2009-10 Board of Directors

Missouri State High SchoolActivities Association

ExecutiveDirector’sMessage................................ 1Questions&Answers.......................................... 2-3News.................................................................. 3-15BoardofDirectors............................................ 17-21FallAthletics.................................................... 22-23WinterA hletics................................................ 23-24SpringA hletics..................................................... 24Activities............................................................... 26Officials............................................................ 27-29Awards............................................................ 32-BC

DR. KERWIN URHAHN, Executive Director Eligibilityrulings,transfers,interpretationofConstitutionandBy-Laws,budgetandfinance,insurance,litigation,legislativeliaison.STACY SCHROEDER, Assoc. Executive Director Swimminganddiving,academiccompetition,waterpolo,hardships,waivers,personnel,MSHSAALeadershipSchoolprogram.HARVEY RICHARDS, Assoc. Executive Director Football,baseball,softball,campsandclinics,all-starevents,teamhosts.FRED BINGGELI, Asst. Executive Director Trackandfield,crosscountry,speechanddebate,nonfacultycoaches,coacheseducation,sportsmedicine,schoolclassification,enrollments.DAVINE DAVIS, Asst. Executive Director Music,volleyball,cheerleading,dance,performinggroups,gymnastics,foreignexchange,sanctions.KEVIN GARNER, Asst. Executive Director Basketball,soccer,tennis,athleticdirectorsliaison,waivers.TIM THOMPSON, Asst. Executive Director Wrestling,golf,officials.CRAIG LONG, Chief Financial Officer Budgetandfinance,vendorcontractsandbids,advertising,corporatepartners,awards,orders,buildingsandgrounds,technology.JASON WEST, Communications Director Publications,mediarelations,publicrelations,televisionandradiorights,websitemaintenance,records,statistics,sportsmanshipprograms&Summit,DistinguishedServiceAwards,Scho-lasticAchievementAwards,Traditions,studentservices,videorentals.

The MSHSAA Journalispublishedfourtimesperyear(August,December,FebruaryandMay)bytheMissouriStateHighSchoolActivitiesAssociation.1 N. Keene St., PO Box 1328Columbia, MO 65205-1328(573) 875-4880, Fax (573) 875-1450email@mshsaa.org AllphotosbyPhotoGliff,unlessnoted.PrintingbyKellyPress,Inc.,4430InterstateDr.,Columbia,Mo.©2010MSHSAA,allrightsreserved. The Journalisavailablefreetoalldues-payingseniorhighs,juniorhighs,officialsandtoallregisteredmedia.Itisalsoavailableviasubscriptionfor$8perschoolyearbycallingtheMSHSAAoffice.

Allofficialeligibilityopinionsshallbeinwritingandshallbearthesignatureoftheexecutivedirector.Verbalrulingsarenotofficial.Principalsareremindedthatcorrespondenceconcerningeligibilityrulings,annualeligibilitylists,applicationsforwaiverofthetransferrule,hardshiptransfersandsanctionforms,mustbesignedbytheprincipalforconsiderationbytheMSHSAA.

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Executive Staff

June 2010 (vol. 74, no. 4)

Eligibility Rulings

Mission Statement“TheMSHSAApromotesthevalueofparticipation,sportsmanship,teamplay,andpersonalexcellencetodevelopcitizenswhomakepositivecontributions

totheircommunityandsupportthedemocraticprinciplesofourstateandnation.”

Contact Info.MSHSAA

1N.KeeneSt.,POBox1328Columbia,MO65205

(573)875-4880Fax(573)875-1450www.mshsaa.orgemail@mshsaa.org

Email Policy:DuetothehighvolumeofemailmessagesreceivedbytheAssociation,anexpeditedpersonalresponsemaynotalwaysbepossible.TheMSHSAAstaffwillrespondfirsttomoretraditionalmeansofcommunicationsuchastelephonecalls,writtencorrespondenceandfaxes.TheMSHSAAofficecanbereachedat(573)875-4880duringregularofficehours.Astimepermits,staffwillreplytoemailmessagesthatincludethesender’scompletename,addressandphonenumber.Questionsregardingstudenteligibil-ityorspecificMSHSAAby-lawsshouldfirstbedirectedtoyourlocalschooladministrator.ByBoardpolicy,ourstaffisnotpermittedtoanswerspecificeligibilityinquiriesviaemail,andanyfollow-upquestionstotheMSHSAAshouldbedoneviatelephoneorwrittencorrespondence.

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Paul KinderKansasCityDistrictSuperintendentBlueSpringsR-IVTermExpires2010

Dennis CornishSouthwestDistrict

PrincipalLockwoodHS

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Blane KeelPres.,SEDistrictSuperintendentClearwaterR-1

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Don MaurerSt.LouisDistrictAthleticDirector

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Paul SulserNortheastDistrict

PrincipalHighlandHS

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Dennis LottmannSouthCentralDistrict

PrincipalUnionHS

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PrincipalBeaumontHS

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Mark BeemCentralDistrictSuperintendentHickoryCounty

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Ken EatonNorthwestDistrictSuperintendentMoundCityR-2

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Toni HillAt-LargeRegion2Superintendent

PortagevilleSchoolsTermExpires2013

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by Dr. Kerwin Urhahn, MSHSAA Executive Director TodayasIwritethisarticleandreflectoverthepastyear,itiswithverymixedemotions.IthasbeenagreatyearofchampionshipsandeventsfortheMissouriStateHighSchoolActivitiesAssociation.But,evenwiththesuccessofourstudentsinsportsandactivitiestheschoolshavebeencaughtinaneconomythatisunpredictableandonethathasnotbeenseeninrecenthistory.ThefinancialpictureintheStateofMissourihasbeendifficultforpublicandnonpublicschoolsthroughoutthestate.Thepublic,schoolsandpersonnelintheschoolsallhavedifferentopinionsonhowweshouldhandlethesituation.Thisistruefortheby-lawsandproceduresthatgoverntheMissouriStateHighSchoolActivitiesAssociation.ReturnsfromourAnnualBallot,SurveysandAreaMeetingsshowadifferingopiniononhowweshouldmoveforward.Teachers,athleticdirectors,coaches,principalsandsuperintendentsallhaveviewsandbeliefsofwhatshouldhappenattheschoolandintheMissouriStateHighSchoolActivitiesAssociation.Havingworkedinallthesepositionsremindsmehowmyviewandattitudeschangedeachtimemyjobdescriptionandresponsibilitieschanged. Ilookatteacherstryingtoeducatetothebestoftheirabilitieswithastudentpopulationthathasgrownupintheelectronicera.Theyhaveanattentionspanthatistheshortestinhistory,butacapabilitytocommunicatewithmorepeopleandshrinktheworldeasierthananygenerationbefore.Thereismoreandmoreresponsibilityonteacherstocoveradditionalmaterialandhighstakestestinghasbeenaddedtomakesureitisbeingcovered. Thecoachesoftodayspecialize,likemanyoftheirplayers,andwanttogrowtheirsports.Theyalsohavetodealwithasocietythatexpectswinningeveryyearnotjustintheregularseason,butpost-season.Societypushesforsuccessmeasuredbywinsandlosesanddoesnotwanttoacknowledgethelearningoflifeskillsandthecommitmenttodoyourbesteverytimeyoucompeteastheroleofhighschoolathleticsandactivities. AthleticDirectorsareworkinghardtofindwaystogivestudentsopportunitiestosucceed.Despitethereductionsinbudgets;theyaretryingnottoeliminateteams,coachesandcontests.Thecostoftransportation,fieldandfacilitymaintenance,equipment,officialscontinuetoincreasecreatingmorestressupontheathleticdirectortomakeitallwork.

Life Lessons are Important Part of the Education Process

Principalsarehavingeverythingbutthekitchensinkthrownatthem.Ultimately,theprincipalisbeingheldresponsiblefortheacademicsuccessorfailure,discipline,andleadershipofthehighschoolbuilding.Thatisnotaneasytask,butonethatmanyprincipalsthroughoutthestateacceptandfighteverydaytoaccomplish. Finally,thesuperintendentislefttosteertheentiredistrictinamannerthatsucceedseducationally,hasthefinancialresourcestopullitoff,anddecidewhatgetsdonewheneveryoneisaskingformore.Oftenpeopledonotunderstanddecisionsmadefromcentraloffice,duetohavingonepartoftheinformation.Itistheresponsibilityofthesuperintendenttolookatthebigpictureandmakeadecisionthatisbestfortheentiredistrict.Thisprovidesfuelformanyarmchairquarterbackstosecondguessthosedecisions.Ultimately,thecurrentfinancialsituationcausessuperintendentsandschoolpresidentstomaketoughdecisionsthataffectpeople’slivelihood.Thatisadifficultpositiontobeinforanyone. Thesituationisnotmuchdifferentfornon-publicschoolsatthistimeinoureconomy.Manypeoplewanttobelievethatitiseasyfornon-publicschools,butquitetheoppositewithmoreandmorestudentstransferringoutofnon-publicschoolsorchoosingnottoattendnon-publicschoolbecausetheparentsdonothavetheresourcestosendtheirchild. Everypositionhasitsplusesandminuses.Rightnowallofthemareextremelydifficult.IreadarticlesandhearpeopledailytakeshotsateducationinMissouriandtheUnitedStates.Howeverwiththatbeingsaid,Itrulybelieveeducationisthekeytothiscountrystayingclosetothetopofthe

globalmarketandlifestyle.Theeducationinthiscountryhasitsissues,andIamnotnaïveenoughnottoseethat,butprovidingtheopportunitiesforstudentstolearnanddevelopareessentialfortheUnitedStatesandMissouritoclimboutofthecurrenteconomicposition.Thatbeingsaid,itismybeliefthatwewouldlooseatremendousteachingtoolandopportunityifathleticsandactivitiesweretakenoutoftheschools.Weareunderconstantattackfrommanynon-schoolathleticprograms,promisingstudents’nationalattentionandrichesiftheydevotethemselvestotheirsport.Theissueisthatveryfeweverachievethatlevel.Iamnotagainstclubsports,butitisnotalwaysequivalenttoteachingthelessonslearnedininterscholasticsports.Ibelievetherearemanythingslearnedonthepracticefloor,gamefieldandbusridestoandfromthecompetitionsthatenhanceandfulfilltheeducationprocess.JustoneexampleofalifelessoncomesfromsomethingthatIhearmanytimes,“Thisisnotfair.”Itisreallyunfortunatewhensomeonefeelstheyhavebeenmistreatedorintheirwords“cheated.” AsIthinkback25yearstomyhighschoolgraduation,Irememberthespeakertalkingaboutgettingoutintherealworldandthatitisnotfair.ThatissomethingthatIlearnedthroughathleticsisthatthingsdon’talwaysgoyourway.Butthemostimportantpartofthatlessoncanbehowyourespondtothatsituation.Lifeknocksusdown,whichIbelieveeveryoneknowsandwehatetoseeithappentoourchildren.However,ifwedonotteachourchildrenhowtodealwithitandmoveon,wearesettingourfutureupforfailure.Itisimperative,especiallynow,toteachourstudents,teachers,coaches,athleticdirectors,principals,andsuperintendentsthatlifewillcontinueandschoolwilloccur,butitisuptotheleadersintheschooltoensurethatitisthebestlearningenvironmentandsituationwecanprovidetoourchildren. Thisyearhasbeendifficultandthesummerismuchanticipatedbyeveryone,butpleasetakethetimethissummertorejuvenateandmake2010-11thebestyearwecan,becauseallstudentsinMissourideserveit.

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How Do Students and Parents Learn the Eligibility Requirements? Anincomingseventhgraderorninthgraderentersyourschoolwithanticipationofactivityparticipation.Itisherfirstopportu-nitytobeapartofaninterscholasticprogram.Thestudentandtheparentsareunawareofacademicrequirements;semestersofparticipation;agerequirements;nonschoolcompetitionrequirements;amateurandawards,etc.Howareouryoungpeopleandtheirparentstolearnoftheeligibilityrequirementsnecessarytoearnandmaintainstudenteligibility?Howdotheylearnabouttheinterscholasticprogram,itspurposeandphilosophy?Itisquitesimpleandisalsoquiteessential. Itistheresponsibilityofthestaffofeachmemberschooltoproperlyadviseandeducatetheirstudentsandtheirparentsoftheeligibilityrequirements.Theyoungstersinourprogramsareplacedinavulnerablepositionwhentheschooladministrationandactivitiesstaffdonotreviewandclarifytheeligibilityrulesandthepurposeandphilosophyofourprograms. Memberschoolsshouldmakecertainthatstudentsexpectingtocompeteintheirschool’sathleticandactivityprogramsclearlyunderstandthestandardsofeligibility.Asanaidinproperlyinformingstudents,theMSHSAAannuallypublishesabrochureentitled“HowtoProtectYourHighSchoolEligibility.”AcopyofthisbrochureissenttoallmemberschoolsintheAugustpacketeachyearaswellastheAD.andeachheadcoachwiththesportrulebookmailings.MemberschoolscanmakecopiesorcanorderasupplyfromtheMSHSAAofficeataminimalcostpercopytocoverthecostsofprintingandpostage.Theinformationcanbefoundatwww.mshsaa.orgbyclickingonEligibilityStandards. Allstudentsparticipatinginathleticactivitiesshouldbegivenoneofthesepamphletsasstandardprocedure.Inaddition,coachesanddirectorsshouldtaketimetoreviewthepamphletwithmembersoftheirsportssquadsandactivitiesgroupstoexplainalleligibilityrequirementsthestudentsareexpectedtomeet.Eligibilityrequirementsandschoolpoliciesforparticipationshouldbeprovidedinwritingtoallstudentsandparents.Thepurposeandphilosophyoftheschoolprogramshouldbereviewedwithallpar-tiesinvolved. PostersonHowtoProtectYourEligibilityshallbedistributedtoallmemberschoolsinAugust.Pleaseposttheseinprominentlocations.ExtracopiesareavailablefromtheMSHSAA.

Summer Questions & Answers ThefollowingarequestionsandanswerspertainingtotheMSHSAAConstitutionandBy-Lawsand/orMSHSAABoardofDirectorspolicy.TheseareprovidedasanaidininterpretingtherulesandregulationswhichMSHSAAmemberschoolshaveadopted.Ifyouhaveaspecificareaand/orquestionwhichyouwouldlikeexplained,contactDr.KerwinUrhahn,MSHSAAexecutivedirector.YourattentioniscalledtothefactquestionsandanswersregardinginterpretationsoftheMSHSAAConstitutionandBy-LawsappearfollowingtheConstitutionArticleorBy-LawtheyrelatetointheMSHSAAOfficialHandbook.

Question:Ourschooldistrictsupportsthreehighschools.OurBoardofEducationwillpermitandgrantrequestsfromstudentstoattendahighschoolinwhichtheirparents’residenceisnotlocatedinthathighschool’sestablishedgeographicattendancearea.Thefamilydoes,however,resideintheschooldistrict.WouldthisscenariofallwithintherequirementsofresidenceinMSHSAABy-Law238.2? Answer: No.Theby-lawscarefullydefineresidenceasbeingwithintheestablishedgeographicattendanceareafortheindividualmemberschoolandnotanentireschooldistrictofmultipleschoolsatthesamelevel.Inthesituationdescribed,thestudentswouldhaverestrictedeligibilityinallsportsiffreshmenorrestrictedeligibilitybysportiftransferringhighschoolsaftertheninthgrade. Question:Ourschoolencouragesour

studentstouseourweightroomforoutofseasonconditioning.Ourathleticcoachestakerolloftheirstudentathletesandexpectthemtoparticipateinthisprogram.Ifthestudentsdonotattendthecoachescounselwiththemthattheyshouldbethereforthegoodoftheteam.Isthisappropriateactionbyourcoaches? Answer: No.Participationinanout-of-seasonconditioningprogramiscompletelyvoluntaryandmustbeopentoanystudentwhodesirestoattend.Takingrollforteamattendanceissignalingtothestudentsarecordofteammemberattendanceisbeingkepteventhoughtheactivityisvoluntary.Thefollow-upwiththestudentsandsocalled“counseling”toattendhasdefinitelytiedparticipationwithteamresponsibilityoutsideoftheseason.Theadultshaveimpliedtothestudentstheyareexpectedtoattendandthisisaresponsibilitytotheteam. Becausethereisafinelinethatcanbecrossed,schooladministratorsmusteducatetheircoachesofwhatisappropriateandmustmonitorcarefullytheout-of-seasonconditioningprograms. Question:Ourfootballcoacheshaveworkedoutascheduleforthesummerandhavedividedupthedutiestogivethemsometimeoffathomewiththeirfamilies.TheheadcoachisgoingtoworkwiththeteamonMondaysandWednesdaysandplayseven-on-sevenonSaturdays.OurassistantcoachesaregoingtoopenuptheweightroomonTuesdaysandThursdays.WewouldalsoliketohostourownfullcontactcampthefourthweekinJulyforfourdays.a)Dowehavetocountallofthesedaysascontactdays?b)Canour

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assistantcoachesgotothegamesonSaturdays?andc)whendoesthesummerperiodend? Answer:A)thedaysthatthecoachoranycoachfromthatsportisgivinginstructionwillbecountedasacontactdaytherefore;theheadcoachwouldhavetocounthisdaysascontactdays.Iftheassistantcoachesarefollowingbylaw236.6forout-of-sportconditioningtheywillnotbecountedtowardsthecontactdays.However,ifsportspecificinstructiontakesplacetheywillcountascontactdays.Example:Weighttrainingisoverandthekickersgoandgetacoupleofballsandpracticekickingoutonthefield;contacthasoccurredforthatsport.B)Yourassistantscanattendanyfunction.Theschoolmustkeeptractofsportspecificcontact.Anyfootballcontact,withinstructionisconsideredonedayofcontact.Youcanhavethreecoacheswiththreedifferentsetsofstudentsfromthesameschooldoingdifferentthingsonthesamedayandthatisonedayofcontact.C)forfallsportsthesummerendsJuly31.ForallothersportsthesummerendswiththeSundayofweeksixofthestandardizedcalendar. Question:Whocannotcoachanonschoolteamduringtheschoolyearoutsideaparticularsport’sschoolseason? Answer: Nomemberofthecoachingstaffofanysport(notjustthesportinquestion)fromanyschoolthatanystudentonthenonschoolteamcurrentlyattendsorwillattendthefollowingyearcancoachthisparticularnonschoolteamduringtheschooloutsidethespecificsport’sschoolseason(MSHSAABy-Law235.2d).

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Question:Isthereadifferencetotherulementionedinthequestionaboveifthenonschoolcompetitionoccursinthesummerafterschoolisdismissedforthesummer: Answer: Yes,duringthesummermonths,thenonschoolteamparticipantsinanysportmaybecoachedbyamemberoftheschoolscoachingstaffoftheschoolthenonschoolparticipanthasattendedthepreviousschoolyearorwillattendthenextschoolyear(MSHSAABy-Law235.2dEditor’sNote).

Summer School Questions Summerschoolcoursesandcreditearnedmaycounttowardacademiceligibilityifspecificrequirementsaremet.Theindividualschooldistrictmustfirstadoptanofficialpositionthatsummerschoolcreditshallbeaccepted.Thepolicyonsummerschoolcreditshouldbeplacedinwritingandreadilyprovidedforinformationalpurposestoparentsandstudents.Itshouldbemadeclearthatcorrespondenceschoolcoursesandelectivesdonotmeetthisrequirement. Thefollowingquestionsandanswersshouldbehelpfulandsharedwithyourschoolcounselors.

Question: Willstudentsbeabletocountsummerschoolcredittowardmeetingtheacademiceligibilityrequirementsforthefirstsemesterofthe2010-2011schoolyear? Answer:Yes.By-Law213providesstudentsmaycountupto1unitofcreditfromsummerschooltowardestablishingtheireligibilityforthefallsemester.Onlyclasses,whicharerequiredforgraduationfromthelocalschool,maybecountedtowardmeetingtheacademicrequirement.Electivesarenotaccepted. Question:Shouldwehavesometypeofaformthatourcounselorsmaywanttousetoadvisethestudentandparentsiftheclass(es)beingtakeninsummerschoolwillorwillnotcounttowardregainingacademiceligibility? Answer:Absolutely.Thecounselingdepartmentandtheschoolathleticandactivitiesdirectorsmustallworktogethertobecertainstudentsareadvisedproperlybeforetakingtheclass.IfanyquestionsarisetheMSHSAAofficeshouldbecontacted.(573-875-4880) Question:Ifastudentneeds1unitofcreditinphysicaleducationandhasearnedthatcreditbytheendofthesophomoreyear,maythestudenttakephysicaleducationduringthesummerafterthejunioryearasanelectiveandcountthiscredittowardre-establishinghisacademiceligibility?

Answer:No.OnlyclassesrequiredforgraduationassetformbytheDepartmentofElementaryandSecondaryEducation(DESE)and/orthelocalschoolmaybecountedinsummerschool.Electiveswouldnotcounttowardregainingeligibility. Question:Mayoneofourstudentstakesummerschoolinanotherdistrictandcountthecreditearnedtowardseligibility? Answer:Yes,providedtheclassisrequiredforgraduationandyourschoolisgoingtoacceptthecreditandplaceonthestudent’stranscript. Question:Ifoneofourstudent’sfailsAlgebraImustthatstudenttakeAlgebraIinsummerschoolorcouldthestudenttakearequiredscienceclassifAlgebraIisnotbeingoffered? Answer:Astudentisnotrequiredtotakethesameclassfailedduringtheschoolyear.Thestudentmayretaketheclassduringsummerschool,butitisnotrequired.Theonlyrequirementforasummerschoolclasstobecountedtowardsacademiceligibilityisthattheclassisagraduationrequirementfortheschoolandcannotbeanelective. Question:Isitmandatorythatourschoolacceptsummerschoolcreditfordeterminingacademiceligibilityforthefallsemester? Answer:No.ThislikeallotherrequirementsofstudenteligibilityaretheminimumessentialrequirementsandeachlocalBoardofEducation/GoverningBodyhastherighttoestablishmorestringentrequirements. Question:Canastudenttakeacorrespondencecourseduringthesummerandcountthistowardre-establishinghis/heracademiceligibility? Answer:No.Thisprovisionisspecifictosummerschoolandnottheseasonoftheyearoutsidecourseworkcouldbetaken.Correspondencecoursesareseparatefromsummerschool. Question:WhatismeantbythecoreclassesrequiredforgraduationbyDESE? Answer:InorderforallstudentsacrossthestatetomeetaminimalcurricularprogramitwasadoptedbytheschoolstorelyuponcorecoursesandrequiredcreditsforgraduationasrequiredbytheDepartmentofElementaryandSecondaryEducation.Currentlytheseminimumrequirementsareasfollows:PracticalArts=1credit;FineArts=1credit;PhysicalEducation=1credit;Science=2credits;Mathematics=2credits;CommunicationArts=3credits;andSocialStudies=2credits.Inadditionastudentmayalsocountotherrequiredclasses.

