Official Agenda of the
Florida High School Athletic Association
and Florida High School Athletic Association's Land Corporation
Board of Directors
Sunday & Monday, Sept. 23-24, 2007
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Florida High School Athletic Association
Florida High School Athletic Association’s Land Corporation
Board of Directors
Sunday & Monday, September 23-24, 2007
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
Sunday, September 23, 2007
12:30 p.m. Appellate hearings (Conference Center)
Commissioner Selection Committee (Commissioner’s office)
Finance Committee (Fitness Center)
Governance Committee (Eligibility Office)
Operations Committee (Conference Center)
6 p.m. Board/staff cookout (Mailroom & Conference Center)
Monday, September 24, 2007
8 a.m. Board/staff breakfast (Conference Center)
9 a.m. Appellate hearings (Conference Center)
General business meeting (Conference Center)
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A G E N D A
Appeals before the
Florida High School Athletic Association
Board of Directors
12:30 p.m., September 23, 2007
9 a.m., September 24, 2007
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
1. Call to order. Finlayson.
2. Schedule of cases
a. Trinity Christian Academy (Lake Worth), appeal of penalties imposed on girls volleyball program assessed by Commissioner [Case A], 12:30 p.m.
b. Trinity Christian Academy (Lake Worth), appeal of Section 4 Appeals Committee decision to deny eligibility to student-athlete Christina Griffey [Case B], 12:50 p.m.
c. Trinity Christian Academy (Lake Worth), appeal of Section 4 Appeals Committee decision to deny eligibility to student-athlete Jessica Quarles [Case C], 1:10 p.m.
d. Piper High School (Sunrise), appeal of Section 4 Appeals Committee decision to deny eligibility to student-athlete Jonathan Aiken [Case D], 1:30 p.m.
e. Brevard HEAT (Palm Bay), appeal of Section 3 Appeals Committee decision to deny eligibility to student-athlete Amy Mach [Case E], 1:50 p.m.
10-MINUTE RECESS
f. Hardee High School (Wauchula), appeal of Section 3 Appeals Committee decision to deny eligibility to student-athlete Herman Patterson [Case F], 2:20 p.m.
g. Commissioner request for review of Section 3 Appeals Committee decision to grant eligibility to Hardee High School (Wauchula) student-athlete Olnel Virgile [Case G], 2:40 p.m.
h. Dr. Phillips High School (Orlando), appeal of Section 2 Appeals Committee decision to deny eligibility to student-athlete Jesse Ledbetter [Case H], 3 p.m.
i. Hilliard High School, appeal of Section 1 Appeals Committee decision to deny eligibility to student-athlete Jonathan Tavaris Ferguson [Case I], 3:20 p.m.
j. West Nassau High School (Callahan), appeal of Section 1 Appeals Committee decision to deny eligibility to student-athlete Richard Boyd [Case J], 3:40 p.m.
k. Pensacola Catholic High School, appeal of Section 1 Appeals Committee decision to deny eligibility to student-athlete Matthew Shane Sobota [Case K], 4 p.m.
RECESS UNTIL 9 A.M. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2007
l. Shores Christian Academy (Ocala), appeal of penalties imposed on boys basketball program by Commissioner [Case L], 9 a.m.
m. Englewood High School (Jacksonville), appeal of Section 1 Appeals Committee decision to deny eligibility to student-athlete John-Michael Davis [Case M], 9:20 p.m.
n. Baldwin High School, appeal of Section 1 Appeals Committee decision to deny eligibility to student-athlete Eric Denorise Green [Case N], 9:40 p.m.
3. Adjournment.
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A G E N D A
Florida High School Athletic Association
Florida High School Athletic Association’s Land Corporation
Board of Directors
9 a.m., September 24, 2007
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
1. Call to order. Finlayson.
2. Welcome and announcements. Finlayson.
3. Adoption of agenda (Action). Finlayson.
4. Approval of minutes of June 1, 2007 meeting (Action) [Supplement A]. Finlayson.
5. Report of the President (Information). Finlayson.
a. Committee appointments for the 2007-08 school year [Supplement B].
