ALABAMA
HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION
September, 2012 Volume 5, Number 8
2012 AHSAA
September Update
Inside this issue:
Savarese
Commentary
2, 5
Coca-Cola in
Partner
Spotlight
3
Stallworth
Commentary
6
Super 6 Contract
Extended
9
Officials Code of
Ethics
15
Champions
Challenge Photo
Gallery
12-
13
August Fines and
Ejections
17
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
STEVE
SAVARESE
PLAY BALL! Central of Clay County High School’s captains
shake hands with Beauregard captains prior
after the coin toss prior to last week’s al.com
Champions Challenge preseason football triple
-header at Cramton Bowl. The Road to The Su-
per 6 and Jordan-Hare Stadium has now begun.
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AHSAA on
@ahsaaupdates
They Got It – Learning The Lesson Of Sportsmanship
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Steve Savarese
Executive Director
I hope your 2012-13 school
year is off to a great start. All of
our fall sports seasons are un-
derway and there is such an air
of excitement throughout our
state.
With that in mind, I want to
convey in this writing what I
consider to be the essence of
what the AHSAA is all about –
Sportsmanship.
In a recent “Hot Corner” arti-
cle on al.com, writer Ruben
Grant highlighted the outstand-
ing sportsmanship displayed by
the team from Oregon after a
gut-wrenching loss to Uganda
in the Little League World Se-
ries.
“They got it,” wrote Grant of
the Oregon players, “celebrating
the Ugandans’ triumph almost
more than they were. No doubt
the 11- and 12-year-old boys
from Oregon understood the
hardships the Ugandan boys had
overcome just to be in Wil-
liamsport, Pa., and the signifi-
cance of their victory.”
As disappointing as losing is,
and as exhilarating as winning
is, let us not forget that the most
important aspect of interscho-
lastic athletic competition is the
life lessons learned by our stu-
dent-athletes. Those lessons
start with the examples set by
school administrators, coaches,
parents and fans.
How we deal with the suc-
cesses and failures, the charac-
ter we display before, during
and after athletic competition –
those are the lessons that will be
remembered long after the wins
and losses of a simple game.
It was also refreshing as I
watched the Summer Olympics to
see those wonderful athletes com-
pete, some for their first and only
time, yet be satisfied with placing
second or third or with just com-
peting for their country on the
world stage.
Our society has become so fo-
cused on being No. 1 that it has
forgotten what is really important.
As we go through this new ath-
letic year, let us all strive to set the
proper example for our student-
athletes. That’s the greatest lesson
we can teach.
Compliance Officers As I discussed during the All-
Star Sports Week and Summer
Conference, the AHSAA has
established its new Compliance
Officer program in which all
high schools, junior highs and
middle schools will be audited
at least once each school year
for compliance with AHSAA
requirements.
The first time a compliance
officer visits a school, no penal-
ties will be assessed unless the
use of an ineligible player is
discovered. A member school
will only be re-visited if its rec-
ords are not in compliance dur-
ing the first visit. Violations
found on a subsequent visit will
result in sanctions being as-
sessed.
Please be reminded that a
member school’s athletic rec-
ords must be kept in the princi-
pal’s office.
On My Mind The AHSAA’s annual Media
Day on Aug. 15 was again a
great success. We had outstand-
ing participation by members of
the media as the AHSAA staff
discussed their roles.
The six schools who partici-
pated in the 2012 Champions
Challenge were on hand to meet
the media and the coaches and
players all represented their
schools with class.
The Champions Challenge
football games provided a per-
fect kickoff to the 2012 season.
See Savarese, Page 5
ALABAMA
HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION
June/July, 2012 Page 3
AHSAA Corporate
Partner Spotlilght
has been a long-time supporter of the
Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), its State Champion-
ship events and member schools.
Not only does Coca-Cola provide the AHSAA with tremendous financial
support on an annual basis, but Coca-Cola has never forgotten AHSAA ath-
letes come game time. For years Coca-Cola has carried out its mission to:
Refresh the world
Inspire moments of optimism and happiness Create value and make a difference
Often times one may not see the support Coca-Cola provides the AH-
SAA’s student-athletes from their seat in the bleachers. But behind the
scenes Coca-Cola is providing vast amounts of Coke products to AHSAA
Championship events. Throughout the year, Coca-Cola will provide AH-
SAA Championship events with more than $35,000 worth of free product
and supplies.