A Special Thanks! Astheschoolyeardrawstoaclose,theMSHSAAwillhostthelastofthisyear’sChampionships.music,aca-demiccompetition,speech&debate,boystennis,baseball,andgirlssoccerwillbecrowningyoungpeoplefromalloverthestate.Thesechampionshipscouldnottakeplacewithoutthehelpofnumerousvolunteers. Aspecialthanksisindeedinordertothemanyindividualswhocombinedtheirenergies,effortsandtalentstoconductourinterscholasticprograms.OnbehalfoftheMSHSAABoardofDirectorsandyourMSHSAAstaff,wetrulyappreciateyourdedicationtoouryoungpeopleandtheworkyoudothroughouttheyear.Throughtheexperiencesouryoungpeopleencoun-terthroughparticipation,theskillsandlessonsoflifearetaught.Yourendeav-orstoprovideenjoyableandworthwhileexperiencestoourboysandgirlshasaffordedthemavaluableopportunitytoapplywhattheyarelearningthroughtheireducation.Thankyouandenjoythesummer!

MSHSAA Summer Hours MSHSAAsummerofficehourswilltakeeffectonMonday,May31.Mon-daythroughThursday,theofficewillbeopenfrom7:30a.m.to4:00p.m.TheofficewillnotbeopentothepubliconFridaysduringthesummer.Thebuild-ingisopentowalk-incustomersduringallhoursofoperation,MondaythroughThursday. Regularofficehoursof8:00a.m.to4:00p.m.,allweekdays,willresumeAugust9.

2010-11 MSHSAA Rules Meetings Move Online Beginningwiththe2010-11schoolyearallMSHSAArequiredrulesmeet-ingsforallcoachesanddirectorsofMSHSAAsportsandactivitieswillbecompletedonline.Coachesanddirec-torswillnolongerberequiredtoattendaface-to-facerulesmeeting.Insteadeachcoach/directorofaMSHSAAsportoractivitywillbeabletologontotheMSHSAAwebsiteandcompletetheonlinerulesreview.Instructionsonhowtoaccesstheonlinerulesreviewwillbeincludedineachsport/activitypacketsenttoeachcoach/directorpriortothestartoftheseason(fall,winterandspring).AtthistimeallMSHSAAregis-teredsportsofficialsarestillberequiredtoattendaface-to-facerulesmeetings.

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Projected Events Calendar for 2010-11 Thru 2013-14 Day Week No. 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14LaborDay.................................................................................. Mon. Sept.6 Sept.5 Sept.3 Sept.2SOFTBALLDistrictchampionships...........................................................Wed.-Sat. 14 Oct.6-9 Oct.5-8 Oct.3-6 Oct.9-12Sectionalgames........................................................................Wed. 15 Oct.13 Oct.12 Oct.10 Oct.16Quarterfinalgames.....................................................................Sat. 15 Oct.16 Oct.15 Oct.13 Oct.19MSHSAAChampionships........................................................Fri.-Sat. 16 Oct.22-23 Oct.21-22 Oct.19-20 Oct.25-26

GIRLSGOLFDistrictchampionships............................................................Wed.-Fri. 13 Sept.29-Oct.1 Sept.28-30 Sept.26-28 Oct.2-4Sectionals...............................................................................Wed.-Fri. 14 Oct.6-8 Oct.5-7 Oct.3-5 Oct.9-11MSHSAAChampionships.....................................................Mon.-Tues. 16 Oct.18-19 Oct.17-18 Oct.15-16 Oct.21-22

GIRLSTENNISTeamDistricts.........................................................................Mon.-Fri. 14 Oct.4-8 Oct.3-7 Oct.1-5 Oct.7-11CloseofIndividualDistricts........................................................Sat. 14 Oct.9 Oct.8 Oct.6 Oct.12IndividualRegionals............................................................. Mon.-Wed. 15 Oct.11-13 Oct.10-12 Oct.8-10 Oct.14-16TeamSectionals.........................................................................Sat. 15 Oct.16 Oct.15 Oct.13 Oct.19MSHSAATeamChampionships.............................................. Thurs. 16 Oct.21 Oct.20 Oct.18 Oct.24MSHSAAIndividualChampionships.......................................Fri.-Sat. 16 Oct.22-23 Oct.21-22 Oct.19-20 Oct.25-26

CROSSCOUNTRYClass4Districts..........................................................................Sat. 16 Oct.23 Oct.22 Oct.20 Oct.26Classes1,2,3Districts..............................................................Sat. 17 Oct.30 Oct.29 Oct.27 Nov.2Class4Sectionals......................................................................Sat. 17 Oct.30 Oct.29 Oct.27 Nov.2MSHSAAChampionships...........................................................Sat. 18 Nov.6 Nov.5 Nov.3 Nov.9

VOLLEYBALLDistrictchampionships..........................................................Mon.-Thurs. 17 Oct.25-28 Oct.24-27 Oct.22-25 Oct.28-31Sectionals...................................................................................Sat. 17 Oct.30 Oct.29 Oct.27 Nov.2MSHSAAChampionships........................................................Fri.-Sat. 18 Nov.5-6 Nov.4-5 Nov.2-3 Nov.8-9

BOYSSOCCERClasses1,2,3Districts.......................................................... Sat.-Sat. 17-18 Oct.30-Nov.6 Oct.29-Nov.5 Oct.27-Nov.3 Nov.2-9Class3Sectionals.....................................................................Tues. 19 Nov.9 Nov.8 Nov.6 Nov.12Classes1,2Quarterfinals........................................................ Thurs. 19 Nov.11 Nov.10 Nov.8 Nov.14Class3Quarterfinals..................................................................Sat. 19 Nov.13 Nov.12 Nov.10 Nov.16Classes1-3MSHSAAChampionships....................................Fri.-Sat. 20 Nov.19-20 Nov.18-19 Nov.16-17 Nov.22-23

BOYSSWIMMING&DIVINGMSHSAAChampionships........................................................Fri.-Sat. 19 Nov.12-13 Nov.11-12 Nov.9-10 Nov.15-16

FOOTBALLClasses1-5Regionals...............................................................Wed. 18 Nov.3 Nov.2 Oct.31 Nov.6Class6Sectionals.......................................................................Fri. 18 Nov.5 Nov.4 Nov.2 Nov.88-ManQuarterfinals....................................................................Sat. 18 Nov.6 Nov.5 Nov.3 Nov.9Classes1-5Sectionals.............................................................. Mon. 19 Nov.8 Nov.7 Nov.5 Nov.11Class6Quarterfinals...................................................................Fri. 19 Nov.12 Nov.11 Nov.9 Nov.15Classes1-5Quarterfinals...........................................................Sat. 19 Nov.13 Nov.12 Nov.10 Nov.168-ManSemifinals........................................................................Sat. 19 Nov.13 Nov.12 Nov.10 Nov.16Class6Semifinals.......................................................................Fri. 20 Nov.19 Nov.18 Nov.16 Nov.22Classes1-5Semifinals...............................................................Sat. 20 Nov.20 Nov.19 Nov.17 Nov.238-ManShow-MeBowl.................................................................Fri. 21 Nov.26 Nov.25 Nov.23 Nov.29Classes1-6Show-MeBowl.....................................................Fri.-Sat. 21 Nov.26-27 Nov.25-26 Nov.23-24 Nov.29-30Thanksgiving............................................................................ Thurs. 21 Nov.25 Nov.24 Nov.22 Nov.28WRESTLINGDistrictChampionships............................................................Fri.-Sat. 32 Feb.11-12 Feb.10-11 Feb.8-9 Feb.14-15MSHSAAChampionships..................................................... Thurs.-Sat. 33 Feb.17-19 Feb.16-18 Feb.14-16 Feb.20-22GIRLSSWIMMING&DIVINGMSHSAAChampionships........................................................Fri.-Sat. 33 Feb.18-19 Feb.17-18 Feb.15-16 Feb.21-22

BASKETBALLClasses4,5Districts.............................................................. Sat.-Sat. 33-34 Feb.19-26 Feb.18-25 Feb.16-23 Feb.22-March1Classes4,5Sectionals.............................................................Wed. 35 March2 Feb.29 Feb.27 March5Classes4,5Quarterfinals..........................................................Sat. 35 March5 March3 March2 March8Show-MeShowdownI.......................................................... Thurs.-Sat. 36 March10-12 March8-10 March7-9 March13-15Classes1,2,3Districts.......................................................... Sat.-Sat. 34-35 Feb.26-March5 Feb.25-March3 Feb.23-March2 March1-8Class1Sectionals.....................................................................Tues. 36 March8 March6 March5 March11Classes2,3Sectionals.............................................................Wed. 36 March9 March7 March6 March12Classes1,2,3Quarterfinals......................................................Sat. 36 March12 March10 March9 March15Show-MeShowdownII......................................................... Thurs.-Sat. 37 March17-19 March15-17 March14-16 March20-22

SPEECH&DEBATECloseofDistrictmeets.............................................................Fri.-Sat. 37 March18-19 March16-17 March15-16 March21-22MSHSAAStateMeet...............................................................Fri.-Sat. 42 *April15-16 April20-21 April19-20 April25-26

MUSICCloseofDistrictFestivals........................................................Fri.-Sat. 39 April1-2 March30-31 *March22-23 April4-5MSHSAAStateFestival........................................................ Thurs.-Sat. 43 April28-30 April26-28 April25-27 May1-3

ACADEMICCOMPETITIONDistrictchampionships................................................................Sat. 41 *April9 April14 April13 *April12Sectionals................................................................................. Thurs. 42 *April14 April19 April18 April24Classes1,2MSHSAAChampionships.Fri.................................. 44 May6 May4 May3 May9Classes3,4MSHSAAChampionships.Sat................................. 44 May7 May5 May4 May10

TRACKANDFIELDClass1,2Districts......................................................................Sat. 44 May7 May5 May4 May10Class3,4Districts......................................................................Sat. 45 May14 May12 May11 May17Class1,2Sectionals..................................................................Sat. 45 May14 May12 May11 May17Classes1,2MSHSAAChampionships.Fri.-Sat.......................... 46 May20-21 May18-19 May17-18 May23-24Classes3,4Sectionals..............................................................Sat. 46 May21 May19 May18 May24Classes3,4MSHSAAChampionships.Fri.-Sat.......................... 47 May27-28 May25-26 May24-25 May30-31

BOYSTENNISTeamDistricts.........................................................................Mon.-Fri. 45 May9-13 May7-11 May6-10 May12-16CloseofIndividualDistricts........................................................Sat. 45 May14 May12 May11 May17IndividualRegionals............................................................. Mon.-Wed. 46 May16-18 May14-16 May13-15 May19-21TeamSectionals.........................................................................Sat. 46 May21 May19 May18 May24MSHSAATeamChampionships............................................... Thurs. 47 May26 May24 May23 May29MSHSAAIndividualChampionships........................................Fri.-Sat. 47 May27-28 May25-26 May24-25 May30-31

BOYSGOLFDistrictchampionships............................................................Wed.-Fri. 43 April27-29 April25-27 April24-26 April30-May2Sectionals...............................................................................Wed.-Fri. 44 May4-6 May2-4 May1-3 May7-9MSHSAAChampionships.....................................................Mon.-Tues. 46 May16-17 May14-15 May13-14 May19-20

BASEBALLDistrictChampionships........................................................... Sat.-Sat. 45-46 May14-21 May12-19 May11-18 May17-24Classes1,2Sectionalgames................................................... Mon. 47 May23 May21 May20 May26Classes3,4Sectionalgames...................................................Tues. 47 May24 May22 May21 May27Classes1,2Quarterfinalgames...............................................Wed. 47 May25 May23 May22 May28Classes3,4Quarterfinalgames.............................................. Thurs. 47 May26 May24 May23 May29Classes1,2MSHSAAChampionships.Wed.-Thurs................... 48 June1-2 May30-31 May29-30 June4-5Classes3,4MSHSAAChampionships.Fri.-Sat.......................... 48 June3-4 June1-2 May31-June1 June6-7

GIRLSSOCCERDistrictchampionships............................................................ Sat.-Sat. 45-46 May14-21 May12-19 May11-18 May17-24Class3Sectionalgames.......................................................... Tues.. 47 May24 May22 May21 May27Classes1,2Sectionalgames.................................................. Thurs. 47 May26 May24 May23 May29Class3Quarterfinalgames........................................................Sat. 47 May28 May26 May25 May31Classes1-3MSHSAAChampionships....................................Fri.-Sat. 48 June3-4 June1-2 May31-June1 June6-7MemorialDay............................................................................ Mon. May30 May28 May27 May26CHEERLEADERCLINICSOne-dayclinics.....................................................................Mon.-Thurs. 50 June13-16 June11-14 June10-13 June16-19

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Participation Survey (Figures as of February 1, 2010) Number Schools Number Schools Number Schools Number Participants Number Participants Number Participants Jr. High Sr. High Total Jr. High Sr. High Total

AcademicCompetition.......... 231 432 663 2714 5448 8162Baseball................................ 60 500 560 918 16070 16988Basketball(Boys).................. 500 574 1074 9332 15547 24879Basketball(Girls).................. 476 557 1033 8536 13420 21956SidelineCheerleading.......... 385 539 924 4543 10423 14966CrossCountry(Boys)........... 191 345 536 2135 5957 8092CrossCountry(Girls)............ 187 345 532 2010 5245 7255DanceTeam/PomPon.......... 14 235 249 179 3850 4029FieldHockey......................... 1 28 29 25 1159 1184Football(11-Man)................. 252 349 601 10360 24437 34797Football(8-Man)................... 22 25 47 271 432 703Golf(Boys)............................ 1 352 353 2 4372 4374Golf(Girls)............................ 1 173 174 2 1842 1844Gymnastics........................... 0 4 4 0 16 16Lacrosse(Girls).................... 0 25 25 0 1062 1062Music.................................... 365 536 901 20278 48200 68478Instrumental...................... -- -- -- 12458 28823 41281Vocal................................. -- -- -- 7820 19377 27197Soccer(Boys)....................... 11 228 239 195 8212 8407Soccer(Girls)........................ 4 224 228 80 8658 8738Softball(Boys)...................... 2 24 26 26 330 356Softball(Girls)....................... 89 418 507 1329 11875 13204SpeechandDebate.............. 33 290 323 545 6171 6716Swimming(Boys).................. 3 95 98 40 2726 2766Swimming(Girls).................. 3 117 120 60 3797 3857Tennis(Boys)........................ 0 190 190 0 3636 3636Tennis(Girls)........................ 0 189 189 0 4497 4497Track(Boys)......................... 386 478 864 9044 14494 23538Track(Girls).......................... 385 479 864 8690 12993 21683Volleyball(Boys)................... 1 38 39 24 1189 1213Volleyball(Girls).................... 313 432 745 6599 11844 18443WaterPolo............................ 0 21 21 0 635 635WinterGuard........................ 11 114 125 104 1762 1866Wrestling............................... 106 222 328 2327 7747 10074Member Schools ................. *203 595 798 90368 258046 348414*These figures indicate the total number of junior high schools holding separate memberships. The junior high school participation figures include all junior high schools holding separate memberships plus all junior high schools holding com-bined memberships with the senior high school from the district.

2009 NFHS Coaches Association Coaches of the YearSport Coach School

Baseball JeffreyGraviett Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)Basketball(Boys) KelvinLee ChaminadeBasketball(Girls) JerrySonger SpartaCrossCountry(Boys) MichaelShortino Lee’sSummitWestCrossCountry(Girls) JesseGriffin+ Lee’sSummitWestFieldHockey MaggiePerry+ St.Joseph’sAcademyFootball MattSmith ClarkCountyGolf(Boys) GuyAlbert+ WarrensburgGolf(Girls) ErnieBebe VisitationAcademySoccer(Boys) GregKoeller+ St.DominicSoccer(Girls) AnnieBeckman+ Incarnate Word AcademySoftball RobDavenport PlatteCountySwimming&Diving(Boys) JasonHite+ KickapooSwimming&Diving(Girls) RobertSturman+ BlueSpringsTennis(Boys) PatrickHuewe+ MICDSTennis(Girls) DougSmith St.Joseph’sAcademyTrack&Field(Boys) DarrylLevy+ HazelwoodEastTrack&Field(Girls) JimDickey+ PenneyVolleyball LindaLampkin+# HermannWrestling KevinPowell+ Kirksville

+ - Also named NFHS Coaches Association Section 5 Coach of the Year# - Also named NFHS Coaches Association National Coach of the Year

Annually,theNFHSCoachesAssociation,recognizesbysportout-standingcoacheswithineachstate.Theseindividualshavebeenselectedbasedupontheirknowledgeanddedicationtotheirsports.Theyhavemadenumerouscontributionstotheirsportwithinourstate.TheNFHSCoachesAssociationrecognizestheimportanceofaddressingcoachingintheinterscholasticarenainapro-fessionalmannerandbenefitsfrommembershipinthelargestcoachesassociationintheUnitedStates. TheMSHSAAisproudtocon-gratulatethefollowingcoachesandtosaythankyouforyoureffortandcon-tributiontosecondaryschoolsportsinourstate.

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Anewrecordoffifty-sevenMSH-SAAjuniorandseniorhighschoolshavequalifiedtoberecognizedas“MSHSAALeadershipSchools”forthe2009-10schoolyearforexcellenceinthepromotionofcitizenship,sports-manship,leadershipandscholarshipthroughtheirinterscholasticactivitiesprograms.Thisprogram,initstenthyear,beganinthe2000-01schoolyearwith18schoolsachievingMSHSAALeadershipSchoolstatusintheinau-guralcampaign.Fourschools--BlueSpringsHighSchool,BolivarMiddleSchool,LindberghHighSchoolandPembrokeHillSchool--havebeenMSHSAALeadershipSchoolsforalltenyearsoftheprogram’sexistence. Bernard C. Campbell Middle School (7) BinghamMiddleSchool(4) BlueSpringsHighSchool(10) BlueSpringsSouthHighSchool(6) BolivarMiddleSchool(10) BridgerMiddleSchool(4) CenterMiddleSchool(2) Central(Springfield)HighSchool(1) CommunityHighSchool(1) ConcordiaHighSchool(9)

Class of 2009-10 MSHSAA Leadership Schools DeSotoJuniorHighSchool(3) ExcelsiorSpringsHighSchool(9) FoxHighSchool(5) Francis Howell North High School (3) GlendaleHighSchool(3) GrainValleyHighSchool(9) HighlandHighSchool(9) HillcrestHighSchool(1) HillsboroJuniorHighSchool(2) HoldenHighSchool(6) HoltHighSchool(7) JoplinHighSchool(7) KickapooHighSchool(5) LafayetteCountyHighSchool(7) Lafayette County Junior High School (6) LamarHighSchool(2) LebannonHighSchool(1) Lee’sSummitHighSchool(7) Lee’s Summit North High School (8) Lee’s Summit West High School (5) LeetonHighSchool(1) LiberalHighSchool(2) LindberghHighSchool(10) MarquetteHighSchool(5) MonettHighSchool(4) Northwest (Cedar Hill) High School (5) NowlinMiddleSchool(2) PacificHighSchool(3)

ParkviewHighSchool(1) PembrokeHillHighSchool(10) PioneerRidgeMiddleSchool(4) PlatteCountyHighSchool(7) PleasantHillHighSchool(2) PleasantLeaMiddleSchool(7) PoloHighSchool(4) Raymore-PeculiarHighSchool(3) SalemHighSchool(8) SeckmanHighSchool(4) SikestonHighSchool(5) St.FrancisBorgiaHighSchool(8) StewartsvilleHighSchool(6) SullivanHighSchool(6) SullivanMiddleSchool(1) SummitLakesMiddleSchool(7) TrumanHighSchool(8) VianneyHighSchool(2) VillaDuchesneHighSchool(1) WaynesvilleHighSchool(6) Westminster Christian Academy (3) WilliamChrismanHighSchool(6) WinfieldHighSchool(3)(number of years the school has achieved MSHSAA Leadership School status in parentheses)

AfterservingthehighschoolsofMissouriforthepast12years,AssistantExecutiveDirectorFredBinggeliretiredattheendofthe2009-10academicyear.SincejoiningtheMissouriStateHighSchoolActivitiesAssociationofficein1997Binggelihasservedhishomestateinavarietyofways.Hisadministrativeresponsibilitiesincludedadministratingthesportsofcrosscountry,trackandfield,softball,fieldhockeyaswellasactivitiessuchasspeech/debate/drama.Hehasalsoover-seenthecoachingeducationprogram,theapprovalofnon-facultycoaches,thesportsmedicineadvisorycommittee,theschoolleadershipteamprogramthecoachesad-visorycommittee,inadditiontotheschoolregistrationandenrollmentprogram. BinggelibeganhiscareerineducationasMathematicsandPhysicalEducationInstructoratFultonHighSchoolinhishometownofFulton,Missouri.HisawardwinningcoachingcareeralsobeganthatseasonasheledtheHornetstoaconfer-encechampionshipincrosscountryanda

fifthplacefinishatthestatechampionshiptrackandfieldmeet.AftercompletinghisgraduateworkattheUniver-sityofMissouri,BinggeliwasanassistanttrackandfieldcoachandmathteacheratCenterHighSchoolinKan-sasCitybeforemovingtoJeffersonCityHighSchool. In1980tookoverboththemen’sandwomen’strackandfieldprogramsatSoutheastMissouriState

inCapeGirardeau,Mo.DuringhisfiveyearsatSEMO,themen’ssquadwonfiveconsecutiveconferenceoutdoorchampi-onships.Whilethemen’sprogramwonanNCAADivisionIIindoorchampionship,thewomen’sprogramwasjustassuccess-ful.Thewomen’scrosscountryteamwonfourstraightconferencechampionships,threeNCAAregionaltitlesandplacedthirdinthe1984DivisionIIchampionships.Inwomen’strackandfield,histeamswonfourconsecutiveconferenceindoorcham-pionshipsandthreeoutdoorcrowns. PriortojoiningtheMSHSAAstaff,Bing-geliguidedtheCaveliersoftheUniversityofVirginiaasthedirectorofthetrackand

fieldandcrosscountryprograms.UpponarrivinginCharlottesville,BinggeliservedasUVa.’sheadcrosscountrycoachandassistanttrackandfieldcoachin1985-86,beforeassumingthedirectorshiprole. WhileatVirginia,hiswomen’strackandfieldprogramcapturedAtlanticCoastCon-frencetitlesinboththeindoorandoutdoorseasons.FredwashonoredastheACCWomen’sCoachoftheYearforthe1987indoor,1990outdoor,1993crosscountry,1994indoorand1995outdoorseasons.Hecoached17All-AmericansatUVa,includingworldindoorrecordholderandthree-timeNCAAchampionsPaulEreng. BinggelicompetedatWestminsterCol-lege,earningU.S.TrackandFieldFounda-tionAll-Americanhonors.In1974,heranthefastestindoortwomilesandoutdoorthreemilesbyaMissourianatthattime.HeisamemberoftheFultonHighSchoolHallofFame,theSoutheastMissouriStateUniversityHallofFameandtheMissouriTrackandCrossCountryCoachesAsso-ciationHallofFame.

