The MSHSAA Board of Directors has approved Area Meetings at which current issues facing the MSHSAA shall be addressed.

It is very important for superintendents, principals and athletic administrators to participate in these meetings.  Issues which are of a critical nature to the MSHSAA membership have been identified by your Board of Directors based upon input from member schools.  As you can see from the list below, several items may have staffing and financial implications for our schools.  Background information will be handed out at the meeting site.

Key issues to be addressed at Area Meetings shall include:

1.   Baseball - Allowing Five (5) Additional Contests by Counting Contest Days as Opposed to Actual Contests

2.   Coaching Seniors in Non-School Competition in Sports That They Have Exhausted Their High School Eligibility

3.   Hybrid Bracket Used For Six (6) Team Tournaments

4.   Outside Organizers Responsibilities to Member High Schools

5.   Review of the Nonpublic Schools Summit

6.   Transfer Rule ad hoc Committee

7.   Use of Athletic Trainers in Post Season

8.   Volleyball Officials Requirements

9.   Wrestling - Allowing Earlier Match Start Time On Fridays

10.   Petition-Baseball Moving to Five (5) Classes

As members of this voluntary association it is important that our school administrators take part in these area meetings.  Your Board of Directors needs to hear from the membership on these issues to know how to proceed with the development of the Questionnaire, the Annual Ballot, and other action by the Board.