• When: Monday & Tuesday, July 28-29, 2008 • Where: TBA, Gainesville | • What: Two-day seminar on FHSAA rules and procedures for member school personnel; new FHSAA Bylaw 3.3.2.3 requires each continuing member school to be represented at a compliance seminar by either the principal, FHSAA representative or athletic director at least once every three years; FHSAA Bylaw 3.2.1.1 requires first-year membr schools to be represented at the seminar by the principal, FHSAA representative and athletic director (all three)
• Mandatory attendance:List of schools assigned to attend this year • Exemption from attendance: There is no exemption from or waiver of the attendance requirement in the assigned year. A school that cannot be represented by anyone of the three administrators (principal, FHSAA rep or AD) this year because of prior commitments on the part of all three may request in writing a one-year deferal from the requirement. The deferal request must state why the school cannot be represented by any one of the three administrators. Deferment will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Any deferal granted will be until the 2009 seminar. The school's position on the three-year assigned attendance rotation, however, will not be adjusted.
• Voluntary attendance: Personnel from any member school not on the mandatory attendance list may voluntarily attend; school, however, still will be required to send a representative in the assigned year
• Cost: No registration fee; school is responsible for all costs of transportation, lodging (overnight stay is required for those not within daily commuting distance of Gainesville) and meals for its representatives who will be attending • Program: coming soon
Revised policy on athletic recruiting now in effect; required affidavit of compliance form now available
The FHSAA Board of Directors at its June 1, 2007 meeting adopted a comprehensive revision to the Association's Policy on Athletic Recruiting. Aside from the change in the policy's name, the revision redefines athletic recruiting as "any effort by a school employee, athletic department staff member, or representative of a school's athletic interests to pressure, urge or entice a student to attend that school for the purpose of participating in interscholastic athletics." The revised policy defines who a "representative of a school's athletic interests" is, and replaces terms such as "undue influence" and "special inducement" are replaced respectively with "improper contact" and "impermissible benefit." The revised policy also establishes that contact with a student in normal community settings (i.e., casual or contact) in which their is no motive to athletically recruit the student is acceptable. The revised also requires that every student who changes or transfers schools at any time after beginning the ninth grade and the student's parents/legal guardians, as well as the principal and athletic director of the student's new school, must sign before a notary public an affidavit attesting that the student was not athletically recruited to attend that school. The affidavit must be signed for each and every change in school that occurs regardless of when the change in school occurs (including the summer period) or the reason for the change (including a physical relocation to a new address). The school cannot permit the student to participate in interscholastic athletic competition the affidavit has been signed, notarized and submitted to the FHSAA Office. For more information, contact Associate Commissioner Sonny Hester in the FHSAA Office by email or by phone at (352) 372-9551 ext. 110.
» Revised Policy on Athletic Recruiting : PDF
» Affidavit on Compliance with Policy on Athletic Recruiting : PDF
New bylaws govern participation in summer athletic activities sponsored by or affiliated with a school
The FHSAA Representative Assembly in January adopted two new bylaws that specifically address participation by students in summer athletic activities sponsored by or affiliated with a school. These new bylaws establish the conditions that must be met for the student to participate in such activities and how such participation will impact the student's athletic eligibility in the next school year. The text of both bylaws, and their intent, is provided at the link below. If you have additional questions, contact Associate Commissioner Sonny Hester in the FHSAA Office by email or by phone at (352) 372-9551 ext. 110.
» Bylaws 11.1.1.1 and 11.3.1.1 : HTML Related policies
» Policy on Summer Athletic Participation : HTML
» Off-Season Conditioning Guidelines : HTML
» Off-Season Participation Guidelines : HTML
» Open Facilities Program Guidelines : HTML
