Vol. 94 ● Issue No. 4 ● May 2018
Membership Approves Four Peterson Abiad Named Assistant Director at WIAA Amendments at Annual Meeting Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic The membership of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association passed four amendments to its Con - Association Executive Director Dave stitution, Bylaws and Rules of Eligibility at the 2018 Annual Meeting in Stevens Point on April 25. Anderson announced the hiring of The new rules will become effective upon publication of the this issue of the Bulletin. Kate Peterson Abiad as an Assistant The membership voted 393-10 in favor of the amendment that adds expectations for all new members and Director of the Association. She will members that discontinued their membership in the association and seek to rejoin. The new regulation requires fill the vacancy created by the retire - applicants to sponsor and have administrative oversight of at least one boys and one girls sport in each of the ment of Associate Director Deb Kate three sports seasons. In addition, the amendment expands the probationary period for any new applicants to (Hauser) Dinkel. Peterson Abiad three years and replaces the one-year probationary “Kate is a strong, successful professional who will status of the former language. bring a set of life-experiences to the WIAA executive The former rule stated new schools applying for staff and membership, which will be unique and membership need just one independently spon - complimentary to our efforts going forward,” Ander - sored sport program for one year. son said. “We value the example to young women Furthermore, schools applying for membership Kate’s life and career represent.” are now required to have representation at an Area Peterson Abiad’s responsibilities will include the Meeting and at the Annual Meeting during each administration and coordination of duties for the year of their three-year probationary status. Failure sports of basketball, cross country, soccer, and track to comply with the requirements at any time during A total of 480 representatives from 444 schools and field, as well as tournament planning and coop - attended the 2018 Annual Meeting. See Membership Approves, page 12 erative teams. She officially began her appointment with the WIAA on April 1. “It is a great honor for me to accept this oppor - tunity to return to my home state and join the WIAA Board Addresses Conference office,” Peterson Abiad said. “I look forward to serv - ing the schools, the administrators, and the student- Realignment at April Meeting athletes to the best of my abilities. I am anxious to The Board of Control approved three conference The Board also gave its final approval of a plan that realignment plans and issued a one-year moratorium on moves Alma/Pepin into the Dairyland Conference for all See Peterson Abiad, page 8 conference realignment requests at its April 24 meeting. sports beginning in the fall of 2019, as well as a proposal The Board moved to implement a football-only that moves St. Croix Falls from the Lakeland Conference realignment consideration for southwest Wisconsin that to the Heart O'North Conference for only football begin - was amended at its January meeting and given initial ning in the fall of 2019. Official’s Licensing approval in March. The plan impacts seven conferences In other action related to conference realignment, the and 48 schools, and will be in effect beginning in 2019. See Board Addresses, page 4 For 2018-19 The 2018-19 licensing renewal application has been available on the WIAA website since May 1, 2018. In order to avoid having to pay the $30 Board of Control May Meeting late fee, officials had until June 1, 2018 to sub - mit their renewal. Numerous emails were sent Features Few Action Items to officials throughout May reminding them of The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association The executive staff shared reports on a number of this deadline. Board of Control conducted its May meeting at the exec - topics with the Board, including a review of the Annual You have two options to choose from when utive office on May 18. Meeting and the scholar-athlete awards program, as well renewing your 2018-19 official’s license. The meeting featured a modest agenda with the as association corporate sponsor partnerships, technol - Please note: High school aged officials, reci - Board addressing four action items. It approved the tran - ogy and social media updates. It also received a liaison procity officials and those using the military initia - script of of the 2018 Annual Meeting minutes and the update from Jeremy Schlitz of the Wisconsin Athletic April general fund financial statements and payments. Directors Association. ● See Official’s Licensing, page 2
In This Issue 2018 Annual Meeting Director’s Report ...... 2 Keep These Dates in Mind ...... 15 Summer Coaching Contact ...... 11 2018 State Softball Tournament ...... 9 Middle Level Advisory Council Openings ...... 12 Summer Contact ...... 11 2018 State Spring Baseball Tournament ...... 9 New Athletic Director Workshop 2018 ...... 5 Test Dates ...... 16 2018 State Summer Baseball Tournament ...... 9 Non-school Participation (In Season) Rules ...... 6 Thirty-three Receive Scholar Athlete Award ...... 7 2018 State Track & Field Championships ...... 13 Open Gyms ...... 12 Transfer Rule Summary ...... 13 2018 Winter Tournament Officials ...... 3 Plymouth’s Bruce Ludwig Recipient of Umpiring Softball ...... 3 Coaches Participating Against Athletes In the Off-Season ...... 4 NFHS Section 4 Spirit of Sport Award ...... 4 Volleyball Officiating Online Course ...... 3 Congratulations Officials ...... 3 Recruiting Guidelines ...... 8 WIAA Advisory Council Special Election ...... 2 Dr. Conrad Andringa Recognized for Leadership ...... 4 Reorganized High School Swimming/Diving WIAA Award of Excellence in Its Second Year ...... 6 Dr. Karissa Niehoff of Connecticut Selected Rules Address Event Clarity, Definition, Flexibility ...... 9 WIAA Eligibility – Summer Reminders ...... 10 NFHS Executive Director ...... 5 School Involvement In Out-of-Season Activity ...... 8 WIAA Winter Team Tournament Fall Sports – Academic Ineligibility ...... 7 Split-Season Sports ...... 12 Sportsmanship Awards Selected ...... 13 High School Out-of-Season Concerns ...... 13 Sports Report “PLUS” ...... 11 website < http://www.wiaawi.org > < [email protected] > General Use < [email protected] > Officials Department 2018 Annual Meeting Director’s Report April 25, 2018 The moratorium will not preclude the Board from conversation and interest in seeing if there is a better Good Morning and Welcome continuing to review and consider realignment requests way to organize competition. Let’s begin our review of Old Busi - where there is 100 percent agreement among all- As the plan was vetted across the membership, it ness with a quick look back at some con - involved and all-impacted schools. stirred strong feelings among members both for it and ference realignment related items There’s another reason that the timing of this over- against it. Its review also spurred other new ideas and brought to the table over the course of arching review works – and that’s because of the Board triggered a persisting call to revisit the success factor dis - this past year. Dave Anderson directive that football-only conferences be developed cussion and perhaps consider a limited test in basketball First, we received word just this past November from and implemented by 2020. That there might be some of that original recommendation from our ad hoc com - the State Court of Appeals that the WIAA had prevailed, uniformity and consistency between football realign - mittee. And while there was clearly some support for the and the case brought against us by a member because ment and general conference realignment only makes Rural/Urban plan—as there had been for the multiplier, of their displeasure with conference realignment was dis - sense. I can share that the Football Coaches Association reducer and the success factor, the concerns for the missed. Regrettably, this action consumed more than a has taken this directive to heart and are well on their way inherent flaws of the Rural/Urban plan prevented it from year’s worth of time and energy, carried a substantial to having a plan and process taking shape. Our expec - garnering a broader embrace. price tag and leaves strained feelings in its wake—just tation is that this coaches’ proposal will be ready to share Where this membership conversation goes next will to defend the member’s rules and the Board’s member- with the Board in August and with the membership at be guided by what’s been shared here today, as well as given authority. our Area Meetings next fall. by what has been learned over the course of the past Going forward, and as we choose to try to learn from Keep in mind this statewide review of how we look year’s conversations. As there is news or new ideas to every experience, because of the bitter residue of this at football has come as a result of a broad and persisting share on this topic, members will be kept informed. most recent realignment; because of members continu - membership request for relief in football—as some con - Wherever this conversation next turns, I believe it’s ing to insist the Board of Control oversee conference ference members have not had steady numbers to main - important to recognize and document that to this point realignment; because the staff person who was respon - tain a football program, while others have been forced in time, the Board and membership have been unwilling sible for realignment for the past decade has retired; and to co-op and some programs have elected to go to 8- to embrace ideas that single out and treat any segment because the guidelines used to frame conference player football, these changes have been broad enough of our membership differently. There has been an unwill - realignment are from the 1970s and haven’t been criti - and frequent enough for most to recognize the need to ingness to move schools, both public and private, who cally evaluated and updated in a very long time, it is the re-think how we look at football. have never experienced any tournament success into perfect time that I recommend we take the coming year In the past 2-3 years, many have asked that the “Dis - even more competitive settings just to mask the efforts to review our conference realignment policies, processes trict Plan” be brought back. We believe the flexibility to relocate a handful of successful private schools. Lastly, and procedures. inherent to football-only conferences is a better place to this most recent conversation stirred concerns for racial We talked about this at our fall Area Meetings, and start. I’ve asked Dr. Labecki to share some additional bias, which to this point had not been present in prior the Board took action on my recommendation yesterday, thoughts on the development of football only confer - conversations. to declare a general, one-year moratorium on confer - ences: As we close out our review of Old Business, it is ence realignment. This will allow the staff and I, with the Next I want to touch briefly on the Rural/Urban plan appropriate that the record reflects that after a two-year help of several of you, to develop a realignment process which originated as a Board idea and was discussed at lead-up, 2017-18 marks the first year of required coaches that might serve as a tool to help the Board and mem - length at Area Meetings this past fall. The plan was an first aid, CPR and AED certification to be held and main - bership with this essential and emotion-filled work going outcome and byproduct of the all-member competition tained by all paid coaches. Congratulations. This was a forward. survey from two years ago and represented a continuing See Director’s Report, page 10
Official’s Licensing from page 1 ______WIAA Advisory Council Special Election tive must use option 2, you are not able to license online at this time. Option 1 (preferred): Complete the application online and pay Gender At-Large Representative & with either a Visa or Mastercard. If you choose this option – do the following: Non-Public School At-Large Representative Under the OFFICIALS tab on the WIAA website www.wiaawi.org A special election will take place for a gender at-large representative and a non-public please choose Online Licensing. You will select the option to renew school at-large representative on the Advisory Council. Both positions are for a 3-year term. your license, it will then ask you to login and you must login with the The elected individuals will begin their 3-year term with the October 4, 2018 Advisory Council email we have in your profile information. Proceed from there and fol - meeting. There were no announced candidates for the recently completed annual elections, low the prompts. If your payment is being made with a credit card therefore, requiring this special election to take place. that is not under your name, it is required that your name and address District administrators, high school principals and assistants at these levels who are be placed where it asks for shipping information. interested in being a candidate should state their intention via a letter to Joan Gralla Option 2 (high school aged, reciprocity officials and those ([email protected]) at the WIAA office. Note: Candidates must have (1) Department of Public using the military initiative): Print the application from our website Instruction licensure allowing placement in the eligible set, (2) must be employed full-time or and send via USPS. Reciprocity officials must include a $10 check and part-time in a qualifying position and (3) cannot be members of the teachers' bargaining unit. some type of verification that they are licensed with their home state. For complete information regarding powers and duties of the Advisory Council, please Military individuals do not pay any fees for their first 2 years. High refer to Pages 20-23 of the WIAA Senior High Handbook. school students do not pay any fees. If you choose this option – do The time line of the special election process is as follows: the following: Under the Officials tab on the WIAA website www.wiaawi.org July 30, 2018 Announce that declarations of candidacy will be accepted. choose Become an Official, you will then be taken to the page where August 17, 2018 Deadline for filing declarations of intent to run. you can print the 2018-19 licensing application. August 20, 2018 If more than twice as many candidates file, a primary election will be If you want to order supplemental publications, there is an order held and the primary ballot mailed to schools on this date. If a primary form on our website that you will need to print and mail to our office is not needed the general election ballot will be sent on this date. with proper payment or you may call our office and speak with Kristen and she will be able to take your order with credit card payment over September 4, 2018 Deadline for returning primary election ballot. If a primary is not the phone. needed the general election ballot will be due back on this date. All individuals (new or renewals) applying for an officiating September 7, 2018 If primary is needed, general election ballots will be sent. license for the 2018-19 school year will be required to have a background check again. Once you submit your 2018-19 applica - September 21, 2018 If primary is needed, deadline for returning general election ballots. tion, you will receive an email from the WIAA with the link to the October 4, 2018 Successful candidate will be seated for the Advisory Council meeting. background check authorization form that you will need to com - Interested and eligible candidates should send or email a letter declaring their candi - plete online. This is the same process that was used for the first dacy to the attention of Joan Gralla at the WIAA office [email protected] by the August 17, background check we did on you. Please contact Joan Gralla [email protected] if you have any 2018 deadline. ● questions regarding the licensing process. ●
Page 2 May 2018 WIAA B ULLETIN Officials Corner Congratulations Officials
Officials are important partners in the development and delivery of sport opportunities for high school athletes in Wisconsin. Without their willingness to be involved in officiating the various sports, many of our programs would not have progressed to where they are today. We thank the following officials for their many years of dedication and sacrifices on behalf of high school sports in Wisconsin. Congratu - lations to these officials that have been licensed with the WIAA for 50, 40, 30, 20 and 10 years.
