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NYSED Athletic Eligibility Regulation Proposals Delayed-
As a result of receiving substantial public comment, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) has delayed action on the two Athletic Eligibility Regulation proposals until the March 13-14 Regents meeting.
A public comment period was open until December 27, 2016. Section leadership and school administrators were strongly encouraged to provide public comments of concern. The proposed regulation changes are:
Duration of Competition:
The proposed revisions require school administrators to make individual assessments to determine whether a fifth year student’s participation will result in an unfair advantage in competition and whether the safety of the pupil or others is not at risk. It would be challenging to determine how a Superintendent could make competitive unfairness and safety determinations without an undue burden.
The current Duration of Competition standard allows a student an extension of eligibility where there is evidence a student was unable to participate during a season because of an accident or illness and that accident or illness caused the student to attend an additional year of school. The proposed regulation revisions would revert back to wording the Board of Regents actually changed in January 2015; the Duration of Competition standard “previously” allowed a student an extension of eligibility where the student was physically unable to play because of an accident or illness or “other similar circumstance”.
Athletic Placement Process:
Although K-8 school districts represent a small portion of districts throughout New York State, the NYSPHSAA fears if K-8 students are granted the ability to go through the Athletic Placement Process to participate at a school in which they are not a bona fide student, this will ultimately lead to other students (non-public, etc.) requesting similar privileges.
The proposed regulation is being presented to provide K-8 students with the same “opportunity” to participate at the high school level as students in K-12 school districts. NYSPHSAA fears this could lead to other students requesting similar privileges if their school district does not offer opportunities they wish to receive (i.e. swimming program for a lack of a natatorium, football team for a lack of interest, baseball for a lack of field, etc.).
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Tickets for the NYSPHSAA Winter Championships are now on sale! GoFan.co is the official ticket site for all NYSPHSAA Championship events. You can purchase tickets at NYSPHSAA.org on the individual sport landing page, or at
GoFan.co/NYSPHSAA
Tickets for the State Wrestling Championships are only avaliable at the Times Union Center box office or at
Ticketmaster.com
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NYSPHSAA in conjunction with the New York State Coaches Association are proud to announce our 2015-16 coaches of the year.
Twenty-One coaches from New York were honored as state coaches of the year. Seven of those winners were named Region One coach of the year which covers New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
All seven of those regional winners were eligible for the NFHS National Coach of the Year. Three coaches from New York won National Coach of the Year Honors. All our winners are listed below, congrats to all the great coaches we have in New York State!
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Football Lou DiRienzo New Rochelle HS Section 1
B. Track and Field Mike Frazer Valley Stream North HS Section 8/Regional
B. Basketball Mike Adey New York Mills HS Section 3
Baseball Steve Costello MacArthur HS Section 8/Regional
B. Soccer Patrick Leary Lawrence HS Section 8
Wrestling Brandon MacNaught Brainbridge-Guiford/Afton/Harpursville HS
Section 4
B. Cross Country Mike DeMay Rush-Henrietta HS Section 5
B. Tennis Selina Decicco Ellenville HS Section 9
B. Golf Charles Collyer Manhasset HS Section 8
B. Lacrosse John Faller Sweet Home HS Section 6
B. Swim/Diving Kevin Crossman Glens Falls HS Section 2
G. Track/Field Michelle Rauber Tully HS Section 3
G. Basketball Gordie Johnson Watervliet HS Section 2
G. Volleyball Cathy Stanilka Lake George HS Section 2/Regional
G. Soccer Katherine Stackel Copenhagen HS Section 3/Regional/National
Softball Matt Chimera Kenmore West HS Section 6
G. Cross Country Andy Capellan New Rochelle HS Section 1
G. Tennis Micha Olney Pittsford-Mendon HS Section 5/Regional
G. Swim/Diving Chris Gordon Ward Melville HS Section 11
G. Lacrosse Danielle Gallagher Manhasset HS Section 8/Regional/National
G. Golf Reid Sclafani Garden City HS Section 8/Regional/National
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Winter Championship Schedule
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Here's a Look at the Upcoming Winter Championship Schedule:
- Girls Ice Hockey (Regional Championship) Feb. 10-11, SUNY Canton
- Wrestling State Championships, Feb. 24-25 Times Union Center, Albany
- Boys/Girls Skiing State Championships, Feb. 27-28 Canandaigua
- Boys Swimming/Diving State Championships, March 3-4 Nassau Aquatics Center
- Boys/Girls Air Rifle (Regional Championship), March 4 West Point
- Girls Gymnastics State Championships, March 4 Cold Spring Harbor HS
- Cheerleading State Championships, March 4 SRC Arena, Syracuse
- Boys/Girls Indoor Track and Field State Championships, March 4
Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex, Staten Island
- Boys/Girls Bowling State Championships, March 4-5 Rochester
- Boys Ice Hockey State Championships, March 11-12 HARBORCENTER Buffalo
- Girls Basketball State Championships, March 17-19 Hudson Valley Community College, Troy
- Boys Basketball State Championships, March 17-19 Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton
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Executive Committee Meeting Results
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The Executive Committee held it's quarterly meeting on Friday January 27th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy.
There were many important issues discussed and voted on, including championship site bid approvals and pitch count limitations for the upcoming baseball season.
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The following venues were approved to host championship events:
-Tri-City Tennis Center, Latham, 2017-2019 Girls Tennis State Championships
-Middletown High School, 2017-2018 East Football Semifinals
-Union-Endicott High School, 2017-2018 West Football Semifinals
-Cortland, 2017-2019 Girls Soccer State Championships
-Williamsville North High School, 2018-2020
Field Hockey State Championships
-SRC Arena, Syracuse, 2018-2020
Wrestling Team Dual State Championships
-Binghamton, 2018 Baseball State Championships
(one year extension)
Pitch Count guidelines and other information can be found using the link below
Complete Recap of Executive Committee Meeting
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Sportsmanship Promotion Survey
Now Available Online!
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The Sportsmanship Promotion Survey is designed to assess how schools are promoting positive sportsmanship within their athletic departments.
This survey is a tool that can be used by athletic administrators to examine policies and procedures and that can be used to promote positive sportsmanship. The award is presented to schools which have developed proactive approaches in keeping sportsmanship in the forefront with their students, coaches, spectators, and communities.
All Schools that complete the survey will receive a sportsmanship certificate. The sportsmanship committee will then choose schools from each section to receive a plaque. those applications will then be evaluated to determine a sportsmanship promotion banner award winner!
The deserving schools will be recognized by the NYSPHSAA and honored at the NYSPHSAA Central Committee Meeting. Click here to fill out the Sportsmanship Promotion Survey.
The Deadline to enter is Monday, April 17.
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In an effort to improve our state sports records on NYSPHSAA.org, we need your help. Please look at the state records listed on our website (listed on each sports individual landing page) and see if your school has a player or coach that needs to be added.
We need your input to update the official state records that we keep. Please encourage your AD's, current coaches, former coaches, current student athletes and former student athletes to visit the site and fill out the document linked below to make our state records are as up to date as possible.
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Question from Athletic Director:
“I have a lacrosse player that was hurt prior to the lacrosse season starting and will be cleared to practice on March 31. The doctor’s note states he is cleared for practice, but cannot have contact. Do these practices count towards his required practices before a contest since he is not fully cleared?”
Answer:
No, the athlete must be fully cleared in order for the practices to count.
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"Having a dream is what keeps you alive. Overcoming the challenges makes life worth living".
-Mary Tyler Moore
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Thank You to Our Corporate Sponsors
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