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Starting Dates

Except for football, the start date for each sport will be a maximum of thirteen (13) weeks prior to the state tournament week, on the Monday of that week (i.e., Boys Basketball Tournament is during week 34. The starting date will be the Monday of week 21).

The start date policy will apply to the following varsity team sports:

Baseball, Basketball, Canoe Paddling, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, and Water Polo.

Each league will determine the starting date for all lower level teams not to exceed a thirteen (13) week season.

Individual sports shall have a try-out date, a maximum of thirteen (13) weeks prior to the state tournament week, on the Monday of that week. Prior to the try-out date, practices cannot be mandatory and team selections cannot be made.

Coach-Player Contact Restrictions

Student-athletes of team sports have no outside participation restrictions except for league rules/by-laws that govern in-season (Green shaded area of the chart) outside participation restrictions.

The following restrictions apply to all Varsity and Junior Varsity programs:

• • In-season – 13 weeks (except Football) – (Green area)

  • Out of season Conditioning and Weight Training – (White area)

  • Restrictions to be determined by each league.

  • The program shall have a coach or other authorized personnel in supervision. Prior to the start dates, activities cannot be mandated and team selections cannot be made.

  • Member schools bear the responsibility of monitoring facilities and making the determination if adult supervision is adequate for off-season conditioning.

  • Summer Activities - (Yellow Area)

  • No restrictions during this period.

  • No Contact/Dead period – (Red Area)

  • The no contact/dead period is defined as a specified time span of non-instructional/nondevelopmental sport specific activity.

  • For the winter and spring sport seasons, the no contact/dead periods coincide with the weeks just prior to the start dates for fall and winter sports, in part to allow student-athletes to try out for other sports in other seasons.

  • Football Spring Practice To be determined by each league Football spring practice period or those leagues who allow spring practice.

  • Exemptions to this policy

  • Requests for exemptions to this policy to participate in a national or international sporting event must be made in writing to the HHSAA Executive Director.

  • It is highly recommended for individual and team sports that student-athletes have at least one week of total rest between seasons.

Penalty for Violations

If a violation occurs and is reported, the Athletic Director shall warn the coach and inform the league Executive Director, in writing. The league Executive Director shall forward the report to the HHSAA office.

If a second violation should occur, the coach will be dismissed, and will not be allowed to coach at any HHSAA member school for two (2) years. A coach is defined as any person on the staff, inclusive of volunteer coaches.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 12, 2012

I have just been informed that fall coaches are exempt till next year, however this applies to winter and spring coaches for this school year. However, we do encourage the fall coaches to take this course as soon as possible. I apologize for the inconvenience.

In an effort to assisting coaches that are having trouble registering for the concussion course, I have put together a step-by-step instruction guide complete with pictures on how to register. Please see attached PDF and make available to your coaches. If you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

HHSAA requires concussion education for all state tournament coaches

HONOLULU – In an August 13, 2012 meeting, the HHSAA board approved a provision that all coaches – head coaches, assistants and volunteers – participating in any HHSAA state championship event complete the National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS) online concussion education course.

“It is the responsibility of our coaches and administrators to not only prepare our student athletes for victory, but to provide a safe environment as well,” said HHSAA Executive Director Chris Chun.

The free 30-minute course titled Concussion In Sports – What You Need to Know is available on the NFHS learning center website, nfhslearn.com, and is a collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) providing information on concussion recognition and management. If a coach fails to complete the course, he/she will not be allowed on the sideline during the event until the course has been successfully completed.

“I am very pleased that our Board recognized the severity of concussions in athletics and included this course as part of the coaching certification process in Hawaii,” said Chun. “The NFHS’s concussion course provides a strong foundation that will prepare our coaches to deal with concussions in collaboration with our athletic trainers and other health care professionals.”

The HHSAA launched a concussion awareness and education campaign in August with a 30-second PSA aired on OC16 as well as a concussion resource page on SportsHigh.com.

Coaches,

Please read below. This is what we discussed at our preseason meeting.Here is the link to the course. I just took it again and It is 25 minutes and free. http://www.nfhslearn.com/electiveDetail.aspx?courseID=38000

Athletic Directors, All Coaches & Volunteers,

Please be aware that the HHSAA board approved a provision that all coaches – head coaches, assistants and volunteers – participating in ANY HHSAA state championship event, complete the NFHS online concussion education course (press release attached). If a coach fails to complete the course before their respective state tournament event, he/she will not be allowed on the sideline until the course has been successfully completed. The HHSAA has access to the database that displays the names of coaches/administrators that have successfully passed the course.

Natalie Iwamoto

Director of Information

Hawaii High School Athletic Association

Ph: (808) 587-4495 / Fax: (808) 587-4496

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