F L O R I D A H I G H S C H O O L A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N WELCOME CALENDAR PROPOSAL

F L O R I D A H I G H S C H O O L A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N EXISTING PROBLEMS WITH CALENDAR z1. School district calendars have changed recently The school year starts earlier in the fall and ends earlier in the spring Solution: FHSAA athletic calendar should change similarly

F L O R I D A H I G H S C H O O L A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N EXISTING PROBLEMS WITH CALENDAR z2. Basketball state series overlaps with FCAT testing This impedes academic progress of these student-athletes Solution: Move up the basketball season

F L O R I D A H I G H S C H O O L A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N EXISTING PROBLEMS WITH CALENDAR z3. Scheduling difficulties brought about by shortened regular seasons Open date in football eliminated 4 years ago Volleyball season shortened due to changes in state series format Solution: Add 1 week to certain sports regular seasons

F L O R I D A H I G H S C H O O L A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N EXISTING PROBLEMS WITH CALENDAR z4. Cross country and swimming & diving championships on the same weekend This forces student-athletes to make an unnecessary choice, especially in mid-size and smaller schools Solution: Separate these two events

F L O R I D A H I G H S C H O O L A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N FALL SPORT CHANGES zFootball—start practice one week earlier 2-a-day practices could be possible Preseason classics one week earlier First playing date one week earlier Extend regular season to 11 weeks (10 games) zState championship games for 6A, 5A, 4A, and 3A held the same weekend zState championship games for 1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B may be held one week earlier These classifications have only 8 districts

F L O R I D A H I G H S C H O O L A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N FALL SPORT CHANGES Cont’d zVolleyball—start practice one week earlier Preseason classics one week earlier First playing date one week earlier Extend regular season one week (previously shortened in 2004) zState series remains unchanged

F L O R I D A H I G H S C H O O L A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N FALL SPORT CHANGES Cont’d zSwimming & Diving—start practice one week earlier First contest date one week earlier Extend regular season one week (previously shortened in 2002) zState championship meets remain unchanged

F L O R I D A H I G H S C H O O L A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N FALL SPORT CHANGES Cont’d zCross Country—start practice the same week as current calendar First contest date one week later State series (district, region and state) all one week later zGolf—start practice one week earlier First contest date one week earlier State series (district, region and state) all one week earlier; state will now have advantage of being played in Daylight Savings Time.

F L O R I D A H I G H S C H O O L A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N FALL SPORT CHANGES Cont’d zBowling—remains unchanged zFall Soccer—start practice one week earlier First playing date one week earlier Changes to the state series brought about by change to recognized sport status

F L O R I D A H I G H S C H O O L A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N WINTER SPORT CHANGES zBasketball, Winter Soccer and Wrestling—start practice one week earlier Preseason classics one week earlier First contest one week earlier State series (district, region, state) all one week earlier zException: Girls Weightlifting—same as current calendar Otherwise, sectional qualifying meets would be the first week back after winter break

F L O R I D A H I G H S C H O O L A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N SPRING SPORT CHANGES zBaseball and Softball—start practice one week earlier Preseason classics one week earlier First contest one week earlier State series (district, region, state) all one week earlier zTrack—start practice one week earlier No change to first contest date or state series dates zTennis, Boys Weightlifting, Boys Volleyball, Girls Flag Football, Water Polo—remain unchanged These sports all finish well before the end of the school year

F L O R I D A H I G H S C H O O L A T H L E T I C A S S O C I A T I O N IN SUMMARY FHSAA Board of Directors FHSAA Staff Input from stakeholders

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