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Procedure for Approval of Non-Faculty and Non-Certified Coaches Aschoolmustenterallapplicablecoachingstaffmembersviatheon-linemethodnolaterthansevendaysafterthefirstpermissiblecontestdatefortherespectiveactivity.ApprovalfromtheMSHSAAmustbeelectronicallyreceivedbytheschoolbeforetheschoolisconsideredtobeincompliancewiththeby-lawsregardingcoaches. Failureofaschooltosubmititscoachingbytheestablisheddeadlineshallresultinthecoach(es)beingdeniedandtheschoolsentaletterofreprimand.Aschoolshallreceiveawarningforasecondoccurrenceduringthesameschoolyear.Ifathirdincidenceshouldoccurduringthesameschoolyear,theschoolshallbeplacedonprobationfor365days.

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TheMSHSAABoardofDirectors,theBaseballAdvisoryCommitteeandtheSoft-ballAdvisoryCommitteehavelongbeenconcernedaboutpostseasonsitesthatdonotchargeadmission.Thishasalsooccurredonoccasioninsoccerandgolf.AttheJanuary2003BoardofDirectorsMeeting,theBoardpassedthefollowingMSHSAABoardPolicywhichwilltakeaf-fectinallsportsstartingwiththe2003-04schoolyearandallyearsthereafter: DistrictTournaments:Fordistricttournamentgamesthefacilityconfigura-tionshallprovidethatapaidgatecanbeadministered.Ifthehostschooldoesnotchargeadmission,allnormalandreason-ableexpenses(includingbutnotlimited

toworkers,officials,manager’sfee,fieldpreparationexpenses,etc.)shallbeproratedtotheparticipatingschoolsbaseduponthenumberofcontestsplayedbyeachschoolandshallnotbereimbursedbytheMSHSAA. SectionalandQuarterfinalContests:Forallsectionalandquarterfinalbaseballcon-teststhefacilityconfigurationshallprovidethatapaidgatecanbeadministered.Ifthehostschooldoesnotchargeadmis-sion,allnormalandreasonableexpenses(includingbutnotlimitedtoworkers,officials,manager’sfee,fieldpreparationexpenses,etc.)shallbepaidbythehostschoolandshallnotbereimbursedbytheMSHSAA.

Gardner Named NFHS Executive Director BobGardner,whohasservedaschiefoperatingofficeroftheNationalFederationofStateHighSchoolAssociations(NFHS)forthepast10years,hasbeenchosenbytheNFHSBoardofDirectorsastheorgani-zation’snextexecutivedirector. GardnerwasselectedbytheBoardofDirectorstosucceedBobKanaby,whowillberetiringonoraboutMay1afterservingasNFHSexecutivedirectorforthepast17years.Gardnerwillbethesixthexecutivedirectorinthe90-yearhistoryoftheNFHS,whichisthenationalleadershiporganiza-tionforhighschoolathleticandfineartsactivities. “WearepleasedtoannounceBobGardnerasthenewexecutivedirectoroftheNFHS,”saidDr.EnnisProctor,execu-tivedirectoroftheMississippiHighSchoolActivitiesAssociationandcurrentNFHSpresident.“Bobhasalongandsuccessfulbackgroundwithourmemberstateas-sociations,alongwithhisoutstandingworkasthechiefoperatingofficerforthepast10years.TheBoardofDirectorsbelievesheistheidealcandidatetocontinuetomovethisorganizationforwardintheyearstocome.” Gardner,61,hasbeeninvolvedinhighschoolathleticsinthestateofIndianathroughouthisentire40-yearcareerinsec-ondaryeducation.Hestartedasateacherandcoachin1970andconcludedascommissioneroftheIndianaHighSchoolAthleticAssociation(IHSAA)forfiveyearspriortojoiningtheNFHSstaffin2000. From1970to1978,Gardnerwasan

EnglishteacherandcoachatWestWashingtonHS,MilanHSandScottsburgHS.Hecoachedfootball,basketball,baseballandtrack,andalsoservedasathleticdirectoratScottsburg. In1978,Gardnerbeganhishighschooladministrativecareer,servingasprincipalofMilanJunior-SeniorHighSchoolandwasnamedsuperintendentoftheMilanCommunitySchools.WhileatMilan,GardnerwasamemberoftheIHSAABoardofDirectors. GardnerjoinedtheIHSAAstaffasas-sistantcommissionerin1985andserved10yearsinthatrolepriortobecomingcommissionerin1995. AmonghisnotableaccomplishmentsattheIHSAA,GardnerledthechangeintheIHSAAfootballplayoffstopermitparticipa-tionbyallschools,negotiatedtheas-sociation’slargestcorporatesponsorshipagreementinhistorywithIndianaFarmBureauInsuranceandledthetransitiontomultipleclassesinteamsports.HealsowasinstrumentalintheIHSAAwinningalandmarkIndianaSupremeCourtcaseaffirmingtherestitutionruleandaFederalCourtcaseprotectingthestate’srighttoenforceeligibilitystandards. DuringhisyearswiththeIHSAA,Gard-nerwasavotingmemberoftheNFHSFootballRulesCommitteeandservedontheNFHSFootballOfficialsManualCom-

mittee.HealsochairedtheFiscal/FundingSubcommitteeoftheNFHSStrategicPlan-ningCommittee. AschiefoperatingofficeroftheNFHSsinceJuly1,2000,GardnerhaschairedtheNFHSRulesReviewCom-mittee,aninternalcommitteecomposedofallNFHSruleseditors.Hehasbeenrespon-sibleforNFHSinsuranceprogramsandtheNFHScom-mitteenominationprocess.

HerepresentedtheNFHSontheNCAAAnti-GamblingTaskForce,hasbeenapresenteratnumerousstateandnationalmeetings,andhasservedontheUSAFootballBoardofDirectors. Gardner,whoearnedhisbachelor’sdegreefromtheUniversityofEvansville(Indiana)andhismaster’sandEd.S.de-greesfromBallStateUniversityinMuncie,Indiana,previouslyservedontheUSABasketballBoardofDirectorsandtheIndi-anaSportsCorporationBoardofDirectors,andheisamemberoftheIndianaHighSchoolWrestlingHallofFame. PreviousexecutivedirectorsoftheNFHSwereL.W.Smith(1920-27),C.W.Whitten(1927-40),H.V.Porter(1940-58),CliffFagan(1958-77),BriceDurbin(1977-93)andBobKanaby(1993-2010).

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Five Year Tally of Advisory Committee Recommendations TheMSHSAAreceivesinputfromthemembershipinavarietyofdifferentmethods.Oneofthemostlongstandingandmostproductivemethodsisthroughthemanyadvisoryandspecialstudycom-mittees.ToillustratetheinvolvementofyourBoardofDirectorswiththeneedsandinterestsofourmemberschools,afiveyearlistingofadvisorycommitteerecommenda-tionsisbeingprovidedforthemembership’sinformation.

Advisory Committee Recommendations

Total CommitteeYear Approved Tabled* Denied Recmds % Approved2004-05 128 9 22 159 802005-06 158 8 13 179 882006-07 105 9 5 119 882007-08 119 10 5 134 892008-09 106 8 17 131 81TOTALS 616 44 62 722 86

* These items were later acted upon or placed into a “no action” category.

Check ACT and SAT Dates to Avoid Conflicts Highschoolcounselors,principals,coachesanddirectorsareurgedtoremindallhighschoolstudentsofthedatesonwhichtheACTandSATtestswillbeadmin-istered,aswellasthedatesofMSHSAAdistrictandstateevents.MSHSAAeventdatesarecontainedinMSHSAAsportandactivitymanuals,theMSHSAAwallcalendarandinsidethebackcoveroftheMSHSAAHandbook. HighschoolstudentsparticipatingininterscholasticactivitiesoftenfindconflictsbetweeninterscholasticeventsandtheACTandSATtestdates.Studentscanavoidthisproblembyarrangingforatestdatethatdoesnotconflictwithaninterscholasticeventinwhichtheywillbeparticipating.

2010-11 Act Test DatesRegistration Deadline Test Dates Aug.16 Sept.11 Sept.17 Oct.23 Nov.5 Dec.11 Jan.7 Feb.12 Mar.4 April9 May6 June11

2010-11 SAT Test DatesRegistration Deadline Test Dates(Check SAT college Oct. 9-10 board web site at Nov. 6-7www.collegeboard.com Dec. 4-5for registration Jan. 22-23deadline dates) March 12-13 May 7-8 June 4-5The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) dates are October 13 and October 16, 2010.

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Dr.JimTenopir,executivedirectoroftheNebraskaSchoolActivitiesAssociation(NSAA)forthepastnineyears,hasbeennamedchiefoper-atingofficeroftheNationalFederationofStateHighSchoolAssociations(NFHS),effectiveJuly1. Tenopirwillassumetheorganization’sNo.2positionpreviouslyheldbyBobGardner,whoofficiallysuc-ceedsBobKanabyasNFHSexecutivedirectoronMay1. “IamparticularlypleasedtohaveDr.JimTenopirjoinourstaffafterservingasexecutivedirectoroftheNebraskaSchoolActivitiesAssocia-tionsince2001,”Gardnersaid.“Hepossessesuncommonleadershipabil-ityandagoodunderstandingoftheNFHSanditsissues,andhowweplantomovetheorganizationforward.” AftergraduatingfromSterling(Kan-sas)Collegein1970,Tenopirbegana40-yearcareerineducationasateacherandcoachatOtis-BisonHighSchoolinOtis,Kansas.HemovedtoNebraskain1972asateacherandcoachatMcCookJuniorHighSchoolandhasservedinNebraskaforthepast38years. In1974,Tenopirmovedintoadmin-istrationasathleticdirectoratMcCook(Nebraska)HighSchoolandservedinthatpositionforeightyears.Hewasactivitiesdirectorandassistantprin-cipalatScottsbluff(Nebraska)HighSchoolforoneyearbeforebeginningan18-yearstintassuperintendentoftheCambridge(Nebraska)PublicSchools. Tenopirwasnamedexecutivedirector-electoftheNSAAinJune2000andofficiallyassumedtheposi-tioninJune2001.Amonghisnumer-ousaccomplishmentsduringthepastnineyears,TenopirwasinstrumentalinmovingtheNSAAstaffintoanewbuildinginLincolnin2008.

Tenopir Named NFHS Chief Operating Officer

DuringhisyearsasNSAAexecutivedirector,TenopirwashighlyinvolvedwiththeNFHS.Hewasamemberofthe2008-2011NFHSStrategicPlanningCommit-teeandservedafour-yeartermontheNFHSBoardofDirectors,whichwasculminatedbyservingaspresidentduringthe2008-09schoolyear. Inadditiontohisbachelor’sdegreefromSterlingCollege,

Tenopirearnedamaster’sdegreeinathleticadministrationfromIdahoStateUniversityin1977,aspecialistdegreeineducationaladministra-tionfromKearney(Nebraska)StateCollegein1982andadoctorateofeducationinadministration,curriculumandinstructionfromtheUniversityofNebraskain1993. Earlierthisyear,TenopirreceivedtheAwardofHighDistinctionfromtheNebraskaStateInterscholasticAthleticAdministratorsAssociation.OtherhonorsincludetheDavidW.HutchesonAwardfromtheUniversityofNebraskain2004foroutstandingservicetoeducationinNebraska,analumnicitationfromSterlingCollegein2007,theOutstandingSchoolAd-ministratorAwardfromtheNebraskaRuralCommunitySchoolsin1990andtheDistinguishedServiceAwardfromtheTriValleyHealthSysteminCam-bridge,Nebraska(1990-2000). AsNFHSchiefoperatingofficer,Tenopirwillmanageday-to-dayopera-tionsofthenationalofficestaff,chairtheRulesReviewCommittee,overseetheNFHScommitteeprocess,super-visefulfillmentofNFHSpublicationsandproducts,andguidethestaffinprovidingservicetothe51memberassociations.

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TheMSHSAAstaffconductedtenAreaMeetingsduringthemonthofJanuary.InformationgatheredatthesemeetingswaspresentedtotheMSHSAABoardofDirectorsattheJanuary,2010meetingoftheBoard.Considerationwasgivenforfurtheractiononthetopicsdiscussed.Belowisabriefsummaryofdiscussionandoverallopinionsonthetopicsgatheredateachoftheeightsites.

1. Preseason Scrimmages in Team Sports: Moberly (Northeast District):Likeevaluationprocesspotentialforkidsandofficials.Majority-yes,No-5%-10%. Smith-Cotton (Central District):Asasmallschoolliketheideaofset-tingspecificdates,wouldbehelpful.Softballwouldbedifficultbecauseofcompactseason. Blue Springs South (Kansas City District):AnyconcernfromMSHSAA?--No.MSHSAAwantstoeliminatewordingrequiringmoneycomingtoMSHSAA.Whatistheformatforeachsport?--EachAdvisoryCommitteewillberesponsible.Howmany?--onepersportperschool.Timeframetoallow? Waynesville (South Central District):Liketheideabecauseofsmallnum-berstosee/coachinateamsituation.Costinvolved-teamcarrybeforeseason?Mechanicsclinicsforofficialsworkforfree.Friendlycompetition-eliminateillegalscrimmages.Howaboutthe14days-lookingat9thdayupuntilfirstcontest.Oneopposed,alltherestinfavor. Plattsburg (Northwest District):Thinksitisgreattohelpofficialsmeet-ing.Limit¾.Morethan6minutesagainstateam-“Mike.”Howwouldthevotebe?-TeamSports--90/10forpreseasonscrimmage. McCluer South-Berkeley (St. Louis District):Ifoptional,itisfine.Someadvisorycommitteeshaveproposedformats.Probableafter9thdayofpractices.Onewouldbethemaxi-mumpersport.Hardforspringsportsduetoweather.Mostinfavor-90%. Republic (Southwest District): Gatemoneykeptattheschools.WillitbelimitedtoMSHSAAschools?--Yes.

2010 Area Meeting ReportOnescrimmageperschoolpersport.Willtherebeatimelimit?--yes-basket-ball.Oneopposed. Dexter (Southeast District):Restric-tionsofwhattheycando.Howmanygamescantheyhave?Howwouldyouschedule?Officials-Howwouldwehire,etc.Howmanypracticesandwhencouldyouhavescrimmage?Provisionsforpre-seasonscrimmageforfootballteams,whoadvances?85%infavor. 2. By-Law 108 (Dead Period) - Ac-tivities removed, activities allowed to select a different week than ath-letics, all school facilities able to be used during summer school? Moberly (Northeast District):Ideawastogiveparents9daystoplanvacation.Likethatschoolscansetdeadperiod.Withdeadperiodduringsummerschoolcausesissuesbe-causeofsamedeadperiod.Wouldpenalizethekidsofthedistrictsthataretryingtodoitright.Wantitforcreditrecoveryclasses.Exemptionforcreditbearingsummerschool-40%to60%. Smith-Cotton (Central District):Believethatactivitiesandathleticsshouldhavethesamedeadperiodtoensurekidshavetimeoff.Bandinstructorswillschedulecampduringathleticdeadperiod.Splittinghairwithphysicaleducation.HaveadifficulttimewithMSHSAAtellingschoolswhattheycandoacademically-St.PaulLutheran. Blue Springs South (Kansas City District):Wouldcheerleadingbeanactivity?Thinkparentslikebothto-gether.Couldthedistrictdecidewhentheirdeadperiodforboth(separatedeadperiods)?Sharepeoplemakesit-60%samedeadperiod,40%splitdeadperiod.Votethewholethingoutandleteachschooldecidewhattheywant.Havetoallowuseoffacilitiesduringcreditbearingsummerschool.Feelitisreasonableprovideditisforcredit.Manytimesit’syouractivitieskidsnotathletes.Howmanypeoplethinkweshouldremovethedeadpe-riod?--70%toeliminate,30%tokeep. Waynesville (South Central District):Removingathleticsandactivitiesfromthesamedeadperiod.25%separatedeadperiods,25%Nodeadperiodfor

activities,50%OKwithcurrentlan-guage.Getoutofsummerschool. Plattsburg (Northwest District):Canitbeninedaysthatdoesnothavetobetwoweekends?Don’tbelievetheactivitiesandathleticsshouldbesepa-rated.Activitieshastobepartofit.OnlyMSHSAAsanctionedactivities.Wanttoseehowitworks.StronglysuggestthatMSHSAAsetthedeadperiod. McCluer South-Berkeley (St. Louis District):Differenttimeforactivi-tieswouldbegreat.Don’tseewhybandandotheractivitiesshouldbeincluded.Couldcontactdaysincludeactivitiesandremovethedeadperiod.Itwastocontrolsports,separatedeadperiodswouldbeagoodthing.Deadperiodwasdeadandshutdownevery-thing.Itallowsfamiliestohaveasettimewiththesamedeadperiod.Forc-ingschoolstochoosewhichactivitiesgettopractice.Allowtheschoolstohavethechoice.Wouldyouhavedifferentdeadperiodforeachactiv-ity?Ifstatesetthedeadperiodthenallgroupswouldworkaroundit.Don’twantMSHSAAtosetdates.Facilitieswouldhelpbeingusedduringsum-merschool.Itwouldbeeasierifitwas9daysanddidnotrequiretwoweekends.Infavorofusingfacilitiesduringsummerschool.Overstep-pingboundariestellingschoolswhentheyhavetheirsummerschool.Wantingtochangethecreditbear-ingclasses.Wantalocaldecisiononsummerschool.Separateactivities.100%wantsummerschoolfacilitiesused.Liketohavetheseparatedeadperiods-95%.Schoolssettheirown-50%.Likethewayitis-10%.Goawayalltogether-70%. Republic (Southwest District):25%oftheschoolslikeitthewayitis.Removeactivities-majority-70%.Separatedeadperiods-15-20%.Currentlynoproblemwithsummerschool-snowdays? Dexter (Southeast District):Activi-tiesduringthesummerberemoved.Onlyproblemwithband,hadtocutoutSundaySchoolforaweek.Wouldbeinfavorofremovingactivities.Kidsthatparticipateinbothitdoesnotal-lowthemtohavetimeoffifseparated.

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Wouldliketohavestatesetit.Wouldliketohavetheabilitytosetseparatedeadperiodsforathleticsandac-tivities.Infavorofexcludingactivi-ties.Didnotcomeaboutbecauseofactivities.50%separatedeadperiods.70%wouldliketoeliminateactivities.SummerSchool-Can’tunderstandwhywewouldeliminatephysicaleducation.Schoolsthatcan’tusethefacilitiesforsummerschoolandshouldbeallowedtousethem.Major-ityshouldbeallowed. 3. Should a by-law be developed to require member schools to place in their coach’s contract or letters of agreement that violating MSH-SAA rules is grounds for dismissal from the contract or letter of agree-ment and can be sanctioned by the school and Association? Moberly (Northeast District):In-subordinationforrelease.Parentsalreadylookingforreason.Schoolwouldalreadydismiss.Require-wouldthatstipulatetobeamember?StepsandteethforMSHSAAwhatwouldtherebewithouttheby-law?Mostschoolswouldreleasebutwoulditallowschoolstohireacoachwhohasbeenreleased?Couldwehaveaby-lawthatmustbeapproved?Twoissues-1schoolsuspendingaschooland2ndallowMSHSAAtosuspendacoach.50%likewordingtoberecom-mends. Smith-Cotton (Central District):Couldsanctionsbebindingfromoneschooltoanother?Areotherstatessanctioningcoaches?Isthishappen-ing?Wouldtherebedifferentlevelsofinfractions?GeneralSummaryoftheHandbook-DifficulttoRead.90%yes1%no Blue Springs South (Kansas City District):Schoolsshouldtakecareofthisatlocallevel--100%localdecision. Waynesville (South Central Dis-trict):Whowillwritethecontract?Notlookingatjustdismissal-gamesuspensions(gavestoryaboutswim-ming).Can’tMSHSAAofficesuspendcoach?--No.Schoolplayingteamwithfourplayers,onenoteligible.75%-25%forsomething Plattsburg (Northwest District):Con-tractforcoaches.HavingtheMSH-SAAdoingitisbeyondtheirscope

-shouldbelocal.IfschoolshandleitMSHSAAwon’t.MSHSAAneedstohavethepowertodosomething(Mike).50/50(DickatCarrollton)-Usingnon-facultycoaches(Mayneedhelp). McCluer South-Berkeley (St. Louis District):Shouldberecommended,notmandatoryofschools.Appliestoacoachwhoknowinglyviolatedaby-law.Schoolsmaypunishcoachesifschoolissanctioned.Teachingandcoachingcontractsshouldbesepa-rate.Samplesshouldbeprovided.Havecoachesagreetofollowtheby-lawsontheon-linerulesmeetingprocess.Havethecoachingapprovalandnon-approval(dismissalfromcoaching)regulatedbytheon-lineprocess(Non-FacultyCoachingAp-proval).SuggestedLanguage(50%),onepersonwasopposed. Republic (Southwest District):DoesnotthinkthisisanMSHSAAresponsi-bilitybutlocalschoolboard.Parentsmaygoafterthecoach.MSHSAAcer-tifiesthecoach/can’twepullitaway.Thiswouldtakeaby-lawchange.50%-Stayoutofit.10-12people-forcontracts.10-12people-forremovingcertification. Dexter (Southeast District):Stu-dentsdisciplinetransfers.Shouldbeadded-toAD’saswell.Moreammu-nitionforparentstogoaftercoaches.Istherealinetomeetthatthreshold?Arecoachescontractsandteacherscontractsaren’tstrongenough?Thinkitshouldbealocalissue.ADwouldbepushingit.5%for,10%against. 4. Definition of Public High School: Moberly (Northeast District):Righton.90%infavor.Liketheidea. Smith-Cotton (Central District):Doesn’taffectyet.CharterschoolsaffectClass3BasketballandClass2Football.Thanksforsharing. Blue Springs South (Kansas City District):Differencebetweena9thgraderchoosingaschoolinamultipledistrictvs.charter.Tuitionpayingstudent.Chartercurrentlyconsideredpublic. Waynesville (South Central District):Singlehighschoolboundary-multi-100%infavor.

Plattsburg (Northwest District):Mike-Heardmultiplierhasnotworked.Tim-Agreeswith1,2,and3ithasworked.Kerwin-tryingtomakeitfair.100%-Fair. McCluerSouth-Berkeley(St.LouisDistrict):Multipleschooldistrictsshouldbeincluded.Multipliershouldbeappliedtocharters.Onlyaprob-lemifoneisdesignatedtobecomeanathleticpowerhouse.Ifitimprovesthequalityoftheeducationinacommu-nity.Almost100%wantsitlookedat. Republic(SouthwestDistrict):Soundslikeyouthinkthisisimpor-tant.Chartershavemoreadvantages.Publicschoolscouldbecomeacharterschool?--Yes.(Ifcertainthingspass)100%infavor. Dexter (Southeast District):100%agree. 5. Should cooperative sponsor-ships be allowed at the junior high level (between member school and affiliate registered school or between two affiliate registered schools): Moberly (Northeast District):Allinfavor. Smith-Cotton(CentralDistrict):Wouldhelpinsmallschools.Schoolswouldbeabletoplaygames.Noben-efit-wouldincreasenumbers,wouldbeanegativeeffectaswell. Blue Springs South (Kansas City District):ARScoopwithjuniorhighschoolifthereisaprivatehighschoolintheareatheythinkitwouldbere-cruiting. Waynesville (South Central District):Onlyafewopposed.Costinvolvedbyhavingthatstudentplayinginthatprogram.Inyouragreementyoucanaskformoney.Couldhomeschoolgroupsdothis?--No. Plattsburg (Northwest District):Ju-niorhighlevelonly.Jeff-smallschoolonly.Affiliatewithaffiliateonly(Don)Allowtocoop-yes.AffiliatewithAffili-ate50/50.Twoormoredon’tcare. McCluer South-Berkeley (St. Louis District):20%for,20%against Republic (Southwest District):NotjustaprivateschoolissuesinceK-8public.iftheyhavemultiplehighschools.ToattendK-8coopwithoneschool.90-10infavor.