Coca-Cola also provides product and supplies to every hospitality area
at every AHSAA Championship event. Coaches, media, corporate sponsors
and volunteers from throughout Alabama enjoy Coca-Cola products re-
gardless of the sport they are watching. This is in addition to the countless
Coca-Cola sponsored scoreboards across Alabama that are provided for
high school gymnasiums and stadiums.
The AHSAA’s Final 48 state basketball tournament is quickly approach-
ing. Coca-Cola annually sponsors the tournament’s 3-point competition,
slam dunk competition, and all classifications of boys and girls all-
tournament teams. Coca-Cola is generous enough to supply all trophies
and awards for these competitions.
Each week leading up to the Final 48, Coca-Cola and the Birmingham Tip
Off Club present one very deserving, up-and-coming basketball player with
the Coca-Cola Player of the Week award.
The AHSAA greatly appreciates the efforts that Coca-Cola makes to
continue elevating AHSAA’s Championship
events to a true championship level. We ask
that when your team and school have a
choice, that you choose Coca-Cola.
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Dec. 1-2: Super 6 Football Championships, Tuscaloosa
Dec. 2-3: State Swim Championships, Auburn
Feb. 3-4: Indoor Track Championships, Birmingham
Feb. 16-18: State Wrestling Championships, Huntsville
Feb. 28-Mar. 3: Final 48 State Basketball Tourney, B’ham
Apr. 23-27: State Tennis Championships (3 sites)
May 4-5: Outdoor Track Championships, Gulf Shores,
Selma
May 11-12: State Soccer Championships, Huntsville
May 14-15: State Golf Championships, TBA
May 16-19: State Baseball Finals, Montgomery
May 17-19: State Softball Tourney, Montgomery
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SAVARESE COMMENTARY
Continued from Page 2 The games were exciting and the support from each school community was tremendous.
While the Champions Challenge went on at Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl, another new athletic
event was taking place in the adjacent Multiplex at Cramton Bowl – The Mayor’s Cup volleyball tour-
nament helped the City of Montgomery unveil the new Multiplex, which will host the AHSAA Super
Regional Volleyball Tournament in late October.
We’re also extremely pleased with the commitment by the cities of Auburn, Opelika and Tuscaloosa
to extend the Super Six Football Championship contract through 2020. It is gratifying to know that the
state’s student-athletes and coaches who participate in this great event will have an experience that
will provide memories for a lifetime. Please check the AHSAA website for information on future
championship sites.
I hope everyone has a great 2012-13 school year!
Montgomery Academy Coach
Julie Sinclair Records 1,100th Win
Montgomery Academy downed Alabama Christian in its high school volleyball season opener last week 26-24, 25-18, 25-19 as Coach Julie Sinclair recorded milestone career win No. 1,100. Sin-clair, now 1,104-337 after going 4-1 in the Mayor’s Cup tourna-ment at Cramton Bowl’s Multiplex, is one of just seven high school volleyball coaches in the AHSAA who have recorded 1,000 or more wins in their careers. Sinclair is now in her 34th season. Her Lady Eagles have won three state titles (1986, 2005, 2006) and have finished as state run-ner-up another eight times — including her first season in 1979 and last season in 2011. Other runner-up years were 1982, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2009. The state’s all-time leader is Glenda Wright of Hazel Green (1,303 wins from 1981-2006). Wright came out of retirement re-cently as the head coach at Walker High School. Becky Dickinson of McGill-Toolen (1,273-130), who retired in 1999, still has the top winning percentage (90.7) among the 1,000-match winners. Addison’s Pam Wilkins (94.3) currently holds the highest winning percentage overall with a 511-31 record. Nancy Shoquist of Murphy High School in Mobile began the week with 998 wins and should be the next coach to join the “1,000-Win Club” this season. Current coaches with 1,000 or more wins through last week-end’s matches include: Tammy Richardson, St. Luke’s (1,264-513); Ann Schilling, Bayside Academy (1,129-337); Brenda Mayes, Muscle Shoals (1,017-317) and Tanya Broadway, Grissom (1,009-204).