50 Years David Sarnowski, La Farge Robert Augustian, De Pere Michael Schmidlkofer, Wind Lake Congratulations!! Robert Boyle, Darlington David Schoonover, La Crosse Roger Grundahl, Ripon Dale Schraufnagel, Brownsville Joseph Hegenbarth, Cumberland David Sheen, Janesville 2018 Winter Tournament Officials Ronald Johnson, Mount Horeb Daniel Simon, Hustisford David Kersten, Wis Rapids Paul Spude, Sturgeon Bay Boys Basketball – Matt Andrews, Appleton; Ryan Gymnastics – Jan Adkins, Sun Prairie; Michelle Richard Leuzinger, Monroe Claire Stein, Baldwin Bakken, Oregon; Nicolas Been, Hammond; Andrews, West Bend; Debbie Brown, Sun Michael Limberg, La Crescent Jeffrey Stern, Franklin Todd Boivin, Shawano; Darren Budahn, Milwau - Prairie; Brucie Chapman, Sharon; Helen Mike Morris, Luck Robert Taylor, Lake Geneva Dennis Richards, Black River Falls Thomas Tenpas, Poynette kee; Larry Buchberger, Wausau; Charles Coyle, Culliney, Grafton; Karen Doll, Middleton; Shel - Steven Sevals, Rice Lake William Trotzer, Rothschild DeForest; Joe Coyle, DeForest; Gregg Dati, ley Fahey, La Crosse; Megan Gracia, Madison; Charles Zahn, McGregor Steve Visocky, Muskego Brookfield; Alex DeVillers, Whitefish Bay; Holly Grassin-Kremmel, Mequon; Tania Gray, 40 Years Daniel Wildt, Greenfield David Acaley, Stevens Point Terri Zeh, Hartland Jonathan DeVillers, Cottage Grove; Vince River Falls; Becky Grilley, Elroy; Megan Haley, Duane Apel, West Bend Joseph Zurfluh, Port Edwards Diplaris, Waukesha; Jed Durni, Eau Claire; Jason Lisbon; Cheryl Hancock, Holmen; Pamela Allen Ashbeck, Marshfield 30 Years Fisch, Suamico; John C. Furrer, Menomonee Hansen Ruben, Menomonee Falls; Cindy Chad Austin, Wausau Ron Arendt, Palmyra William Backhaus, West Bend Cecil Austin, Milwaukee Falls; Andy Gallion, Wauwatosa; Kirk B. Grimes, Hoenisch, Eau Claire ; Christine Kalupa, Andrew Bare, Jefferson William Becker, New Berlin Sr., Fitchburg; Jeff Hartl, Kieler; Thaddeaus Kaukauna; Julie Kleist, Sussex; Carrie Osswald, Ronald Bauer, Arkansaw Ed Bielinski, Watertown Hilliard, Milwaukee; David Hoffmann, New Whitefish Bay; Carrie Pedersen, Madison; Kathy Douglas Bonk, West Allis Dean Brayton, Spooner Dan Bouche, Luxemburg Michael Breed, Cameron Franken; Derek Horkan, Reedsburg; Stephen Rundle, Marshfield; Jacqueline Strutt, Onalaska; Patrick Clifton, Chippewa Falls Jon Buelow, Waupaca Johnson, Milwaukee; Logan Kimberly, Roberts; Kristin Sutter Parent, Mount Horeb; Roseann Scott Colby, Chetek Mike Burns, Sheboygan Ken Koester, Wauwatosa; Andy Krautkramer, Tank, Fort Atkinson; Joan Thompson, Darling - Jeff Crisp, Star Prairie Ronnie Butler, Milwaukee Duane Dumez, Oostburg Tallendra Carson, Milwaukee Marathon; Dan Krone, Shawano; Jeremy Laehn, ton; Cyndie Zocher, Middleton Steven Eichman, Turtle Lake Clyde Coppinger, Waukesha Eleva; Todd Mangin, Reedsville; Justin Marien, Hockey – Mark Bray, Appleton; Ryan Brookman, Carla Elliott, Marathon John Dahl, Wonewoc South Milwaukee; Ellis Miles, Jr., Milwaukee; Tomah; Jim Brown, Wausau; Patrick Courtney, Terry Erickson, La Crosse Randall Dahmen, Waunakee Joan Farmer, Menomonie Roseann Dorshorst, Rudolph Tyler Moy, Mondovi; Dean E. Oscar, Reedsburg; Milwaukee; Dave Dineen, Wauwatosa; Marcel Patrick Geigel, New Holstein James Dow, Menomonee Falls Randy Rasmussen, Marathon; Kyler Royston, DuBois, Madison; Jay Dupree, Menomonie; Mark Gondek, Cudahy John Drury, Platteville Wisconsin Dells; Mark Schlueter, Platteville; Brian Fass, Madison; Daniel Fitzsimons, Middle - Marshall Grove, Ogdensburg Robert Dudek, Elm Grove John Gunnerson, Rothschild Patrick Dyer, Duluth Matt Seigel, Mequon; Tom J. Senecal, Green ton; Paul Green, Sarona; Jon Haas, Fitchburg; Jerry Halverson, Manitowoc Michael Endreas, Spencer Bay; Ralph A. Sirmons, Sr., Sun Prairie; Mark Ryan Humpal, Milltown; Brent Johnson, Hol - Gary Hanan, La Crosse Michael Feucht, Rubicon Sorensen, Hartland; Roger Van Lanen, Suamico; men; David King, Sr., Winneconne; Nicole David Hanke, Appleton Bob Fletcher, Appleton Richard Hanson, Elk Mound Jeff Gould, Wisconsin Rapids Paul Verbeten, Freedom; Ken Welter, Dick - Kloes, Antigo; Eric Kuechler, Kewaskum; Jason Jon Hegge, Evansville David Groenewold, Pewaukee eyville; Tim Widiker, Hammond; James Wilbern, Lassen, Onalaska; Andrew Liebaert, Superior; Peter Henkes, Racine Tim Haldiman, Waterloo Milwaukee; Daniel Wipperfurth, Verona Bryce Maphis, Waukesha; Christopher McGuirk, Steve Hensgen, Waterford Sharon Hauser, Gilman Tim Hodkiewicz, Friendship Mark Hebert, Green Bay Girls Basketball – Wayne Brevik, Fairchild; James Neenah; Karl Olm, Madison; Eric Olson, Mil - Daniel Hoffman, River Falls Alvin Henderson, Madison Brockman, Oshkosh; Kathy Cox, Verona; Shelley waukee; Jason Peters, Wausau; Dave Reichen - Loren Homb, Monroe Kurt Heuer, Wisconsin Rapids Dietz, New Franklin; Jeff Dorschner, Crivitz; Ger - bacher, Greenville; Graydon Richartz, Thomas Kammerude, Blanchardville Peter Holm, Green Bay William Kinziger, Clintonville Tim Howell, Rhinelander ald Frei, Brookfield; Erin Frias, Port Washington; Menomonie; Karl Schmidt, Milwaukee; Brandon Kevin Kirby, Rhinelander Gary Isensee, Sparta Zach Ganschow, La Crosse; Kevin Haglund, Schroder, Wausau; Ryan Schroder, Mc Farland; Harvey Koentopp, Ripon Daniel Kerkenbush, Potosi Plum City; Chad Hodgson, Fitchburg; Tammy Tony Stemberger, Milwaukee; Tim Taggart, George Koepp, Portage Todd Kleiber, Wausau Debra Koerth, Brillion Robert Klockow, Hartford Hutchison, Mount Pleasant; Bryant Johnson, Janesville Michael Koren, Glendale Randall Kohl, Menomonee Falls Brown Deer; Dale Johnson, Amery; Denita Boys Swimming & Diving – William Benson, Joel Kuchta, Baraboo Jack Koss, Shawano Johnson, Milwaukee; Mark Johnson, Tomah; Fond du Lac; Chuck Heidner, Green Bay; Irv La Fleur, Manitowoc Steve Kraklow, West Allis Robert Le Captain, Green Bay Michael Krohn, Whitefish Bay Grant Kafka, Madison; Bruce Kaufmann, Beaver Thomas Miller, III, Menomonie; Oliver Perry, Marijean Lucas, Prescott Doug Laurent, Waukesha Dam; Don Klein, New Richmond; Gary Knuep - Madison; Tom Wencel, Middleton Jeffrey Miller, Pulaski Jeffrey Linehan, River Falls Charles Milliren, Owen Russell Lobner, Plover pel, Greendale; Gordon Knuth, Grafton; Rocco Individual Wrestling – Michael Arendt, Oak Lois Mueller, Mequon Cary Maloney, River Falls Steven Olson, Superior LaMacchia, Jr., Kenosha; Casey Leisgang, Creek; Blaine Felsman, Oshkosh; Kevin Michael Malzacher, Onalaska Steve Otto, Onalaska Appleton; Robert LeCaptain, Wrightstown; Tim Guilette, Forestville; Joe Heil, Edgar; Rodney Kenneth Martine, Owen Robert Parent, New Richmond Tim McIntyre, Danbury McIntyre, Danbury; Jarod Meyer, Superior; Jeff Hoesley, Fountain City; Ted Kiefer, Stevens Bill Patzner, Holmen Garry Meister, Janesville Patricia Petersen, Minocqua Muzenski, Mount Pleasant; Christopher Nelson, Point; Brett King, Grafton; Ed Krien, Lake Jim Meyers, Kaukauna Todd Pieper, Waukesha Balsam Lake; Steven Nelson, Somers; Mark Geneva; Mike Nickelatti, Stoddard; Gail Pron - Aj Minick, Lake Villa Richard Prucha, Two Rivers Scott Mlsna, Cashton Parker, Eau Claire; Travis Parr, Mondovi; Nick Pil - schinske, Hudson; Eric Reukauf, Dodgeville; Joseph Rapacz, Iron River Lance Mulholland, Ladysmith Tom Retzack, Sheboygan sner, Stevens Point; Joseph Pintarro, Tomah; Bruce Shefchik, New Franken; John Shefchik, Pat Murphy, Wisconsin Rapids Jeff Prince, Colfax; Kristian Pullam, Whitewater; Green Bay; Brad Siebers, Kimberly; Tony Wil - William Rinnemaki, Saint Francis James Sachse, West Bend Paul Natzke, Greenleaf Danny Quarberg, Durand; Jack Schlevensky, son, Delafield Albert Sarbacker, Evansville See Officials, page 14 Kenosha; Terry Schmidt, Warrens; Franklin Team Wrestling – Matthew Boyer, Baraboo; Jef - Searer, Wausau; Brian Trettin, Ashland; Michael frey Gross, Delafield; Lynn Isensee, Sparta; Tust, Luxemburg; Nick Weisenbeck, Durand; Thomas Platner, Cedar Grove; Matt Pron - Kirk Wieland, Milton; Claude Williams, Jr, Brown schinske, Arcadia; Steve Schutte, Menomonie. Umpiring Softball Deer; Jason Wolfe, Stevens Point; Clark Yolitz, Off-Mat Officials – Richard Legler, Oregon; Now available on www.nfhslearn.com is the new Colfax Ryan McGuire, Madison ● sport-specific softball course “Umpiring Softball.” This online education course covers professionalism, obstruction and interference. Video examples of various Volleyball Officiating Online Course plays in a “You Make the Call” format are presented to Officials who are establishing training sessions for the upcoming 2018-19 season can assist umpires in visually identifying situations involving access the online volleyball officiating course, Officiating Volleyball: Ball-Handling. This obstruction and interference. The course costs $10 for course is available on www.nfhslearn.com for $10 for officials who are members of the NFHS Officials Association members and $20 or any NFHS Officials Association and $20 for non-members. ● non-member official or other interested party. ●
WIAA B ULLETIN May 2018 Page 3 Dr. Conrad Andringa Recognized for Leadership Coaches Participating On Sports Medical Advisory Committee Against Athletes in Working with thousands of student-athletes, covering hundreds of high school sporting events and years of policy development that has enriched The Off-Season the safety and health of student-athletes statewide only begins to define the Except during Board of Control approved service of Dr. Conrad Andringa, whose legacy has been synonymous with coaching contact days, WIAA rules indicate high school sports in the Madison area. that coaches may not provide sport instruc - Andringa received recognition for his commitment and service to student- tion to, or have coaching contact with stu - athletes in Wisconsin and to the WIAA at the Sports Medical Advisory Com - dent-athletes during the off-season. This rule mittee meeting in Stevens Point on May 4. and its interpretation had prevented coaches In 1982, he joined the committee comprised of physicians that make rec - from participating against their athletes in ommendations to the membership regarding health and safety matters per - taining to high school athletic competition. In 1988, he became chairman of From left to right, Wade Labecki and structured, non-school league competition, Dr. Conrad Andringa. that group, a role he continued until stepping down from the position at the during the off-season. The WIAA Board of meeting. Control approved a request by the WIAA staff “It’s been just a wonderful experience, and I’ve been very fortunate and lucky to be here and work with so for a change in interpretation. The present many good people,” Andringa said. “I feel so good about being able to help so many different people. What interpretation allows coaches to participate I enjoy doing for one patient is the same thing I’m doing for hundreds and thousands. Not many get that against their athletes in league competition, opportunity to benefit that many people.” organized by a non-school entity, during the Andringa’s commitment and dedication to athletics has spanned the entire length of his career, beginning off-season. This means a volleyball coach, for his pediatric practice in Madison in 1968 after serving in the U.S. Air Force. He became the team physician at example, could be participating in a volleyball Madison Memorial High School in 1972, continuing in that role until his retirement from Dean Clinic in 2015. league which included his/her volleyball play - His involvement with the WIAA also includes many years as the State tournament physician for football, ers as members of other teams. baseball, individual and team wrestling, soccer, hockey, track & field, swimming & diving and basketball. It continues to be a violation of WIAA rules “I’ve had a great ride in covering so many State tournaments, and to watch student-athletes enjoy them and learn from them has been fantastic,” Andringa said. “People forget that’s one of the main things about for coaches to participate on the same team sports is the fact you get to learn how to win, how to lose, how to work hard and reach goals, which is what as their athletes, in out-of-season play, and to life is all about.” be involved in playing pickup activity with Andringa’s involvement in athletics has gone well beyond his service to the WIAA. He was the team physi - their athletes during the off-season except in cian of the U.S. men’s hockey team for the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. school sponsored Open Gyms. The other His career accomplishments have led to numerous recognitions and awards. Madison Memorial High obvious exception to this is in the non-school School named its athletics facility the “Connie Andringa Fieldhouse” in recognition of his service to the school’s unlimited contact window in all sports except community. Andringa has been inducted into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame and the Madison Skating Hall football, during the summertime, when school of Fame, and he has been honored with the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award by the Wisconsin is not in normal session. ● Football Coaches Association, the Olympian of the Year by the Madison Service Club and the Service Award by the Blue Line Club. An outstanding high school athlete, Andringa was an All-American swimmer in the freestyle relay at Wauke - Board Addresses from page 1 ______sha High School. He qualified and participated in two WIAA State Swimming & Diving meets. He also partic - Board approved an executive staff recommendation to ipated in football and track & field prior to graduation in 1956. place a one-year moratorium on conference realign - He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for undergraduate studies and for medical school, grad - ment with the exception of requests that receive the uating in 1963 before interning at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. from 1964-66. ● complete support of all schools impacted by the plan. During the suspension of requests, the membership and executive staff will collaborate on a different and viable process to address school placement in confer - Plymouth’s Bryce Ludwig Recipient of ences. The Board ratified an agreement with The Appleton NFHS Section 4 Spirit of Sport Award Baseball Club, Inc., that extends the use of Neuro - Bryce Ladwig of Plymouth High confined to a wheelchair and therapy that sidelined science Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium for the State School has been selected as the 2018 him for his freshman and sophomore football sea - Spring Baseball Tournament through 2028. Section 4 recipient of the National sons. Fox Cities Stadium, built in 1995, seats 5,900 and High School Spirit of Sport Award pre - Ladwig played football his junior season despite is owned by the Fox Cities Sports Authority, a non- sented by the National Federation of a noticeable limp, but he participated in all the con - profit organization in the Fox Cities area. The stadium State High School Associations. ditioning and drills in practice. He won the starting serves as home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, which Ladwig, a senior on the Panthers’ Bryce Ludwig nose tackle position during pre-season practices his was the Class A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners and football team in 2017, started at nose tackle for a senior season and played in all 11 games. later became an affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers in team that compiled a 7-4 record and advanced to The obstacles he has faced throughout his child - 2009. The State Spring Baseball Tournament has called Level 2 of the WIAA playoffs in Division 3. hood has not deterred him from making a difference Fox Cities Stadium its home since 1998. He was diagnosed with bone cancer when he was off the football field. He has served as a volunteer The Board also approved new and renewed coop - 6-years old and has undergone multiple treatments for Project Angel Hugs, an organization that helps erative programs for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 winter and surgeries. Following the treatments and surger - those who are less fortunate than others. Ladwig sport seasons except in the sports of hockey and gym - ies, his leg failed to heal correctly, and additional donated the $4000 proceeds from the sale of his nastics, which were granted for one year only. Approval operations were required. Ladwig had 23 screws steer to the Project in honor of its founder, who died was also granted to the general fund financial state - inserted into his leg along with a rod and cadaver in an accident. ments and payments, and staff recommendations for bone when he was 10-years old. Within that same Ladwig is also active in Future Farmers of Amer - appointments to the Officials Advisory Committee. year, doctors identified a spot on his lung that ica and is a youth representative on the Livestock Executive staff reports included discussions on resulted in still more medical attention with treat - Committee for Sheboygan County. In addition, he Wednesday’s Annual Meeting, the 2018 Scholar Ath - ment, therapy and ongoing doctor visits. has participated on livestock and meat judging lete ceremony, the NFHS Legal and National Sports Prior to the start of his freshman season in high teams, and served meals for the Ronald McDonald Medicine Summits, and a review of the winter Tourna - school in 2014, Ladwig learned he suffered from a House in Milwaukee. He finished runner-up in the ment series. The Board also received liaison updates rare adolescent disease that was causing the bone Sheboygan County High School Trap Shoot compe - from Mike Thompson of the Department of Public in his leg to curve. To correct the condition, surgeons tition and finished in the top-15 at the State Trap Instruction, John Ashley of the Wisconsin Association broke his leg in two places, which resulted in months Shoot in 2016. ● of School Boards and Jeremy Schlitz of the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association. ●
