Baseball Advisory Committee

Agenda
September 3, 2008 • 10 a.m.
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida

1.  Introductions, purpose, e-mail addresses

2.  Review Procedures, agenda, expense vouchers

3.  Selection of chairperson

4.  Review of Best 2 of 3 Region Final]
1. MOTION by Greer, SECOND by McKeon to approve a recommendation to implement a two-year experiment with a best-of-3 regional tournament final series during 2008 and 2009 seasons, with Games 1 and 2 on Tuesday beginning at 4 p.m. and Game 3, if necessary, on Wednesday, with all games at the same site – the host team is the designated “home” team in Game 1, the visiting school is the designated “home” team in Game 2, and a coin toss determines the designated “home” team in Game 3, with the host school having choice of dugout in all games. CARRIED.
a.  Positives
b.  Negatives

5.  Review of existing FHSAA Baseball Manual

6.  2008 State Tournament Review

7.  National Federation Rules
a.  2008 NFHS Changes
b.  “by state association adoption”

8.  Old Business
a.  Modify the bat rule for Middle Schools only.  NFHS Rule 1-3-2 and 1-3-4 shall be modified to permit bats with a differential greater than –3 to be used in Middle School baseball games.  Note: A student in eighth grade or below playing on a high school team cannot benefit from this rule change.
Baseball Coaches Advisory Committee (August 2007):  7-0
Athletic Directors Advisory Committee (September 2007):  10-0 to not endorse (safety, bigger student gains a significant advantage)

9.  New Business
a.  [no other recommendations received as of July 31, 2008]

10.  FACA Recommendations - none submitted as of July 31, 2008

11.  Sportsmanship Update

12.  Open Agenda

13.  Adjournment