The fourth annu-
al AHSAA Middle School/Junior High School Conference Aug. 22 was well at-tended despite the start of school being pushed to Aug. 20 this year. A lot of in-formation about AH-SAA rules and regula-tions was discussed. Judging by the num-ber of questions from those in attendance, attendees were able to gain a much better understanding of those rules. I want to thank all who participated in the program, especially the AHSAA’s staff mem-bers. I also want to thank the administrators who participated in the panel discussion in the afternoon session. Those administrators in-cluded Chuck Anderson of Central Baldwin, Dorothy Walton of Calloway-Smith in Mobile, Albert Weeden of Samford Middle in Enter-prise and Brooke Gibbon of Mountain Brook Junior High. We want to express our gratitude as well to special speakers Dennis Heard of the State De-partment of Education and Spence McCracken. Mr. Heard talked about athletic financial man-agement, and Mr. McCracken, a member of the AHSAA Sports Hall of Fame, talked about the relationship between a school and its communi-ty. The AHSAA strives to provide professional development for all our member schools, and this conference is centered around the needs and concerns of our member middle and junior high schools. Our mission as always is to pro-vide instruction concerning issues related to this important group of schools in our membership as we strive to prevent unnecessary problems.
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We hope each administrator and coach can at-tend next year’s conference.
AHSAA Rule of the Month In the same spirit of that aforementioned mis-sion statement, we want to discuss the rules and regulations of the AHSAA each month by spot-lighting a specific rule. This month we want to take a look at the Attendance Interruption Rule, which can be found on page 28 in the 2012-13 AHSAA Handbook. It is important to note that should a student’s attendance be interrupted, once a student enters the ninth grade he/she is eligible for eight consecutive semesters — whether in attendance or not. The Attendance Interruption Rule has to do with the student’s eligibility once he/she returns from an interruption. It states: RULE I. ELIGIBILITY. SECTION 11. AT-TENDANCE INTERRUPTION. A student who has dropped out of school without completing six units of work with a minimum composite grade average of 70 before dropping out – except on ac-count of sickness for which a doctor’s certificate is required – shall not be eligible for interscholastic athletics until he/she has received credits for at-tendance and six units of work with a minimum composite grade average of 70 during a succeeding year. A doctor’s certificate, which states the sickness of a student was of such nature and length that it was impossible for the student to receive credit for the required work, must be presented to the Execu-tive Director for an official ruling, which may be appealed by the school to the District Board. When a student is unable to attend school for one or more semesters and then re-enters school, his/her eligibility status will be the same as it was at the close of the last semester attended. A student may count credits earned only in the summer school immediately preceding the current school year.
Tony Stallworth
Associate Executive
Director
Middle School/Junior High Conference Well Attended
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Special From The NFHS
Football is a sport with inherent dangers, includ-ing the risk of head and neck injuries. Equipment manufacturers have stepped forward with various products intended to address such risks. Questions arise from time to time as to whether a given prod-uct may, rather than diminishing the incidence of injuries, in fact enhance it. There has been some discussion lately about the efficacy of attachments to the exterior of football helmets. Until this year, we were unaware of any regulation of such products at the professional, col-lege, high school or youth levels. Recently, the NFHS has been looking at a number of such prod-ucts to see if they conflict with NFHS football rules by causing helmets to be altered in such a way as to decrease protection. The NFHS does not perform scientific tests on any specific items of equipment to determine if the equipment poses undue risks to student-athletes or others. Such determinations are the responsibility of the equipment manufacturers. That being said, the NFHS football committee has been concerned about helmet attachments. To this point, the NFHS, like the other football rule-makers and the Consumer Products Safety Commission, has not been able to form a definitive conclusion as to whether a number of such products are, on balance, beneficial or detrimental. The Committee looked at
three products: ProCap, Shockstrip and Guardian Cap. From a common sense standpoint, padding would seem to be helpful. On the other hand, the larger cir-cumference of a padded helmet increases the likeli-hood of contact, and there may be a change with re-spect to the coefficient of friction. Because of the in-conclusiveness of the available information, the NFHS Rules Review Committee does not feel in a position to determine that the products in question violate its rule by decreasing protection. There are other entities independent of the NFHS which may have a voice in the discussion, including the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE), along with other standards-setters, the helmet manufacturers them-selves. In the absence of a clear answer to the “net impact on protection” issue, the decision as to whether to use or not use helmet attachments remains, at the high school level and all other levels, within the discretion of the various teams, coaches, athletes and parents. With respect to concussion minimization in foot-ball, helmet attachments and accessories are only part of the discussion. So are coaching techniques for blocking and tackling, equipment fit, competitive bal-ance and a variety of other factors. A useful refresher on recognition and treatment of concussions may be found online at www.NFHSlearn.com: Concussion in Sports—What You Need to Know
Helmet Attachments Not Prohibited By NFHS
McGill-Toolen
cheerleaders lead
Yellow Jackets fans
at the 7th annual
al.com Champions
Challenge played at
Cramton Bowl .