6. Report of the Commissioner (Information). Stewart.
7. Report of the Public Liaison Advisory Committee for the 2006-07 school year (Information) [Supplement C]. Blumer.
8. Report of the Commissioner Selection Committee. Greer.
a. Approval of recommended minimum qualifications, job advertisement and selection process timeline (Action) [Supplement D to be distributed at meeting].
9. Report of the Finance Committee.
a. Presentation of independent audit of Florida High School Athletic Association, Inc., financial records for 2006-07 fiscal year (Action) [Supplement E]. Elkins.
b. Final adoption of FHSAA budget for 2007-08 fiscal year (Action) [Supplement F]. Elkins.
c. Presentation of independent audit of Land Corporation financial records for 2006-07 fiscal year (Action) [Supplement G]. Elkins.
d. Final adoption of Land Corp. budget for 2007-08 fiscal year (Action) [Supplement H]. Elkins.
e. Amendment to commissioner’s employment contract (Action) [Supplement I to be distributed at meeting]. Sheffield.
f. Insurance/distributions/attendance updates (Information) [Supplement J]. Elkins.
(1) Schedule of employee health insurance premium increases for 2007-08 fiscal year.
(2) Schedule of business insurance premium increases for 2007-08 fiscal year.
(3) Schedule of net profit/participating team distributions for FHSAA Finals events in 2006-07 fiscal year.
(4) Schedule of paid attendances for FHSAA Finals events in 2006-07 fiscal year.
10. Report of the Governance Committee. Sims.
a. Consideration of applications for approved nonmember school status for the 2007-08 school year received since June meeting (Action) [Supplement K]. Alvarez.
b. Consideration of staff recommendation to amend sub-paragraph 4.2(l) of Policy 38, “Policy on Athletic Recruiting,” to read: “Promise of assistance in securing a college athletic scholarship” (Action) [Supplement L]. Hester.
c. First reading of proposed revised “Policy on Enforcement” to establish guidelines and procedures for FHSAA enforcement program, and to create a new Infractions Appeals Committee to hear appeals of schools challenging findings of violations and penalties imposed (Information) [Supplement M]. Watford.
Note: This proposal, which originally proposed a change to the composition of the sectional appeals committees, was laid on the table at the June 2007 meeting. The proposal has been revised and does not address sectional appeals committees whatsoever. Consideration of this item, however, cannot resume until passage of a motion to remove from the table.
d. Consideration of proposed amendment to Bylaw 4.3, “Sectional Appeals Committees,” to expand and restructure the composition of the committee (Action) [Supplement N]. Watford.
Note: The proposed change to the composition of sectional appeals committees has been revised and is now presented as a proposed amendment to FHSAA Bylaws. As it now is an entirely new item, passage of a motion to remove from the table is not required.
e. Consideration of proposed amendment to FHSAA Bylaws to officially retitle the position of Commissioner to “Executive Director,” to retitle the position to “Executive Director and Commissioner” in the interim and to review the reorganization of the FHSAA staff structure (Action) [Supplement O]. Stewart.
f. Appointment of Sam Ward, principal of Fleming Island High School, to fill vacant public school representative seat on Section 1 Appeals Committee (Action) [Supplement P]. Watford.
g. Random selection of schools to undergo compliance reviews during the fall sports season (Action) [Supplement Q]. Watford.
h. Reaffirmation of “Administrative Guidelines, Regulations, Policies and Procedures of the FHSAA Board of Directors” for the 2007-08 school year as printed in the “2007-08 FHSAA Handbook and amended in this meeting (Action) [Supplement R]. Watford.
i. Update on FHSAA Handbook Revision Task Force (Information) [Supplement S]. Watford.
11. Report of the Operations Committee. Malloy.
a. Recommendations of Baseball Advisory Committee (Action) [Supplement T]. McLaughlin.