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Dexter (Southeast District):Feeforassociate.Differentgradingperiods.Wouldorwouldnotaffecteligibilitytotransfer.Cantheychoosewhathighschool?Seeitasaproblemwithhomeschoolandopenthedoors.Concernswithcoopingdisplacement.Mighteliminateschoolsadding.10%to10%. 6. Should all 25 days of football contact during the summer be limit-ed to half shell? The only exception to this would be full contact camps, and should member schools be al-lowed to host full contact camps on their fields or in their facilities? Moberly (Northeast District):Alotofschedulingalreadydone.Whataboutthesportsmedicineview?Hastobealimitonfullcontact.Ithinkitiscrazytoallowfullcontact.Wouldnotbeinfavor.Liketoseesomerestrictiononnumberofdaysoffullcontact.Waytoomanydaysinthesummer.needwordingtorestrictthenumberoffullcontact.Needtobecareful,restrictionswouldhelp.Majorityinfavoroflimit-ingcontactdaysandwhere. Smith-Cotton (Central District):Yesitshouldbehalfshell.Memberschoolsshouldbeallowedtohostfullcontactcamps.Shouldtherebesomethingthatlimitsthenumberoffullpadsoutofthe25days.--90%infavorofschoolshosting10%opposed. Blue Springs South (Kansas City District):Noneedtogofullpads,likehalfshell.Halfshellstilldoesnot

keepfromreconditioning.Footballcoacheswereundertheimpressionthatyouhavethreedaysofhalfshelland22daysoffullcontact.Halfshellisplenty,morethanenough.Couldthecatastrophicinsurancebecoveredyearround?Couldwelookatthehel-metonly?100%wouldlikehalfshellonly.Lettheschoolsponsorthefullcontactcamp.Collegesareexpensiveandnocontrolofopponent.Havetoconsiderinsuranceandlogisticsofrunningthecamp.Outsidegrouptorentthefacilities.Don’tputtheminafullcontactsettingwithouthavingcontactpreparation. Waynesville (South Central Dis-trict):Notmuchinput.Infavorofhalfshellupto.Don’twanttheliabilityoffullcontact.Areschoolsgoingtoruntheirownfullcontactcamps?--wouldbeopposed.Halfshell,threedaysofacclimation,schoolscannothostafullcontactcamp. Plattsburg (Northwest District):Everyoneisinsupportofhalfshell.Helmetonlyforpassingleague.Ifacollegesponsorscampbeusedfortrainingofficials.Insurancevs.sum-merrules.Whentwoweeksofcampwastherulethecontactcampwouldfollowyourregularcamp.Perhapsweshouldlookatlanguageaboutincreas-ingthenumberofdayspriortofullcontactcamps. McCluer South-Berkeley (St. Louis District):Shouldbelimitedonnum-berofdaysforfullcontact.Halfpads

arewhatitneedstobe.Shouldbealimitoffullcontactcamps.Shouldbemorethantwoweeks.Shouldlimitthenumberoffullcontactcamps.Shouldbehalfshellonly-99%.Schoolsshouldbeabletoholdfullcontactcamps-15%.Schoolswouldhaveanumberofdaysoffullcontact-15%,85%limit.100%okwithuseofequipment. Republic (Southwest District):Majoritywouldlikehalfshell.Majoritywouldnotsponsorfullcontactcamp.Limitofcampsrightnow--No.

Shouldwelimitcontactdays?Allforusingequipment.Transportationofstudentstocamp(wedonotviewthisasacontactday).Coverageduringtheyearoutofseason.Summertimenotfollowingrulescouldchargeinsur-ancepremium. Dexter (Southeast District):Iftheyaregoingtofullcontactcampsthentheyshouldhavefullcontactthrough-outthesummer.Nostipulationsonbasketball,whyfootball?Devastat-ingforacommunity.Kidswillnotgo25daysofcontact.Coacheslikefullcontact,administratorsdonotlikefullcontact. 7. Should there be another exception to By-Law 238 to allow students from families of mission essential personnel to have a one time transfer away from their school of residency and to any neighboring school when first arriving on base? Moberly (Northeast District):Allinfavor. Smith-Cotton (Central District):Concernedwithopenenrollmentwithmilitary.Ft.Woodwouldbethesameway-notinfavor.Needtohaveflex-ibilityasintheWarrensburgsituation.Itwashandledcorrectly-(NoAbso-lute?Whereisitgoing?) Blue Springs South (Kansas City District):Istherearestrictionondis-tancefrombase?99%OK Waynesville (South Central District):Infavorofthisexception-100%.Norealcomments. Plattsburg (Northwest District):(JeffS.)-Workonmissionessentialwithlivingonbase.(DonEdwards)-Con-cernwithtellingKnobNostertheyarenotgoodenough.100%for. McCluer South-Berkeley (St. Louis District):Canweverifythatparentsaremissionessential-Yes.CanBoardmakethesedecisions-No.HandleunderHardship-yes,butthiswouldby-passthelengthyprocessofappeal.Add-100% Republic (Southwest District):Limit-ednumberofkids.Militaryprotection--yes.HowaboutKnobNoster-aretheyconcerned?--Yes.100%infavor.

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Dexter (Southeast District):WhatistheresidencybyDESE?Couldtheyattendprivate?Onlymissionessen-tial.100%. 8. Should any of the following sports or activities be added to the by-laws as MSHSAA sanctioned sports and activities (Bowling, Chess, Bass Fishing)? Moberly (Northeast District):Theacademicsaretoorigorous.100%supportiveofbassfishing.100%sup-portiveofchess.100%supportiveofbowling. Smith-Cotton (Central District):Wanttoreachagroupofkidsthathavenotparticipatedinothersportsoractivities.Thecostisnotthatbig,itdoesnotrequiretheschooltogooutandpurchasea$10,000boat.Lotsofvolunteerstohelpwithboats.Kidscandomorethanplaysports.Lifelongactivity.Wouldliketoseeonballot--Bowling95%-5%,Chess-100%,BassFishing-100%. Blue Springs South (Kansas City District):Whatseasonwouldthesebein?Pointsofemphasis--30Bowling-50%interest,15Chess-30%interest,7BassFishing-5%interest. Waynesville (South Central Dis-trict):Limitondaysyoucouldfish.Wouldtheybesubjecttodeadperiod.Openituptothemembership,lettheschoolsvote.Everythingcostsandtonotsayitisgoingtocostisnotac-curate.Noteveryonehasaccesstoboatsorhastoparticipate.Willneedtohaveuniforms.Wouldn’twebeopeningourselvesuptomoreactivi-ties.Whatabouttheliabilityontheboat?60%infavorofadding,40%opposedtoadding. Plattsburg (Northwest District):Shouldn’tdoitbecauseofthetiming.Lifelongactivity-differentkids.Otherstateshaveoffered.Moreinformationonhowitworks.50/50 McCluer South-Berkeley (St. Louis District):NoComments.45%addbowling,1opposed.70%addchess-0opposed.60%addbassfishing-0opposed. Republic (Southwest District):BassFishing-100%.Bowling-70%.Chess-70%.

Dexter (Southeast District):Majorityinfavorofaddingallthree. 9. Should two teams qualify out of districts for team sports? Also, should more than 4 teams qualify for state in team sports? Moberly (Northeast District):Leaveitalone.Onlyenvisionthatdistrictsdon’tmeananything.Addingtofinalsitewithweatherissueswouldnotbegood. Smith-Cotton (Central District):IdeastartedoutofKCforsoftball.Timingisbadandisthisthetimetoexpand. Blue Springs South (Kansas City District):Arewewateringthingsdown?Wouldtheyconsiderplayingtheendoftheseasontoplaydistricts.Wateringitdown.Shouldleaveitatfour--20%-expand,80%-same,dis-tricts;10%expand,90%same,same. Waynesville (South Central District):Doesn’tmakeanysense,justwantsitbecauseoffootball.Infavoroffootballgoingbacktoone.Don’tmesswithbasketball.Itwillwateritdown.Itwon’tberesolvedifitisnotgoingtobeseeded. Plattsburg (Northwest District):Numberofschoolstostatesite.Numberofschoolsoutofdistrict.Tim-Onlyoneteamoutofdistrict.Splitupto32districts.Whatisthepointofwinningdistricts?Lossofinstructionaltimewitheightschools.Crossbracketalotoftravel.Waituntilfootballisdone.Football--Yes-2outof-2;No-2out-alltherest;onlyafewforwaiting-10orso.Eighttostate-4,Keepitthesame-alltherest.

McCluer South-Berkeley (St. Louis District):Whycan’tyousendtheentirearea?Thereisstilltravel.Can’tthinkofanyworsetimetolookatex-pansion,notatthistime.Liketoseethebestteamsatthefinalfour.Twoforqualifying2teamsfromeachdis-trict-95%opposed.Oneforexpand-ingto8teamsatstate-95%opposed. Republic (Southwest District):Fi-nanciallywrongtime.Likehowitis,andfootballshouldgobacktotheoldformat.Moreteamswouldbegoodtomaketheeventbetter.Ifthereare8moreteamswouldstayandwatch.Wouldnotbeinfavoroftakingmoreteamsoutofdistricts.Discussmovingfootballtoneutralsiteforsemifinals.Majorityinfavorofthesame. Dexter (Southeast District):Youwinorgohome,nobenefitintakingmoreout.Forcoachesthathavetogothroughtraditionalprograms,kidsdon’tgettheopportunity.Anyoneofthesectionalvolleyballcouldhavewonstate,beinfavorofexpandingstatechampionships.Itisnotthetimetoexpandchampionshipsduetofinancialsituations.Putitonewayoranother.Whycan’twebethesameforallsports?Thisisaboutthekidsandwehavethebestteamsofthestate,wantthekidstohavetheoppor-tunity.Finalsiteto8-majorityleaveasis.Twooutofdistrict-majorityleaveasis.

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Number of People in Attendance ............................. 826 Number of Schools in Attendance .................... 546 Number of Superintendents Attending ............ 40 Number of Principals Attending ....................... 260 Number of Assistant Principals Attending ...... 31 Number of Athletic Directors Attending ........... 470 Others in Attendance ......................................... 25

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TheMSHSAABoardofDirectorscirculatestheAnnualQuestionnaireeachyeartoallmemberschools.Thisinstru-mentisutilizedtoobtainaconsensusfrommemberschoolsonkeyissueswhichwillaidtheBoardofDirectorsindeterminingchangesthataredesiredbythemajorityofmemberschools.Listedbelowaretheresultsofthisyear’sAnnualQuestionnaire.

1. Voted on by all member senior high schools participating in Track and Field: Wouldyoufavorchangingthead-vancementandseedingproceduresforthefinalsoftheapplicablerunningeventsattheStateTrackandFieldChampionshipstothefirstplacefinisherofeachofthetwopreliminaryheatsandthenextsixfastesttimesstartingin2010-11?

YES - 237 NO - 44

2. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 1) WouldyousupportemployingONLYMSHSAAregisteredofficialsattheVAR-SITYlevelforallsportsinwhichMSHSAAregistersofficials?

YES - 345 NO - 22

3. Votedonbyallmemberschools:(Part2) Shouldtheminimumnumberofofficialsoutlinedineachsport’sNFHSrule-bookberequiredfortheSUB-VARSITYlevel?

YES - 228 NO - 139

4. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 3) Shouldtheminimumnumberofofficialsoutlinedineachsport’sNFHSrulebookberequiredfortheJUNIORHIGHlevel?

YES - 208 NO - 159

5. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 4) FortheSUB-VARSITYlevelforallsportsinwhichMSHSAAregistersofficials,wouldyousupport: 241 - A] employing ONLY MSHSAA registered officials 126 - B] employing at least ONE MSHSAA registered official

2010 Area Questionnaire Results6. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 5) FortheJUNIORHIGHlevelforallsportsinwhichMSHSAAregistersofficials,wouldyousupport: 205 - A] employing ONLY MSHSAA registered officials 162 - B] employing at least ONE MSHSAA registered official

7. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 1) Wouldyoufavorallowingastudentvs.facultygametobeheldduringtheinter-scholasticsportseason?

YES - 157 NO - 210

8. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 2) Wouldyoufavorallowingastudentvs.facultygametobeheldoutsidetheinterscholasticsportseason?

YES - 308 NO - 59

9. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 3) Shouldastudentvs.facultygamebeco-edorgender-specific? 260 - A] Co-Ed 107 - B] Gender-Specific

10. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 4) Shouldsuchcontestsbelimitedtoonepersportperyear?

YES - 264 NO - 103

11. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 5) Shouldsuchacontestberequiredtobeheldattheschool?

YES - 259 NO - 108

12. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 6) Shouldfootballbeexcludedfromconsideration?

YES - 310 NO - 57

13. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 7) Ifheldoutsideoftheinterscholasticsportseason,wouldthelackofcondition-ing/practicedayspriortothecontestbeaconcerntoyou?

YES - 97 NO - 270

14. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 8) Ifheldduringtheseason,shouldthegamecountasoneoftheschool’sallow-ablecontestsintheactivityconcerned?

YES - 75 NO - 292

15. Voted on by all member senior high schools: Wouldyoufavoramendingtheaca-demicstandardtoallowstudentsmoreflexibilityinmeetingthe80%rule,asdescribedintheexampleabove?

YES - 249 NO - 88

16. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 1) WouldyoufavorallowingastudenttorepresenttheschoolOFFICIALLY(wear-ingschooluniformornamedclothing)andendorseorpromoteaproduct/service,etc.,ASLONGASthestudentisnotreceivingpay/services(asarealreadyrestrictedintheAmateurismStandards)?

YES - 157 NO - 210

17. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 2) WouldyoufavorallowingastudenttorepresenttheschoolUNOFFICIALLY(schoolname/mascot/colorsNOTused)andendorseorpromoteaproduct/ser-vice,etc.,ASLONGASthestudentisnotreceivingpay/services(asarealreadyrestrictedintheAmateurismStan-dards)?

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18. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 3) WouldyoufavoranadditiontotheMSHSAABy-Lawstorestrictstudentswhoparticipateininterscholasticactivitiesfromrepresentingtheschool(appearinginschooluniformornamedclothing)anden-dorsingorpromotingproducts,evenwhennotbeingpaid?

YES - 178 NO - 188

19. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 1) Shouldactivities(music,speech,academiccompetition,spirit)beallowedtoselectadifferentweekthanathleticsfortheirdeadperiod?

YES - 233 NO - 133

20. Voted on by all member schools: (Part 2) Shouldbonafidecredit-bearingsummerschoolcoursestaughtbycerti-fiedteachersintheircurricularareas(well-roundedphysicaleducationcoursesexcludingsingularsport-specificclasses,music,speech)beexemptfromthe‘useofschoolfacilities’restrictionifheldduringthedeadperiod?

YES - 282 NO - 84

21. Voted on by all member schools: WouldyousupportMSHSAAwith-holding“approved”statusforcoachingin-terscholasticallyforaperiodnottoexceed365daysifitisdeterminedthatthecoachhasknowingly,aggregiously,orintention-allyviolatedtheMSHSAAby-laws?

YES - 304 NO - 62

22. Voted on by all member senior high schools: Shouldthe1.35multiplierbeappliedtoanyschoolthathastheabilitytolimititsenrollmentthroughselectivityand/orisexemptfromMissouriSchoolImprovementProgram(MSIP)guidelines?

YES - 312 NO - 24

23. Voted on by all member junior high schools: (Part 1) Shouldajuniorhighcoopera-tivesponsorshipbeallowedbetweenamemberschoolandanaffiliateregisteredschool(ARS)ifbothschoolsinthecooparerequiredtofollowallMSHSAAby-lawsandregulations(asthememberschoolisalreadyrequiredtodo)?

YES - 171 NO - 48

24. Voted on by all member junior high schools: (Part 2) ShouldtherebearestrictiononthenumberofARschoolsthatareallowedtoco-opwithamemberschool?

YES - 160 NO - 59

25. Voted on by all member schools registered for 11-Man Football or 8-Man Football: (Part 1) Shouldthereberestrictionsonthetypeandmannerofschool-directedfoot-ballactivitythattakesplaceinthesummertoincreaseplayersafetyandattempttoreduceschoolexposuretoinjuryclaims?

YES - 215 NO - 30

26. Voted on by all member schools registered for 11-Man Football or 8-Man Football: (Part 2) Shouldallfootballcontactduringthesummerbelimitedtohalf-shellexceptforwhenattendinganon-schoolsponsoredfull-contactfootballcampwhenaccompa-niedbyschoolcoaches,wherefullpadswouldbeallowable?

YES - 206 NO - 39

27. Voted on by all member schools registered for 11-Man Football or 8-Man Football: (Part 3) Isthecurrentexceptionthatallowsteamstotakeschool-ownedfootballequip-menttonon-schoolsponsoredfull-contactcampswhenaccompaniedbyschoolcoachesstilldesiredandappropriate?

YES - 230 NO - 15

28. Voted on by all member schools registered for 11-Man Football or 8-Man Football: (Part 4) Shouldmemberschoolsbeallowedtohostfull-contactcampsand/orcompetition

duringthesummerontheirfieldsorintheirfacilities?

YES - 120 NO - 125

29. Voted on by all member schools registered for 11-Man Football or 8-Man Football: (Part 5) Wouldyousupportallowing8ofthe25footballcontactdaystobefull-contactdayswithfullpads(3daysofacclimationwouldberequiredpriortoanyfull-contactdays)?

YES - 118 NO - 127

30. Voted on by all member schools: Ifallowingfull-contactactivitiesinfootballduringthesummerincreasesMSHSAA’scatastrophicinsurancecostsforallmembers,wouldyousupportallow-ingfull-contactactivities?

YES - 113 NO - 25231. Voted on by all member schools: ShouldtherebeanotherexceptionaddedtoBy-Law238toallowstudentsfromfamiliesof“MissionEssential”militarypersonnelwhoarerequiredtoliveonbasetohaveaone-timetransferawayfromtheirschoolofresidencyandtoanyneighboringschoolwhenfirstarrivingonbase?

YES - 333 NO - 32

32. Voted on by all member schools: WouldyousupportamendingtheMSHSAAby-lawstorequireeachactiv-itytoattainaparticipationlevelofatleast50schoolsrepresentingatleastthreeoftheeightBoardDistrictswithinaperiodoffiveyears,atwhichtime“unsuccessful”activitieswouldberemovedfromMSHSAAoversightandbecome“club”activitiesonceagain?

YES - 304 NO - 61

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1.RecommendedMSHSAAsettheDeadPerioddatesforallschoolstofollow.Amended:MSH-SAAStaffwilldiscusstheDeadPerioddatesatthe2010AreaMeet-ings.2. Recommendedthat“outofstate”transferstudentstransferringtoMSHSAAmemberschoolsmeettheMSHSAAAcademicEligibilityStandards.”3. Recommendnotgrantingeligi-bilitytoMissouriOptionsstudentsatthistime.4.Recommendedallowingschoolsflexibilityindeterminingstudenteligibilityinregardstothe“standardschoolday”.Amended:Placeanitemonthe2010Questionnairetoallowschoolsflexibilityinregardstothe“standardschoolday”.5. RecommendedtotakethetopicofNon-SchoolInfluencetoallsportAdvisoryCommitteesandtheAth-leticDirectorsAdvisoryCommitteefordiscussion.

