2008 HHSAA executive board vote on HIADA recommendations

Proposal: Eliminate the parade of teams during the halftime of the championship game.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

Golf

Proposal: All HHSAA golf tournament participants will have an opportunity to complete one 18-hole practice round prior to the tournament meeting at the tournament venue.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

Proposal: As amended -- all official coaches that have also signed in during the pre-tournament coaches meeting to allow coaching (converse) with player from green to tee as long as it does not impede the pace of play. Athlete will still be responsible for maintaining pace-of-play tournament guidelines adhering to the state pace-of-play checkpoints.

HHSAA executive board vote: 37-58 defeated.

Judo

Proposal: Currently, there is no ruling regarding skin lesions for judo in the NFHS, HHSAA or league rules. This recommendation is to utilize the skin lesion rules in NFHS wrestling rulebook 2006-07 on page 18, ART. 4-2-3 and 4-2-4.

Secondly, utilize the NFHS physician referral form from skin lesion(s) or similar form which includes the following information: diagnosis, location of lesion(s) on a diagram of the body, mediation being used for treatment, date started treatment and date the physician release expires.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

League Representation at State Tournaments

Proposal: For a league to receive a berth in the state tournament, the league must declare a minimum of three teams per division. However, because the KIF only has three schools in team sport competition, they are exempt from this requirement, if as a league, they have less than three teams in a division.

HHSAA executive board vote: 41-54 defeated.

Paddling

Proposal: As amended, a canoe committee, consisting of at least one representative from each league participating at the state races, shall be responsible for insuring that all canoes are rigged according to specs and standards set. They shall also be responsible to insure that all the canoes weigh the same. The canoes that need to have weight added shall add the weight to the underside of seats 2 through 5. If any team is caught using a canoe that doesn't weigh the agreed-upon specs/weight because they altered it in some way, they shall be immediately disqualified from further competition that day.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

Proposal: As amended -- breaks during the state races should happen before the start of mixed races and again after the end of the mixed races. Each break shall be 15 minutes if needed to allow for enough rest time for the paddlers in the race events that occur immediately before and after the mixed races. This means that the breaks would occur between events 6 and 7, 9 and 10, 13 and 14, 15 and 16, 19 and 20, 21 and 22, 23 and 24. This assumes the present format and race schedule is issued.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

Proposal: The rosters for the mixed-crew events shall be limited to a maximum of five girls and five boys.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

Proposal: For the finals only, first-place semifinal finishers shall have first and second pick of lanes in order of fastest times. Second-place semifinal finishers shall have the third and fourth pick of lanes in order of fastest times. Third-place semifinal finishers shall have the fifth and sixth pick of lanes in order of fastest times and the next two best times shall have seventh and eighth pick of lanes in order of fastest times.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

Proposal: The paddle used must have a wooden shaft and be single bladed. The paddling blade may be made out of wood or some other synthetic material and have a protective or supportive (strengthening) covering which may be fibrous, Kevlar, carbon fiber, etc. The paddle may also have an edging or prosthesis for protection on the bottom or sides as well.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

Start Date Restriction Policy

Proposal: As amended -- adjustment to be made to current calendar to avoid severe overlap in seasons. Move air riflery to week 17, move girls soccer to week 31, move boys soccer to week 32 and move tennis to week 44.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

State Tournament Schedules

Proposal: As amended -- approve the proposed 2008-09 and 2009-10 state host league rotation

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

Swimming

Proposal: To allow a touch pad time on the first leg of a relay (leadoff swimmer) for meeting a qualified time for State Swimming Championship.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

Track and Field

Proposal: As amended -- if trials are run in the 1500-meter run and 3000-meter run then 12 advance to the final. If two heats, top four in each heat plus four best times. If three heats, top three in each heat plus next three best times.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

Proposal: As amended -- Conduct vertical jumps as a finals-only event. Girls high jump and boys pole vault on Saturday, and boys high jump and girls pole vault on Friday.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

Volleyball, Girls and Boys

Proposal: For all championship bracket girls and boys volleyball state tournament matches only, change the format from "best 2 out of 3" games to "best 3 out of 5" games.

HHSAA executive board vote: 66-29.

Water Polo

Proposal: Amend the water polo HHSAA tournament rules to allow for one 20-second time out.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

Proposal: As amended -- include the Big Island in the rotation for hosting girls water polo beginning in the 2010-11 school year.

HHSAA executive board vote: 41-54 defeated.

Wrestling

Proposal: Form a state committee made up of wrestling coaches, league coordinators, state sport coordinator, trainers and/or other officials that would make recommendations to the HHSAA (executive) board to adjust and implement Hawaii's 2008-09 weight monitoring guidelines.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.

Proposal: Adjust current boys varsity weights from 103, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, 285 to 108, 114, 120, same as above.

HHSAA executive board vote: 95-0.