Page 4 May 2018 WIAA B ULLETIN FROM THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS Dr. Karissa Niehoff of Connecticut Selected NFHS Executive Director Dr. Karissa Niehoff, executive director of the Con - physical education instructor at Greenwich High Greece and Canada, and representing the USOC at necticut Association of Schools-Connecticut Inter - School. In the succeeding years, she was a teacher, numerous national conventions, conferences and scholastic Athletic Conference (CAS-CIAC) the past coach, athletic director, assistant principal and princi - educational programs. She was co-founder and dean seven years, has been selected as the next executive pal at the middle school and high school levels. of the “Passing The Torch” Academy For Youth Sport director of the National Federation of State High Niehoff was a highly successful field hockey coach Leadership, a USOC initiative to promote leadership School Associations (NFHS), effective August 1. at Litchfield High School and Joel Barlow High School and the spirit of Olympism within the realm of youth Niehoff was chosen from among with four conference titles and one state champi - sport. In 1997, she coached a girls basketball team at four finalists by the NFHS Board of onship. Niehoff also coached high school volleyball, the World Scholar Athlete Games, which involved Directors at meetings last week in Indi - softball, basketball and track. In 2000, Niehoff was more than 2,000 coaches and athletes from 150 coun - anapolis. She will succeed Bob Gard - appointed assistant principal of Har-Bur Middle tries. ner, who is retiring this summer after School in Burlington. Four years later, she assumed Prior to joining the Connecticut association, eight years as NFHS executive director the position of principal of Lewis Mills High School, a Niehoff served on numerous CAS and CIAC boards and 48 years in secondary education, Dr. Karissa post she held until joining the Connecticut associa - and committees, including the Field Hockey Commit - including the final 18 years on the Niehoff tion. tee, CIAC Board of Control and chair of the Sports - NFHS staff in Indianapolis. At the national level, Niehoff has served on the manship Committee. “Faced with an overwhelming response from out - NFHS Board of Directors the past three years, includ - Niehoff earned a bachelor’s degree from the Uni - standing candidates from across the nation, we are ing a term this year as president-elect. She is currently versity of Massachusetts, a master’s from Southern pleased to welcome the next NFHS Executive Direc - chair of the NFHS Field Hockey Rules Committee and Connecticut State University, a sixth-year degree in tor, Karissa Niehoff,” said Jerome Singleton, presi - recently completed a term on the NFHS Student educational leadership from Central Connecticut dent of the NFHS Board of Directors and Services Committee. Niehoff also served 10 years on State University and a doctorate in educational lead - commissioner of the South Carolina High School the United States Field Hockey Association Board of ership from the University of Connecticut. League. “She displays all the qualities we were seek - Ethics and was the field hockey program leader in Niehoff, who was the sixth woman in 2010 to lead ing and beyond. It goes without saying, Bob Gardner 1996 at the International Youth Camp during the a state high school association on a full-time basis, is a hard act to follow as he will be regaled as a world- Olympic Games in Atlanta. has been inducted into multiple women’s sports halls class director, peer and true fan of high school activ - Niehoff served on the Education Committee of of fame. She also has conducted numerous profes - ities and athletics. the United States Olympic Committee, authoring the sional development workshops and presentations at “I speak for myself and the Board of Directors “OlympiKids School Celebration Guide,” acting as the local, regional and national levels in the fields of when I share that the final four candidates were more U.S. delegate to International Olympic Academies in education, athletics and leadership. ● than qualified with unique leadership styles and expertise in various fields of athletics and activities. Ms. Niehoff brings a stellar background in athletic New Athletic Director Workshop 2018 administration, team participation and large-scale leadership. She displays the characteristics of a natu - Wednesday, July 25 - WIAA Office Stevens Point, Wisconsin ral leader who will forge forward only to enhance the tradition of excellence in all NFHS programs. 8 a.m. Welcome – Dave Anderson, Executive Director “I am anticipating some exciting advancements in every aspect of the NFHS which, in turn, will broaden 8:15 a.m. Eligibility – Wade Labecki, Deputy Director offerings at the state and local levels for NFHS mem - 10 a.m. WIAA Handbook/Season Regulations/Tournament Procedures/Hosting Tournaments – bers. We thank each applicant as it was a tedious Stephanie Hauser, Assistant Director & Kate Peterson Abiad, Assistant Director process and difficult task for all involved. Congratula - 11 a.m. Website/School Database Management/Reporting Scores/Sportsmanship – tions to Karissa Niehoff on her new role as Executive Todd Clark, Communications Director & Eric Dziak, Technology Coordinator Director as well as the extensive accomplishments and experience she earned over her impressive Noon Lunch (provided) career,” Singleton concluded. 12:45 p.m. Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association (WADA) – Greg Smith, Tim Collins & Peggy Seegers-Braun Niehoff, who has directed the NFHS-member LTI Course - 502 ($35 person - make check payable to WADA) CIAC since January 2011, will be the first female to 1 - 5 p.m. head the national leadership organization for high To register: Email Deb Lepak
please follow the same procedure. Simply clip and mail the renewal form along with the $12.00 the NFHS,” Niehoff said. “I am excited to work with ✂ the staff and to be able to serve the 51-member state subscription fee to the following address: associations – picking up on what has already been WIAA BULLETIN Renewal accomplished to serve as the national leader in the 5516 Vern Holmes Drive world of education-based athletics and activities. I Stevens Point, WI 54482-8833 believe the NFHS is on the cusp of some exciting new ✂ opportunities for students in high school athletics and Name ______activities, and I consider it an honor to have been selected to lead this organization.” Address ______Niehoff was named deputy executive director of City ______State ______Zip ______CAS-CIAC in July 2010 and assumed the executive director’s position in January 2011. She began her Renewal ______New ______career in Connecticut public education in 1989 as a
WIAA B ULLETIN May 2018 Page 5 Non-school Participation (In-Season) Rules What are the rules? Individual student-athletes, with be counted the same manner as provided in the season Can a student compete in a Special Olympic com - school approval, may participate in up to two non-school regulations of a given sport. The sports of tennis, volleyball, petition during the regular season and WIAA tourna - contests during the regular season in the same sport. The and wrestling provide team tournaments. All other sports ment? Yes. The event must be a Special Olympic non-school opportunities will not count against the indi - count contests, meets, or games on an individual basis. sanctioned event. A waiver is required. vidual maximum in that sport. Nonschool competitions do not count against a stu - What amateur status rules apply? All. The student The exceptional athlete provision recognizes only invi - dent’s individual maximum allowed competitions as part may only be reimbursed for actual costs associated with tations to international competitions sanctioned by each of a school team. transportation, food, lodging, and entry fees. No more sport’s identified National Governing Body (NGB) and Does participation in non-school competitions than those costs. Olympic Development Programs (ODP) in representing count against the individual maximums in either excep - From the Rules at a Glance: the USA as eligible for an exceptional athlete waiver. This tions? No, nonschool competitions do not count against F. EXPENSES – TRAINING AND COMPETING waiver allows non-school competition for a qualifying a student’s individual maximum allowed competitions as 1. Students must pay 100% of their own expenses, exceptional athlete during the regular season and during part of a school team. including transportation, to any non-school (out-of- the WIAA Tournament Series. What is the difference in the middle school rule season) camps, clinics, or specialized training. Are the two mutually exclusive? Yes. Any student change and the high school rule change? There is one Schools may pay expenses and provide transporta - with school approval may participate in up to two non- word different. But the difference does affect the method tion to similar in-season activities in that sport and school competitions during the school sport regular sea - to count the non-school competitions. In the high school, during unrestricted contact days in the summer. son. If the student qualifies by National Governing Body the competition is counted the same as in the season reg - 2. A student may be reimbursed actual and necessary and/or Olympic Development standards and meets WIAA ulations. The middle school rule, the change was: costs associated with competing. This may include exceptional athlete rules, the student may participate as It is the philosophy of this Association that a student transportation, food, lodging and entry fees. an exceptional athlete representing their country in inter - owes loyalty and allegiance to the school and team of 3. A school may not become involved financially, national competition with school approval. which he/she is a member during the season of a given through transportation or any other way in a stu - Is a WIAA waiver necessary? Yes, for the exceptional sport. Athletes may compete in not more than two non- dent's non-school participation outside the sport athlete waiver involving international competition repre - school events with school approval during each regular season and the five Board of Control approved senting the National Team or NGB. No, for the two regular sport season. The event(s) will not count against the indi - unrestricted contact days in the summer. (BL – Art. season non-school competitions. School approval is vidual maximum for the athlete in that sport. A student II, RE – Art. IV and Art. VI) Note: Funds kept in required for both. becomes ineligible in a sport for the remainder of the sea - school activity accounts are considered school Two per year or two per sport season? Per sport son for competing in more than two non-school events funds. season during the regular season. A student may play in non-school game, meet, or contest in the same sport dur - Awards must meet the WIAA amateur status rules as two non-school volleyball contests, two non-school bas - ing the season of practice and competition established by well. From the Rules at a Glance: ketball games, and two non-school softball games in one the school. The penalty may be reduced upon request of C: AMATEUR STATUS school year. a school. A student may not accept, receive and/or direct to Does a skills contest count as a non-school compe - The word difference is competition in the high school another, reimbursement in any form of salary, cash, or tition? No. A student can participate in two non-school rule and events in the middle school rule. Therefore, a share of game or season proceeds for athletic accom - competitions and a skills contest. I.e.: two non-school bas - middle school tournament will count as one event. A mid - plishments, such as being on a winning team, being ketball games and a free throw contest. dle school non-school event may include more than one selected for the school varsity team, or being a place What happens if an athlete participates in more game, meet, or contest such as a softball tournament winner in an individual tournament, etc. A student may than two non-school competitions or participates with - which may have 2, 3, or 4 games included in the event. receive: a medal, cup, trophy or plaque from the spon - out school approval? The athlete becomes ineligible in Can school funds be used for the non-school event? soring organization regardless of cost; school memen - the sport for the remainder of the season. No. If school resources are used, then it must be added to tos valued not more than $200; an award valued not How are the non-school competitions and tourna - the school schedule. more than $100 retail for participation in an athletic ments that the student competes in counted? The rule Can the student go to the Nike National meet? Yes, contest in a WIAA recognized sport; and may retain has been directed at students participating in non-school if it is open to any and all students (not an all-star contest) nonschool competition apparel worn by the student games, meets, or contests. Non-school competitions shall and all other rules followed. as part of the team uniform. ●
WIAA Award of Excellence in Its Second Year The WIAA is continuing its initiative to recognize meetings with coaches - sportsmanship, ethics * There was school representation at WIAA excellence in our member schools. Each member is and/or integrity is a topic that is on the agenda Annual Meeting in April eligible and encouraged to participate in the WIAA and is discussed * Athletic Director made the student body aware Award of Excellence program during the 2017-18 * Athletic director conducted at least one infor - of sportsmanship initiatives through school school year. mational meeting with student-athletes and assemblies, announcements, posters, etc. The program is designed to promote and recog - their parents - sportsmanship, ethics and/or * Three or more athletic teams gave back to their nize the efforts and achievements of schools in the integrity is a topic that is on the agenda and is school or community through volunteerism areas of sportsmanship, ethics, integrity, leadership discussed and character. Please take this opportunity to * Athletic director has taken the Free NFHS embrace the qualities of administrative excellence Sportsmanship course that the award represents. * Three or more head coaches have taken the The application form, once completed, requires Free NFHS Sportsmanship course the signatures of the school’s athletic director, princi - * Athletic program had no coach ejections at any pal, superintendent and the school board president level to verify their school has achieved the required crite - * Athletic program had no coach or player assault ria. of an official at any level Recipients will be presented with an Award of * Athletic director nominated/submitted a boy Excellence certificate at the fall Area Meetings and and/or a girl for WIAA Scholar Athlete recogni - will be recognized for the achievement on the WIAA tion (either for local or state level recognition) website, Bulletin and at the Annual Meeting. The school application for the Award of Excellence The criteria applied toward the Award of Excel - * Athletic director attended conference meetings is available on the WIAA website at: lence include: - sportsmanship, ethics and/or integrity is a topic that is on the agenda and is discussed www.wiaawi.org . Please submit your application * Athletic director conducted regular occurring between the completion of your spring sports season meetings with a Captain’s Club/Team Leader - * Coaches and student-athletes attended a sports - and the deadline of June 29, 2018. Any questions ship Council/Etc.– sportsmanship, ethics and/or manship summit/leadership conference/etc. about the application or the Award of Excellence cri - integrity is on the agenda and is discussed * There was school representation at one of the teria, please contact the WIAA office at (715) 344- * Athletic director conducted regular occurring seven WIAA Fall Area Meetings 8580. ●
