GHSA Digital Sports Network forges partnership with Comcast to broadcast high school sports on Comcast ON DEMAND
The GHSA Digital Sports Network, a partnership between PlayON! Sports and the Georgia High School Association, announces a new initiative with Comcast for On Demand distribution of Georgia high school sports. Coverage of a variety of regular season games, playoffs, and GHSA championships, beginning in January 2010, will be made available to fans in the Comcast service area. Spotlighting over 80 games and championships around the state of Georgia, the features will be up-close and personal short-form productions of the games spotlighting the teams, schools, fans, and of course, highlights of all of the action.
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Sports to be featured include:
• Basketball
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• Baseball
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• Softball
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• Track & Field
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• Swimming
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• Lacrosse
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• Volleyball
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• Competitive Cheer
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• Diving
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• Gymnastics
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• Football
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• Wrestling
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• Soccer
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• Tennis
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Results of the GHSA Executive Meeting on January 12, 2010
The GHSA Executive Committee approved the following items:
Upheld the appeal of Glascock County to return to Subregion 7-A.
Amended By-Law 4-21 to reduce the reclassification cycle from 4 years to 2.
Approved the alignments from the Reclassification Committee as amended by the appeal of Glascock County.
Approved a proposal from the GHSA to amend the playoff brackets of Regions 5-8 in Class A for the sports of Softball, Baseball, Basketball and Tennis. A complete explanation of this proposal will be on the web site in a day or two.
Click here to download the GHSA Region Alignments for 2010 as of 1/12/2010.
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GHSA Online Rules Clinics
posted 12/18/09
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Clinic Schedule for Spring Sports
| Baseball |
January 11 - 29, 2010 |
| Lacrosse |
January 19 - February 8, 2010 |
| Soccer |
January 8 - 31, 2010 |
| Track and Field |
January 25 - February 14, 2010 |
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Coaches and Officials - In order to receive clinic credit in a particular sport, you must complete the clinic for that sport by the date listed. For credit to be recorded, you must watch the entire presentation and fill out an attendence form that will be presented at the end of the presentation. However, after the clinic deadline has passed, the attendance form will no longer appear.
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If you are having trouble viewing the clinic presentations, try these troubleshooting tips.
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We have had many clinic confirmation emails bounce back to us due to incorrect email addresses or spam filters. If you did not receive a confirmation email, please send an email to clinics@ghsa.net.
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The following online rules clinics are available - click on the clinic title to start the presentation.
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The GHSA Reclassification Committee met at the GHSA office in Thomaston, Georgia, on December 16, 2009, and made the following decisions in regard to appeals by schools to lateral transfer to another region:
Class AAAAA
Berkmar approved to move to Region 8
Newton denied to go to Region 8
Class AAAA
Harris County approved to move to Region 3-B
Griffin moved from Region 3-B to Region 3-A
Class AAA
Cedartown approved to move to Region 7-B
Class AA
Jackson County withdrew its appeal
Screven County denied to go to Region 2
Southeast Bulloch denied to go to Region 2
Toombs County approved to move to Region 2
Vidalia approved to move to Region 2
Notes for Class AA
- The Committee voted to impose By-law 4.22 (f4) on Region 3. There will be a mandatory subdivision in all sports except Football, and cross-over games will not be required in those sports.
- The Committee sub-divided Region 2 because of the addition of two schools. The subdivision is included in the list of regions.
Class A
Chattahoochee County denied to go to Region 1
Johnson County approved to move to Region 3-B
Metter moved from Region 3-B to Region 3-A
Glascock County moved from Region 7-A to 7-B
Washington-Wilkes denied to go to Region 8
Notes for Class A
- The Committee changed the Region numbers for Regions 5 and 7 to correspond to traditional numbering for those schools. (See the list of regions)
MISCELLANEOUS
The Committee discussed issues with the Executive Director about playoff brackets in certain sports for Class A (Regions 5-8) due to the large number of schools involved in Region 5. The Reclassification Committee agreed to support a GHSA plan at the January meeting.
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GHSA Reclassification Committee Results
Click here to download the GHSA Region Alignments for 2010.
