnet School’s Request for Membership in TSSAA
9. Sacred Heart of Jesus High School Rescinds TSSAA Membership
10. Voted to deny Region 7 wrestling schools request for a change in district alignment.
11. Voted to leave the first official contest in girls’ soccer for 2010-11 as is under the sports calendar.
12. Voted to leave the way proceeds are distributed for Hall of Champions basketball games as is.