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Appeals Committee Conference CallHeld January 20, 2010 Oneappealwasheardandruledasfollows: a. Deniedappealtograntunrestrictedeligibilitytothefollowingschool’sstudentunderprovisionscontainedinMSHSAABy-Law238.3-a-8,HardshipApplicationTransferandgrantedrestrictedeligibilityunderTransferWaiver,By-Law238.3-a-9: 1. MillerCareerAcademyHighSchool

Appeals Committee Conference CallHeld February 23, 2010 Oneappealwasheardandruledasfollows: a. Deniedeligibilitytothefollowingschool’sstudentunderprovisionsofArticleIV,Section6-p,HardshipProvisionoftheMSHSAAConstitution: 1. St.CharlesHighSchool

Appeals Committee Conference CallHeld March 2, 2010 Oneappealwasheardandruledasfollows: a. DeniedwaiveroftheDistrictMusicEntryDeadlinetothefollowingschool’sstudent: 1. CorJesuAcademy

Appeals Committee Conference CallHeld March 31, 2010 Oneappealwasheardandruledasfollows: a. Deniedeligibilitytothefollowingschool’sstudentunderprovisionsofArticleIV,Section6-p,HardshipProvisionoftheMSHSAAConstitution: 1. FarmingtonHighSchool

SixcaseswerereviewedanddecidedonthebasisofdocumentationpresentedbytheassistantexecutivedirectortotheAppealsCommittee: a. Deniedappealtograntunre-strictedeligibilitytothefollowingschool’sstudentunderprovisionscontainedinMSHSAABy-Law238.3-a-8,HardshipApplicationTransferandgrantedrestrictedeligibilityunderTransferWaiver,By-Law238.3-a-9: 1. LindberghHighSchool b. Deniedeligibilitytothefollow-ingschools’studentsunderprovisionsofArticleIV,Section6-p,HardshipProvisionoftheMSHSAAConstitution: 1. SpringGardenMiddleSchool 2. PattonvilleHighSchool 3. FrancisHowellHighSchool c. DeniedreliefofBy-Law241.2tothefollowingschool: 1. Ft. Zumwalt South High School d. Grantedunrestrictedeligibilitytothefollowingschool’sstudentunderprovi-sionsofArticleIV,Section6-p,Hardship

ProvisionoftheMSHSAAConstitution: 1. St.CharlesHighSchool TheAppealsCommitteeheardeigh-teencasesandruledasfollows: a. Grantedunrestrictedeligibilitytothefollowingschools’studentsunderprovisionscontainedinMSHSAABy-Law238-a-8,HardshipApplicationTransfers: 1. HazelwoodEastHighSchool 2. KnobNosterHighSchool 3. MarkTwainHighSchool 4. RichmondHighSchool 5. BlueEyeHighSchool 6. Hazelwood Central High School 7. St. Mary’s (Independence) High School b. Deniedappealstograntunre-strictedeligibilitytothefollowingschools’studentsunderprovisionscontainedinMSHSAABy-Law238.3-a-8,HardshipAp-plicationTransfersandgrantedrestrictedeligibilityunderTransferWaiver,By-Law238.3-a-9: 1. Logan-Rogersville High School 2. Lutheran (St. Peters) High School 3. Lee’s Summit West High School

(1st Student Appeal) 4. IncarnateWordAcademy c. Deniedappealtograntunre-strictedeligibilitytothefollowingschool’sstudentunderprovisionscontainedinMSHSAABy-Law238.3-a-8,HardshipApplicationTransfer,transferwasruledforathleticreasons,therefore,studenthasnoeligibilityfor365daysfromdateoftransfer: 1. KingCityHighSchool d. Grantedunrestrictedeligibilitytothefollowingschool’sstudentunderprovi-sionsofArticleIV,Section6-p,HardshipProvisionoftheMSHSAAConstitution: 1. ParkwayWestHighSchool 2. ClaytonHighSchool 3. Lee’s Summit West High School (2nd Student Appeal) 4. Lee’s Summit West High School (3rd Student Appeal) 5. RitenourHighSchool e. Deniedeligibilitytothefollowingschool’sstudentunderprovisionsofArticleIV,Section6-p,HardshipProvisionoftheMSHSAAConstitution: 1. ParkwayCentralHighSchool

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Held January 27, 2010 Amendedagendatoaddsuspensionofanofficial. ApprovedtheminutesoftheDecember2,2009,MSHSAABoardofDirectors;December3-4,2009,MSHSAAAppealsCommitteeTelephoneConferenceCalls;December10,2009,MSHSAABoardofDirectorsTelephoneConferenceCall;andtheJanuary20,2010,MinutesoftheMSHSAAAppealsCommitteeTelephoneConferenceCall. ApprovedGeneralConsentitemsaspresented. TransferWaiverApplications(By-Law238.3-a-9)(Duplicateschoolnamesindicatesanadditionaltransfer(s)student(s)forthatschool):ArcadiaValley,BaratAcademy,BaratAcademy,Beaumont,Beaumont,Belton,Belton,Benton,BishopLeBlond,Bismarck,BlairOaks,CaboolJunior,Camdenton,CardinalRitter,CardinalRitter,Carthage,Caruthersville,Central(CapeGirardeau),Central(CapeGirardeau),Central(CapeGirardeau),Central(NewMadridCounty),Central(Springfield),Central(St.Joseph),Centralia,Chadwick,ClarkCounty,Clayton,Clinton,Concordia,ConfluencePrepAcademyCharter,CrossroadsCollegePreparatory,DeSmet,DeSmet,Diamond,East(Joplin),Everton,Fairfax,Fatima,Fox,FrancisHowellCentral,FrancisHowellCentral,Fulton,Fulton,Gateway,Glendale,Glendale,Grandview,Grandview,Grandview,Hatton-McCredie,HazelwoodCentral,HazelwoodEast,Hickman,HickmanMills,Hillcrest,HoganPrepAcademyCharter,Humansville,ImagineCollegePrepCharter,ImagineCollegePrepCharter,ImagineRenaissanceAcademy,ImagineRenaissanceAcademy,JeffersonCity,JohnF.Kennedy,Kelly,Kirkwood,KnoxCounty,LadueHortonWatkins,LadueHortonWatkins,Liberty,Liberty,LiftforLifeAcademyCharter,LiftforLifeAcademyCharter,Lindbergh,LutheranNorth,LutheranSouth,Lutie,Marquette,Marquette,McAuleyCatholic,McAuleyCatholic,McCluerNorth,MillerCareerAcademy,Moberly,Neosho,NewCovenantAcademy,NorthPemiscot,NorthPlatte,Norwood,NotreDame(CapeGirardeau),NotreDame(CapeGirardeau),NotreDame(CapeGirardeau),NotreDame(CapeGirardeau),NotreDame(CapeGirardeau),NotreDame(CapeGirardeau),OaklandJunior,Odessa,ParkwayCentral,ParkwayCentral,Pattonville,PoplarBluff,PoplarBluff,Principia,Principia,Principia,Principia,RaytownSouth,Ritenour,Ritenour,Rock

January 2010 Board of Directors SummaryBridge,Rolla,Roosevelt,Roosevelt,Roosevelt,Roosevelt,Salem,Silex,SpringfieldCatholic,St.FrancisBorgia,St.Joseph’sAcademy,St.Mary’s(St.Louis),St.Mary’s(St.Louis),St.Mary’s(St.Louis),St.Mary’s(St.Louis),St.PiusX(KansasCity),Staley,Staley,Ste.Genevieve,Ste.Genevieve,Ste.Genevieve,Steelville,Timberland,Timberland,TrinityCatholic,Truman,Washington,Waynesville,WebsterGroves,WebsterGroves,WestPlains,WestPlatte,Westport,Windsor(Imperial),Winnetonka,Winnetonka,Winnetonka,Winnetonka,Woodland. TransferHardshipApplications(By-Law238.3-a-8)(Duplicateschoolnamesindicatesanadditionaltransfer(s)student(s)forthatschool):Aurora,Beaumont,Belton,Bernie,BishopDuBourg,BlueSprings,BlueSpringsSouth,BlueSpringsSouth,Bourbon,Branson,Brentwood,Bronaugh,Brookfield,Buffalo,Bunker,Calhoun,Calhoun,Calhoun,Camdenton,Cameron,Campbell,Carrollton,Center,Center,Center,Central(NewMadridCounty),Central(Springfield),Central(St.Joseph),Centralia,Chaminade,Clarkton,ClevelandNJROTC,Crane,Dent-Phelps,DeSoto,DeSoto,DeSoto,DeSoto,Diamond,EastCarter,Fayette,Forsyth,Fox,FrancisHowellCentral,FrancisHowellCentral,FrancisHowellNorth,FrancisHowellNorth,FrancisHowellNorth,FrancisHowellNorth,FrancisHowellNorth,FrancisHowellNorth,Ft.ZumwaltSouth,Ft.ZumwaltSouth,Ft.ZumwaltWest,Fulton,Gateway,Gateway,GoldenCity,GrainValley,GrainValley,Hannibal,Harrisburg,Harrisburg,Harrisonville,Harrisonville,Harrisonville,HazelwoodCentral,HazelwoodWest,Herculaneum,Hickman,Hickman,HickmanMills,Highland,Hillcrest,HoganPrepAcademyCharter,HoganPrepAcademyCharter,Hollister,Holt,Humansville,Humansville,Iberia,Jasper,Jasper,JeffersonCity,JeffersonCity,JeffersonCity,Kearney,Kearney,Keytesville,Kickapoo,Kickapoo,Kirksville,KnobNoster,Lafayette(St.Joseph),Lafayette(Wildwood),Lafayette(Wildwood),LafayetteCounty,LafayetteCountyJunior,Lebanon,Lee’sSummit,Lee’sSummitNorth,Lesterville,Lesterville,Lesterville,Lesterville,Lesterville,Lesterville,Licking,Lindbergh,Lindbergh,Lindbergh,Logan-Rogersville,Logan-Rogersville,Louisiana,Malden,MaltaBend,

Marquette,Marquette,McCluerNorth,McCluerNorth,McCluerNorth,Mehlville,Mexico,Miami,MillerCareerAcademy,Mt.Vernon,Mt.Vernon,Neelyville,Neosho,Niangua,Normandy,NorthCounty,Northwest(CedarHill),Northwest(CedarHill),Northwest(CedarHill),NotreDamedeSion,OakPark,OakPark,OakPark,Oakville,Oakville,Odessa,Ozark,Paris,ParkwayNorth,Pattonsburg,Penney,Penney,Raytown,RaytownSouth,RaytownSouth,RaytownSouth,ReedsSpring,RiverviewGardens,RiverviewGardens,RiverviewGardens,RockBridge,Rolla,SaxonyLutheran,Sheldon,Smith-Cotton,Smith-Cotton,SoldanInternationalStudies,SouthHolt,SouthShelby,SouthShelby,Southern,Sparta,Sparta,St.CharlesWest,St.CharlesWest,St.CharlesWest,St.Clair,St.Joseph’sAcademy,Stewartsville,Stockton,Stoutland,Strafford,Sullivan,Thayer,TheFultonSchoolatSt.Albans,Timberland,Timberland,Trenton,TroyBuchanan,Truman,Truman,TwinRivers,UniversityCity,WalnutGrove,Warrensburg,Warrenton,Warrenton,Waynesville,WebbCity,WillowSprings,Windsor. Self-ReportedViolationsand/orRequestsforLesserPenalties(By-Law910): Recommendactionbyschoolbeacceptedwithreprimandissuedandadministrationacknowledgedforself-reporting-Brentwood-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law125,schoolusedfourcoacheswhowerenotproperlycertifiedontheMSHSAAwebsite,allfourcoacheswereeligibletocoachbutnotrecordedproperlyorinatimelyfashion,schoolputtingproceduresinplacetoavoidasimilarviolationinthefuture;Fulton-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law213byusinganineligiblewrestlerintwomatches,pointsaccumulatedaretobeforfeitedandtheathleticwithheldfromtwocontestsoncehisacademiceligibilityisreinstated;Hancock-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law234(clericalerror)byomittingastudentfromthewrestlingeligibilityroster,studentfullyeligibleatthebeginningoftheseason,studentaddedtorosterassoonasomissionwasdetected;HillsboroJr.H.-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law235byajuniorhighbasketballplayerparticipatinginanonschooltournament,schooltoforfeitoneschoolgameineligiblestudentparticipatedin,studenttobewithheldfromthreegamesfortheschooltomatchthenumberofcontestsparticipatedinwiththe

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nonschoolteam;Holden-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law234(clericalerror)byomittingastudentfromthewrestlingeligibilityroster,studentfullyeligibleatthebeginningoftheseason,studentaddedtorosterassoonasomissionwasdetected;Lee’sSummitNorth-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law125byabaseballcoachwhocompletedfirstaidandAEDtrainingandthoughthehadfulfilledthenon-facultycoachingrequirements,upondetectiontheschoolremovedthecoachfromthebaseballteam,individualwillneedtocompleteallMSHSAAnon-facultycoachingrequirementsbeforebeingapprovedasacoachfortheschool;Liberal-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law371.2byavolleyballplayerwhoexceededthetournamentlimit,athletewaswithheldfromthedistricttournamentastheresultoftheviolation;Normandy-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law214byallowingastudentwhohadexceededthesemestersofattendancetoparticipateinfourbasketballcontests,thestudentwasremovedfromtheteamupondetectionandthecontestsaretobeforfeited;OakPark-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Laws213and238byawrestlerwhowasacademicallyineligiblewhenhecameoutforthewrestlingteam,headcoachwasinformedstudentwasacademicallyineligibleandtransferinformationwouldbeprocessedforhimsecondsemesterifheregainedhisacademiceligibility,freshman/sophomorecoachwasn’tawareofthisandallowedhimtoparticipateinanovicetournament,upondetectionthestudentwasremovedfromtheteam,shouldthestudentregainhisacademiceligibilitysecondsemesterheistobewithheldfromonenovicetournamentasaresultoftheviolation;Oakville-Self-reportedaviolationofthewrestlingweightcertificationrequirementbyallowinganathletetocompeteinameetonDecember12thwhowasnotweightcertified,thestudentwasweightcertifiedonDecember15th,boththeathleteandthecoachhavebeenwithheldfromonemeet;Spokane-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law310bytwobasketballathleteswhoparticipatedinacontestbeforehavingall14daysofpracticecompleted,contestwaslostsonoforfeitnecessary,studentscompletedrequiredpracticesandwerewithheldfromonecontest,schoolputproceduresinplacetopreventasimilarviolationinthefuture;WrightCity-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law341.1-abyallowingagirl’sbasketballplayertoexceedthequarterlimitonaplayingdate,upondetectionoftheviolationthegamewasforfeitedandtheathleterestrictedtofour

quartersonthenextplayingdate. Recommendactionbyschoolbeacceptedandadministrationacknowledgedforself-reportingwithnofurtheraction-East(Joplin)M.S.-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law235.1byamiddleschoolwrestlerwhowaspracticingwithanonschoolwrestlingteamduringtheschoolwrestlingseason,thestudentparticipatedinonenonschooltournament,upondetectiontheschoolremovedthestudentfromtheschoolwrestlingteamfortheremainderofthe2009-10schoolyear,schoolhasputproceduresinplacetoavoidaviolationofthisnatureinthefuture;Grandview-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law212byabasketballathleteinvolvedinchargeswithlawenforcement,schoolunawareofchargesuntilstudentcompetedinfourcontests,studentineligibleuntilallconditionsofthecourtaremetandthenmustsitoutfourcontestsasaresultofplayingfourgameswhileineligible;HerculaneumJr.H.-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law235byajuniorhighbasketballplayerparticipatinginonegameinaCubScoutTournament,studentpulledfromthegamewhenitwaslearnedthatthiswouldbeaschoolviolation,studentwithheldfromoneschoolcontest;Jasper-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law212byanathletechargedwithshopliftingonDecember30,schooldidnotfindoutaboutthechargesuntilJanuary11,studentparticipatedinonecontest,thecontestwasforfeitedandthestudentsuspendedfromtheteamuntilallpenaltiesofthecourthavebeenmet,studentwillbewithheldforaminimumofonecontestafterhereligibilityisreinstated;JeffersonCity-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law212byawrestlerwhowaschargedwithMinorinPossessioninlateAugust,2009,theschooldidnotfindoutaboutthechargeuntilJanuary13,2010whenthechargewasdropped,thestudentparticipatedinsevenmatcheswillineligible,forfeitsarebeingmadeandtheathletewillbewithheldfromthenextsevenmatches;O’Hara-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law212bytwoathleteswhowerechargedwithshopliftingandparticipatedin18contestsbeforetheschoolfoundoutaboutthecharges,studentsremovedfromteamuntilallpenaltiesofthecourtaremetandthenwillbewithheldfrom18contestsbeforetheireligibilityisreinstated,noforfeitsrequiredduetotheschool’sactionstoeducatestudentsandparentstotheby-lawrequirements;Potosi-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law231byastudentwhocompetedinanonschoolcrosscountryraceandaccepted$100inwinnings,upondetectionthestudentwascounseled

regardingeligibilityrules,thestudentreturnedthewinningsandhereligibilityhasbeenreinstated. ApplicationforapprovalofSeniorHighSchoolCooperativeSponsorships(By-Law106):ChilhoweeandLeetonhighschools-8-ManFootball(2010-11and2011-12);CraigandFairfaxhighschools-8-ManFootball(2010-11and2011-12);NorborneandStethighschools-8-ManFootballandCheerleading(2010-11and2011-12);PoloandBraymerhighschools-Wrestling(2010-11and2011-12);SouthwestLivingstonCountyandBreckenridgehighschools-Baseballand8-ManFootball(2010-11and2011-12);StetandNorbornehighschools-BoysSoftball(2010-11and2011-12);StewartsvilleandOsbornhighschools-8-ManFootball(2010-11and2011-12);WorthCountyandNortheastNodawayhighschools-8-ManFootball(2010-11and2011-12). ApplicationforapprovalofJuniorHighSchoolCooperativeSponsorships(By-Law107:CooterandPemiscotCountyR-IIIjuniorhighs-Baseball(2009-10);DeSotoandSunrisejuniorhighs-BoysandGirlsCrossCountry,11-ManFootball,andBoysandGirlsTrack(2010-11);SouthwestLivingstonCountyandBreckenridgejuniorhighs-8-ManFootball(2010-11). DeterminedtocontinuehostingsectionalmeetsforClasses1and2. ResolvedtosupporttheresultsofacrosscountrysurveyandnotaddanitemontheAnnualQuestionnaireconcerningthepossibleneedofreducingthenumberofcrosscountydistricts.Motionpassed9-0withallvotingaffirmative. Approvedfinancialstatementsaspresented. Directedstafftoobtainleasingofaproductionlevelcolorcopier. LongupdatedtheBoardonpossiblereimbursementstructureforschoolsinthestateseries.Theformatwouldincludeprofitsharingforhostmemberschoolsatthedistrict,sectionalandquarterfinallevel.Noactiontaken. Approvedrecommendations#1-#5oftheConstitutionStudyCommitteeasamended. RichardspresentedanoralreportfromtheFootballAdvisoryCommittee:1)TheCommitteewillbemeetingagaininApriltodiscusstheplayoffsystem.Thecurrentsystemisafouryearexperimentandwillconcludeattheendofthenextcycle.2)TheCommitteerequestedthatRichardsrewritethemanualandinclude

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theproceduresforallschoolstofollowduringtheplayoffs.TheminutesandotherrecommendationswillbeattheAprilBoardMeeting. UrhahninformedtheBoardthattheadvisorycommitteewillbealsomeetinginApriltodiscusspossibleplayoffformats. Determinedtoadjustthenumberingof8-mandistrictstoallowarotationinthedistrictplayoffsforafour(4)yearcycle(1vs.2,3vs.4)(1vs.3,2vs.4).Motionpassed7-1. Approvedrecommendations#2,#5and#6,approvedrecommendation#1asamended,denied#3andtabled#4oftheSoccerAdvisoryCommittee. Tabledrecommendation#1anddeniedrecommendation#2oftheVolleyballAdvisoryCommittee. UrhahnpresentedtheBoardwiththecommentsfromtheAreaMeetings,discussingpartsofthefeedbackwhilediscussingtheAnnualQuestionnaire.Noactionwastaken UrhahndiscussedwiththeBoardpotentialquestionsforthe2010AnnualQuestionnairewhichincluded: TrackandField-advancementprocedures Requirementsforhiringofficials Student/FacultyGames StandardSchoolDay EndorsementsbyStudents DeadPeriod-Athleticsvs.Non-Athletics RulesComplianceforCoaches/Directors Applicationofthemultiplier Coopsandaffiliateschools SummertimeFBactivities Addingatransferexception Timelinetoestablishstateseries-takeoutthreelinesoutofbackground AlengthyBoarddiscussionwasheldregardingtheterribleeconomictimesandthewrongtimetoaskquestionsaboutexpandingprograms,stateseries,etc.Manyexamplesgivenofschoolsincrisisfinancially.TheBoarddiscussedtheadditionofastatementtotheQuestionnaireregardingwhyexpansionquestionsarenotbeingaskedduetoeconomictimes,withthepossibilityoffuturequestions. RemovedtheAnnualQuestionnairequestionofswitchingthevolleyballformattobestof5sets. ApprovedAnnualQuestionnairequestionsasamended. DeterminedtoaddaquestiontotheAnnualBallotaskingiffootballjamboreesshouldbeeliminated. ThompsonpresentedtotheBoardalistofschoolsnotsubmittingfallofficialratings

bythedeadline.HeshowedtheBoardthatonlyoneschoolhasnotsubmittedanyratings:St.Mary’s(Independence)forfootball. Determinedtofinetheschool$50andsendadministrationletterasperBoardPolicy#32onsubmittalofofficialsratings. UrhahndiscussedwiththeBoardthefirstmeetingoftheHandbookReviewCommitteeandreportedthatthecommitteewillalsomeetonFebruary4and5. Approveda$1increaseinstatebasketballticketpricesandallowre-entrywithawristband. AcceptedofficialballproposalsthatmaximizetheamountofmoneybacktotheAssociation. UrhahninformedtheBoardoftheenrollmentbreaksforthestandardenrollmentbreaks.TheBoardalsoreviewedpossibledistrictassignmentsforfootball. ApprovedtheStandardEnrollmentClassificationBreakdown. DeniedrequestbySullivanHighSchoolforreliefofbroadcastfees. UrhahninformedtheBoardofchangesbeingmadebytheNFHSinregardstoinsuranceforofficials.AsamemberoftheNFHS100%OfficialsStateProgram,therewillbea$5increaseperofficial.TheadditionalcostwouldbeaddedtothecostoftheofficialsMSHSAAregistration. DeterminedtokeepMissouria100%statewiththeNFHSofficialsprogram.UrhahninformedtheBoardonconversationsattheWinterMeetingconcerningnationalchampionshiptypeeventssponsoredbytheNFHS.Thecurrentdiscussionincludesnationalchampionshipsforindividualsportssuchasgolfandtennisduringthesummer.Noactionwastaken. UrhahngavetheBoardanupdateonanypendinglegislationthatmightdealwiththeAssociation.Noactionwastaken. UrhahninformedtheBoardofarequestmadebytheMissouriAcademytobecomeafullmemberoftheAssociation.Noactionwastaken. Deniedthepurchasenewtechnology/mediainsurancecoverage. ResolvedtoreplaceoldwordinginSportsMedicineManualwithnewwordingregardingconcussion. GarnerinformedtheBoardonasituationwhereaChristianHighSchoolplayedfourstudentsintoomanytournamentsduringtheregularseason.Theschoolforfeitedthegamesplayedinthetournament.TheschoolisrequestingalesserpenaltyforviolationsofBy-Laws341.1-aand341.1-c.