Page 6 May 2018 WIAA B ULLETIN Thirty-three Receive Scholar Athlete Award Sixteen senior girls and 17 senior boys have been ferson Street Inn in Wausau. A live webcast of the awards 2018 Scholar Athlete selected for the prestigious 2018 WIAA Scholar Athlete ceremony was available at www.wiaawi.org during and Award underwritten by Marshfield Clinic. after the ceremony beginning at 1 p.m. The awards pro - Award Winners To determine the 33 award recipients, four boys and gram will also be aired on FS Wisconsin at later dates to *indicates that the student is that four girls were selected–based on both athletic and aca - be announced. school’s first statewide winner. demic achievement–from each of four WIAA divisions. Each 2018 WIAA Scholar Athlete Finalist will receive a DIVISION 1 – BOYS There have been 1,052 individuals that have been recog - medallion, certificate and commemorative plaque for dis - Max Alba, Franklin nized as WIAA Scholar Athletes since the program began play in their school’s trophy case. Keynote speaker will be Ansel Fellman, Kenosha Bradford in 1984. former Green Bay Packer and Wisconsin Badger, Jared Jordan Janusiak, South Milwaukee “These extraordinary student athletes excel in both Abbrederis, who was also a WIAA Scholar Athlete Award Blake Kretovics, New Richmond academics and athletics,” said Tom Shafranski, Assistant winner in 2009. DIVISION 1 – GIRLS Director of the WIAA. “Seventeen of this year’s 33 WIAA This year, 881 seniors were nominated for the 2018 Kari Brekke, Appleton North Scholar Athlete finalists have a grade point average of 4.0 WIAA Scholar Athlete Award by 455 high schools through - Samantha Krueger, River Falls to date, while the average GPA is an amazing 3.93. out the state. Of the 455 high schools submitting nomi - Alexis Romero, Brookfield Central “All 32 scholar athlete finalists have already earned a nations this year, three schools had a WIAA Scholar Anna Wilgren, Hudson total of 299 varsity letters during their first 3-1/2 years of Athlete Award winner for the first time in the 35-year his - DIVISION 2 – BOYS high school,” he continued. “That’s an average of nine tory of the WIAA Scholar Athlete program. Max Barreau, Lodi letters per athlete, and we have not yet completed our All student athletes nominated for the award by their Dakota Brockman, Freedom spring sports season.” high school athletic directors will be presented with a Brett Carlson, Osceola The 2018 WIAA Scholar Athlete Award recipients, as medal at their school in a manner to be determined by Kavanaugh FitzPatrick, Lakeland Union well as their families and school representatives, were rec - the school administration recognizing them as their Donny Pooler, Northwestern ognized at an awards ceremony Sunday, May 6 at the Jef - school’s top male or female scholar athlete. ● DIVISION 2 – GIRLS Skye Digman, Platteville Rachel Halberg, Hayward Caitlin Link, Edgewood Jenna Mace, Wisconsin Dells DIVISION 3 – BOYS Calvin Rosen, Clear Lake Dawson Sarauer, St. Mary’s Springs* Miles Saylor, Necedah Max Villnow, Amherst DIVISION 3 – GIRLS Erika Kisting, Iola-Scandinavia Elise Large, Ozaukee Allyson Nelson, Brookwood Anika Washburn, Brookfield Academy DIVISION 4 – BOYS David Burgess, Northland Lutheran* Tanner Deist, Wild Rose Luke Reader, Bangor Elijah Ribbe, Three Lakes DIVISION 4 – GIRLS McKenzie Baeseman, Royall Emma Lawrence, Benton Brianna Leahy, Shullsburg* WIAA Scholar Athletes Class of 2018 Carly Vandenhouten, Lourdes Academy
Fall Sports – Academic Ineligibility A reminder: When the earliest allowed WIAA begun fall classes on or before the date of the earliest school meet is counted on your schedule as one game/meet takes place before the first day of allowed WIAA game/meet in a sport, ineligible stu - meet, it also counts as one meet as it applies to the classes at a member school, “the maximum ineligi - dents in these situations are subject to the standard number of meets an ineligible student must sit out. bility period shall be the lesser of: a). 21 consecutive rule applied when school is in session (15 scheduled Note 3: Games/meets at different levels of competi - calendar days beginning with the date of the earli - school days and nights). In this situation, eligibility is tion (varsity, JV, freshmen) may NOT be combined to est allowed competition in a sport; or b). one third regained on the school day following the period of reach the number of meets an athlete must sit out. of the maximum number of games/meets allowed in ineligibility (16th school day). Note 1: An inter - When your school year begins after the earliest a sport (rounded up if one-third results in a fraction).” school scrimmage does NOT count as a game or allowed game/meet you may use this chart to deter - In those instances where a member school has meet for purposes of this rule. Note 2: If a multi- mine the period of ineligibility: Fall 2018 Dates *Do not use this chart if you begin classes on or before the date of the earliest allowed game/meet.
Boys Girls Boys Cross Girls Girls Girls Sport Soccer Volleyball Volleyball Football Country Golf Tennis Swimming
Minimum Ineligibility 8 games 5 meets 5 meets 3 games 4 meets 5 meets 5 meets 5 meets Period: 21 Days or
Earliest Allowed Aug. 21 Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Aug. 17 Aug. 21 Aug. 9 Aug. 11 Aug. 15 Game/Meet – Fall 2018
Student Regains Eligibility on this Date or After Sitting Sept. 11 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 7 Sept. 11 Aug. 30 Sept. 1 Sept. 5 Out the Required Number of Meets
WIAA B ULLETIN May 2018 Page 7 Recruiting Guidelines School Involvement WIAA rules prevent the recruitment of stu - • Providing game tickets to selected students, In Out-of-Season dents for athletic reasons. The specific rule in based on athletic potential or ability. question states: "No eligibility will be granted for • Providing promotional pamphlets to selected Activity a student whose residence within a school’s students, based on athletic potential or ability. A reminder that schools cannot be involved in attendance boundaries, with or without parents, • Providing tuition reduction to selected stu - or whose attendance at a school has been the conducting out-of-season competition during the dents, based wholly or in part on athletic school year or during the summer. This means a result of undue influence (special consideration potential or ability. due to athletic ability or potential) on the part of school cannot conduct 3-on-3 basketball tourna - • Community or booster club member(s) con - any person, whether or not connected with the ments, co-educational volleyball tournaments, soft - tacting a potential student, because of athletic school.” ball tournaments, etc., outside the designated school ability or potential, and encouraging atten - season for that particular sport. The one exception is It’s important to note that persons not con - dance. nected with the school can violate this rule, in the summertime during the Board of Control • Providing items of apparel and/or other incen - resulting in a loss of eligibility. Schools are ulti - approved unrestricted contact period between the tives to students. mately responsible for the eligibility of all of their end of school and July 31 (5 days for all WIAA sports). students and the school needs to communicate Additional Examples This does not prevent outside organizations, such as rules and pay close attention to the circum - • Interpretation of this provision now allows recreation departments which are not a part of the stances that bring students to the school. youth athletic teams to receive invitation/com - school, service clubs, etc., from renting school facili - Obviously, public schools and private schools plimentary admission to high school sporting ties and conducting these types of competitions, but encourage students to enroll and this certainly events and to be acknowledged or introduced the school itself cannot be directly involved. can be done without violating the undue influ - at those events. A further reminder that the WIAA has a rule which ence rule. The following gives some examples of • Teams may also perform and/or scrimmage in states "A school may not conduct intramural pro - acceptable and unacceptable practices. This list connection with a high school event grams which involve athletes with past status on a cannot be considered all-inclusive, but should be • Under no circumstances may a youth team be school team (varsity, junior varsity, sophomore, fresh - helpful as an example. introduced, etc., at more than one contest per man), except during the established school season of Acceptable season. a sport." A school cannot, for example, conduct intra - • High school personnel visiting a middle • This interpretation provides for admission, mural volleyball during the spring, with girls' volley - school/elementary school to explain programs acknowledgment and performance and/or ball players participating. It wouldn't make any and encourage all interested students to scrimmage opportunity. difference how many were on a given team, or attend. • These events may not extend or prolong the whether it was co-ed volleyball, if girls' volleyball • Inviting all interested students from a middle contest or periods beyond the limits provided players were involved, it would be a violation. school/elementary school to visit. by rule. WIAA rules do not prevent students from partici - pating in nonschool out-of-season competitions. • Providing game tickets to all interested stu - • Participating in the high school team's game However, school facilities cannot be used for students dents and/or team members from a middle preparations is not permitted (e.g. pregame, school/elementary school or area youth teams. half-time, sidelines, locker room). to practice for these competitions, unless a non - school group or organization has made arrangements • Providing informational pamphlets which • Under no circumstances will it be considered through normal procedures, to use these facilities. describe the high school to all interested stu - acceptable to single out any individual WIAA Bylaws state that schools, including their dents at a middle level/elementary school. youth/middle level student athlete separate administrators, athletic director and coaches, shall • Providing tuition reduction to prospective stu - from or disproportionate to the remainder of the team. not become involved directly or indirectly with the dents, based on need and/or scholastic coaching, management, direction, and/or promotion achievement. It is the responsibility of schools to contact other schools and report any possible violations of any kind of all-star game or similar contest involv - Unacceptable of WIAA rules. The WIAA is always willing to pro - ing students with remaining WIAA high school eligi - • High school personnel visiting a middle vide rules clarifications and, where necessary, will bility in any sport, if such all-star games or similar school/elementary school sport team to impose sanctions on schools and programs. It is contests are held during the established school year. encourage players to attend. far better for schools to provide leadership and Note: Coaching contact out-of-season is not • Inviting selected students, because of athletic control to prevent problems than to have to deal allowed during the school year with athletes potential or ability, to visit. with these issues after the fact. ● the coaches will coach the next year. ●
Peterson Abiad from page 1 ______develop new relationships, gain the confidence of the she served six seasons as an assistant at the University as the recruiting coordinator. Additional responsibilities membership, and bring a new perspective to this posi - of Wisconsin from 1997-2003. During that time, Peter - included practice planning and implementation, scout - tion. son Abiad helped guide the Badgers to three NCAA ing opponents, individual workouts, and development “Participation in high school athletics can have a Tournaments–including 1998, 2001 and 2002–as well as of a strength and conditioning program. Peterson tremendous impact in shaping young people and creat - a WNIT championship in 2000 and a runner-up finish in Abiad’s first coaching experience came as a graduate ing future leaders,” she continued. “The experiences I 1999. She served as the Badgers’ chief recruiter. Her assistant and assistant coach at Indiana, assisting the had, competing in Wisconsin high school sports, were efforts helped the Badgers receive commitments result - Hoosiers with scouting, on-campus recruiting and bench outstanding. I am grateful for the chance to contribute ing in two top-10 freshman classes. responsibilities. She earned her master’s degree in coun - to that dynamic in the years to come.” Peterson Abiad had a stellar collegiate basketball seling and educational psychology from Indiana in 1995. Peterson Abiad possesses a wealth of basketball career at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point prior Other leadership-related experience include serving experience with 27 years as a collegiate coach. She to graduating with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in as chair of the Horizon League Women’s Basketball comes to the WIAA from Cleveland State University, 1991. She received Kodak All-America honorable men - Coaches Committee and as the women’s basketball rep - where she served as the head women’s basketball coach tion recognition her senior season with the Pointers in resentative on the Horizon League Issues Committee. for 15 seasons from 2003-04 through 2017-18. 1990-91. Peterson Abiad was a four-year starter and was She also spoke at a Final Four round-table discussion Before her arrival, the Vikings experienced one win - named the team’s MVP in 1990-91. She earned All-Wis - and served as a top-25 poll voter. ning season in 23 years. Peterson Abiad gradually built consin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors in 1991 Peterson Abiad is a native of River Falls, Wis., where the program, leading the Vikings to Horizon League and honorable mention in 1990. She set an NCAA Divi - she participated in basketball and softball throughout Conference Tournament championships and NCAA sion III national record for three-point field goals made her high school career and ran cross country one season Tournament appearances in 2007-08 and 2009-10. She per game at 3.85 during the 1990-91 season and was at River Falls High School. She and her husband, Phil is the school’s all-time winningest coach with a 206-252 inducted into the UW-Stevens Point Hall of Fame in 2000. Abiad, who has served as an assistant coach with the record. Other coaching experience includes assistant stints Cleveland State women’s volleyball program for the last She has significant ties with basketball in Wisconsin. at Eastern Illinois University from 1993-97 and at Indiana 18 seasons, have two daughters, 8-year old Mea, and 2- Prior to being named the head coach at Cleveland State, University from 1991-93. At Eastern Illinois, she served year old Remi. ●