The GHSA Reclassification Committee made the following proposals to the full Executive Committee for its meeting on January 12, 2010 in Forsyth, Georgia:
The regions for the five classifications will be aligned as shown on the attached charts
The Executive Director was directed to survey the schools placed in Region 7 of Class A to determine the number of sports and activities in which they will participate in the 2010-2011 school year. This report shall be given at the January meeting of the Executive Committee.
GHSA By-law 4.21 shall be amended to specify a reclassification cycle of two years rather than four years.
NOTE: In accordance with By-law 4.22(f), Ware County High School and Liberty County High School were declared to be isolated and were placed in Region 2-AAAA.
NOTE: In accordance with By-law 4.23(f), a school may appeal its region placement and may ask for lateral transfer to another region in their classification. The Request To Transfer From a Region form for filing that appeal can be found in the “Forms” section of this web site. The appeal form must be received in the GHSA office by noon on December 15, 2009. The appeal meeting will be held on December 16, 2009, at 10:00am at the GHSA office.
Schools Opting to "Play Up" (Updated 11/25/09 10:35am)
To AAAAA
Archer (from AAAA)
Benedictine (from AA)
Bradwell Institute (from AAAA)
Stephenson (from AAAA)
Valdosta (from AAAA)
To AAAA
North Clayton High School (from AAA)
Jonesboro (from AAA)
Marist (from AA)
Statesboro (from AAA)
Wayne County (from AAA)
To AAA
Davidson Fine Arts (from A)
Dougherty High School (From AA)
Glenn Hills (from AA)
Harlem High School (from AA)
Henry County High School (from AA)
Johnson, Augusta (from A)
Josey (from AA)
Towers (from AA)
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Update - 11/19/2009
The schools that will open in the 2011-2012 school year were inadvertently left off the list of schools in classifications.
Coahulla Creek (Whitfield Co.) 980 (projected) AA
New Manchester (Douglas Co.) 1300 (projected) AAA
Coastal (Chatham Co.) 600 (projected) AA
West Chatham Academy 288 (projected) A
Bethany Bend H.S. in Fulton County will not open until 2012, so it will not be included in these numbers.
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GHSA Announces Classifications for 2010-2014 Update - 11/17/09
Click here to download the GHSA Classifications for 2010-2014
The FTE count shown for each GHSA school was determined in one of three ways:
1. The FTE count for each public school from the Spring 2009 semester is averaged with the FTE count for the Fall 2009 semester.
2. School systems that have recently opened new schools or will open new schools in the first two years of the new reclassification cycle have projected the enrollments of their schools for the next two years.
3. Private schools submitted an actual headcount of their enrollments in September, 2009.
A school administrator who believes the enrollment count for his/her school is inaccurate may send a written statement to the GHSA office explaining why he/she believes there is an error. That written appeal must be received in the GHSA before 4:00pm on November 24, 2009. In the event that a verifiable error is found in the student count, modifications will be made that could change the original placements of schools in classifications. Any such changes will be placed on the GHSA web site as soon as they are made.
A school administrator, who desires for his/her school(s) to play at a higher classification than their numbers place them, may exercise that option. The GHSA office must be notified of this decision before Noon on November 25, 2009. This decision must be submitted to the GHSA on the proper form – “Request to Move Up in Classification”. This form is found on the GHSA web site – click “Forms” at the top of the home page and then look under “Miscellaneous Forms”. A list of schools declaring their intent to play at a higher classification will be kept on the GHSA web site.
The GHSA Reclassification Committee will meet on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at the GHSA office to place schools in regions. The reclassification Committee will also meet on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, to hear appeals from any school seeking a lateral transfer from the region to which it was assigned.
