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.

Follow The

AHSAA on

Twitter

@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 dains-worth@ahsaa.com. 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 (ssavarese@ahsaa.com)

- Executive Director -

Overall AHSAA Administration

TONY STALLWORTH (tstallworth@ahsaa.com)

- Associate Executive Director - Administration, Eligibility, Investigations, School Audits, Championship

Events

WANDA GILLILAND (wgilliland@ahsaa.com)

- Assistant Director - Girls Program Director, Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Eligibility, Inves-

tigations, Championship Events, Declaration Forms, Foreign Exchange

Students

GREG BREWER (gbrewer@ahsaa.com)

- Assistant Director - Director of Officials for All Sports, Officials Guide, Officials Camps,

Classification, Playing Rules Implementation, Championship Events,

ALVIN BRIGGS (abriggs@ahsaa.com)

- 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 (jtolbert@ahsaa.com)

- Director of Publications - Publications, Publicity, Championship Program Formats, AHSAA Hand-

book, Editing and writing copy,

RON INGRAM (ringram@ahsaa.com)

- Director of Communications - Communications with Schools, Coaches, Media, Website Update and

Development, Publications, Publicity, Records Updates, Championship

Events, STAR Sportsmanship

DENISE AINSWORTH (dainsworth@ahsaa.com)

- Assistant Director - Director of Special Projects, All-Star Sports Week Coordinator, Sports

Mini-Clinic Coordinator, Champions Challenge

SANDY LOGAN (slogan@ahsaa.com)

- 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 (cdavies@ahsaa.com)

- 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 (ehenderson@ahsaa.com)

- 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 (adavis@ahsaa.com)

- Secretary (Finance) - Championship Programs, Football Regional Standings and

Playoffs, Ticket Distribution

VANDA PEPPERS (vpeppers@ahsaa.com )

- 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 (emilner@ahsaa.com)

- 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 (amitchell@ahsaa.com)

- Assistant Director (retired) -

Website, Publications consultant

RODNEY MILLS (rmills@ahsaa.com)

- IT Coordinator - Technology Coordinator, Online Procedures, New Soft-

ware Education, Technology Equipment Upkeep

Office Manager