(i) Amend Baseball Regulation 106.10 as follows: Modify the penalty for NFHS Rule 3-1-1. “For discovery of an illegal player (2-36-3) on offense by an umpire or either team, that player shall be called out and shall be ejected restricted to the bench/dugout for the duration of the game. An illegal player discovered on defense shall be ejected restricted to the bench/dugout for the duration of the game . . . ” Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
b. Recommendations of Softball Advisory Committee (Action) [Supplement U]. Rohrer.
(i) Adopt NFHS Rule 3-2-11 permitting players to wear metal cleats and metal toe plates. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
(ii) Apply for third NFHS experiment with the pitching distance at 43 feet. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
c. Recommendations of Tennis Advisory Committee (Action) [Supplement V]. Pigott.
(i) Extend length of tennis season by two weeks by moving the first permissible dates for practice and competition two weeks earlier. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee does not endorse.
(ii) Expand FHSAA State Tennis Series to include the advancement of district team runner-ups to regional competition. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
d. Recommendations of Track & Field Advisory Committee (Action) [Supplement W]. Young.
(i) Amend Track & Field Regulation 105.01, modification to NFHS Rule 4-3-1, by eliminating the requirement that uniform jerseys be numbered on the back. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee does not endorse.
e. Recommendations of Weightlifting Advisory Committee (Action) [Supplement X]. Young.
(i) Allow coaches and/or participating student-athletes who already are on the competition floor to spot other lifters. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
(ii) Extend length of boys weightlifting season by three weeks by moving the first permissible dates for practice and competition three weeks earlier. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee does not endorse.
(iii) Amend Boys Weightlifting Regulation 207.01 to require that each school that qualifies three or more lifters to the FHSAA Finals state meet be issued two coach credentials with a maximum of two credentials. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee does not endorse.
(iv) Amend Boys Weightlifting Regulation 207.04 to stipulate that all lifts that are attempted for record- setting purposes must be made on the platform on which the competition in that weight class was held. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
(v) Amend Boys Weightlifting Regulation 204.03 by eliminating the open qualifying format and requiring all sections to conduct their qualifying meets using the structured qualifying format. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
f. Recommendations of Athletic Directors Advisory Committee (Information) [Supplement Y]. Rohrer.
There are no recommendations brought forward for consideration at this time. Minutes of the committee meeting, however, are provided for your information.
g. First reading of staff recommendation to revise composition of Athletic Directors Advisory Committee (Information) [Supplement Z]. Rohrer.
h. Approval of operations manual for FHSAA Steroid Testing Program (Action) [Supplement AA]. Thornton.
i. Consideration of staff recommendation regarding the use of the double-dual officiating system in soccer (Action) [Supplement BB]. Thornton.
j. Review and discussion of contest officials fees and mileage rate (Information) [Supplement CC]. Thornton.
k. Consideration of proposed revisions to Dodge Sunshine Cup All-Sports Awards scoring system (Action) [Supplement DD]. Hernberger.
l. Consideration of proposed revisions to Academic Team Champion awards program (Action) [Supplement EE]. Hernberger.
m. Consideration of staff proposal to conduct inaugural state championship series in girls & boys lacrosse in Spring 2008 (Action) [Supplement FF]. McLaughlin.
12. Miscellaneous items.
a. Report on the Officials Leadership Conference held June 1-2, 2007 (Information). Forrester.
b. Report on the Inaugural Sportsmanship Summit held September 14, 2007 (Information). Ring.
c. Legal update (Information). Ireland.
13. Comments and requests from members of the Board of Directors. Finlayson.
14. Schedule of upcoming meetings of the Board of Directors. Stewart.
a. November 18-19, 2007, Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building, Gainesville, FL.
b. January 27-28, 2008, Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building, Gainesville, FL.
c. April 6-7, 2008, Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building, Gainesville, FL.
d. June 12-13, 2008, Sea Turtle Inn, Jacksonville Beach, FL.
15. Adjournment.
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A G E N D A
Florida High School Athletic Association
Commissioner Selection Committee
12:30 p.m., Sunday, September 23, 2007
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
Committee Members
Tom Greer, Chair
Roger Dearing
Richard Finlayson
Pam Stewart
1. Call to order. Greer.
2. Adoption of agenda. Greer.
3. Review of committee’s purpose. Greer.
4. Approval of recommended minimum qualifications, job advertisement and selection process timeline (Action) [Supplement D to be distributed at meeting].
