Omissions from the 2009-10 football manual

The following items were omitted from the fall sport manuals. Please be aware these rules are still in effect for the 2009-10 school year.

FOOTBALL
104. Preseason Classics, Jamborees

104.02 A varsity team may participate in either a preseason classic or jamboree, but not both. Sub-varsity preseason classics are prohibited [see s.104.04(4)].

104.03 All NFHS rules shall apply to preseason classic games and jamborees.

104.04 Preseason Classic Games.
(1) Must be held on Thursday through Saturday of Week 8 (Aug. 27-29, 2009).
(2) Must be hosted by a member school; may not be played outside the state of Florida.
(3) Shall not be counted toward a participating team’s win-loss record, team statistics or player statistics; no official FHSAA or NFHS records may include results of preseason classic games.
(4) Limited to two teams; may be modified to allow non-varsity squads from both schools to participate against each other in the first two quarters, followed by participation by the varsity squads from both schools in the final two quarters or some similar format subject to approval by the FHSAA Office. If any format other than a complete game between varsity squads is used, it must be stipulated in the contract. Regardless of the format used, a running score for each school must be kept for the entire game. One school must be declared the winner.

104.05 Preseason Jamborees.
(1) Must be held prior to the first regular season game, but not earlier than Thursday of Week 8 (Aug. 27, 2009).
(2) Must include four or more teams; each team may play a maximum of two 12-minute quarters. Opponents may be the same or different in each quarter. Each team may request a maximum of two (2) timeouts per quarter.
(3) Bands are prohibited from playing at all jamborees.

Also, please refer to Policy 9.9 on p.103 in our FHSAA handbook, Special Events Financial Reporting and Revenue Sharing. Please review this information with your staff.

Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2009 11:08 AM

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