McGill won the
game 27-0 over
Northridge.
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AHSAA AUDIT CHECKLIST All records should be in the principal’s office and made readily accessible to AHSAA
auditors.
Student birth certificate.
Student pre-participation physical forms (must be signed by a medical doctor or
D.O). Forms must be completed annually.
Student concussion history forms (must be signed by student and parent/guardian).
Forms must be completed annually.
Student STAR Sportsmanship completion documentation.
Student consent/permission form (must be signed by parent/guardian).
Coach Certification documentation (For head coaches, assistant coaches, non-faculty
coaches). This includes proof of completion of Principles of Coaching and First Aid
Courses.
Coach CPR certification (must be active).
Coach Concussion Course completion documentation.
Coach STAR Sportsmanship completion documentation.
AHSAA Welcomes
New Corporate Partner
Farmers Insurance Farmers Insurance has agreed to become the Alabama High School Athletic Associa-tion’s (AHSAA) newest corporate partner, announced Steve Savarese, AHSAA Executive Di-rector. “We are extremely happy about this new partner-ship,” Savarese said. “Farmers Insurance will pro-vide enormous support for the AHSAA champi-onship events and our member schools. We ap-preciate the investment Farmers Insurance is mak-ing in the youth of our state and what this means for all our member schools. “I also want to thank our marketing partner, the Alabama Sports Foundation, for its important role in managing our corporate partner program and
AHSAA Assistant Director Greg Brewer for his assis-tance as well.” With this arrangement, Farmers Insurance will serve as the official insurance partner of the AHSAA. “Our agents and district managers are very involved in the community and look forward to working with local high schools in Alabama,” said Faye W. McClure, Farmers’ Head of Agent Marketing and Strategic Initia-tives. “The AHSAA partnership strengthens Farmers’ commitment to education as we expand our high school sports program across the country to 17 states total.” Farmers Insurance was represented at the Aug. 15 announcement by Michael Willis, Director of Market-ing. With its affiliation with the AHSAA, Farmers Insur-ance is directly supporting the children, schools and communities of Alabama through the AHSAA’s reve-nue sharing program. Over the last three years, $3.6 million in corporate support has been returned to AH-SAA member schools through this program. For its distinguished past and promising future, the AHSAA is thankful for the commitment and loyalty of generous partners like Farmers Insurance. Farmers joins a corporate partner group that includes al.com, Cadence Bank, Coca-Cola, Encore Rehabilita-tion, Russell Athletic, Team IP and Wilson Sporting Goods.
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Cramton Bowl Was Great Host
For al.com Champions Challenge
Congratulations
to all six teams com-peting in the 2012 al.com Champions Challenge at Cramton Bowl Aug. 24-25. All three games were well played, well officiat-ed, the schools brought good fan support and the air around the three contests was much like a playoff game. The schools’ bands and cheer-leaders were out-standing and Cramton Bowl has never looked more impressive. The City of Montgomery has a tremendous facility that we all are very proud of. It is a perfect location for this showcase. We thank Mayor Todd Strange and his staff who worked long hours to make this event special for the participants and fans. As we move into the 2012-13 school year, I encourage all AHSAA member school coaches and administrators to join the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association. The benefits, requirements and process to join are explained on page 52 of the 2012-13 AHSAA Handbook. I am including that excerpt below.