Page 8 May 2018 WIAA B ULLETIN FROM THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS Reorganized High School Swimming/Diving Rules Address Event Clarity, Definition, Flexibility In an effort to assist meet personnel operating high meet specifications in a “logical stepwise fashion from which now mandates a 15-meter mark on both sides school swimming and diving meets, the National Fed - the dual meet to the championship meet,” according of the pool deck. Markings may also be integrated eration of State High School Associations (NFHS) to Searcy. Rule 5-3-2 was one of the notable changes into each lane marker, but deck markings take prece - Swimming and Diving Rules Committee reorganized within the rule, as additional lane assignments were dent. Rule 1 and Rule 5 at its March 18-20 meeting in Indi - provided to accommodate non-championship multi- Other rules changes include: anapolis. All rules changes were subsequently team and double/triple dual meets. • Rules 2-6-1 through 4, which were reorganized approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. “The changes to Rule 5 provide flexibility and to clarify mandatory requirements versus recom - Additionally, the committee’s other rules changes direction for situations in which the number of teams mendations. focused on pre-meet conferences, equipment require - and/or entries cannot be equally divided into the • Rule 2-7-2b, which adds the prohibition of the ments and the order in which diving may take place number of available lanes,” Searcy said. “New lan - backstroke starting ledge to the rules so that at non-championship events. guage delineates options for conducting meets based there is no question that the equipment is not “While the list of 2018-19 swimming and diving on high school facilities across the country.” permitted in high school swimming. rules changes appear to be extensive, in general, most The committee approved a change in diving in • Rules 4-5-3 and 4-7, which clarify and confirm of the proposed changes involve a reorganization of Rule 5-1-2a. In non-championship events, diving may that responsibilities of stroke inspectors and two rules,” said Sandy Searcy, NFHS director of sports now be the first event. Beginning next year, diving turn/finish judges can be combined. This is and liaison to the Swimming and Diving Rules Com - may be conducted either first, last or simultaneously especially the case when the availability of offi - mittee. “These changes provide clarity, a definition with swimming events. cials is limited. The flexibility to staff the deck and flexibility to accommodate swimming and diving “In addition, it is now permissible to conduct 11- effectively and efficiently with available officials meets that are conducted in a variety of formats and dive competitions during any non-championship meet should be preserved. facilities, and with various team personnel.” with prior mutual consent of competing teams,” A complete listing of all rules changes is available In addition to a reorganization of Rule 1, the com - Searcy added. on the NFHS website at www.nfhs.org . Click on mittee approved new terminology that accurately Another change involves the pre-meet conference “Activities & Sports” at the top of the home page, and reflects and defines meet specifications and organiza - in Rule 4-2-1d. A mandatory pre-meet conference with select “Swimming & Diving.” tion, including the consolidation of several terms that the referee, starter, and the captain and coach of each Swimming and diving ranks eighth in popularity label the types of meets such as dual, double-dual, tri - team must be held to review meet procedures, special among girls with 170,797 participants and 10th angular, invitational, multi-team, etc. instructions and any unusual pool conditions. Equip - among boys with 138,364 participants, according to In a similar fashion, Rule 5 was reorganized to list ment requirements were addressed in Rule 2-4-5, the 2016-17 NFHS Athletics Participation Survey. ●
2018 State Spring 2018 State Softball Tournament Baseball Tournament Thursday-Saturday, June 7-9 – Goodman Diamond, Madison, Wis. Tuesday-Thursday, June 12-14, 2018 Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium, Grand Chute, Wis. Thursday, June 7 Tuesday, June 12 Session 1 Division 1 Quarterfinals - 8 a.m. Division 1 Quarterfinals Game 1 - Sectional #1 winner vs. Sectional #3 winner #4 Seed vs. random draw opponent - 8 a.m. Game 2 - Sectional #2 winner vs. Sectional #4 winner #1 Seed vs. random draw opponent - approx. 10 a.m. Division 1 Quarterfinals - 1 p.m. Session 2 Game 3 - Sectional #6 winner vs. Sectional #8 winner Division 1 Quarterfinals Game 4 - Sectional #5 winner vs. Sectional #7 winner #2 Seed vs. random draw opponent - 12:30 p.m. Division 1 Semifinals - 6 p.m. Game 5 - Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 #3 Seed vs. random draw opponent - approx. 2:30 p.m. Game 6 - Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 Session 3 Wednesday, June 13 Division 5 Semifinals Division 4 Semifinals – 8 a.m. Sectional #1 Winner vs. Sectional #2 Winner – 5 p.m. Game 1 - Sectional #2 winner vs. Sectional #3 winner Sectional #3 Winner vs. Sectional #4 Winner - approx. 7 p.m. Game 2 - Sectional #1 winner vs. Sectional #4 winner Division 4 Semifinal Division 3 Semifinals – 1 p.m. Sectional #1 Winner vs. Sectional #2 Winner - approx. 9 p.m. Game 1 - Sectional #2 winner vs. Sectional #3 winner Game 2 - Sectional #1 winner vs. Sectional #4 winner Friday, June 8 Division 2 Semifinals – 6 p.m. Session 4 Game 1 - Sectional #2 winner vs. Sectional #3 winner Division 4 Semifinal Game 2 - Sectional #1 winner vs. Sectional #4 winner Sectional #3 Winner vs. Sectional #4 Winner - 8 a.m. Thursday, June 14 Division 3 Semifinals Division 4 Finals – 9 a.m. Sectional #1 Winner vs. Sectional #2 Winner - approx. 10 a.m. Division 3 Finals – Noon Sectional #3 Winner vs. Sectional #4 Winner - approx. Noon Division 2 Finals – 3 p.m. Session 5 Division 1 Finals – 6 p.m. Division 2 Semifinals Sectional #1 Winner vs. Sectional #2 Winner - approx. 2:30 p.m. Sectional #3 Winner vs. Sectional #4 Winner - approx. 4:30 p.m. 2018 State Summer Session 6 Division 1 Semifinals Upper Bracket Winners - approx 7 p.m. Baseball Tournament Lower Bracket Winners - approx 9 p.m. Friday, July 20, 2018 – Kapco Park, Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon Saturday, June 9 Friday, July 20 Session 7 - Division 5 Championship Game - 8 a.m. Semifinals - 11:35 a.m. Game 1 - Sectional #2 winner vs. Sectional #3 winner Session 8 - Division 4 Championship Game - approx. 10:30 a.m. Game 2 - Sectional #1 winner vs. Sectional #4 winner* Session 9 - Division 3 Championship Game - approx. 1 p.m. Championship - 6:05 p.m. Session 10 - Division 2 Championship - 4 p.m. Game 3 - Game #1 Winner vs. Game #2 Winner Session 11 - Division 1 Championship Game - approx. 6:30 p.m. * Following first game of session
WIAA B ULLETIN May 2018 Page 9 Director’s Report from page 2 ______very positive and proactive step you took two years ago and all anecdotal indications are that each of you have WIAA Eligibility – Summer Reminders led the way in your schools to see this through. By: Wade Labecki, WIAA Deputy Director I also want to give you a quick update on the WIAA’s first year of providing concussion insurance for all high Now is a good time to download updated ver - formal approval of their school board or gov - school and middle level member student athletes. As of sions of all eligibility forms from the WIAA website. erning body. the close of our winter sports season, 348 claims have There are a few things that athletic directors 6) Students must pay their own way to any been reported. That’s 348 students and families being might want to review relative to WIAA rules, as stu - camp, clinic, or specialized training. Non - provided help in dealing with the costs of concussion. dents participate in their summer activities. school groups can pay expenses related I’m also pleased to let you know that the insurer is hold - 1) Remind those that might need to know, the to actual competition, such as entry fees ing the rates steady, and we will be renewing the cover - rules affecting transfer students. Download into summer leagues, e.g. The school can - age again for the coming year. and distribute the Transfer Rules and Waivers not have any involvement with out-of-sea - Lastly, just a quick reminder that we will be conduct - Quick Facts (available on the WIAA website) son camps, clinics or competition unless ing background checks on all 8,700 sport officials as they to the appropriate people including your the activity is part of the approved unre - relicense this spring. guidance and admissions staff. stricted contact opportunity, is school Before continuing on/into New Business, Stephanie 2) Review with coaches as necessary, the out- sponsored and available to all interested Hauser has a special guest she’d like to introduce. of-season coaching contact rules for their students on a voluntary basis. sport. Provide coaches with the summer con - 7) Open gyms can be conducted in the summer New Business Now as we turn our attention to New Business, I have tact form so they can provide you with a but open gym rules apply including restricting only identified three items to introduce as starting points schedule of their planned contact days in students from other schools from attending. for our conversations in the coming year. But all three, advance. Remember that volunteer coaches 8) Remind students of amateur status and all- in my opinion, are very key and timely for discussion in are the same as paid coaches for purpose of star rules. You may wish to ask students to greater depth and detail, and will be central within our this rule and that the second time someone contact you prior to participating in all sum - Area Meeting discussions next fall. shows up at practice to help coach they are mer sport activities so you can assess the First is conference realignment—which I’ve already considered a school coach. activity and help protect their eligibility. talked about from the moratorium perspective. It’s a) All WIAA sport coaches are allowed up 9) Remind students they must limit their non - important to recognize that our position statement and to 5 days of unrestricted coaching con - school activity when the school season in guidelines for realignment date back to the 1970s. Cer - tact in the summer, between the end of that sport starts. Rules allow a student to tainly much has changed since then. We will use the Area school and July 31. (Football coaching compete in not more than two nonschool Meetings to discuss what you think conference realign - contact ends July 21 in 2018.) competitions with school approval during ment should look like, when is it necessary, how does the b) A reminder that varsity and junior varsity each regular sport season. Another excep - process work? Our plan is to put together a small work - coaches can have coaching contact with tion is that during the season, athletes may ing group and see if we can develop a new tool with new 8th grade students on down up until the participate in a skills contest with approval of guidance and a transparent process to serve the Board point of those 8th graders actually start - the school. Specific skill contests (punt, pass, and membership going forward. ing their 9th grade year. Someone des - and kick, shooting contests e.g., free throws, The second item of New Business has to do with our ignated as a frosh coach cannot have 3-point, drive, chip and putt) isolate separate Code of Conduct requirements in the Rules of Eligibility coaching contact with the 8th graders skills outside of the traditional competition and protecting the membership’s tournaments. Similar except as a part of the approved unre - setting. The skill contest may not include to our guiding text on conference realignment, the basic stricted contact days. physical contact or extreme fatigue as the language in our Code of Conduct has been unchanged 3) Remember that schools cannot be actual sport competition. Fun runs are not since the 1970s. And yet, we find ourselves at times involved in out-of-season sports activities considered skills contests. There can be no responding to concerns far different than what were the for students in grades 10-12. The only school coach involvement. All other eligibil - more common violations and concerns of over 40 years exception is during the summertime ity rules including amateur status apply. ago. At our Area Meetings, we want to discuss the within the unrestricted coaching contact 10) It is important to remind students and potential of adding to our minimum requirements that if period. School facilities are sometimes coaches that out-of-season and summertime a student is charged with a felony and there is a weapon used by nonschool groups for out-of-sea - activities must be voluntary . Taking or requir - or assault included within the behavior that activated son camps and clinics. If this is to be done ing attendance, providing incentives or con - your code—that student would be ineligible for WIAA Board of Education policy for nonschool necting playing time and/or lettering tournament participation. use of the facility must be followed. This requirements to out of season programs is Local control and a school’s own code would con - may involve rent, and it is advisable that prohibited. tinue to determine regular-season eligibility—but the those conducting the activity have insur - 11) A reminder that the academic eligibility tournaments are the collective property of the entire ance protection. requirements apply to spring tournaments membership and are the most visible of membership a) If conducted, a nonschool camp should and an athlete can become academically activities. In this day and age where we increasingly be available to students from surround - ineligible and miss the opportunity to play in value outside partnerships and sponsorships, while many ing areas and not just returning athletes a state tournament. Also, the period of inel - fans and legislators follow WIAA in the news and on at your school. An acceptable non- igibility for the fall is 15 scheduled school social media, it is appropriate to have a conversation school program may not be restricted days or 21 calendar days, depending on about protecting our tournament brand. based on school and/or team status. when school starts. The WIAA publishes a As a membership, we take strong action if an athlete b) Out-of-season coaching rules apply. chart each spring to help you determine assaults an official, we remove a hockey team from the 4) Schools cannot conduct summer school when eligibility is regained. tournament for receiving three game disqualification classes in sports fundamentals, etc. in These rules apply to high schools. Some may penalties. Soccer coaches have recommended a season- excess of the approved unrestricted con - also apply to middle level but the rules at the mid - dle level are significantly different. These are not ending penalty for three straight red cards. We believe tact days and community education is a all-inclusive but hopefully will serve as a reminder there are some code of conduct violations which rise to school program with the same restrictions in a number of important areas. Working to prevent a level of membership interest and significance that and exceptions. 5) Schools may issue uniforms and/or protec - the loss of athletic eligibility is always worth the should at least be talked about in the coming year— tive apparel for nonschool activity, only with effort. ● starting with our Area Meetings. The third and final item that we expect to bring to Area Meeting discussions unfortunately has to do with include all the sites a team uses for practice and compe - practice responding to other threats and emergencies responding to the threat of an active shooter or other tition, to plan for and respond to emergencies beyond beyond what were the original reasons for developing terror threats at after school events. In the coming the scope of what were their original intent and purpose. emergency response action plans. It will be time well weeks, Dr. Labecki and I are planning to sit down with We believe this must be a priority conversation for spent in discussing and sharing at our fall meetings. Mr. Glenn Rehberg, the interim Director of the Depart - all members to have. We are reaching out nationally to Travel safely as you return home today. Thank you for ment of Justice’s Office of School Safety. In a recent see what other states might be doing to protect kids at joining us and for being a participant in the work of the phone conversation with Mr. Rehberg, we discussed the after school events. We will also share the advice and WIAA. need to revisit and expand our Emergency Response recommendations as they come from the DOJ and the Mr. President, this concludes my 2017-18 business Plans that have been developed for all sports and Office of School Safety. Schools now need to plan and report. ●