5. General discussion. Greer.
6. Adjournment.
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A G E N D A
Florida High School Athletic Association
Finance Committee
12:30 p.m., Sunday, September 23, 2007
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
Committee Members
Dalton Sheffield, chair
Charles Bethel
Greg Zornes
1. Call to order. Sheffield.
2. Adoption of agenda. Sheffield.
3. Review of committee’s purpose. Sheffield.
4. Presentation of independent audit of Florida High School Athletic Association, Inc., financial records for 2006-07 fiscal year (Action) [Supplement E]. Elkins.
5. Final adoption of FHSAA budget for 2007-08 fiscal year (Action) [Supplement F]. Elkins.
6. Presentation of independent audit of Land Corporation financial records for 2006-07 fiscal year (Action) [Supplement G]. Elkins.
7. Final adoption of Land Corp. budget for 2007-08 fiscal year (Action) [Supplement H]. Elkins.
8. Amendment to commissioner’s employment contract (Action) [Supplement I to be distributed at meeting]. Sheffield.
9. Insurance/distributions/attendance updates (Information) [Supplement J]. Elkins.
a. Schedule of employee health insurance premium increases for 2007-08 fiscal year.
b. Schedule of business insurance premium increases for 2007-08 fiscal year.
c. Schedule of net profit/participating team distributions for FHSAA Finals events in 2006-07 fiscal year.
d. Schedule of paid attendances for FHSAA Finals events in 2006-07 fiscal year.
10. General discussion. Sheffield.
11. Adjournment.
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A G E N D A
Florida High School Athletic Association
Governance Committee
12:30 p.m., Sunday, September 23, 2007
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
Committee Members
Danny Sims, chair
Bob Cotter
Eric Hinson
Keith Summers
1. Call to order. Sims.
2. Adoption of agenda. Sims.
3. Review of committee’s purpose. Sims.
4. Consideration of applications for approved nonmember school status for the 2007-08 school year received since June meeting (Action) [Supplement K]. Alvarez.
5. Consideration of staff recommendation to amend sub-paragraph 4.2(l) of Policy 38, “Policy on Athletic Recruiting,” to read: “Promise of assistance in securing a college athletic scholarship” (Action) [Supplement L]. Hester.
6. First reading of proposed revised “Policy on Enforcement” to establish guidelines and procedures for FHSAA enforcement program, and to create a new Infractions Appeals Committee to hear appeals of schools challenging findings of violations and penalties imposed (Information) [Supplement M]. Watford.
Note: This proposal, which originally proposed a change to the composition of the sectional appeals committees, was laid on the table at the June 2007 meeting. The proposal has been revised and does not address sectional appeals committees whatsoever. Consideration of this item, however, cannot resume until passage of a motion to remove from the table.
7. Consideration of proposed amendment to Bylaw 4.3, “Sectional Appeals Committees,” to expand and restructure the composition of the committee (Action) [Supplement N]. Watford.
Note: The proposed change to the composition of sectional appeals committees has been revised and is now presented as a proposed amendment to FHSAA Bylaws. As it now is an entirely new item, passage of a motion to remove from the table is not required.
8. Consideration of proposed amendment to FHSAA Bylaws to officially retitle the position of Commissioner to “Executive Director,” to retitle the position to “Executive Director and Commissioner” in the interim and to review the reorganization of the FHSAA staff structure (Action) [Supplement O]. Stewart.
9. Appointment of Sam Ward, principal of Fleming Island High School, to fill vacant public school representative seat on Section 1 Appeals Committee (Action) [Supplement P]. Watford.
10. Random selection of schools to undergo compliance reviews during the fall sports season (Action) [Supplement Q]. Watford.
11. Reaffirmation of “Administrative Guidelines, Regulations, Policies and Procedures of the FHSAA Board of Directors” for the 2007-08 school year as printed in the “2007-08 FHSAA Handbook and amended in this meeting (Action) [Supplement R]. Watford.