RULE V. SECTION 4. ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTORS & COACHES ASSOCIATION. All coaches that meet the AHSAA Coaches Education Program requirements and are as-signed athletic coaching responsibilities are eligi-ble for membership in this organization, estab-lished in 1948 under the auspices of the AHSAA. There is a service fee of $30 each per member-ship year.
Administrators (principals and assistant principals) are eligible for membership with a $40 annual fee per administrator. In order to be covered by the liability insurance, the coach must be certified and in good standing. The membership card entitles the member to voting power in the Coaches Association and serves as a pass for the “holder and one” to all events sponsored by the Athletic Directors & Coaches Association as well as to the championship playoff events sponsored by the AHSAA. The service fee also entitles the member to $1 mil-lion personal liability insurance coverage, which in-cludes the classroom. The current activities and projects of the AHSAD-CA include the All-Star Sports Week and its Coaches School, rules clinics, coaches’ mini-clinics, the coaches’ awards banquet, the publication of the coaches’ direc-tory, coaches’ children scholarships, and the co-sponsorship of the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame program along with the AHSAA. Schools should pay the membership fees via the school invoice which is due Sept. 1. The AHSADCA is an organization here to serve you, our coaches and administrators. Any time you have a comment or any questions, please contact our office at 334-263-6994. We look forward to serving you this school year and for many years to come.
2012-13 AHSADCA Officers
Director: Alvin Briggs, AHSADCA President: John Grass, Oxford 1st Vice-President: Myra Miles, Hoover 2nd Vice-President: David Wofford, Washington Co. 3rd Vice-President: James Jackson, G.W. Carver
4th Vice-President: John Holladay, Walker Secretary-Treasurer: Steve Savarese, AHSAA
(New officers are elected each year during the AHSAA Summer Conference/All-Star Sports Week.)
Alvin Briggs
Director, AHSADCA
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al.com Champions Challenge History
2012
Spanish Fort 33, Muscle Shoals 22
Central of Clay County 25, Beauregard 13
McGill-Toolen 27, Northridge 0
2011
Hueytown 36, Thomasville 27
Hamilton 38, Sweet Water 35
Daphne 24, Clay-Chalkville 21
2010
Opelika 34, Greenville 6
Jackson 30, Trinity 8
Auburn 30, Spain Park 3
2009
Prattville 37, Carver-Montgomery 0
T.R. Miller 27, Leeds 7
Hoover 32, Oxford 27
2008
Prattville vs. Oxford, canceled due to inclement weather
2007
Prattville 36, North Gwinnett, Ga. 3
2008
Clay County 41, Addison 6
Hoover 38, UMS-Wright 0
In The AHSAA News …
Super 6 Contract
Extends through 2020
The AHSAA and the cities of Auburn and Tus-
caloosa extended the current Super 6 contract
through 2020, insuring that the Super 6 will contin-
ue at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa for
2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 and at Jordan-Hare Sta-
dium in Auburn for 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020.
Auburn, which hosted the 2010 Super 6 champi-
onships, is hosting this year’s Super 6 finals Dec. 6-
7.
“We are proud to extend the Super 6 contract
with these fine communities,” AHSAA Executive
Director Steve Savarese said. “This solidifies our
football championships through the rest of this dec-
ade and insures that our student-athletes and
schools will be afforded the experience of life-long
memories.”
The Super 6 championships were hosted in Bir-
mingham from 1996-2008. The games were moved
to Tuscaloosa in 2009 and 2011 and were held at
Auburn in 2010.
“We’re proud that (the AHSAA) recognized the
investment of our time and our willingness to serve
the young people of Alabama, in particular the foot-
ball players, and giving them an event that’s worthy
of their state championship,” said Auburn-Opelika
Sports Council President Ron Anders.