Page 10 May 2018 WIAA B ULLETIN Summer Contact Summer Coaching All sport coaches have five days of unrestricted • Football must follow fall acclimatization if school school coaching contact opportunity during the sum - resources are used. Contact mer, between the end of school and July 31; the days Unlimited Non-School Contact (all sports except There are two types of coaching contact: School (unrestricted) and Nonschool (unlimited) allowed during the summertime. do not need to be consecutive. Unrestricted school football) During the school year, coaches are restricted to opportunities allow you to use school support and Open to any and all interested students in your com - NOTE: coaching contact during the sport season only. facilities as you would during the season. Unrestricted munity and other communities. NO school monies school coaching contact means teams can assemble Unrestricted SCHOOL Coaching Contact and resources can be used, and schools cannot spon - • Sports: All sports with coaches, school monies and resources can be sor the events/activities. School facilities must be con - • Time period: Last day of school to July 31 (except Football: applied, and schools can sponsor the events/activities. tracted for in accordance with your school district July 21, 2018) in summertime The 5 contact days must be the same for all levels policies. • Duration: Five days (does not have to be consecutive) within a sport program. Unrestricted school contact • Contact may occur from the end of school (includ - • School Equipment: May be used days are open to any and all interested students in ing the last day of school) until the first day of • Funding: School funds may be used (Fund 10, 60, 80 and your school from the last day of school to July 31. school in the fall. activity accounts) They are not allowed during the school year. • School Transportation: May be used NOTE: In 2018, football begins on August 1 for What type of contact can coaches • School Facilities: May be used (as can nonschool facilities) both equipment/fitness testing & practice. Unre - have with their athletes? • Participation: Open to any and all interested. May not be stricted school football coaching contact must end on All Sport Coaches mandated. • Unrestricted Contact (see definition above) July 21 in order to meet the dead week rule. Football Unlimited NONSCHOOL Coaching Contact must follow the acclimatization plan if school All sports except football. An acceptable nonschool program or activity is one which is not limited to students on the basis of a school affiliation, ath - resources are used. • Unrestricted Contact (see definition above) letic experience, team status, etc. and no school monies or For coaches in all sports except football, unlimited • Unlimited Non-School Contact (see definition resources can be applied. may be used by coaches dur - above) “non-school” contact • Sports: All sports except football. ing the summertime provided, such non-school pro - How can athletes assemble on their own? • Time period: Last day of school to First day of school in grams are not limited to students on the basis of Summer (Last day of school until first day of summertime school or team affiliation. The summertime being school in the fall) • Duration: Unlimited during the time period. defined as when school is not in normal session (the • During the summer, athletes may assemble in any • Equipment: with Board of Education permission and fol - last day of school to the first day of school). manner they wish. There are no restrictions as to lowing school policy. An 'acceptable non-school program' is a pro - the number of athletes from the same school • Funding: School funds may NOT be used (Fund 10, 60 and gram which is not limited based on school and/or allowed on a given team. activity funds). team status and no school monies or resources can be • During the summer, captain’s practices are o Community Ed and School District Recreation funds may applied. Schools cannot sponsor these nonschool allowed. be used (Fund 80). • School transportation: May NOT be used, but may be events/activities. Use of school support and facilities School Year (First day of school until last day of must be done in the same manner as any other non- rented. school) school group such as 4-H, boy scouts, or local rotary. • School Facilities: May be rented by nonschool organization • During the school year, students may voluntarily following school policy (as can nonschool facilities). Unlimited contact is open to any and all inter - assemble at any time without school and/or school • Participation: Open to any and all interested. May not be ested students in your community and other commu - coach involvement. mandated. nities along with being . voluntary • During the school year, captain’s practices are During the summer and school year out of season, Examples of Nonschool organizations: allowed provided the opportunity is voluntary and • Booster clubs (monies not in school funds) athletes may assemble in any manner they wish with - there is no school and/or school coach involve - • Lion’s Club out school or coach involvement (other than the five ment. • Rotary contact days). The booster club is considered non- • American Legion Using Athletes As Clinicians school. • AAU basketball During the school year, you may only use your ath - What types of contact allowances are • Youth athletic clubs letes as clinicians during the sport season . In the sum - provided to coaches in the summer? • Hockey associations Unrestricted Contact mertime, a school may conduct a clinic for students in • School district recreation (fund 80) Students on your school teams can assemble with grade 8 and below, where high school varsity and jun - • Joe’s Pizza coaches, school monies and resources can be used, ior varsity coaches may use some or all of their ath - • USAV (club volleyball) and schools can sponsor the events/activities. letes as clinicians. Individual students may be used as NOTES: • Contact is limited to 5 days from the last day of clinicians a maximum of 6 days during the summer • NONSCHOOL team is not a code word for SCHOOL team. school until July 31. (when school is not in session). Using students as cli - • Amateur Status rules apply. Athletes may retain items of • Days do not need to be consecutive but must be nicians in such a manner must conclude no later than wearing apparel which are worn for nonschool athletic competition as a part of a team uniform provided for and the same for all levels within a program. July 31. ● worn by the student during competition. ●
Exemplary sportsmanship as submitted by licensed officials. Sports Report “PLUS” ® The following reports of good sportsmanship have been submitted to the WIAA. Appreciation goes out to those officials taking the time to give recognition to those schools and individuals deserving of acknowledgement. BASEBALL ______(Slinger - Kam Koplitz and Hartford - Eric Vanden Acker). The GIRLS SOCCER ______West De Pere @ Seymour – May 8, 2018 Orioles led 2-0 before We were definitely impressed with the Madison West @ Mount Horeb – April 10, 2018 Many acts of positive sportsmanship were observed. West De high level of competition and excellent behavior of both teams. This was a soccer game with great sportsmanship on both sides. Pere players Kaden Kosobucki and Cory Timm showed excellent Well done! Although there were hard challenges and tackles from both sportsmanship during their plate appearances. Seymour players Reporting Official: Owen Kaul teams there was superior sportsmanship shown by both teams. Owen Geurts and Trent Blake showed numerous positive acts Ashwaubenon @ Green Bay Preble – April 26, 2018 Often on a foul if the opponent was put on the ground, the of sportsmanship throughout the contest. Phil and I wanted to I wanted to take a moment to recognize the great sportsman - offender was there to help her up. A wonderful game for players congratulate these young men, their coaches, and their parents ship displayed by your varsity baseball teams. First, the energy to have participated in, for fans to watch and for us as referees for their excellent display of positive sportsmanship at an edu - before the game was fantastic. Coach Krueger and Coach to have officiated in. A cold but perfect match and night. cation based athletic event. Best of luck to both teams in the Conord displayed professionalism during the entire contest. Reporting Official: Thomas Vergeront playoffs and keep up the great work. Both coaches are truly teachers of the game of baseball. Josh TRACK & F IELD ______Reporting Official: Brent Thompson Nicklaus of Green Bay Preble and Will Adair of Ashwaubenon Platteville Invitational – May 1, 2018 Hartford @ Slinger – April 30, 2018 were two players that demonstrated great sportsmanship This meet was to be a triangular but two more teams were A huge crowd was on hand, and the fans exhibited outstanding throughout the entire contest. Both players hustled during the added as everyone is looking for meets to get their runners sportsmanship cheering their team on with no complaints about entire game, they encouraged their teammates, and after the experience, having so many meets canceled this spring. Ath - the officiating. We certainly enjoy working for both AD's contest greeted the opposing team with respect. Thanks for let - letic Director Mike Foley and Coach Rob Serres met me and wel - (Slinger - Mike Daniels and Hartford - Scott Helms). Both teams ting us be a part of this great contest. comed me, as well as thanked me for coming to be the starter and coaches were very professional throughout the game. Reporting Official: Phil Punzel See Sports Report “PLUS”, page 14
WIAA B ULLETIN May 2018 Page 11 Middle Level/Junior High Advisory Council Openings Open Gyms The Middle Level/Junior High Advisory Council Openings on the WIAA Middle Level/Junior High includes a representative from each Board of Control Advisory Council will exist in the following positions Coaches and schools cannot be involved in However, District, an ethnic at-large, gender at-large, and a for the 2018-19 school year: District 2, District 7 rep - out-of-season practice for athletes. non-public school at-large representative along with resentatives, Gender-At Large representative, Non- open gyms do not violate WIAA rules if they are liaison representation made available to the Depart - Public School At-Large representative and Ethnic conducted according to the following guidelines: ment of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Association of At-Large representative. 1. The open gym is made known and available Middle Level Educators, Wisconsin Athletic Directors If a vacant position cannot be filled by a district to all students in the designated population Association and the Wisconsin Athletic Trainers Asso - representative the position will become available to of that school that is interested in attending. ciation. any qualified individual from a member middle school. Open gyms may be gender specific. It is also For the Ethnic At-Large position the candidate An election does not take place for Middle acceptable to include people from the com - would have to have origins in black racial groups of Level/Junior High Council representatives. A listing of munity. Schools may conduct “open gyms” Africa; Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South interested candidates is provided to the Board of Con - in any activity. It is not acceptable to American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless trol who then appoints an individual to fill the position. include athletes from another school, pub - of race; Asian; Pacific Islander: American Indian; or The position is for a three-year term. lic or nonpublic. Alaskan Native. This Council meets once a year. The meeting date 2. There is no instruction during the open gym Membership on the Council is open to administra - for the 2018-19 school year is January 28, 2019. For by a coach or anyone else . tors, or building administrators and/or athletic direc - more information on this Council or if you are interested 3. Coaches may supervise open gyms, but they tors of WIAA member middle level schools containing in filling one of these vacant positions, please contact may not instruct, organize drills, etc. Coaches Grades 6-8 students (or any combination thereof). Joan Gralla at [email protected] or 715-344-8580. ● can also recreate with students in school sponsored, open gym settings that are purely ______Membership Approves from page 1 recreational in nature, i.e., there is no instruc - the probationary period will require a reset of the Area Meetings, including consideration for an tion by the coach or anyone, sport skill application and probationary period. amendment that would remove a student-athlete demonstration, organized drills or resem - The assembly of members also ratified a provision from all WIAA Tournament Series competition if a blance of a practice being conducted. that permits schools that miss the cooperative team member school has applied its code of conduct to a 4. There is no organized competition, such as request deadline an opportunity to participate as a co- student for a felony involving assault or use of a established teams participating in round- op during the regular season only. The co-op, and the weapon. Other ongoing discussions will include robin competition, etc. schools comprising the co-op, will remain ineligible to addressing the conference realignment process and 5. A member school is permitted to supervise participate in the respective sport season’s State tour - football-only conferences, and assessing emergency conditioning programs under the open gym nament series. The membership approved the action plans for threats of violence at interscholastic provisions, which may include weight lifting, amendment by a 377-28 vote. activities. speed, agility, and/or fitness. The program The former language stated co-op requests The membership was also updated on the student- must be limited to non-sport and non-sport- received after the deadline were not considered for athlete concussion insurance program implemented skill-specific instruction. Basic 'instruction' the ensuing regular season or tournament series. this year, as well as the plan to reconduct background e.g., safe lifting, safe spotting, training regi - Member schools missing the deadlines were only per - checks on all licensed officials in 2018-19. men and rationale, are permitted. No sport mitted to form junior varsity co-op teams with A special presentation recognized Bryce Ladwig of implements and/or sport specific move - approval by their local school boards. Plymouth, who received the 2017-18 NFHS Spirit of ment/drills should be part of the open gym The deadlines for submitting varsity co-op team Sport Award for Section 4, comprising of Wisconsin, or weight room. These conditioning pro - requests are February 1 for the following fall sports Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan. In addition, rep - grams must be made known and accessible season, April 1 for winter sports and June 1 for spring resentatives of the 15 schools that received the Award to all interested students and must be volun - sports. of Excellence in 2016-17 were recognized. tary. Two amendments related to the Rules of Eligibility In the 2018-19 Board of Control elections, current Schools and coaches must clearly understand were approved by the membership. The first aligns the president Scott Winch, superintendent at Stratford, that the philosophy of the open gym is that language of the residency rule with the language was re-elected for a second term on the Board as the youngsters from that school may attend, for stated in the transfer rule. At the 2016 Annual Meeting, District 2 representative. Willy Chambers, the district wholesome recreation , or for purposes of the membership voted to provide non-varsity eligibility administrator at Black Hawk, was elected to the Board improving their skills if they choose, but it's to students transferring before or during their fifth or representing District 5, replacing Luke Francois, who something they do on their own. It would be a sixth semesters following entry into ninth grade. chose not to seek a second term. Colleen Timm, the violation of WIAA rules to mandate attendance Prior to the membership’s action on the amend - district administrator at Antigo, was elected as the at open gyms, or to provide incentives for ath - ment, 11th and 12th graders who did not meet the gender at-large representative. Timm has served on letes to attend open gyms, or to limit participa - residency requirements were ineligible for inter - the WIAA Advisory Council since being elected to the tion based on athletic status, or to allow athletes scholastic competition. With the new provision, stu - committee in 2015. She replaces Pam Foegen, who from other schools to come and work out or dents in the 11th grade will be granted non-varsity completes her second term on the board. Foegen, compete against your school's athletes. (BL – Art. eligibility if they fail to meet the membership’s resi - who currently serves on the National Federation of II and RE – Art. VI, Sect. 2) ● dency requirements, which will parallel the eligibility State High School Associations Board of Directors will provided for transfers occurring prior to the end of continue to serve the WIAA membership as a NFHS their sixth semester. The proposal was passed by a liaison to the Board in 2018-19. 