12. Update on FHSAA Handbook Revision Task Force (Information) [Supplement S]. Watford.
13. General discussion. Sims.
14. Adjournment.
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A G E N D A
Florida High School Athletic Association
Operations Committee
12:30 p.m., Sunday, September 23, 2007
Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building
Gainesville, Florida
Committee Members
Jeff Malloy, chair
Dave Horner
Chris McKeon
Ernie Modugno
Marcos Moran
1. Call to order. Malloy.
2. Adoption of agenda. Malloy.
3. Review of committee’s purpose. Malloy.
4. Recommendations of Baseball Advisory Committee (Action) [Supplement T]. McLaughlin.
a. Amend Baseball Regulation 106.10 as follows: Modify the penalty for NFHS Rule 3-1-1. “For discovery of an illegal player (2-36-3) on offense by an umpire or either team, that player shall be called out and shall be ejected restricted to the bench/dugout for the duration of the game. An illegal player discovered on defense shall be ejected restricted to the bench/dugout for the duration of the game . . . ” Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
5. Recommendations of Softball Advisory Committee (Action) [Supplement U]. Rohrer.
a. Adopt NFHS Rule 3-2-11 permitting players to wear metal cleats and metal toe plates. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
b. Apply for third NFHS experiment with the pitching distance at 43 feet. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
6. Recommendations of Tennis Advisory Committee (Action) [Supplement V]. Pigott.
a. Extend length of tennis season by two weeks by moving the first permissible dates for practice and competition two weeks earlier. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee does not endorse.
b. Expand FHSAA State Tennis Series to include the advancement of district team runner-ups to regional competition. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
7. Recommendations of Track & Field Advisory Committee (Action) [Supplement W]. Young.
a. Amend Track & Field Regulation 105.01, modification to NFHS Rule 4-3-1, by eliminating the requirement that uniform jerseys be numbered on the back. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee does not endorse.
8. Recommendations of Weightlifting Advisory Committee (Action) [Supplement X]. Young.
a. Allow coaches and/or participating student-athletes who already are on the competition floor to spot other lifters. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
b. Extend length of boys weightlifting season by three weeks by moving the first permissible dates for practice and competition three weeks earlier. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee does not endorse.
c. Amend Boys Weightlifting Regulation 207.01 to require that each school that qualifies three or more lifters to the FHSAA Finals state meet be issued two coach credentials with a maximum of two credentials. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee does not endorse.
d. Amend Boys Weightlifting Regulation 207.04 to stipulate that all lifts that are attempted for record- setting purposes must be made on the platform on which the competition in that weight class was held. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
e. Amend Boys Weightlifting Regulation 204.03 by eliminating the open qualifying format and requiring all sections to conduct their qualifying meets using the structured qualifying format. Athletic Directors Advisory Committee endorses.
9. Recommendations of Athletic Directors Advisory Committee (Information) [Supplement Y]. Rohrer.
There are no recommendations brought forward for consideration at this time. Minutes of the committee meeting, however, are provided for your information.
10. First reading of staff recommendation to revise composition of Athletic Directors Advisory Committee (Information) [Supplement Z]. Rohrer.
11. Approval of operations manual for FHSAA Steroid Testing Program (Action) [Supplement AA]. Thornton.
12. Consideration of staff recommendation regarding the use of the double-dual officiating system in soccer (Action) [Supplement BB]. Thornton.
13. Review and discussion of contest officials fees and mileage rate (Information) [Supplement CC]. Thornton.
14. Consideration of proposed revisions to Dodge Sunshine Cup All-Sports Awards scoring system (Action) [Supplement DD]. Hernberger.
15. Consideration of proposed revisions to Academic Team Champion awards program (Action) [Supplement EE]. Hernberger.
16. Consideration of staff proposal to conduct inaugural state championship series in girls & boys lacrosse in Spring 2008 (Action) [Supplement FF]. McLaughlin.
17. General discussion. Malloy.
18. Adjournment.
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