IMPORTANT
DATES
Sept. 1: School directory info update online deadline Sept. 3: Labor Day, AHSAA Office closed Sept. 8: Basketball coaches rules test available online Sept. 13: Basketball sports mini-clinic at AHSAA office Sept. 15: Schedules for basketball, wrestling, indoor track due online Oct. 11: Last day to play volleyball area matches Oct. 12: Volleyball ball area tournament seeding meetings Oct. 15: Area tournament brackets completed on line at www.ahsaa.com by area tournament directors Oct. 18-20: Area volleyball tournaments Oct. 26-27: Super Regional volleyball tournaments, Oct. 31-Nov. 1: Elite Eight state volleyball tournament
Note: Online Roster deadlines for volleyball, football, cross country, swimming due prior to first contest
“That will be our intention to make that bigger and
better as we go through the years.”
The original contract started in 2009 and was to run
through 2014 – a six-year deal that allowed Alabama and
Auburn to host the Super 6 three times each. The new
deal extends the current deal six more seasons.
Don Staley, who managed the Super 6 championships
at Tuscaloosa in 2009 and 2011, said the extension is a
win-win situation for both communities and the AHSAA.
He said witnessing first-hand the impact the experience
has on players and coaches showed him just how mean-
ingful the experience is to the participants.
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al.com Champions Challenge Photo Gallery
Future Central of Clay County players
watch Vols beat Beauregard 25-13
McGill-Toolen sophomore Tripp Cobb
gets a congratulatory hug after the
Jackets’ 27-0 win over Northridge
Spanish Fort dance team, band help
spark the Toros to a 33-22 win over
Muscle Shoals
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al.com Champions Challenge Photo Gallery
Beauregard Coach Smitty
Grider studies the action
Central of Clay
County and
Beauregard
shake hands
following the
Champions
Challenge game
at Cramton Bowl
Muscle Shoals’ Ka-
vonte McDonald (17)
finds running room
Tyrell Guilbeau (56) and
Maurico Cole (43) close in on
Northridge QB Kyle Stuart
Muscle
Shoals
majorette
performs
at halftime
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With fall sport contests
already underway, it is important for all member schools to be cognizant of the AHSAA rules regarding the sanctioning of ath-letic events. No AHSAA member school team or individual representing a member school can participate in a tournament, contest or meet that is not sanctioned by the AHSAA. It is important to remember that member schools can only participate against oth-er AHSAA and NFHS member schools. Please be absolutely sure your opponent repre-sents an AHSAA or NFHS member school. Sanctioning requirements may be found on page 37 of the 2012-13 AHSAA Handbook. If your school is hosting an event that must be sanctioned, the following are basic instructions: Event with only Alabama Schools: Request online (AHSAA member section). Event with schools from bor-dering states: Print Form 9, complete and fax or mail to the AHSAA office at least 30 days prior to the date of the event. Event with schools from non-bordering states that needs NFHS approval: Request online at www.nfhs.org under Sports, then Sanctioning. To determine if an event has been sanctioned, go to the AH-SAA website, www.ahsaa.com,
look on the homepage under Fea-tured Items and click on Sanc-tioned Events. If you don’t find your event, contact the host school before participating. Sunday Play: No interscholas-tic contest may be scheduled on Sunday without prior approval of the Central Board of Control.
Review The Conduct Rule
All coaches and principals should review the Conduct Rule/Leaving The Bench rule with your student-athletes (Page 34 of 2012-13 AHSAA Handbook). Thank you for what you do for our young people in the state of Alabama and have a great year.
Audit Checklist Now Online School audits will be a priority once again this year. The AH-SAA goal is to help each mem-ber school be fine and ejection free each year. That is why we have listed online at www.ahsaa.com an au-dit checklist of items that will be checked when a compliance of-ficer comes to each school. Principals and athletic direc-tors, take the time to check this list thoroughly. If you have ques-tions, give us a call. We are here to serve you. We thank our schools for their dedication to fair play and good sportsmanship. Good luck this coming school year to each of you.