ResolvedtosuspendthecoachofChristianHighSchoolforthreegamesandtosuspendstudentsthesamenumberofcontestsastheyplayedinviolation. SuspendedawrestlingofficialfortheremainderoftheseasonforfailuretoejectacoachastherulespecifiedandtheofficialisrequiredtoappearbeforetheBoardpriortoregisteringforwrestlingagain. UrhahninformedtheBoardofinformationonwaterdamagetothebuildingandcostsassociatedwiththerepair. MotionLottmann,secondSulser,togointoclosedsessionformattersinvolvinghiring,firing,discipliningorpromotionofMSHSAAemployeeswherepersonalinformationaboutanemployeemaybediscussedorrecorded.Section610.021(3)R.S.Mo.Motionpassed8-0onarollcallvotewithKinder,Eaton,Beem,Lottmann,Maurer,Sulser,CornishandHillvotingaffirmative. MotionCornish,secondSulser,tocomeoutofclosedsession.Motionpassed8-0onarollcallvotewithKinder,Eaton,Beem,Lottmann,Maurer,Sulser,CornishandHillvotingaffirmative. Thefollowingactionwasreportedoutofclosedsession. MotionSulser,secondLottmann,tohireGregStahlasanAssistantExecutiveDirectoroftheMSHSAA.Motionpassed8-0onarollcallvotewithKinder,Eaton,Beem,Lottmann,Maurer,Sulser,CornishandHillvotingaffirmative. WebsterGrovesCoachCashelsharedwiththeBoardinformationpertainingtoamessagewhichwassenttoparentsofpotentialstudents.HesharedwiththeBoardthathadheknownhiscontactwiththeparentswouldputthestudents’eligibilityinjeopardy,hewouldnothavewrittenthemessage. DeterminedtoplacetheWebsterGrovesBoysSoccerTeamonprobationforoneyearandsuspendthesoccercoachfortwogames. MotionSulser,secondMaurer,togointoclosedsessionformattersinvolvingtheeligibilitystatusofstudentswherepersonallyidentifiableprivateinformationfromastudent’seducationalrecordmaybereviewedordiscussed.Section610-021(6and/or14)R.S.Mo;20U.S.C.1232g(b);34C.F.R.99.1etseq..Motionpassed8-0onarollcallvotewithKinder,Eaton,Beem,Lottmann,Maurer,Sulser,CornishandHillvotingaffirmative. MotionMaurer,secondSulser,tocomeoutofclosedsession.Motionpassed

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March 2010 Board of Directors SummaryHeld March 11, 2010 ApprovedtheJanuary27,2010min-utesoftheMSHSAABoardofDirectors,theFebruary23,2010andMarch2,2010minutesoftheMSHSAAAppealsCommit-teeTelephoneConferenceCalls. Approvedthegeneralconsentitemsaspresented. TransferWaiverApplications(By-Law238.3-a-9)(Duplicateschoolnamesindi-catesanadditionaltransfer(s)student(s)forthatschool):Beaumont,BishopLeBlond,Caruthersville,Central(KansasCity),Central(KansasCity),Chaminade,CollegeHeightsChristian,Diamond,EastNewton,Fordland,Fordland,Fran-cisHowellNorth,FrancisHowellNorth,FrancisHowellNorth,FrancisHowellNorth,Fredericktown,Gateway,Gateway,Grandview(Hillsboro),HickmanMills,Ho-ganPrepAcademyCharter,HoganPrepAcademyCharter,ImagineCollegePrepCharter,ImagineCollegePrepCharter,ImagineCollegePrepCharter,IncarnateWordAcademy,JeffersonCity,JohnF.Kennedy,Kearney,Lee’sSummitNorth,LiftforLifeAcademyCharter,Lincoln,LinnCounty,McCluerNorth,NorthHarrison,NorthHarrison,NorthKansasCity,ParkHillSouth,ParkwayNorth,ParkwayWest,ParkwayWest,Perryville,Richland(Es-sex),Salisbury,Silex,Smith-Cotton,SouthHarrison,SpringfieldCatholic,St.Dominic,St.Mary’s(Independence),Staley,ThomasJeffersonIndependent,Vianney,Waynes-ville,Wheaton,Wheaton. TransferHardshipApplications(By-Law238.3-a-8)(Duplicateschoolnamesindicatesanadditionaltransfer(s)student(s)forthatschool):ArcadiaValley,Barstow,BlueEye,BlueSpringsSouth,Branson,Branson,Campbell,Carthage,Carthage,Central(NewMadridCounty),Central(ParkHills),ChristianBrothersCol-lege,ChristianBrothersCollege,Crane,Crane,Dent-Phelps,Duchesne,Fairfax,Farmington,Forsyth,GrainValley,GrainValley,HazelwoodCentral,HazelwoodCentral,HazelwoodEast,HazelwoodWest,ImagineCollegePrepCharter,Incar-nateWordAcademy,Jefferson(Festus),Lawson,Lee’sSummit,LincolnCollege

Prep,LincolnCollegePrep,Lindbergh,Linn,Linn,Lockwood,Lutheran(St.Pe-ters),Macon,MaconCounty,MarkTwain,McCluerSouth-Berkeley,Miami,NorthAndrew,NorthKansasCity,Novinger,OakPark,Oakville,Oakville,ParkwayCen-tral,Polo,Risco,SchuylerCounty,ScottCountyCentral,Seymour,Sikeston,South-ern,Sparta,St.Charles,St.Charles,St.Dominic,Strafford,Sullivan,Timberland,TroyBuchanan,Truman,UniversityCity,Vashon,Vashon,Waynesville,WebbCity. Self-ReportedViolationsand/orRe-questsforLesserPenalties(By-Law910): Recommendactionbyschoolbeac-ceptedwithreprimandissuedandadmin-istrationacknowledgedforself-reporting-DeSoto-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law213byanacademiccompetitionstudentparticipatinginthreegameswhileacademicallyineligible,studenttobewith-heldfromthreegamesoncehisacademiceligibilityisreestablished,schooltoforfeitgamestheineligiblestudentparticipatein;JacksonJr.High-Self-reportedaviola-tionbysomemembersofthejuniorhighschoolvolleyballteamwhichpracticesandcompetedinatournamentonanonschoolvolleyballteamduringtheschoolseason,studentsinstructedtodropassociationwiththenonschoolteamduringtheschoolyearandthestudentstobewithheldfromthesamenumberofmatchesontheschoolteamastheyparticipatedonthenonschoolteamoncetheschoolseasonmatchesbegin;Joplin-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law213byallowinganacademi-callyineligiblewrestlertoparticipatein18matchesthesecondsemester,athletetobewithheldfrom18matchesoncehisacademiceligibilityisreinstated,schoolhasputproceduresinplacetoavoidasimilarviolationofthisnatureinthefuture;Kirksville-Self-reportedaviolationoftheWrestlingWeightManagementProgrambyallowingajuniorvarsitywrestlertocompeteinonejuniorvarsitycompetitionwhenhewasn’tproperlycertifiedthroughtheweightmanagementprogram,thetwowrestlingcoacheswerewithheldfromthenextjuniorvarsitycompetitionandthewrestlerinviolationwaswithheldfromone

competitionaswell,theschoolputproce-duresinplacetoavoidasimilarviolationinthefuture;LaMonte-Selfreportedaviola-tionofBy-Laws123and125bypromotinganassistantcoachwithasubstituteteach-ingcertificatetoaheadcoachingposition,upondetectionofthisbeingaviolationafullycertifiedstaffmemberwasnamedtheheadcoachandtheindividualresumedtheassistantcoachposition. Recommendactionbyschoolbeac-ceptedandadministrationacknowledgedforself-reportingwithnofurtheraction-BlueSpringsSouth-Self-reportedavio-lationofBy-Law212byawrestlerchargedonadrugcharge,theschooldidnotlearnoftheviolationuntilthestudenthadwres-tledinfivecontests,studentremovedfromtheteamuntilallconditionsofthecourtshavebeenmet,thestudentistobewith-heldfromfivecontestsoncehiseligibilityisreinstated,theschoolisnotrequiredtoforfeitthecontestsduetothefactthattheydidnotknowofthechargespriortoallow-inghimtocompeteinthefirstfivematchesoftheseason;DexterM.S.-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law235bysevenmiddleschoolvolleyballplayersinvolvedintry-outsandcompetitiononanonschoolteamduringtheschoolvolleyballseason,studentsmustsitoutfourregularseasonmatchesandonetournament,schoolwilldeterminewhichgameseachwillsitout;Norwood-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law212byabasketballathletechargedwithshopliftingovertheChristmasbreak,theschoolfoundoutaboutthechargesonJanuary25,2010,theathletepartici-patedintwocontestswhileineligible,thestudentisrequiredtobewithheldfromtwocontestsoncehiseligibilityisreinstatedfollowingallconditionsofthecourthavebeenmet;Troy-Self-reportedaviolationofBy-Law234(clericalerror)byomittingastudentfromthewrestlingeligibilityroster,studentfullyeligibleatthebeginningoftheseason,studentaddedtorosterassoonasomissionwasdetected. ApplicationforapprovalofCoopera-tiveSponsorshipofSeventhandEighthGradeActivity(ArticleIII,Section2):

8-0onarollcallvotewithKinder,Eaton,Beem,Lottmann,Maurer,Sulser,CornishandHillvotingaffirmative. Thefollowingactionwasreportedoutofclosedsession. MotionLottmann,secondEaton,todenytherequestofWeaubleauHigh

Schoolforalesserpenaltythanforfeiture.Wrestlingcoachmustbesuspendedfortwovarsitygames.Motionpassed8-0onarollcallvotewithKinder,Eaton,Beem,Lottmann,Maurer,Sulser,CornishandHillvotingaffirmative. MotionLottmann,secondEatonto

upholdAppeal’sCommitteerulinganddenyeligibilitytothestudentofLeetonHighSchool.Motionpassed8-0onarollcallvotewithKinder,Eaton,Beem,Lottmann,Maurer,Sulser,CornishandHillvotingaffirmative. Themeetingwasadjourned.

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EastNewtonSchoolDistrict(GranbyandTriwayjuniorhighs)-Band,BoysandGirlsBasketball,BoysandGirlsCrossCountry,11-ManFootball,BoysandGirlsTrack,GirlsVolleyball(2010-11);GrandviewC-4SchoolDistrict(GrandviewandMartinCitymiddleschools)-BoysandGirlsBasket-ball,Cheerleading,11-ManFootball,Mu-sic,BoysandGirlsTrack,GirlsVolleyball,andWrestling(2010-11). ApplicationforapprovalofSeniorHighSchoolCooperativeSponsorships(By-Law106):ArcadiaValleyandLestervillehighschools-BoysandGirlsTrack(2010-11and2011-12);StanberryandJefferson(ConceptionJct.)highschools-MarchingBandandWrestling(2010-11and2011-12). ApplicationforapprovalofJuniorHighSchoolCooperativeSponsorships(By-Law107:AppletonCityandHudsonjuniorhighs-BoysandGirlsBasketball,11-ManFootball,Music,BoysandGirlsTrackandGirlsVolleyball(2010-11);Bueker(Mar-shall)andSt.Peter(Marshall)juniorhighs-11-ManFootballandBoysandGirlsTrack(2010-11);ArcadiaValleyandLes-tervillejuniorhighs-BoysandGirlsTrack(2009-10),BoysandGirlsTrack(2010-11);CassvilleandShellKnobmiddleschools-11-ManFootball(2010-11);LouisianaandBonclmiddleschools-BoysandGirlsBasketball,11-ManFootball,GirlsSoft-ball,andBoysandGirlsTrack(2010-11);MaconandImmaculateConceptionmiddleschools-BoysandGirlsBasketball,Cheerleading,11-ManFootball,GirlsSoft-ball,andBoysandGirlsTrack(2010-11);MaryvilleandSt.GregoryBarbarigomiddleschools-11-ManFootballandWrestling(2010-11);St.Peter’s(McAuleyCatholicM.S.)andCollegeHeightsmiddleschools-11-ManFootball(2010-11). ApprovalofparticipationinOlympicDevelopmentPrograms: a. WebsterGroves-ApprovalofonestudenttoattendtheUSABoysVolleyballOlympicDevelopmentProgramonApril3-11,2010,atGuadalajara,Mexico. b. Oakville-ApprovalofonestudenttoattendtheUSABoysVolleyballOlympicDevelopmentProgramonApril3-11,2010,atGuadalajara,Mexico. c. FrancisHowell-ApprovalofonestudentintheU.S.YouthSoccerOlympicDevelopmentTeam(March11-14,2010)inPhoenix,ArizonaandintheU.S.YouthSoccerRegionIIGirlsOlympicDevelop-mentProgram2010InternationalTour(February27-March7,2010)inPortugal. d. FrancisHowellNorth-ApprovalofonestudentintheU.S.YouthSoccerOlympicDevelopmentTeam(March11-14,2010)inPhoenix,Arizona.

e. JohnBurroughs-ApprovalofonestudentintheU.S.YouthSoccerOlympicDevelopmentTeam(March11-14,2010)inPhoenix,Arizona. f. Lafayette(Wildwood)-ApprovaloftwostudentsintheU.S.YouthSoccerOlympicDevelopmentTeam(March11-14,2010)inPhoenix,Arizona. g. Lee’sSummit-ApprovalofonestudentintheUnder-18Women’sNationalTeamForeignTrip(February26-March6,2010)inLaManga,Spain. h. Lee’sSummitWest-ApprovalofonestudentintheU.S.YouthSoccerOlympicDevelopmentTeam(March11-14,2010)inPhoenix,Arizona. i. Liberty-ApprovalofonestudentintheU.S.YouthSoccerRegionIIGirlsOlympicDevelopmentProgram2010Inter-nationalTour(February27-March7,2010)inPortugal. j. Liberty-ApprovaloftwostudentsintheU.S.YouthSoccerOlympicDe-velopmentTeam(March11-14,2010)inPhoenix,Arizona. k. Liberty-ApprovalofonestudentintheUnder-17Women’sCONCACAFChampionships(March6-21,2010)inSanJose,CostaRica. l. Lindbergh-ApprovalofonestudentintheU.S.YouthSoccerOlympicDevelopmentTeam(March11-14,2010)inPhoenix,Arizona. m. Marquette-ApprovaloftwostudentsintheU.S.YouthSoccerOlympicDevelopmentTeam(March11-14,2010)inPhoenix,Arizona n. NerinxHall-Approvalofonestudentinthe2010U.S.YouthSoccerOlympicDevelopmentInternationalTour(March22-29,2010)inCostaRica. o. ParkwaySouth-ApprovalofonestudentintheOlympicDevelopmentProgramInternationalTour(March19-28,2010)inHolland. p. RockBridge-ApprovalofonestudentintheU.S.YouthSoccerOlympicDevelopmentTeam(March11-14,2010)inPhoenix,Arizona. q. UrsulineAcademy-ApprovaloftwostudentsintheU.S.YouthSoccerOlympicDevelopmentTeam(March11-14,2010)inPhoenix,Arizona. r. VisitationAcademy-ApprovalofonestudentintheU.S.YouthSoccerOlympicDevelopmentTeam(March11-14,2010)inPhoenix,Arizona. ApprovalofSportCamp(s)duringtheschoolyearduetoinclementweather: a. GrainValley(FootballCamp)

UrhahnpresentedtheBoardwithanupdateonthecurrentstatuswiththeNFHSLicensingResourceGroup(LRG).

HeinformedtheBoardthatMissourihasoptedoutoftheprogramduetonumer-ousquestionsthatstillremainabouttheprogram.Noactionwastaken. MissouriAcademysubmittedare-questformembershipwiththeMSHSAA.UrhahninformedtheBoardthattheschoolisnotaccreditedthroughanaccreditingagencyrecognizedbytheAssociation,thisdoesnotqualifytheschoolformember-ship.Noactionwastaken. Approvedfinancialstatementsaspresented. TheFootballAdvisoryCommitteerec-ommended:1)that8-manfootballchampi-onshipcontinuetobeplayedattheJonesDome;2)thatthemanualindicatethatataminimum30%oftheseatsbemarkedandavailableforthevisitingteam;3)thatschoolsmayprovidetoanathleteanyandallequipmenttoparticipateinanall-stargame;4)thatMSHSAAupdatethefootballmanualandincludeatimelineforpre-gameprocedurestoincludeperformancegroups;5)recommendthattheawardspresentationattheJonesDomebeendediftheteamscannotfollowtheinstruc-tionspresentedtothem.Thefieldwillbeclearedandtheawardswillbegiventotheadministration;6)thattheadvisorycom-mitteemeetintheSpringtodiscusstheplayoffsystemandanychangesthatneedtobeimplemented. Itemnumber3oftheFootballAdvisoryCommitteerecommendationsallowingequipmenttobeusedatAll-StarGameswouldneedtobevotedonbythemember-shipandachangemadeintheby-laws. TookthefollowingactionontheFootballAdvisoryCommitteeRecommen-dations:Approveditems1,2,4,5,6andplaceditem3ontheAnnualBallot. TheWrestlingAdvisoryCommit-teerecommended:1)recordkeepingofindividualwrestlersontheMSHSAAwebsitebeoptionalfor2010-11,whichwasamendedbythestafftosay“recordkeepingofindividualwrestlersontheMSHSAAwebsitebeoptionalfor2010-11withthestipulationthatnohandwrittenentryformsbeaccepted.ThecoachmustsubmittheindividualrecordsbyusingtheMSHSAAwebsiterecordkeepingprogramorbyusingwrestlingcomputersoftwaretogenerateasimilarform.”;2)on-sitephysicians,preferablywithabackgroundinskinconditions,berequiredfordistrictwrestlingweigh-ins;3)coachescontinuetobeallowedtobecertifiedassessorsintheweightmanagementprogram;4)thatwrestlersbeintheline-up,atoneofthetwoweightclassesinwhichtheyarecertifiedonthethatdate,inorderforthe

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Board of Directors September15-16,2010-MSHSAAoffice,Columbia(Wed.-Thu.ofWeek11) December1-2,2010-MSHSAAoffice,Columbia(Wed.-Thu.ofWeek22) January26-27,2011-MSHSAAoffice,Columbia(Wed.-Thu.ofWeek30) March10,2011-MSHSAAoffice,Columbia(Thu.ofWeek36) April1-2,2011-Tan-Tar-A,OsageBeach(Fri.-Sat.ofWeek39-Week40in2010duetoEaster) June15,2011-MSHSAAoffice,Columbia(Wed.ofWeek50)

Allmeetingsshallbeginat8:30a.m.withtheexceptionofApril1-2,2011meetingwhichshallbeginat1:00p.m.

Appeals Committee August18,2010-MSHSAAoffice,Columbia(Wed.ofWeek7) September7-8,2010-MSHSAAoffice,Columbia(Tue.ofWeek10) November16-17,2010-MSHSAAoffice,Columbia(Tue.-Wed.ofWeek20) March15-16,2011-MSHSAAoffice,Columbia(Tue.-Wed.ofWeek37)

Allmeetingsbeginat8:30a.m.

AnyoneattendingameetingintheMSHSAAofficewhorequiresauxiliaryaidsorservicesshouldrequestsuchservicesbycontactingtheexecutivedirectoroftheMSHSAA,telephone(573)875-4880,nolaterthan48hoursbeforethemeeting. Hearingsofstudenteligibilityshallbeclosedasmattersinvolvingtheelig bilitystatusofstudentswherepersonallyidentifiableprivateinformationfromastudent’seducationalrecordwillbereviewedordiscussed.Section610.021(6and/or14)R.S.Mo.;20U.S.C.1232g(b);34C.F.R.99.1etseq.Allotherportionsofallmeetingsareopen. Formoredetailsonthesitesandtimesofthemeetings,contacttheMSHSAAofficeorMSHSAAwebsiteatwww.mshsaa.org.

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weight-intocountforcertification.Theathletemusthaveawinorlossrecordedfortheirmatchonthatdate.Thestaffamendedtherecommendationtoread”theweightcertificationprocessforthedistrict/statetournamentincludethefollowing:a)eachwrestlermustweigh-inatleastonce,atscratchweight,intheirminimumweightclassduringtheregularseasonpriortoFebruary1st;b)forthatweigh0ntocount,thewrestlermustbeintheline-upatoneofthetwoweightclassesinwhichthewrestleriseligibletowrestleonthatdateaccordingtothewrestler’sweightmanage-mentplan;c)theathletemusthaveawinorlossrecordedontheirseasonrecordforthatdateNOTE:ifthewrestleriswithheldfromcompetition,foranyreason,resultingintheteamforfeitingthatweightclassthewrestlershalladdonelosstotheirrecordinordertocounttheweigh-inforcertifica-tionpurposes.” Staffrecommendedtotableitemnumber2oftheWrestlingAdvisoryCom-mitteetoseechangesinNFHSrulesandtodenyitemnumber3asitconflictswithrecommendationfromtheSportsMedicineAdvisorycommittee. TookthefollowingactionontheWrestlingAdvisoryCommitteeRecom-mendations:approveditems1and4asamended,tableditem2anddenieditem3. AcceptedresultsoftheAnnualQues-tionnaireandapprovechangeinformatforthe2010-11trackseason.

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TheBoardreviewedtheresultsoftheAnnualQuestionnaireandselectedtheorderoftheitemstoappearontheAnnualBallot. GarnerdiscussedwiththeBoardprob-lemswithdefiningOlympicDevelopmentProgramsinsoccer.HeexplainedthatitisacomplicatedsystemwiththreeorganizingbodiesthatarerecognizedbyUSSoccer,allofwhicharevyingtorun“ODP”events.Discussionfollowedconcerningonwhatthe“line”shouldbeindeterminingwhatisODPandwhatisnot.GarnerinformedtheBoardthatthestaffwillcontinuetoworkwiththesituation.Noactiontaken UrhahndiscussedwiththeBoarditemsthatwillappearontheAnnualBal-lot,includingAll-Starwording.Noactiontaken. Approvedallowingtheco-opforfoot-ballbetweenHoldenandKingsvillehighschools. Resolvedthatfinesshallbe$100forlatedistrictentries,rosterandanyotherrequireditemsforentryforallsports. DeterminedtocontinuetalkswiththeHootonFoundationinregardstosteroideducation. DeterminedtoholdtheSportsman-shipSummitattheSt.CharlesConventionCenteronAugust14th. ApprovedmovingtoNFHSCoachesEducationProgramwithspecificstoberecommendedattheAprilMeeting.

UrhahndiscussedquestionsfromLighthouseChristianAcademywiththeBoard.Withdiscussionfollowing,theBoardtabledanyanswersuntiltheresultsoftheAnnualBallotquestionconcerningAffiliatedRegisteredSchoolsisknown.Noactiontaken UrhahninformedtheBoardoftheAssociation’spolicy,whichreliesonmedi-caldiagnosisofgenderforplacementinproperprogram.Noactiontaken. UrhahngavetheBoardanupdateonlegislativeitems. TabledthesettingofschoolsportandactivityparticipationfeesuntiltheAprilBoardmeeting. Establisheda$300latefeepereachmusicevententry,withlateentriesplacedattheendofthedayoftheassignedfesti-val.Thejudgesandmanagerswillbepaidaccordinglyfortheextraworkrequired. Determinedtoallowall8-ManFootballdistrictsthathavemorethanfourteamstoplaytheextradistrictgameinweeks5through10,insteadofweek6through10. Ahearingwasconductedwithawres-tlingofficialthatdidnotejectacoachaftercallsmaderequiredanejection.Issuecre-atedmultipleproblemsduetonotfollowingproperprocedures. Resolvedtoreinstateawrestlingof-ficial’sregistrationwithMSHSAA.

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Warning Labels on Foot-ball Helmet Required Eachplayer’sfootballhelmet,byrule,musthaveavisibleexteriorwarninglabelregardingtheriskofinjury.ThelabelispartoftheNationalOperatingCommitteeonStandardsforAthleticEquipment(NOCSAE)standardandindicatesthatplayershavebeeninstructedandunderstandtherisksinvolvedinthegameoffootball.Footballhelmetmanufacturers,helmetreconditioning,sportinggoodsdealersandindividualsalesmen,inmostcases,willprovidefreeexte-riorwarninglabelstotheschools.

1. Recommendthat8-manfootballchampionshipcontinueattheDome. 2. Recommendthatthemanualindicatethatataminimum30%oftheseatsbemarkedandavailableforthevisitingteam.** 3. Recommendthatschoolsmayprovidetoanathleteanyandallequipmenttoparticipateinanall-stargame. 4. RecommendthatMSHSAAupdatethefootballmanualandincludeatimelineforpre-gameprocedurestoincludeperformancegroups. 5. RecommendthattheawardspresentationattheDomebeendediftheteamscannotfollowtheinstruc-tionspresentedtothem.Thefieldwillbeclearedandtheawardswillbegiventotheadministration.ThisdecisionwillbemadebytheExecutiveDirector. 6. Recommendthattheadvi-sorycommitteemeetintheSpringto

Summary of Football Advisory Committee Meeting SummaryHeld December 10, 2009

discusstheplayoffsystemandanychangesthatneedtobeimplemented.