396-9 membership vote. Elected members of the Board of Control serve a Split-Season Sports The second amendment passed in the Rules of Eli - three-year term. gibility requires students, who report late to the school In the 2018-19 Advisory Council elections, Roger (Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis) WIAA rules prevent coaches from having coaching team because of participation in a nonschool compe - Rindo, superintendent at Oconomowoc, and Nic contact with their athletes outside the season, during the Been, associate principal of River Falls, were elected tition, to forfeit their opportunity to utilize their two school year, in any sport. The rules further prevent schools school-approved, nonschool competitions. The mem - to their second, three-year terms as large school rep - from offering a sport season, except as outlined in the bership supported the action by a 384-16 vote. resentatives. Matt Hendrickson, assistant principal at WIAA Season Regulations. An athlete working as a clini- At the Annual Meeting in 2016, the membership Madison Memorial, was elected to the Advisory Coun - cian, under the direction of his/her coach, is considered implemented the current rule that permits, with school cil representing large schools. to be coaching contact. approval, a student-athlete to participate in up to two Jim Brewer, district administrator at Clinton, was This means, for example, that boys' tennis players can- nonschool events during the regular season of the same elected as a medium school representative, and both not serve as assistant coaches, clinicians, instructors, etc., respective sport. The rationale for the change is to Cory Hinkel, district administrator at Luck, and James during the girls' tennis season, in the school program. avoid providing student-athletes with, in essence, addi - Erickson, district administrator at Webster, were re- Obviously, girls' tennis players are similarly restricted dur- tional nonschool opportunities after reporting late to elected to the Council for their second terms as small ing the boys' tennis season. Boys' tennis players cannot their school team because of nonschool competition. school representatives. practice with the girls' tennis team because the boys' ten- The editorial changes, which are attempts to clarify The Board authorized a special election in the fall nis season is defined in Season Regulations and the school existing rules without making changes in the interpre - for the gender at-large and nonpublic school at-large cannot make opportunities available outside the season. Again, girls' tennis players are similarly restricted. Swim- tations of the rules, passed 398-3. positions on the Council for 2018-19 at its April meet - ming, soccer, and golf are other sports with split seasons ing. No candidates declared candidacy for the posi - The Director’s Report apprised the membership of where these rules apply. ● a number of topics for continued discussions for the tions during the initial declaration period. ●
Page 12 May 2018 WIAA B ULLETIN WIAA Winter Team Tournament Sportsmanship Awards Selected The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in cooperation with soccer back in 1996 and then again in boys soccer in 1998. They placed sev - Rural Mutual Insurance, has chosen the recipients of the team Sportsmanship enth in the Division 1 team competition at the State gymnastics championships Awards for the 2018 winter State Tournaments. in March. The schools and communities receiving honorable mention include The winners of the prestigious sportsmanship recognition are Valders Antigo, Ashland, Dodgeville/Mineral Point, Hartford Union, Mount Horeb, in boys basketball, Marshall in girls basketball, D.C. Everest Co-op in girls Nicolet, River Falls and the West Salem Co-op. hockey, Hudson in gymnastics and Ellsworth in team wrestling. Ellsworth was determined to have exhibited the sportsmanship worthy Valders displayed outstanding sportsmanship in finishing runner-up in of the award at the State team wrestling tournament last month. It is the fourth Division 3 at the State Boys Basketball Tournament. After a 63-61 overtime time the Panthers have received the award in wrestling. They were also rec - victory over Kettle Moraine Lutheran in the semifinals, the Vikings fell to ognized for their sportsmanship efforts in 1999, 2008 and 2010. The Panthers Prescott 63-62 on a last-second shot in the championship game. It is the first cruised to a 53-6 victory over Chilton/Hilbert in the Division 2 semifinals before time Valders has been chosen as winner of the sportsmanship award. Bangor, falling to Luxemburg-Casco in the title match, 30-28. Arrowhead, Clear Lake, Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran, Marathon, Oshkosh North, Pardeeville Chilton/Hilbert, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro, Luxemburg- and Prescott each received honorable mention for the award. Casco, Random Lake, Slinger and Stratford were given honorable mention for Marshall is the recipient of the sportsmanship award in girls basketball the award. to earn its second sportsmanship award. The first came in boys basketball in The WIAA/Rural Mutual Insurance sportsmanship award is presented to 2000. The Cardinals and their faithful modeled good sportsmanship en route one school and community in each of the State team tournaments. The award to winning the Division 3 championship. They defeated Wisconsin Dells 58- winners are determined by the conduct and sportsmanship displayed by athletes, 47 in the semifinals, followed by a 63-55 victory over Amherst in the champi - coaches, cheer and support groups, mascots, bands and spectators. Additional onship game to capture the crown. Bangor, Black Hawk, Clayton, Crandon, consideration is given for the effort of school administrators and chaperones to Hortonville and Manitowoc Lutheran were also in contention to receive the ensure support for their teams are positive and that the highest ideals of sports - award and were recognized with honorable mention. manship are upheld. Award winners receive a plaque and banner in recognition The D.C. Everest Co-op, which includes D.C. Everest, Marathon, Merrill, of the honor. Mosinee, Wausau East and Wausau West is bestowed the sportsmanship Schools receiving honorable mention are acknowledged with a certifi - award in girls hockey for the second time. In a slightly different configuration cate of recognition. The selection process includes contributions and evalua - of the co-op, the Storm was selected for the honor in 2015. They fell 5-2 to tions from contest officials, tournament management, police and security the Eau Claire Memorial Co-op in the semifinals of the State tournament. The personnel, crowd control and ushers, WIAA staff members, area Sun Prairie Co-op received honorable mention for the award. There was no hotels and restaurants. Rural Mutual Insurance has been a sportsmanship award recognition awarded in boys hockey this year. sponsor of this award for 54 years, and their partnership is Hudson receives the Sportsmanship Award in gymnastics for the first essential to promoting sportsmanship and education-based time and for the third time overall. The Raiders also earned the honor in girls athletics as a valued corporate partner of the WIAA. ●
High School Out-of-Season Concerns Transfer Rule
WIAA Bylaw, Article II, Section 2, A., 2), indi - training program is conducted, and is available Summary cates "A school may not assemble athletes or to anyone interested, and the activities that go prospective athletes in physical education on are not sport specific, then it is acceptable Keep in mind, the transfer rule applies to trans - classes, or some other manner, for purposes of under WIAA guidelines. There cannot, how - fers that are not made necessary by a total and teaching fundamentals, techniques, plays, etc., ever, be incentives put in place to encourage complete change in residence by the parent(s) that except during the designated school season of athletes to be involved in these off-season pro - the student lived with when establishing eligibility. a sport." This includes the summer period, grams. For example, it is not appropriate to indi - meaning that schools cannot conduct a summer cate that any football player attending a given school class , or community education program, number of weight-training programs, will receive Simply The Transfer Rule* on basketball fundamentals, for their basketball a T-shirt. It is also unacceptable for schools to A transfer made necessary by a total and com - players. It doesn't matter if the class is open to provide a T-shirt to a basketball player, who plete change of residence of the parent(s) – unre - all students. The one exception is in the summer - attempts so many shots during the off-season. stricted. time during the Board of Control approved unre - Another example of unacceptable incentives Transfers with no change of residence of the stricted contact period between the end of would be to include off-season activities into the parent(s) at the beginning of: school and July 31* (5 days in all WIAA sports). determination of who gets to start during the 9th grade – unrestricted *Unrestricted coach contact ends July 21, 2018 season, or who gets to play, or for participation for football. in these activities to be included in eligibility for 10th grade – unrestricted This same Bylaw has another provision, indi - a letter in that particular sport. Off-season pro - 11th grade – nonvarsity for calendar year cating "A school may not organize conditioning grams must be . Captains Practices: voluntary 12th grade – no competition at any level, but programs limited to students with athletic team WIAA Rules of Eligibility allow students to volun - may practice. status, or to prospective athletes, except during tarily assemble during the school year and in the the designated school season of a sport." Off- summertime without school and/or coach Transfers with no change of residence of the season weight-training programs are fine, as involvement . These assemblies may sometimes parent(s) during the school year: long as they are not sport specific . If a weight- be referred to as “captains practices.” ● 9th grade – nonvarsity for remainder of year 10th grade – nonvarsity for calendar year 11th grade – nonvarsity for calendar year 2018 State Track & Field 12th grade – no competition at any level, but may practice. Championships *Provided the student meets residency require - ments ● UW-La Crosse – Friday & Saturday, June 1 & 2
WIAA B ULLETIN May 2018 Page 13 Officials from page 3 ______Jeff Ostheimer, Boscobel Mark Hanson, Marshall Tim Schnell, DeForest Lawrence Digangi, Plover Keith Kubisiak, Wausau Ryan Rusch, Sheboygan Falls Mark Parker, Eau Claire Ali Hatab, Milwaukee Bryan Schroder, Merrill Russell Doebert, Plymouth James Kuenster, Appleton Todd Schaaf, Sauk City Michael Pfeil, Evansville Mick Heberlein, Cross Plains David Schroeder, Waukesha Barry Donovan, Hillsboro Ann Ladd, Prospect Heights Sue Schams, La Crosse Steve Postler, Sun Prairie Jeff Heitkamp, Mindoro Glenn Schulte, Rock Springs Lukas Duddleston, Madison Michael Lane, Menomonee Falls Dan Schilling, Princeton Gail Pronschinske, Hudson Harold Hellen, Barneveld Amy Siesennop, Oconomowoc Kevin Durham, Milwaukee Drew Larson, New Glarus Jeffrey Schillinger, Phillips Bill Reid, Vulcan Mark Herdeman, West Bend Robert Siesennop, Oconomowoc Lori Dziedzic, Stevens Point Jeff Larson, Osseo Nicholas Schmidlkofer, Wind Lake Daniel Robinson, Brownsville Mike Herrick, Superior Louis Sievert, Two Rivers Matthew Eggert, Sauk City Heather Lee, Janesville Curt Schmidt, Stratford Ty Rogers, Cameron John Hight, Brookfield Robert Sockrider, Mukwonago Patrick Eirich, Sheboygan Kelsey Lee, Augusta Terry Schmidt, Warrens Tom Sawyer, McFarland Tony Hollander, Wausau Kenneth Sprague, Kenosha Joseph Elbe, Neenah Thomas Lee, Ladysmith Mark Schoenherr, Sobieski Corey Scheffler, Menasha Dave Hoppe, De Pere Jim Stephani, Manitowoc Thomas Emmerich, Hartland Paul Lefeber, Franklin Trent Schott, Viroqua Ted Schulte, Milwaukee Joel Jaeger, Rosendale Jessica Stewart, Eau Claire Patrick Fairchild, Duluth Bill Lefler, Kaukauna Chad Schultz, Madison Scott Stauss, Howards Grove Arlie Jenks Jr, La Crosse Rolan Tebon, Green Bay Abdul Faouzi, Monona Brian Lewison, Owen Ronald Schulze, Sheboygan Michael Steidl, Milwaukee David Jezeski, Sturgeon Bay Ernie Thieding, McFarland Charles Fedie, Hammond David Liethen, Green Bay Richard Sebunia, Gilbert Todd Stiede, Seymour Karen Johannes, Eau Claire Rick Thompson, Eau Claire Jared Fern, Hammond Anthony Locicero, Port Washington Daniel Sedgwick, Platteville Thomas Tautges, Monroe Denita Johnson, Milwaukee Brian Timm, Fond du Lac Nate Fern, Maplewood James Mach, Antigo David Sell, Waupaca John Van Den Langenberg, De Pere Kenneth Kaczmarowski, Reedsburg Paul Trimborn, Waukesha Tyler Fink, Madison Teale Mach, Antigo David Sendt, Dubuque Randy Watts, Jackson Gary Kamin, Pewaukee George Twaroski, West Allis Sue Fischer, Elkhorn Kevin Mahoney, Winona Mark Severson, Brookfield Steve Wendler, Madison Becky Kamke, Mosinee Paul Vaara, Gordon Joseph Foro, Milwaukee Gary Manske, Appleton Jay Shields, Milwaukee Dennis Whiteside, Altoona David Kammel, Madison Maryann Van Treese, Conrath Jeff Franckowiak, Greenfield Jeff Markham, Whitewater Terrence Shore, Muskego Michael Wojcinski, Greenfield Bruce Kelm, Glenwood City Adrian Vanden Acker, New London Kyle Franson, Rhinelander Tim Marquart, Green Bay John Siebert, Montello Kenda Kettenhoven, Cedar Grove Joe Vanevenhoven, Appleton Erin Franti, Gillett Buckley Marsh, Rice Lake Aaron Sill, La Crosse 20 Years Thomas Kipp, Mosinee Timothy Frerichs, Fitchburg Robert Adelmeyer, Lomira Matt Verbeten, Greenleaf Rick McArthur, Duluth William Sim, Ironwood Jerry Kolman, Muscoda Darlene Gaspie, Milwaukee Shannon Alioto, West Allis Jason Verhelst, Madison Frank McGettigan, Mineral Point Jennifer Simon, Milwaukee Jon Krause, Mishicot Michelle Gates, Onalaska Steve Antczak, Rice Lake Kent Walters, Muskego Robert McNitt, Newton Steve Slivinski, Neenah David Kuechler, Fond du Lac David Gawrisch, Big Bend Lester Bainer, Spencer Jim Ward, Elkhorn Steven, Meassick, Mount Horeb Donald Slye, Appleton Jim Langkamp, Baraboo Brad Gefvert, Jefferson Ryan Bakken, Oregon Jonathon Watts, New Berlin Annette Meyer, Ashland Kevin Smith, Green Bay Mark Larson, Withee Darin Geier, Westby Williiam Baldwin, Amery Bennett West, Mazomanie Tim Meyer Prairie du Sac Paige Smudde, Onalaska Bill Lawrence, Madison Dan Wetor, Milwaukee Garret Glanville, Hermantown Alyssa Miller, West Bend Dennis Soderman, Montreal Robert Barbarich, Wautoma Robert Lecaptain, Wrightstown Doug Goeman, Saukville David Bertram, Tigerton Bruce Zellner, Green Bay Heather Miller, Greendale Nick Sperger, Durand Ann Leonard, Appleton Nick Goeman, Chippewa Falls Jacob Miller, Milwaukee Jerry Stadler, Eagle River Michael Betlach, Fitchburg Terrance Licht, Cadott 10 Years David Grable, Oshkosh Kraig Binversie, Kiel Erik Aellig, Wauwatosa Kris Miller, Oakfield Jeffrey Stark, Duluth David Madaus, West Allis Daniel Grosskopf, Eagle River Rex Miller, Fitchburg Mike Stelse, Jefferson Gregory Blackdeer, Black River Falls Patrick Magee, Richland Center Alicia Anderson, Somerset Joseph Gruse, Neenah Keith Bogdanovic, Phillips Richard Anderson, Duluth Aberdean Morton, Milwaukee Terry Stenklyft, Sheboygan Mark Maglior, Waupaca Justin Gut, Milwaukee Casey Motz, Baraboo John Stettbacher, Fox Lake Andrew Bradley, Almond Dan Magno, Combined Locks Daniel Andres, Casco Nathan Hahn, Merrill Ryan Napralla, De Pere Brad Suchla, Mazomanie John Bradley, West Bend Steve Matuszewski, Green Bay Andy Andrews, Appleton Fred Hancock, Eau Claire Bruce Neerhof, Kohler Tim Taggart, Janesville Tran Brooks, Medford Scott Matye, Shullsburg John Annis, Madison Joe Hansen, Sheboygan Jerry Neis, Stoughton Jeff Taylor, Reedsburg Mike Brzezinski, Rothschild Brett McCormick, Neenah Matthew Atkinson, Eau Claire Amy Hanson, Brillion John Nejedlo, Fond du Lac Michelle Tucker, Tomah Mike Budisch, Hartland Kevin Metzler, Luxemburg Greg Aune, Weston Eric Hatchell, Waunakee Scott Nelson, Hudson Michael Tust, Luxemburg Kurt Buhrandt, Oconto Falls Steven Meyer, Ashland Jeffrey Backes, Cedarburg Tyler Healy, Onalaska Jason Neukirchen, Green Bay Rollie Tust, Winona Keven Busse, Omro Dave Michels, Wis Rapids Nickolas Baldwin, Wonewoc Roger Hegeman, New Berlin Kerry Nichols, Osseo Marques Tyler, Madison Joseph Bustos, Greendale Nathan Mickelson, Tomahawk Edward Barnes, Cumberland Chuck Hile, Rice Lake Peter Nielsen, Wales Doug Tyriver, Oshkosh Stephen Byrd, Chippewa Falls Terry Misfeldt, Green Bay Jason Becher, Green Bay Zachary Hochevar, Wauwatosa Brian Cahoon, Pickett Paul Mleziva, Luxemburg Charles Bedwell, New Berlin Greg Hofer, Appleton Scott Noles, Dousman Bill Van Ryzin, De Pere Walter Camp, St. Germain Ike Moore, Milwaukee Marshall Behrens, Rochester Jeffrey Holt, Merrill Matt Nottling, Watertown David Veeser, Neenah Mark Casanova, Milwaukee Mike Moore, Milwaukee Aaron Bender, Columbus Mark Holzwart, Oconomowoc Peter