Important Dates For Volleyball
Oct. 12: Area tournament seeding completed Oct. 15: Area tournament Brackets due online Oct. 18-20: Area tournaments Oct. 26-27: Super Regional tourna-ments at Huntsville, Montgomery Oct. 31: Elite Eight state volleyball tournament, Birmingham Nov. 1: Elite Eight state volleyball tournament finals, Birmingham
Super Regionals Add Excitement For Volleyball
Wanda Gilliland
Assistant Director
As we move into the
2012-13 school year, we want to thank the more than 5,000 contest officials who are registered with the AHSAA. These men and women work tirelessly to officiate thousands of con-tests for our member schools each year. We also want to remind our contest officials of the Officials Code of Ethics established by the Ala-bama High School Athlet-ic Association in conjunction with the NFHS. The purpose of the Code is to establish guide-lines for ethical standards of conduct for all offi-cials. The Code is included below. The Officials Code of Ethics An official must devote time, thought and study to the rules of the game and the mechanics neces-sary to carry out these rules so that one may render effective and creditable service in a fair and unbi-ased manner. An official must work with fellow officials and the state association in a spirit of harmony and co-operation in spite of differences of opinion that may arise during debate of points or rules at issue. An official must resist every temptation and out-side pressure to use one's position as an official to benefit oneself. Under all circumstances, officials must avoid promoting the special interest of any person or group of persons other than the athletes we serve. An official must constantly uphold the honor and dignity of the avocation in all personal conduct and relations with the student athletes, coaches, athletic directors, school administrators, colleagues and the public to be a worthy example to the ath-letes under one's jurisdiction. An official will be prepared both physically and mentally, dress according to expectations and
AHSAA’s 5,000 Contest Officials Guided By Code Of Ethics
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Greg Brewer
AHSAA
Director of Officials
maintain a proper appearance that is befitting the importance of the contest. An official must remember and recognize that it is important to honor contracts regardless of possi-ble inconvenience or financial loss. Every member of the officiating profession car-ries a responsibility to act in a manner becoming a professional person. The conduct of any official influences the attitude of the public toward the profession in general as well as toward the official in particular. Officials may be reprimanded, fined and/or sus-pended for any conduct unbecoming of an official registered with the AHSAA. The Code of Ethics falls into this category.
Referee Tim Callins of the North Alabama Football Offi-
cials Association flips the coin for the McGill-Toolen vs.
Northridge game at the 2012 al.com Champions Challenge.
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Professional Development For Coaches An Ongoing
Project Of Alabama High School Athletic Association
Hello!
As the newest assistant director at the AH-SAA in charge of special programs, my re-sponsibilities include all banquets, eligibility, serving as a liaison with corporate partners, All-Star Sports Week (Summer Conference) and professional development. I am very ex-cited to be a part of the AHSAA and I am particularly excited to be working with all of the coaches and athletic directors on profes-sional development. Included under the umbrella of professional development are our coaching mini-clinics as well as our Leadership Training Courses, which are governed by the National Inter-scholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). The AHSAA mini-clinics are de-signed to offer quality instruction from fellow high school coaches and from state college coaches. The design also allows high school coaches to minimize the cost of travel, hotels, meals, etc. and still attend a quality clinic. The clinics are one-day sessions held at the AHSAA office in Montgomery. The cost of the clinic includes registration, registration gift, question-and-answer session, and many also include on-court/field demon-strations. CEU certificates are also given at the end of each clinic. The fall schedule re-flects changes in some clinic dates to better accommodate coaching schedules. The clinics are scheduled before the start of a season or during the time that evaluation periods would be occurring. Hopefully, the clinics will motivate coaches to be passionate about teaching education-based athletics and to try new techniques. Please mark your calendars and register (schedule and registration are online) to take advantage of quality instruction in your
sport(s) at an afford-able rate and in close proximity. If you have partic-ular speakers and/or topics you would like to include at one of the mini-clinics, please email me at [email protected]. I look forward to working with all of you.
AHSADCA Mini-Sports
Clinic Series Schedule
Sept. 13 Basketball
Oct. 16 Wrestling Oct. 23 Tennis
Nov. 6 Baseball Nov. 29 Track & Field
Jan. 8 Soccer Jan. 10 Softball
Feb. 7 Volleyball Feb. 12 Golf
March 5 Football
Each clinic will be held at the AHSAA Of-
fice at 7325 Halcyon Summit Dr., Mont-
gomery, unless otherwise noted.