**Wentto2010AnnualBallotAllothersapproved

Softball Advisory Committee Meeting SummaryHeld October 28, 2009***1. Recommendthatthepitch-ingdistanceforVarsityandJVsoft-ballteamsbeat43ft.andthatthe3rdlevelhighschoolteamand7thand8thgradehavetheoptiontopitchat40ft.or43ft.Thisdecisionmustbemadeatthebeginningoftheseasontoletotherschoolsknowwhichdistancewillbeused(Amended:Allhighschoollevelgameswillpitchfrom43ft.)***2. Recommendthatachangeforthe2011-2012seasonincludeboththedistrictwinnerandtherunner-uptoadvancetothestatechampionshipseries.ThiswouldcreateafourteamQuarterfinaland8teamsadvancingtothestatesite.Atthestatesitetherewouldbean8teambracket,singleeliminationtournamenttoestablishfirstandsecondplace.(Amended:Totaketoareameetings)*3. RecommendthatsomesortofchampionshipseriesbeestablishedfortheSpringsoftballseason.(Musthaveaveryspecificplan)

* Denied*** Approvedasamended

2010 Football Schedule TheMSHSAAOfficehasreceivedquestionsregardingthefall2010footballscheduleandtheexactdatesassociatedwiththenewplayoffformat.Listedbelowaretheimportantdatesforyourreference:

Regular Season Monday August9 Firstdayofallowablepractice Friday August20or Saturday August21 PreseasonInterschoolScrimmage Friday August27 Firstallowableregularseasongame Saturday October30 Lastallowableregularseasongame

Playoffs Wednesday November3 Class1-5RegionalGames Friday November5 Class6SectionalGames Friday November5 8-ManQuarterfinalGames Monday November8 Class1-5SectionalGames Friday November12Class6QuarterfinalGames Friday November128-ManSemifinalGames Saturday November13Class1-5QuarterfinalGames Friday November19Class5-6SemifinalGames Saturday November20Class1-4SemifinalGames Friday November268-ManShow-MeBowl Friday November26Class1,3,5Show-MeBowl Saturday November27Class2,4,6Show-MeBowl

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Swimming and Diving Advisory Committee Meeting SummaryHeld March 2, 2010

1. Recommendedthatenteredteammembers,coaches,andman-agers(approximately760individualsonaverage)musthavespaceonthedeck,andthatthisrequirementbeplacedinthemeetspecificationsfortheRequestforProposalsforStateSwimmingandDiving. 2. RecommendedthatthemeetspecificationswithintheRequestforProposalsforStateSwimmingandDivingrequiretheminimumareaspec-ifiedinNFHSRule9-1-1infrontofthedivingboard,andthataminimumoftwowarm-uplanesberequired,withthreepreferred. 3. Recommendedthefollowingstatequalifyingtimechangesfor2010-11:

Event BOYS (yds) GIRLS (yds)200 Medley Relay No change No change 200 Freestyle 1:52.59 2:04.59200 Individual Medley

No change 2:20.89

50 Freestyle No change 25.99100 Butterfly 57.29 No change 100 Freestyle 50.69 56.99500 Freestyle No change No change 200 Freestyle Relay

No change 1:47.99

100 Backstroke 58.79 1:05.79100 Breaststroke 1:05.59 No change 400 Freestyle Relay

No change 3:57.99

1M Diving No change No change

4. RecommendedthatthepolicyfortheselectionofstatemeetdivejudgesbemodifiedtoallowmembersoftheSwimmingAdvisoryCommitteetoselectindividualsthathaveastrongexpertiseindivingtojudgeatthestatemeet.[Currently,advisorycommit-teemembersmayonlyselectactiveinterscholasticswimmingordivingcoachestojudgedivingatthestatemeet.]**5. Recommendedthatonestate-widecoachesassociationpersport,whichisrecognizedbyMSHSAA,beallowedtopresentuptofourawardsattheMSHSAAStateChampionshipforthesportconcerned.

6. RecommendedtotheHandbookReviewCommitteethatBy-Law162beamended(AnnualBallot)toindicatethatallinterscholasticswimmeets(despitelevel)berequiredtoutilizeatleastoneregisteredswimmingofficial.**7. Recommendedthatthefollow-ingeventsbeallowedatinvitational,varsitymeetsonlyasaMissouriStateAdoption(asperNFHSRule5-1-1a),atthediscretionofthehostschool.Participationwouldcountasaneventtowardtheallowablenumberofeventsperindividual,andfirst-legperfor-mancesinrelaysthatmeetthestatequalifyingstandards(onlywhenfullyautomatictiming[FAT]isused)couldcountasqualifyingtimesforshorterevents.

200Butterfly 200Backstroke 200Breaststroke 400IndividualMedley 1000Free 800FreeRelay 400MedleyRelay

**8. RecommendedthatAll-RelayInvitationalVarsityMeetsbeallowedasaMissouriStateAdoption(asperNFHSRule5-1-1a);suchmeetswouldincluderelayeventsonly.

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Wrestling Advisory Committee Meeting SummaryHeld on March 3, 2009

1.Recommendedthatverificationoftheminimumweightclassofallwrestlerscompetingateachdistricttournamentshalltakeplacepriortotheseedingofthefirstweightclass. 2.Recommendedthatoncetheseedingforaweightclassbegins,theen-triesatthatweightclassmaynotbechangedtoanotherweightclass. 3.RecommendedthattheStateChampionshipFinalsusetherandomdrawmethodforselectingthebeginningweightclass. 4.Recommendedthattherotationforstatebracketsbedrawnindividuallybyweightclasseachyear.

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* 1.RecommendrecordkeepingofindividualwrestlersontheMSHSAAwebsitebeoptionalfor2010-11.Amended:Recommendrecordkeep-ingofindividualwrestlersontheMSH-SAAwebsitebeoptionalfor2010-11withthestipulationthatnohandwrittenentryformsbeaccepted.ThecoachmustsubmittheindividualrecordsbyusingtheMSHSAAwebsiterecordkeepingprogramorbyusingwres-tlingcomputersoftwaretogenerateasimilarform.**2.Recommendedon-sitephysi-cians,preferablywithabackgroundinskinconditions,berequiredfordistrictwrestlingweigh-ins.*** 3.Recommendcoachescontinuetobeallowedtobecertifiedassessorsintheweightmanagementprogram.* 4.Recommendedthatwrestlersbeintheline-up,atoneofthetwoweightclassesinwhichtheyarecertifiedonthatdate,inorderfortheweigh-intocountforcertification.Theathletemusthaveawinorlossrecordedfortheirmatchonthatdate.Amended: Recommend the weight certification process for the district/state tournament include the following:

Thefollowingaretheanswersandrulereferencesforthe2010PartIIBaseballExamassuppliedtotheMSHSAAbytheNFHS. 1.True1-1-2;.2.False1-1-2;3.True1-1-2;4.True10-2-3j;5.True1-2-1;6.True1-2-1;7.False1-2-4;8.False1-2-12;9.False1-3-2;10.True1-3-3;11.True1-3-5;12.False1-3-5;13.True1-5-1;14.False1-5-1;15.False1-5-4;16.False1-5-5;17.True2-4-2;18.False2-4-3;19.False2-4-3;20.True7-3-4penalty;21.True2-9-1;22.False2-9-1;23.False2-9-1;24.False2-9-1;25.False8-4-1g;26.True2-21-1a;27.True2-21-1c,3-2-2;28.False3-2-3;29.False2-19;30.True2-19;31.False5-1-1jexception;32.True2-19;33.True1-1-5,3-1-1,2;34.True1-1-5;35.False2-36-3b;36.True3-1-1;37.False3-1-5,10-1-3k;38.False3-1-6;39.True3-1-6;40.True3-1-6;41.False3-3-1g-6penalty;42.True

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2010 Wrestling Advisory Committee Meeting SummaryHeld March 2, 2010

a. Each wrestler must weigh-in at least once, at scratch weight, in their minimum weight class during the regu-lar season prior to February 1st.b. For that weigh-in to count, the wrestler must be in the line-up at one of the two weight classes in which the wrestle is eligible to wrestle on that date according to the wrestler’s weight management plan.c. The athlete must have a win or loss recorded on their season record

for that date. NOTE: If the wrestler is withheld from competition, for any reason, resulting in the team forfeit-ing that weight class the wrestler shall add one loss to their record in order to count the weigh-in for certification purposes.

* approvedasamended**Tabledforfurtherstudy*** Denied

3-3-1g-6penalty;43.False1-1-2;44.True3-2-1;45.True3-4-4;46.True3-4-4.47.True3-4-3;48.False3-4-3;49.False4-1-3;50.True4-1-1;51.True4-1-3a;52.True4-1-3;53.False5-1-1c;54.False5-1-1g-1;55.True5-1-2f;56.True5-1-2c;57.True5-1-1l;58.False5-1-2g;59.True5-1-1m;60.False5-1-2e;61.False6-1-3;62.True6-1-3;63.False6-1-3;64.True6-1-3;65.True6-2-2cexception;66.True6-2-2cexception,3-1-2;67.True6-2-2cexception;68.True3-3-3,1-2-3;69.True6-1-1;70.False6-2-4b;71.False6-2-4a,6-1-4;72.False6-2-4d-1;73.False7-4-1f;74.True7-3-2;75.True7-4-1b;76.True7-4-1d;77.True7-1-1;78.False7-1-1penalty5;79.True7-1-1;80.False7-1-1penaltynote;81.True8-2-6c;82.False8-2-6c;83.True

8-2-6g;84.True8-2-6e;85.True8-3-5a;86.False8-3-5;87.True8-3-3f;88.True8-3-3c-3;89.True8-4-1c;90.False8-4-1i;91.False8-4-1c-1;92.True8-4-1g;93.True4-2-2a;94.False9-1-1a;95.False9-1-1e;96.True;96.True9-1-1d;97.False10-3-1;98.True10-1-2;99.False10-1-8;100.False10-1-5.

2010 Baseball Part II Answers & Rule References

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2010 Show-Me Academic Challenge Questions Available for Purchase Thequestionswhicharebe-ingusedatthe2010MSHSAAAcademicCompetitionDistrictandStatetournamentswillbeavailableforpurchasefromMSHSAAstart-ingMay17,2010.Thepriceforasetofthesequestionsis$50.00(includinghandlingandpostage)for8games(5District+3Sectionalgames)or$100(includinghan-dlingandpostage)for18games(5Districts+3Sectionals+10Stategames).Schoolsthatareinter-estedinpurchasingtheseques-tionsmustcontacttheMSHSAAbyphoneormail(thequestionsareincludedontheMSHSAAorderform). Thequestionproviderforthe2010AcademicCompetitiondistrictandstatetournamentseriesisQuestionsGalore.

Schools to Approve Nonfaculty Music Direc-tors By-Law143specifiesthatnon-facultymusicdirectorsmustmeetthesamequalificationsasnonfac-ultycoaches. Toqualifyasaheadmusicdirector,anindividualmustholdavalidteacher’scertificate.Toqualifyasanassistantnonfacultymusicdirector(anynonfacultydirectorthatprovidesmusicinstruction)anindi-vidualmustholdavalidsubstituteteacher’scertificate.Inaddition,eachnonfacultymusicdirectormustbeapprovedannuallybytheBoardofDirectors.Theschoolmustlisttheindividual’snameonthecoach-esanddirectorslink.ThislinkislocatedontheMSHSAAwebsiteundertheschoolstab. Amusicdirectorisdefinedassomeonewhoprovidesmusicin-structiononly.Anauxiliarydirector/flagsponsor,etc.isnotconsideredamusicdirector,andapprovalisnotrequiredforthesepositions.Adrumlineinstructorwouldneedapprovalandmustmeettheabovecriteria.

Thefollowingindividualsservedasmanagersandofficialsatthe2010MSHSAASpeech,Debate,andDramaStateTournamentheldonApril23-24attheUniversityofMissouri,HickmanHighSchool,andRockBridgeHighSchool: ScottJensen,DeanPackard,KathyRoberts,FredThompson,

State Speech, Debate and Drama Officials

RandyPierce,BillJordan,TeresaSparkman,KelliMorrill,MattGood,MaryMargaretCoffield,TerryOverfelt,StaceyBonderer,CherylWood,MaryKateAlkireandRebeccaPierce. TheMSHSAAstaffandBoardofDirectorsthankallofficials,judges,andworkersfortheircontributionstothetournament.

DavidWatkinsofNeosho,MO,waspresentedwiththe2009-10NFHSSpeech,Debate,andTheatreAssocia-tionAwardforMissouriatthe2010MSHSAASpeechandDebateCham-pionshipsinColumbia. DavidWatkinshasbeenaspeech,debate,andtheatreteacherandcoachfor23years,withthefirstthreeyearsatElDoradoSpringsHighSchoolandtheremainingtwentyyearsatNeo-shoHighSchool.Atthispointofhiscareer,hehasservedtwotermsontheSpeechandTheatreAssociationofMissouri(STAM)BoardofGovernors,fiveyearsasthedistrictchairperson

Watkins Receives the NFHS SDTA Award

oftheCarver-TrumanNFLdistrict,andafour-yeartermontheMSHSAASpeech,Debate,andDramaAdvisoryCommittee.DavidhascoachedNFLnationalchampionsinImpromptuandPublicForumDebateandstatecham-pionsinfourdifferentevents.HissquadswontheExcellenceinDebateAwardattheNFLnationaltournamentfivetimes,andDavidwashonoredwiththeWayneBrownOutstandingTeacherAwardfromSTAMin2006. TheMSHSAABoardofDirectorsandstaffcongratulateDavidWatkinsonbeingtherecipientofthe2009-10NFHSSDTAAwardforMissouri.

TheMSHSAAOne-DayCheerClinicscheduledislistedbelow.Walk-inregistrationsshallbeinvoicedtotheschoolat$20perparticipant.NopaymentswillbeacceptedattheclinicsiteasschoolswillbebilleddirectlybyMSHSAA.Please submit your reg-istration form directly to MSHSAA.Theprogramformatwillfeaturetwocoaches’sessions.Thefirstsessionisthecoachesroundtablediscussionon“StrengthandConditioning”.Thesecondsessionwillbe“cheerlead-ingsportsmedicine”conductedbyanathletictrainer.Thisyear’ssessionwillcover“HowtoTreat,WrapandPreventInjuriestoAnkle,WristandShoulder”.Thereisnochargetocoacheswhoonlycometoattendthetwoclinicses-sions.

Monday, June 14Smith-CottonHighSchoolCentral(CapeGirardeau)HighSchool

Tuesday, June 15KirksvilleHighSchoolIncarnateWordAcademy

Wednesday, June 16WaynesvilleHighSchoolBishopLeBlondHighSchool

Thursday, June 17StraffordHighSchoolHarrisonvilleHighSchool

2010 One-Day Cheer Clinics

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2009 Officials Advisory Committee Meet-ing SummaryHeld March 25, 2009

* 1.Recommendthreepersonofficiatingcrewsbeusedatallbasketballgamesbeginningwiththefirstroundofthedistricttournament.

**2.Recommendthatvolleyballschoolspur-chasetheflagstobeusedbythelinejudgesatcontestsandMSHSAAsetthespecificcriteriaandstandardsfortheflags.

*** 3.RecommendthattheplacementoftheAmericanFlagbeinthe centerofthebackoftheuniform(orotherspecifiedlocation)asnotoffendanymilitarypersonnel.Amended: TheplacementoftheAmericanFlagbeontherightsleevebutspecifyintheOfficial’sManualtheAmericanFlagshouldbearightfac-ingflag(Starstothefront).

*Denied**Tabled***ApprovedasAmended

1.Recommendincreasingtheof-ficials’registrationfeefrom$45to$55forthefirstsporttheofficialregisterstoofficiate.Thesecondsportwouldhavea$5increasefrom$25to$30.Theregistrationfeesforthethirdormoresportwouldremain$25persport. 2.RecommendthatFootballOf-ficialsbeallowedtowearBlackColdWeatherPantsthatareprofessionallymanufacturedandmeetNFHSstan-dardsunderthefollowingconditions: A.Theymustbewornbytheentirecrew. B.LongSleevedShirtsandBlackSocksmustbewornwiththeBlackColdWeatherPants. C.ThedecisiononthewearingBlackColdweatherpantswillbemadebythecrewchiefatleast90minutespriortogametime. D.Ifweatherconditionswarrant,thecrewmaychangeuniformsathalftime.

3.WentonrecordinsupportofschoolsonlybeallowedtouseMSH-SAARegisteredOfficialsatallcon-tests. 4.WentonrecordinsupportofMSHSAAraiseobserver’sfeestoafairrate. 5.Recommendthattheratingssys-temforcoachestoevaluateofficialshavetheoptionforsuperioraswellasneedsimprovement.

*AllApproved

2010 Officials Advisory Committee Meeting SummaryHeld April 6, 2010

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2009 NFHS Officials Association Award Recipients ThefollowingindividualshavebeenrecognizedbytheNFHSOfficialsAs-sociationfortheiroutstandingserviceintheirrespectiveofficiatingcategories.OnbehalfoftheMSHSAABoard,staffandmemberschools,wecongratulateandthankyouforservingouryouthandourschools.

Baseball TonyHill SpringfieldBoysBasketball LeeJones QuilnGirlsBasketball JeffMoyer LamarBoysCrossCountry DonnieThomas JeffersonCityGirlsCrossCountry DavidLehmann St.CharlesFieldHockey BarbConnoyer St.LouisFootball KirkSibley SpringfieldBoysSoccer MarkRutherford St.CharlesGirlsSoccer TimFlemming St.LouisSoftball BenAustene HallsvilleBoysSwimming AnnMerten St.LouisGirlsSwimming BillPohlman DesPeresBoysTrack&Field DavidAllen LebanonGirlsTrack&Field DavidPalmeiro TarkioVolleyball DavidThompson IndependenceWrestling RodneyCarr St.Louis

2010 MSHSAA Girls Swimming & Diving Championship Officials ConnieBintner,RobertBint-ner,BryanConley,LaurenCorey,JulieElliott;RichardGentry,JeniferGibbs,BradHamman;AlexandraKrinski,AnnMerten;JohnMullen,JuliaPierce,BillPohlman;CherylRiley;JackSteck,ScottSteck,PaulSwafford,JimWhytlawandJeffZieger

SectionalsClass 1–RichardPayne(Jackson),ScottBrown(Friedheim),KeithMcMahon(CapeGirardeau),JonJones(Steele),RandallPropst(CapeGirardeau),RandyWinston(PoplarBluff),CharlesCausey(Farmington),CaryEggemeyer(Festus),JoeBillDavis(Benton),BrianFriga(Jackson),PatBurns(Farmington),PatrickBone(Festus),BryonStine(Clever),JohnMurray,II(Joplin),FrankGardner(Springfield),TimMcKnight(Ozark),LaVaineMurphy(WebbCity),DarinBan-ner(Bolivar),LarryCowger(CarlJunction),RustySidenstricker(WebbCity),DarrellWaggoner(WebbCity),KevinRhinehart(Joplin),JeffMoyer(Lamar),RobertThiel(Seneca),VictorBenton(Sedalia),LarryBybee(Warsaw),DickVogt(SweetSprings),GaryMeyer(Sedalia),TyeJones(LaMonte),JonathanThurston(Warrensburg),StanleySwitzer(Brunswick),StacyClark(Marceline),TimRodgers(Marceline),RogerOwings(Unionville),HeathHarms(Brookfield),KennySeifert(Moberly),GeorgeScott(St.Joseph),SteveMinnick(Richmond),MarkShepherd(St.Joseph),ScottSmith(St.Joseph),MarkKorell(St.Joseph),JohnNash(St.Joseph),BillEnglert(Hamilton),VirgilFreeman(Maryville),JeremySybert(Rosendale),CharlesNicholson(St.Joseph),DanGal-lagher(Maryville),MarcNeff(Pickering);Class 2 –RonOller(ScottCity),GregRiggs(PoplarBluff),DanningManning(Gideon),RandallPropst(CapeGirardeau),George

2010 State Basketball OfficialsBays(Charleston),TomDrummond,Sr.(CapeGirardeau),GaryAlexander(Pevely),CharlesUnderwood(Festus),MikeBuck(Jackson),RichardBowen(DeSoto),JasonSmith(Farmington),DonaldThompson(Potosi),JeffCallaway(St.Peters),BrianSchmersahl(LakeSt.Louis),BrianHunsaker(Cairo),DanFitzgerald(Brentwood),MarkButler(Palmyra),MarvinWilliams(Ballwin),TerryBlankenship(California),DanRoling(JeffersonCity),GeneKemna(JeffersonCity),BenBalk(JeffersonCity),TravisHoltmeyer(JeffersonCity),GregKespohl(Columbia),SandraGoss(Kirbyville),MikeGreninger(Joplin),RonShuler(Billings),GregStephenson(Springfield),TylerPorter(Republic),DereckPrice(Neosho),KyleSchenker(Harrisonville),BradHagedorn(Sedalia),DickVogt(SweetSprings),MorrisJones(Warrensburg),HeathHarms(Brook-field),TomBrowning(Urich),DavidSturm(Salisbury),StanSwitzer(Brunswick),BradAlthide(LaPlata),BrentRich(Emden),BruceLenz(PrairieHome),GeorgeWriedt(Kirks-ville),KevinWheeler(Glenwood),SteveJenkins(Tina),DennySikes(Newark),MikeMattson(Albany),CoreyGilpin(KingCity),ScottEsry(Hamilton);

Class 3 –JamesKelm(PoplarBluff),MikeBurcham,Sr.(Williamsville),RylandMeyr(Jackson),PatCarda(Williamsville),DarrenGarrison(Piedmont),BobGarner(CapeGi-rardeau),HarryCarr,IV(Florissant),Dennis

Beck(Pevely),ToddHogan(Herculaneum),ScottWilkerson(Arnold),RyanOdneal(St.Louis),AndersonMinor(Florissant),LarryByndom(St.Charles),ShannonShafer(Flo-rissant),KevinKey(St.Louis),RonnellTurner(St.Louis),ScottGaylord(O’Fallon),BillDu-pont(Ballwin),DenisClatt(Rutledge),PaulCorpening(Columbia),BlakeMcPheeters(JeffersonCity),StacyClark(Marceline),TimRodgers(Marceline),KenSundermeyer(Fulton),DanHoward(Richland),MelvinRespress(St.Robert),GerryLewis(St.Robert),WillMarshall(Rolla),ErnestGrayer,Jr.(Rolla),ChuckChristal(Lebanon),MattHensley(Buffalo),MikeHicks(Springfield),RickMcCully(Granby),StacyEstes(Crane),MikeBrooks(Springfield),LaVaineMurphy(WebbCity),MikeMarcum(Sedalia),JaredWilliams(Syracuse),RandyDillon(GreenRidge),BradGrupe(Sedalia),MikeHawkins(Sedalia),DennisHagedorn(Sedalia),RickSteele(St.Joseph),ArlandDonaldson(St.

