Nov. 15, 2007 Meeting Summary

Held November 15, 2007

1. Recommend that MSHSAA submit a proposed rule change to the NFHS volleyball rules committee to allow bobby pins to be worn during competition.

**    2. Recommend MSHSAA pursue with the NFHS a shortened format of the NFHS Part II examination and place an item on the Annual Ballot to amend MSHSAA By-Law 128 to allow this test to be administered at the required rules meeting rather than the athletic director or other school administrator.

3. Recommend to change the designated warm-up time for ball handling, hitting and serving to begin once the shared pre-match conference has been completed. The clock and countdown will not start until conclusion of the pre-match conference.

4. Recommend the volleyball warm-ups be changed from the current 5-5-5-2 to a 5-6-6 format, with 5 minutes shared stretching/ball handling and 6 minutes separate full court warm-up, to include serving, for each team.

5. Recommend the following clock protocol for volleyball matches be implemented for consistency during warm-ups.

Scoreboard

18:00 - At the conclusion of shared pre-match conference; 5 minutes shared stretching/ball handling Team A and Team B.

13:00 - Horn – 6 minutes (full court) Team A

7:00 - Horn – 6 minutes (full court) Team B

1:00 - Horn – clear court, prepare for announcement of team line-up, National Anthem (if performed), etc.

6. Recommend a change in MSHSAA By-Law 311.1-a-4 and 311.1-e-2 to increase the number of regulation matches a team may participate in from 5 to 6 in tournament play.

** Tabled

All Others Approved