CLINIC COST PER CLINIC:
By Mail – $30.00
Credit Card (PayPal) – $31.00
(includes transaction fee)
On-Site – $40.00 (Includes Gift)
Assistant Director
Denise Ainsworth
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Meet The
AHSAA Staff
35thYear
Sandy
Logan
The AHSAA STAFF . . .
ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Update
Issued monthly by the Alabama High School Athletic Association
P.O. Box 242367, Montgomery, AL 36124-2367
7325 Halcyon Summit Dr., Montgomery, AL 36124
Phone: 334-263-6994; Fax: 334-387-0075;
Web: www.ahsaa.com
OFFICE HOURS: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays
- AHSAA STAFF - STEVE SAVARESE ([email protected])
- Executive Director -
Overall AHSAA Administration
TONY STALLWORTH ([email protected])
- Associate Executive Director - Administration, Eligibility, Investigations, School Audits, Championship
Events
WANDA GILLILAND ([email protected])
- Assistant Director - Girls Program Director, Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Eligibility, Inves-
tigations, Championship Events, Declaration Forms, Foreign Exchange
Students
GREG BREWER ([email protected])
- Assistant Director - Director of Officials for All Sports, Officials Guide, Officials Camps,
Classification, Playing Rules Implementation, Championship Events,
ALVIN BRIGGS ([email protected])
- Director of Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association - Director of All-Star Sports Week, Player and Coaches Selection for All-
Star Games, Sports Committees, Sports Mini-Clinics, Champions Chal-
lenge, Community Involvement, Fund Raising Activities
JIM TOLBERT ([email protected])
- Director of Publications - Publications, Publicity, Championship Program Formats, AHSAA Hand-
book, Editing and writing copy,
RON INGRAM ([email protected])
- Director of Communications - Communications with Schools, Coaches, Media, Website Update and
Development, Publications, Publicity, Records Updates, Championship
Events, STAR Sportsmanship
DENISE AINSWORTH ([email protected])
- Assistant Director - Director of Special Projects, All-Star Sports Week Coordinator, Sports
Mini-Clinic Coordinator, Champions Challenge
SANDY LOGAN ([email protected])
- Office Manager -
Bookkeeper for AHSAA and AHSADCA, Coaches Registration, Catastrophic Insurance Premiums, Championship Programs, All-Star
Sports Week, Mini-Clinics, Principal/AD Conference and Junior High/
Middle School Conference registration
CHARLOTTE DAVIES ([email protected])
- Administrative Secretary - Correspondence of Official AHSAA Letters for Executive and Associate
Directors, Sanction Approval, AHSAA Hall of Fame Coordinator, Legis-
lative Proposals, Bryant-Jordan contact
ELVIA HENDERSON ([email protected])
- Secretary (Eligibility) - Computer Data Coordinator for AHSAA Eligibility, Volley-
ball and Basketball Rosters, Member school correspond-
ence, Telephone Receptionist, Facsimile Coordinator, Fines
and Ejections
ALAINE DAVIS ([email protected])
- Secretary (Finance) - Championship Programs, Football Regional Standings and
Playoffs, Ticket Distribution
VANDA PEPPERS ([email protected] )
- Secretary (AHSAA, AHSADCA) - Player and Coaches Coordinator and Coaches Registration
for All-Star Sports Week, School Ads for All-Star Sports
Week, Financial Secretary for Officials, Ala.-Miss. All-Star
Games.
EULA MILNER ([email protected])
- Secretary (AHSADCA) - General Assignments, Program Ads and Exhibits for All-
Star Sports Week, All-Star Sports Week Golf Tourney,
Tickets and Programs for All-Star Sports Week
ALAN MITCHELL ([email protected])
- Assistant Director (retired) -
Website, Publications consultant
RODNEY MILLS ([email protected])
- IT Coordinator - Technology Coordinator, Online Procedures, New Soft-
ware Education, Technology Equipment Upkeep
Office Manager