The entire GHSA Executive Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at the Holiday Inn in Forsyth, Georgia, to finalize the reclassification of schools for the 2010-2014 cycle. No binding game contracts may be made until after the GHSA Executive Committee has finalized the reclassification process
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The FTE count shown for each GHSA school was determined in one of three ways: 1. The FTE count for each public school from the Spring 2009 semester is averaged with the FTE count for the Fall 2009 semester. 2. School systems that have recently opened new schools or will open new schools in the first two years of the new reclassification cycle have projected the enrollments of their schools for the next two years. 3. Private schools submitted an actual headcount of their enrollments in September, 2009. A school administrator who believes the enrollment count for his/her school is inaccurate may send a written statement to the GHSA office explaining why he/she believes there is an error. That written appeal must be received in the GHSA before 4:00pm on November 24, 2009. In the event that a verifiable error is found in the student count, modifications will be made that could change the original placements of schools in classifications. Any such changes will be placed on the GHSA web site as soon as they are made.A school administrator, who desires for his/her school(s) to play at a higher classification than their numbers place them, may exercise that option. The GHSA office must be notified of this decision before Noon on November 25, 2009. This decision must be submitted to the GHSA on the proper form – “Request to Move Up in Classification”. This form is found on the GHSA web site – click “Forms” at the top of the home page and then look under “Miscellaneous Forms”. A list of schools declaring their intent to play at a higher classification will be kept on the GHSA web site.The GHSA Reclassification Committee will meet on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at the GHSA office to place schools in regions. The reclassification Committee will also meet on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, to hear appeals from any school seeking a lateral transfer from the region to which it was assigned.The entire GHSA Executive Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at the Holiday Inn in Forsyth, Georgia, to finalize the reclassification of schools for the 2010-2014 cycle. No binding game contracts may be made until after the GHSA Executive Committee has finalized the reclassification process
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Georgia Athletic Directors Association announces partnership with Score Atlanta
Score Atlanta To Handle Association’s Marketing Including Prestigious Directors Cup
ATLANTA, GA (October 30, 2009) – Score Atlanta, Atlanta’s leading marketing and media company for high school sports, announced today a partnership with the Georgia Athletic Directors Association for all marketing and media initiatives for the GADA. More....
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Eligibility and EOCT Scores
The by-laws of the Georgia High School Association specify that students gain or lose eligibility for participation in GHSA activities on the first day of each semester. The delivery system for scores from fall end-of-course tests has made is difficult to verify student eligibility fully on the first day of the spring semester. Recent communications from the Department of Education have indicated a late-January delivery of EOCT scores for Math should be expected.
In an attempt to resolve this difficulty each January, the following set of procedures has been developed by the Georgia High School Association, and approved by the Georgia Department of Education.
- Personnel at GHSA schools who submit eligibility reports to the GHSA for students participating in winter or spring sports who have courses with mandatory end-of-course tests should use the following procedures. .
- Following the final exams for fall classes, the following students will meet GHSA eligibility requirements even if there is an end-of-course test score missing:
- Those who have passed 3 other block courses or 5 other traditional courses that do not require end-of-course tests.
- Those who have a class average of 83% or higher in courses requiring an end-of-course test, AND have passed enough other courses to meet the GHSA eligibility requirements.
- Students whose eligibility will depend on passing courses that require end-of-course tests in order to be eligible will not be eligible until these tests results are received, and it has been determined that the student is eligible academically.
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Change of Site for 2010 AAAAA State Swimming Championship
The 2010 GHSA State Swimming Meet will be conducted at the Westminster Schools with the following schedule changes:
Thursday, February 11, 2010 5:00pm AAAAA Preliminaries
Friday, February 12, 2010 5:00pm A-AAAA Preliminaries
Saturday, February 13, 2010 1:00pm AAAAA Championship
Saturday, February 13, 2010 6:00pm A-AAAA Championship
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Dead Rule Explainer From GHSA …
In keeping with By-Law 2.69(c), the "Dead Week" for the summer of 2010 will extend from Sunday, July 4th through Saturday, July 10th. During the “dead week” no school teams may conduct conditioning drills, practices, or be involved in competitions on or off the school’s campus. This means that weight training, running drills, passing league games in football, school-based summer league games in baseball, team camps in a variety of sports may not occur during this week. Violations of this rule will be handled similarly to out-of-season practices. Non-school programs organized by such groups as AAU, JO, ASA, etc., are not covered by this rule.
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Resilite, New Official Mat Supplier of the GHSA
The GHSA has partnered with Resilite, as the new official mat supplier of the GHSA Traditional and Team Dual Wrestling State Championships. Schools may purchase state championship mats at a reduced price that includes delivery. Orders will be taken from October 15, 2009 to January 1, 2010. Click here for complete details.