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2010 State Basketball Officials (cont’d)Joseph),LarryRatliff(St.Joseph),CharlesNicholson(St.Joseph),JeremiahPaden(St.Joseph),DavidBrown(Pattonsburg);Class 4 –StevePhilippi(St.Louis),SteveGreer(Wildwood),SteveSapp(Kirkwood),MarvinWilliams(Ballwin),JohnHohenstein(Fenton),JeffHerman(St.Louis),MickyGum(PoplarBluff),MarkMars(Matthews),MikeBurcham,Sr.,(Williamsville),TimHarmon(Malden),GeorgeBays(Charleston),ToddTurlington(Jackson),BennieMoore(St.Lou-is),WillArmon,III(Dittmer),DianaGaylord(O’Fallon),MarkHalsell(St.Peters),CarlHill(Eureka),ArthurLucky(MarylandHeights),RonReplogle(JeffersonCity),DanLuebbert(HoltsSummit),MarkMusso(JeffersonCity),BenBalk(JeffersonCity),JohnnyCassil(McGirk),BobCoons(JeffersonCity),TyBills(Willard),J.R.Collins(Bolivar),JasonWhi-tesell(Aurora),RobertThiel(Seneca),Shan-nonBills(Willard),TimMcKnight(Ozark),KevinRhinehard(Joplin),JohnMurray,II(Joplin),SandraGoss(Kirbyville),WendellGoss(Kirbyville),JeffMoyer(Lamar),JimWhitney(Joplin),JeromeJackson(KansasCity),JimBoatright(Independence),LeoDean(Raymore),DonMcGowan,Jr.(BlueSprings),GaylenFowler(Peculiar),MiguelWarren(KansasCity),CurtisWhiters(Kan-sasCity),DennisShafer(Independence),DannyTyrrell(Lee’sSummit),ScottEnglert(KansasCity),KevinDriskell(Independence),MichaelGarner(Grandview),Class 5 –PatrickBone(Festus),CharlesCausey(Farmington),CharlesUnderwood(Festus),MikeWood(Washington),BradMitchell(Washington),BillMonroe(Wash-ington),DarrellPope,Jr.(MarylandHeights),JimBrickey(St.Louis),PaulNiggemeier(Wentzville),MikeImergoot(RichmondHeights),SteveSullivan(St.Charles),JohnHorton(Florissant),DarrellWalton(St.Louis),BradFritsche(Kirkwood),JimPowers(St.Louis),SteveSiaus(St.Louis),RayCollins(Florissant),CraigPhilippi(Manchester),MikeGoldstein(Chesterfield),BillShap-iro(St.Louis),JohnDiffley(Fenton),TomO’Mara(Chesterfield),RodneyReeves(St.Peters),BobDunahue(St.Charles),RichBowen(DeSoto),CaryEggemeyer(Festus),ScottRagland(ParkHills),ErnestGrayer,Jr.(Rolla),PaulFitzwater(Potosi),JasonSmith(Farmington),GaryMcGinnis(FairGrove),DarrellWaggoner(WebbCity),StacyEstes(Crane),TimMcKnight(Ozark),BillKeeter(Branson),LandonGray(Ozark),CherylPaul(Grandview),JohnKilmer(GrainValley),KeithFowler(KansasCity),RichRennie

(Weston),SamBlackwell(Cameron),BillSobbe(KansasCity),MikePoindexter(Lee’sSummit),MikeUnnerstall(KansasCity),JohnEckardt(KansasCity),BillBarnes(Liberty),KelvinOwens(KansasCity),AnthonyCook(KansasCity);QuarterfinalsClass 1 – JasonLipe(CapeGirardeau),BobGarner(CapeGirardeau),MikeClark(Puxi-co),BobGodwin(PoplarBluff),MattKeeney(MarbleHill),TomDrummond,Sr.(CapeGirardeau),KenSundermeyer(Fulton),TomBrowning(Urich),DanPage(Smithton),JaredWilliams(Syracuse),RickSchmidli(Warrensburg),GaryWheeler(Higginsville),JohnRaine(Lee’sSummit),D.J.Breitbach(PleasantHill),JohnKilmer(GrainValley),TerryBarmann(KansasCity),CharlesBanks,Jr.(Grandview),AnthonyCook(KansasCity);LarryRouner(McFall),ScottSmith(St.Joseph),SteveJenkins(Tina),MattMattson(Albany),ScottEsry(Hamilton),CodyNew-man(Albany).Class 2 – SammyLawson(Jackson),Nor-manPyles(Dexter),TessMarshall(EastPrai-rie),JoeBaldwin(Sikeston),JeffBoner(Pop-larBluff),MikeBuck(Jackson),KevinHighfill(JeffersonCity),RonPleus(JeffersonCity),SteveWyrick(Eldon),BlakeMcPheeters(JeffersonCity),DanLuebbert(HoltsSum-mit),DavidByrd(HoltsSummit),JohnBuck(Joplin),WillieMarshall(Rolla),GerryLewis(St.Robert),DericCofield(Springfield),DougStokes(Miller),StephenChadwick(Ozark),AllenBerry(Trenton),RogerCopple(Hale),BrianHecker(Chillicothe),RonMattox(Chillicothe),GerryGabel(Chillicothe),RogerOwings(Unionville).Class 3 –DarrellPope,Jr.(MarylandHeights),JeffBlume(Broseley),TerryPen-nington(PoplarBluff),JerryDement(CapeGirardeau),FredFalker(St.Louis),LeeJones(Qulin),HowardChristian(Mexico),MarkBross(Hannibal),GeorgeWriedt(Kirks-ville),RonnieRichardson(LaBelle),KevinMcCracken(Ewing),PhilipFancher(Co-lumbia),DonAdmire(Lebanon),TimBishop(Highlandville),ChuckChristal(Lebanon),WendellGoss(Kirbyville),EddieDug-ger(Hartville),JimDavidson(Nixa),KevinDriskell(Independence),MikeUnnerstall(KansasCity),SpencerKeesee(Parkville),MiguelWarren(KansasCity),GaylenFowler(Peculiar),BillBarnes(Liberty).Class 4 –BradMitchell(Washington),RonOller(ScottCity),JoeBillDavis(Benton),DonThompson(Potosi),AndyMinor(Floris-sant),PatBurns(Farmington),HarryCarr

(Florissant),MikeWarman(O’Fallon),MikeImergoot(RichmondHeights),BillDuPont(Ballwin),BradFritsche(Kirkwood),AaronMitchell(St.Louis),TimBishop(Highland-ville),JohnSterling(Springfield),DericCofield(Springfield),SteveMiller(Spring-field),RobertBurr(Neosho),SteveChadwick(Ozark),LentonBailey,Jr.(Lee’sSummit),MarkPollard(ExcelsiorSprings),KeithFowl-er(KansasCity),BenRold(Greenwood),FredLindsey(KansasCity),RogerWendel,Jr.(KansasCity).Class 5 –BruceLenz(PrairieHome),BrentRich(Emden),PhilYoesel(Warrenton),SethSchaeperkoetter(O’Fallon),KevinHarrison(Wildwood),ScottGaylord(O’Fallon),BillShell(Brentwood),JohnDiffley(Fenton),GlennBrinkmann(St.Louis),VinceDeGreeff(St.Louis),KerryRockwell(Crestwood),LarryDonovan(St.Louis),GregStoulp(Af-fton),DanFitzgerald(Brentwood),JimDuda(St.Louis),PaytonMatthews(Columbia),DavidByrd(HoltsSummit),MarkMusso(Jef-fersonCity),JeromeJackson(KansasCity),MattLindsey(AshGrove),DavidWiesemann(BatesCity),MikeMoeller(Independence),EddieReese(KansasCity),ShawnGadberry(Kearney).Show-Me Showdown I RandyWinston(PoplarBluff),PatCarda(Williamsville),TyBills(Willard),ShannonBills(Willard),GregKespohl(Columbia),MarcNeff(Pickering),JonThurston(War-rensburg),DennisHagedorn(Sedalia),CraigPhilippi(Manchester),JimDuda(St.Louis),MikeMoeller(Independence),JeromeJack-son(KansasCity),ScottRagland(ParkHills),DarrellWaggoner(WebbCity),CoreyGilpin(KingCity),MelvinRespress(St.Robert),RayCollins(Florissant),LeoDean(Ray-more).Show-Me Showdown II TessMarshall(EastPrairie),MattKeeney(MarbleHill),ScottBrown(Fried-heim),GaryMcGinnis(FairGrove),TylerPorter(Republic),KerryNichols(KingdomCity),DavidSturm(Salisbury),RichRennie(Weston),JeremiahPaden(St.Joseph),RonReplogle(JeffersonCity),JohnnyCassil(Mc-Girk),MikeHawkins(Sedalia),SteveSullivan(St.Charles),BillShell(Brentwood),MikeImergoot(RichmondHeights),CherylPaul(Grandview),CurtisWhiters(KansasCity),RogerWendel,Jr.(KansasCity).

Schoolsmayregisterunlimitedindividualsasfacilityspacepermits FinalregistrationdeadlineisJuly19,2010

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Tentative Summit Schedule:*8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 - 9:45 a.m. First General Session Keynote Speaker: Cameron Mills

9:50 - 10:40 a.m. First Breakout Session 1) Hutton Foundation- Steroid Education 2) The Role of Spirit Groups in Sportsmanship 3) Starting an Ambassadors Program 4) Nutrition - Fuel of an athlete

10:40 - 10:55 a.m. Energy Break

10:55 - 11:40 a.m. Second Breakout Session 5) Character Development - Cameron Mills 6) Champions of Character 7) Using Social Media 8) The Role of Spirit Groups in Sportsmanship 9) College- Balance of academics and athletics

11:45 - 12:40 p.m. Third Breakout Session 10) College- Balance of academics and athletics 11) Champions of Character 12) Using Social Media 13) Nutrition - Fuel of an athlete

12:45 - 2:30 p.m. Second General Session Keynote Speaker: Michelle Smith(*) Breakout topics and titles subject to change based on presenter(s) and registration response.

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MIAAA/NIAAA Student-Athlete Scholarship Recipients ApairofseniorsearnedanextrascholarshipfortheircollegiateexpensesattheannualMIAAASpringConfer-ence.AmandaLocke,aseniorfromCrestRidgeHighSchoolandLucasHart,aseniorfromMarshallHighSchoolwereawarded$1,000,respectivelyfortheirwinninges-says. Thetwowerepartofarecordnumberofentrantstothisyear’sessaycontest,whichispresentedannuallybytheMissouriInterscholasticAthleticAdministratorsAssocia-tion.TheMIAAA,inconjunctionwiththeNIAAA,offerstwo$1000scholarshipsforMissouristudent-athletes. LockehasbeenconcurrentlyenrolledattheUniversityofCentralMissouriwhilefinishingherhighschoolstud-ies.Shehasalreadycompleted32credithours,whilealsobeingafour-yearletterwinnerinvolleyball,basketballandtrack.Lockeservedasstudentcouncilpresidentasase-nior.ShewasalsoamemberofCrestRidge’sFCA,FBLANHS,ScienceClubanMathClub.

Athree-yearletterwinnerandcaptianofthefootballteam,HartwasalsocaptianonthebasketballteamwhileearningfourvarsitylettersfortheOwls.HewasalsoanNCMCfirst-teamselectioninbasketball.HarthasbeenamemberoftheSpanishClub,PepClub,FBLA,A+Commit-teeandtheMHSSingersduringhishighschooltenure. Herearethewinningessays:

Thegamestartsandthestakesarehigh;itisthesurvivalofthefittest.Westartoutevenandeveryonehastheopportunitytomaketheirmark,toleaveachampion.Itstartsoutslowbutprogressesaseachminuteticksby.Theopponentistoughanddeterminedastheyareinthesamesitua-tion.Takingtheleadfeelsgood,butdonotgetcomplacentfortheyarenotfarbehind.Leadchangeafterleadchange,thegameisbackandfourth.Theonewiththemostheartandthemostdeter-minationwillcomeoutontop.Itisnotaneasybattle;itisonethattakesperseverancetoovercomeeachobstaclealongtheroadtosuccesss.Itallcomesdowntothosefinalsecondswhentruecharacteristested. Iamnottalkingaboutsports,Iamtalkingaboutlife.Everydaythereisanewbattle,anewopponent.Fromeachsituation,fromeachgame,thereissomethingtolearn.Itisachancetobecomebetterthanthedaybefore.Athleitcsinhighschoolhasbeenanopportunityinmylifeformetogrowasaperson.ItiswhereIhavelearnedleadership,confidenceandintegrity. IbelieveIwasbornwithacompetitivespiritsowant-ingtowinwasnotsomethingIhadtolearn,insteaditwasleaningtofocusandchannelthatdriveinawaythatwouldbenefiteveryonearoundme.Ioncehadacoachsay,“Youareconstantlygettingbetterorwarse.Eitheryouaremovingforward,oryouaremovingbackward.Nooneeverstatndsstill/”Ihavetriedtoapplythatthinkingtomylifeandfocusmycompetitiveedge.Ithasmotivatedmetobebetterthanthecompetitionineveryaspectinlife.EverydayIgotopracticetogetbetter;Igotoimprovemyskills,andlikeanythinginlifeyouhavetopracticetosucceed. Athleticshavealsogivenmetheconfidenceandlead-ershipskillsIwillusefortherestofmylife.IwatchedasI

wasafreshman,learningfromtheleadersoneachteam.Itiscleartomenowwhatittakestobeagoodleaderandwhathap-penstoagroupofpeoplewhodonothavesomeonetofollow.Astheyearshavegoneby,themoredifficultlifehasbecomeandthemoreresponsibilityIhavereceived.Asafreshmanitwasmyjobtowatchandlearn,butnowitismyjobtoteachandgive

advice.Seeingthefreshmanandwatchingthemgrowasathletesandindividualshasbeenarewardingexperience. Athleticshavealsohelpedmegrowinfaith-faithinGod,faithinmycoaches,faithinmyteammatesandoverallfaithineachofmyrelationships.Ihavebeentestedmoreandmoreeachyear.WhileitwasdifficulttoendurethestrugglesIwentthrough-havingatornrotatorcuffandlabrum,havingtonewrotationsbecauseateammatemadepoordecisions,andhavingafellowseniorquitforselfishreasons-Ilearnedsomethingfromeachexperience:con-trolonlywhatyoucancontrol.Inlifethingsarenotgoingtobefair.Butsportshavetaughtmethattheycanbeover-comewithapositivementality. Sportshavehadthebiggestimpactonmylife.Thetransformationfrommyfreshmanyeartomysenioryearhasbeenthebiggestchange.Iwentfrombeingtimidandshy,tobeingconfidentandeagertomeetnewpeople.IhavemadefriendshipswithpeopleIwouldnotnormallytalkto.Mycoacheshavehadahugeimpactonme,pushingmetoreachmyfullpotential.Highschoolathleticshavecompletelychangedmylifeandhaspreparedmeforany-thinginlifethatImightencounter.Itisfromthosefourthquarter,downtothewire,nail-bittersthattestthetrueheartofanathlete.ItisathleticsthatIhavelearnedtothriveun-derpressure.Ithasmoldedmythinking,andIwillforeverhavetheheartofanathlete.

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MaldenJuniorHighSchoolerTobyMilleristhewinnerofthe2009-10MSHSAAJuniorHighSportsmanshipEssayContest.AfterwinningtheSoutheastdistrictcontest,hisessayonthetopic“Howcangoodsportsmanship/citizen-shiphaveapositiveeffectonourcommunityorschool?”becameeligibleforstate-leveljudgingagainsttheotherdistrictwinnersfromaroundthestateinthe11thannualcontest. AllofthestatefinalistsreceivedprizepacketsfromtheMSHSAAwhichincludedtickets,memorabiliaandgiftcer-

Malden Student Earns Top Honor In Sportsmanship Essay ContesttificatesdonatedbytheMSHSAA,sportsteamsandtouristattractionsfromaroundthestate. Morethan400juniorhighschoolsinthestatebeganthecontestwithlocal-leveljudginginNovember.Individualschoolwinnersadvancedtodistrict-leveljudging,andthetopfinishersineachdistrictqualifiedforthestate-levelcompetition.Acompletelistofdistrictfinishersandthewin-ningessaysfromeachdistrictcanbefoundintheSports-manshipResourcesareaoftheMSHSAAwebsite(www.mshsaa.org).

“How can good Sportsmanship/Citizenship have a positive effect on our community or school?”By: Toby Miller, Malden Sportsmanshipisanimportantpartoflife.Itisde-finedastheconductandattitudeconsideredasbefittingparticipantsinsports,especiallyfairplay,courtesy,striv-ingspirit,andgraceinlosing.Sportsmanshipcanimpactindividualsinteam,theschool,andthecommunity. Andindividualonateamhastoberesponsibleanddependable.Hecandothisbygoingtoallpracticesandgames.Everyindividualisanimportantpartoftheteamandletshimteamdownwhenhedoesnotfulfillhisresponsibilities.HeshouldalsonotbeselfishandbeconcernedwithindividualStatistics.Anindividualshouldalwaysbeagoodsportandshowrespecttotheotherteamwhetherwinningorlosing. Athletesareusuallyleadersinaschoolwhoinflu-enceotherstudents.Iftheleadershaveapositiveattitudeandshowgoodsportsmanship,theywillspreadthepositiveattitudeandmaketheschoolatmospherepositivealso.Positiveattitudesmakeeverybodyhappy.Whenateamhasgoodsportsmanshipduringagame,theopposingschoolwillgetafavorableimpressionoftheteamandtheschool.Otherteamsmaylookuptotheteamandwanttobelikethem. Goodsportsmanshipalsoaffectstheentirecom-munity.Fansinthecommunitywillwanttocometothegamesknowingthattheirteamwillbehonest,playfair,andshowgoodsportsmanship.Inaddition,ifindividualpracticegoodsportsmanshipwhentheyareyoung,theyaremorelikelytogrowuptoberesponsible,productivememberofthecommunity.Thiswillmakethecommunityanexcellentplacetolive. DonnadeVarona,anOlympicgoldmedalistswim-merandsportsbroadcaster,oncesaid,“Thevalueslearnedontheplayingfield–howtosetgoals,endure,takecriticismandrisks,becometeamplayers,useourbeliefs,stayhealthy,anddealwithstress–prepareusforlife.”Manyofthelessonsthatarelearnedinsportswilllastalifetimeandwillgofarbeyondwhathappensduringthatparticularsportingcontest. Indeed,goodsportsmanshipcanhaveapowerfulinfluenceonindividualsinteams,theschool,andthewholecommunity.

2010 Winning Essay“How can good Sportsmanship/Citizenship have a positive effect on our community or school?”By: Leah Mays, St. Joseph Junior High School Goodsportsmanship/citizenshiphasapositiveeffectonourcommunityandschool.Positiveeffectsinclude,teamwork,encouragingstudentstomakemoralchoices,andbuildingcommunityandschoolpride. Oneofthewayssportsmanshipinfluencesschoolsisteamwork.Teamworkiscooperativeworkbyagrouporteam.Participatinginsportswithotherkidsyourownage,orevenolder,laysthefoundationforteamwork.Teamworkcanhelpyoubemoresocial,whichmighthelpyouatyourjobsomeday.Itcanencouragekidstosharewithothers,learnfromtheirmistakes,andhelpthemtoworkthroughchallengesorobstaclestheymightface. Anotherwaysportsmanshipinfluencesschoolsinapositivewayisencouragingstudentstomakegoodchoices.Sportsmanshipinfluencesastudenttomakegoodchoiceslikehelpingothers.Studentswouldwanttohelpothersjustliketheywouldhelptheirteammembersonthecourt,field,ortrack.Studentswouldalsowanttomakegoodchoicessotheywouldnotgethurtandnotbeabletoparticipateintheirsport.Studentswhopartici-pateinsportshavealreadymakeagoodchoicejustbysigningup,becausetheyhavenotonlymadeacommit-menttotheteambuttothemselvestobeactiveandgetfit. Andfinally,sportsmanshipbuildsschoolandcommu-nitypride.Itcanbuildupschoolpridebyschoolsgettingcompetitiveoverthegame.Everymemberontheteamwantsagoodchallenge.Yettheyalsowanttowinnotonlybecauseofthebrieffameyougetfrompeoplesay-inggoodgame,butbecauseofthefeelingyougetwhenyourschoolteamhasjustbeattheteamwhohasnotyetlostagame.Everyone’sprideishighandtheyfeelgoodabouttheirschoolandcommunity. Asyoucanseegoodsportsmanshipdoeshaveapositiveeffectonyourcommunityandschool,throughteamwork,moralchoices,andschoolandcommunitypride.

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EversinceIwasaboy,athleticshavebeenthereforme.Iwasraisedintosportsatayoungage,andIhaveneverlookedback.Amilliondifferentwordscometomindwhenthinkingabouthowsportshaveimpactedmylife:passion,determination,love,hate,sad-ness,happinessandrespectarejustafew. MyloveofathleticsstartedwhenIwasveryyoung.Myfathercoachedthehighschoolbasketballteam,soIwasalwaysinthegymshootingaround.Ifeltlikealittlebrothertoalltheplayerswhorespectedmydadandshowedsuchkindnesstowardsme.Iwassoldfromthenonthatathleticscanbringabondbetweenpeoplethatisunlikeanyother. AsIgrewolder,sportsdidnotfadefrommylifestyle.Iplayedbaseballinthesummer,communityleaguesoccerinthespringandfall,andYMCAbasketballinthewinter.Ilovedplayingthegames,butIrealizedthattheimpactofathleticsisnotjustaboutthegameitself;itisallaboutthefriendshipsandthemutualrespectthatcomealongwithit.Whenfinallyinhighschool,IknewthateverysinglemanineverysportIplayedhadmybacknomatterwhat.Westucktogetherlikegluethroughthewinsandlossesalike.Iknowthatnomatterwhereourfuturestakeus,myteammateswillalwaysbethereformewithashouldertocryonoraneartolistentomyproblems.Yes,manysayitisjustagame,butforme,itislife. AlongwiththerespectandhonorIfeelformyteammates,IalsoappreciatethelifelessonsIhavelearnedbybeingahighschoolathlete.Participatinginhighschoolathleticshastaughtmeathingortwoaboutresponsibility.Mycoachandmyteamdependonmetoworkhardeverydayandkeepmyheadup,withnoexcuses.Iamresponsibleforbalancingacademicswithprac-ticeschedulesandgames.Whileschoolcanbeboringsome-times,IalwaysstrivetobepositiveandachievegoodgradesbecauseparticipatinginathleticsisaprivilagethatIcouldloseifIgotazeroonanassignmentorfailedaphysicstest.Itryhard

inschooleveryday,lookingforwardtopracticeorsometimesgames.Beinganathletehaspushedmetobecomeabetterstudent,makingsureallmyworkisdoneanddonecorrectly.Highschoolathleticstaughtmemanylifeskillsthatwillmakemeabetterpersoninthefuture.Ihavelearnedaboutrespect,responsibility,andalsodiscipline:Respectformyteammates

andmycouachforIknowtheyhaveputasmucheffortasIhaveintothegame:responsibilitytodotherightthingandtoputmyteammatesinfrontofme;anddisciplinetopushmyselftoachieveinthegame,inpracticeandintheclassroom.Ihavehadtheoccasionalthoughttoquit,butself-disciplineandperseverancehelpedmefightthroughallofit.ThelessonsIhavelearnedandthebondsIhavemadethroughhighschoolathleticswillmakemeabettermanandalsoasuccessfulpersoninthefuture.

How High School Athletics Has Impacted My LifeBy Lucas Hart