Novak, Milton Sherry Virgin, Green Bay Dane Clark, Berlin Peter Morehouse, McFarland Seth Benedict, Arcadia Peter Holzwart, Waukesha Mark Orlowski, Boulder Junction George Vlach, Williams Bay Jim Colegrove, Lake Mills Mark Mrozinski, Muskego Dwight Benning, Milwaukee Michael Hulett, Eau Galle Kevin Owens, Wales Paul Vlaj, New Berlin Michael Cooper, Portage Tom Munson, New Richmond Dan Benson, Port Washington Troy Hummel, Walworth Robert Palm, Sheboygan M J Wagenson, Pine Island Paul Dahlke, Edgar Jim Myers, Mount Horeb Joe Bernstein, Madison Randall Ingels, Howards Grove Krystal Parr, Bloomer Brian Wagner, Stevens Point Mahmood Darvish, Belleville Dale Nelson, Mondovi Charles Betthauser, Merrillan Charles Isenhart, Dubuque Michael Patton, Oshkosh Jeffrey Wagner, Sussex Tim De Jardin, Eau Claire Tyler Nelson, Eau Claire Gordon Beyer, Lodi Arthur James, Beloit Luke Pedersen, Elkhorn Mindy Wagner, Abbotsford Jeff Dess, South Milwaukee Tyrone Nichols, Milwaukee Michael Biever Jr, Tomahawk Ryan Jamieson, Hudson Samuel Perry, Kenosha Ken Wahlstrom, Wautoma John Dickinsen, Fall Creek Jim Nord, Racine Jeremy Bird, South Range Todd Janke, Weston Raymond Petrin, Mukwonago Allen Waldvogel, Birnamwood Jim Dolesy, Holmen Steven Oswald, Manitowoc Adam Bjornstad, Balsam Lake Gene Janke Jr, Madison Matthew Pfluger, Oshkosh Chris Walker, Mukwonago Michael Doolin, Pembine Wallace Owens, Milwaukee Greg Blair, Lake Nebagamon Jennifer Jankiewicz, Oakdale Corey Pieper, Rock Springs David Wall, Rhinelander Carl Drago, Waukesha David Paoli, Kingsford Matthew Blank, Green Bay Brett Janssen, Pulaski Nick Pilsner, Stevens Point Donald Walters, Duluth Ronald Duffe, New Richmond Eric Paulus, Fredonia Dave Bloomier, West Bend Brian Jicha, Middleton Timothy Piper, Milton L Stephen Ward, Brown Deer Jed Durni, Eau Claire Ron Perz, Green Bay Mark Bobzien, Janesville Adam Johnsen, Deforest Jake Podrasky, Markesan Jordan Watson, Eau Claire Phillip Eberle, Mount Pleasant Janice Pilgrim, Marathon Chris Bormann, West Allis Eric Johnson, New Berlin Trent Probst, Prescott Tim Welch, Iola Chad Eichstadt, Thorp Christine Rau, Jackson David Bowen, Mequon Roger Jurewicz, New Berlin Michael Putz, Edgewood Jamie Wenzel, Stratford Paul Emmons, Racine Mike Rautmann, Muskego Kevin Bradley, Spencer Bruce Kaufmann, Beaver Dam Stu Quade, Cambria David Wheat, Sturgeon Bay Tom Epps, Black River Falls Alan Richards, Vulcan Jeff Brown, Elkhorn Roger Kerr, Tomah Dale Raisleger, Denmark Jody Wheat, Sturgeon Bay Vada Evans, Waukesha Shanon Rodenberg, Bangor Marcus Campbell, St. Croix Falls Samuel King, Oak Creek Scott Ramberg, Hammond Jonathon Wild, De Forest Mark Fahey, Portage Michael Rogers, Stevens Point Joseph Carter, Milwaukee William Klang, Reedsburg Anthony Rasmussen, N. Fond du Lac Jerry Wilma, Winona Larry French, Prairie Farm Robert Ruhle, Madison Peter Chambas, Portage Jacob Knapmiller, Thorp Ken Richardson, Neenah David Wilson, Beloit Robert Funk, Appleton Tim Rupiper, Green Bay Thomas Chase, Weyauwega Russell Knutson, Pardeeville Michael Riley, Port Washington John Wilzewske, Wisconsin Rapids Michael Gerdes, Pleasant Prairie Jerry Sanders, Quinnesec Dan Cummins, Marshfield Zac Knutson, Onalaska Michael Riska, Appleton Jon Wulf, New London Steven Graeber, Peshtigo Ananda Sathasivam, Madison John D'amico, Waukesha Brian Kolimaga, Oak Creek Dennis Roberts, Menomonee Falls Keith Yedinak, Berlin Jason Grodsky, Bayside Kevin Schaefer, Verona Barry Davis, Sun Prairie Brenda Konrad, Westby Troy Robinson, Sun Prairie Michael Yurk, Grafton Thomas Hack, Wausau Erich Schaser, Greenville Mark Davis, La Crosse Rick Kornacki, New Berlin Eric Rohowetz, Dodgeville Mikola Zhmendak, Milwaukee Chad Hahn, Sheboygan Craig Schmidt, Menomonee Falls David Denk, Greenwood Travis Korth, Appleton Benjamin Rohrbeck, Portage Michael Zickert, Waukesha Larry Hallett, Richland Center Kevin Schmock, Ashland Bill Dettman, Sauk City Stephen Kotecki, Milwaukee Kyler Royston, Wisconsin Dells Dan Zinser, Green Bay James Haluska Jr, Stevens Point Tom Schneider, Plover Michael Devenish, Fitchburg Jeff Krueger, Tomahawk Vincent Ruger, Holmen Dave Zurbuchen, Verona ●
Sports Report “PLUS” from page 11 ______for this event. It was great to see the athletic director help run this throughout the meet. Athletic Director and Meet Manager the end of the night for officiating as we exited the field. The the meet. It was a nice day with temps in the 70s. All of the ath - Ray Kosey and his staff did an outstanding job again of hosting community of Wisconsin Rapids can take pride as well with the letes displayed great sportsmanship, cheering for one another, this premier invitational meet. The athletes, coaches and fans spectators cheering on the players and letting the officials offi - helping each other with the starting blocks, congratulating the are to be congratulated for making this invitational meet a true ciate all night long. All in all, it was a great game to be a part winning athlete, and enjoying the competing against each pleasure to be a part of as officials. It is a privilege to be an offi - of and the positive life lessons these players are learning will other. All of the coaches, athletes and event workers had a cial for the WIAA. We look forward to the remainder of the track help them be good citizens as well. great event. What was really nice was the number of athletes and field season. Reporting Official: Wayne Hannes from Platteville and the other schools who came up to thank Reporting Official: Michael Jahn Xavier @ New London – April 26, 2018 me for starting their race. All of the teams (Richland Center, SOFTBALL ______This was a great softball game that came down to the very end. Dodgeville/Mineral Point, Southwestern, Potosi, and Platteville) Mosinee @ Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln – May 4, 2018 Although the softball was great, the sportsmanship by the play - should be proud of these teams for their display of great sports - My partner and I would like to take the time to congratulate ers, coaches, and fans was even better. The players picked up manship. Keep up the good work and good luck in your both Wisconsin Rapids and Mosinee for their demonstration of the bats for each other, they complimented each other, they remaining meets. positive sportsmanship. Athletic Director John Frizzell was on even joked with each other on the bases from time-to-time. The Reporting Official: Tracy Krueger site when we arrived and greeted us with a smile and a warm coaches were also excellent. One thing to note is how encour - Packy Paquette Invitational – April 6, 2018 welcome. Both team coaches (Holberg and Felch) and their aging the coaches were to their players throughout the game. While officiating the meet, we observed outstanding sports - assistants focused on coaching their players during the game Lastly, we had several fans compliment us on the way out of manship by athletes, coaches, and fans. One such example of and all we heard was positive encouragement and reinforce - the venue and even had a lady yell to us as we were leaving sportsmanship was displayed by Sydney Zweig from Hayward. ment from them. Coach Holberg requested one appealable and ran up to us so that she could comment on how positive While a participant herself in several events, she offered to sup - play in a professional manner and when he heard the results of we were with the players throughout the game. We commend port the blocks of athletes from other schools. She did this on our final decision he accepted it and moved on. We also want these two schools for promoting positive sportsmanship with many occasions. Athletes after competing in tightly contested to recognize the players from both teams that thanked us their players, their coaches, and their fans. Job well done!! races congratulated each other at the finish line. We observed everytime we dusted off the plate or bases and thanked us at Reporting Official: Lance Bagstad
Page 14 May 2018 WIAA B ULLETIN Editorial Time to Review Realignment Process is Now Several decades of conference realignment proceedings have dotted our For reasons stated by Executive Director Dave Anderson at the Annual history with some of the most bitter disputes between disgruntled or aggrieved Meeting in April, now is a perfect time to review the process, because it hasn’t members, the Board of Control and the collective membership. been fully evaluated since the 1970s. Perhaps returning to an objective group Oftentimes, conference realignment pitted the needs of some versus the or committee approach to examine realignment requests may be one step in a wants of others, which has caused friction and a battle of wills too often resulting new direction that is appropriate at this time. At the Area Meetings this fall, we’ll in perceived winners and losers by an imperfect process. be asking the members for their input to help determine an efficient, effective The guidelines and philosophy of conference realignment are clearly and transparent realignment process. Those discussions will certainly address stated in the Senior High School Handbook. However, those same words are when is realignment necessary and how best to engage and communicate with often used in both support and opposition for plans that attempt to assist all levels of school and conference administration during the process. schools requesting relief by shifting a perceived disadvantage onto others, cre- The details and nature of the realignment process, with the ever-changing ating the classic conundrum. landscape of enrollments, competitiveness and geography, will be ever-present. Truth is, what schools are associated with what conferences has been a It may be wishful thinking that a new perspective and process to effectively challenge since the 1950s, when it was left up to the schools to determine their administer and implement solutions and changes may alleviate some of the divi- conference affiliations as a measure of local control. In his book More Than A siveness embroiled in many past realignment proceedings. But regardless, it’s Game, Matt Otte chronicled the early realignment sentiment among the mem- the perfect time to try. bership. Football-only conferences may be another step in the right direction. It “The general attitude of the group was that ‘conference alignment is a has often been stated that football drives conference realignment. Members of local affair and that there cannot be coercion in making changes.’ All in all, noth- the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association have taken that to heart and have ing really was accomplished except that the WIAA, three other associations and worked months on being part of the solution to create a football-only conference the DPI were not going to tell anybody what to do. That was good news for any- plan. Development of the plan is said to be on target for unveiling this summer. body without a problem.” The football-only conference concept appears to be a sensible, practical solution However, frustrations with the hands-off approach to realignment contin- with the possibility of implementation as early as the fall of 2020. One of the ued to mount, and in 1973, the membership voted 110-108 to give the Board intriguing components of the proposal is the review of conference affiliations of Control the “final and full authority” in conference realignment. The position every two seasons. The plan will be another topic at this fall’s Area Meetings. was reaffirmed as recently as 2014 by a convincing 400-26 membership vote. Let us take this opportunity to carefully review how we want conference In the early years of WIAA’s oversight of the realignment process, config- realignment to serve the collective membership moving forward. If we all have urations of leagues were the responsibility of the Conference Alignment Com- a hand in creating a reasonable process and perspective, perhaps we can reduce mission and then the Advisory Council. the contentiousness derived from the perception of a deficient process. ● Keep These Dates in Mind
May 24, 29, 30 & 31 ...... Spring Baseball Regionals August 28 ...... Earliest Date for First Boys Volleyball Match May 28 ...... Memorial Day September 3 ...... Labor Day May 29-30 ...... Boys Golf Sectionals September 6 ...... Coaches Advisory Meeting – Track & Field (Stevens Point) May 29-30 ...... Softball Sectionals September 10 ...... Area Meeting – Fox Valley Lutheran May 29, 31 & June 2 ...... Girls Soccer Regionals September 11 ...... Area Meeting – Greenfield May 31, June 1-2 ...... State Boys Individual Tennis Tournament (Madison) September 12 ...... Area Meeting – Mauston June 1-2 ...... State Track & Field Meet (La Crosse) September 13 ...... Coaches Advisory Meetings – Baseball (Stevens Point) June 4-5 ...... State Boys Golf (Madison) September 14 ...... Board of Control Meeting (Stevens Point) June 5 ...... Spring Baseball Sectionals September 17 ...... Area Meeting – Oconomowoc June 7 & 9 ...... Girls Soccer Sectionals September 18 ...... Area Meeting – Rice Lake June 7-8-9 ...... State Softball (Madison) September 19 ...... Area Meeting – Antigo June 8-9 ...... State Boys Team Tennis (Madison) September 20-21 ...... Rosh Hashanah June 11 ...... Sports Advisory Committee Meeting September 24 ...... Area Meeting – Mount Horeb June 12-13-14 ...... State Spring Baseball (Appleton) September 26 ...... Sports Advisory Meeting (Stevens Point) June 14-15-16 ...... State Girls Soccer (Milwaukee) September 26-27 ...... Girls Golf Regionals June 20-21 ...... Advisory Council Meeting September 29 ...... Yom Kippur June 21 ...... Board of Control Meeting October 1-2 ...... Girls Tennis Subsectionals July 10 & 11 ...... Summer Baseball Regionals October 1-2-3 ...... Girls Golf Sectionals July 16 ...... Summer Baseball Sectionals October 3-4 ...... Girls Tennis Sectionals October 4-5 ...... Advisory Council Meeting (Stevens Point) July 20 ...... State Summer Baseball October 5 ...... Board of Control Meeting (Stevens Point) July 25 ...... New AD Workshop Deadline for Football Playoff Site Listing August 1 ...... Membership Application Deadline October 8-9 ...... State Girls Golf Tournament (Madison) Earliest Day to Issue Football Equipment October 11-12-13 ...... State Girls Individual Tennis Tournament (Madison) Earliest Day for Football Practice October 12 ...... Latest Day for Last Football Game (Playoff Teams) August 6 ...... Earliest Day for Girls Golf Practice October 15 ...... Earliest Date for Skinfold Measurements (Wrestling) August 7 ...... Earliest Day for Girls Swimming & Diving Practice October 16, 18 & 20 ...... Boys Soccer Regionals Earliest Day for Girls Tennis Practice Girls Volleyball Regionals August 9 ...... Earliest Date for First Girls Golf Meet October 17 ...... Coaches Advisory Meeting – Golf (Stevens Point) August 10 ...... Board of Control Meeting October 19-20 ...... State Girls Team Tennis Tournament (Madison) August 11 ...... Earliest Date for First Girls Tennis Meet Level 1 Football August 13 ...... Earliest Day for Boys & Girls Cross Country Practice Cross Country Sectionals Earliest Day for Boys Soccer Practice October 25 & 27 ...... Boys Soccer Sectionals Earliest Day for Girls Volleyball Practice Girls Volleyball Sectionals August 15 ...... Earliest Date for First Girls Swimming & Diving Meet October 26 ...... Boys Volleyball Regionals August 17 ...... Earliest Date for First Football Game October 26-27 ...... Level 2 Football August 20 ...... Earliest Day for Boys Volleyball Practice October 27 ...... State Cross Country Meet (Wisconsin Rapids) August 21 ...... Earliest Date for First Cross Country Meet October 30 & November 1 ...... Boys Volleyball Sectionals Earliest Date for First Boys Soccer Meet November 1-2-3 ...... State Boys Soccer Tournament (Milwaukee) Earliest Date for First Girls Volleyball Match State Girls Volleyball Tournament (Green Bay)
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WIAA BULLETIN Test Dates Official Publication Students participating in interscholastic sports often find con - (ISSN 0195-0606) flicts between these events and college test dates. Listed below are the 2018-19 dates for ACT. Published 4 times August 2017, October 2017, February 2018 and May 2018, at Stevens Point, Wis - consin by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Member schools receive the Bulletin at ACT – 2018-19 no cost and officials receive the BULLETIN as part of their licensing fee. Subscription rate is $12.00 per year pre-paid. Headquarters and general business office at 5516 Vern Holmes Drive, Stevens Point, Registration WI, 54482-8833. Periodicals postage paid by Stevens Point, WI and additional mailing offices. Post - Test Date Deadline Late Fee Required master, direct change of address correspondence to, WIAA Bulletin, 5516 Vern Holmes Drive, Stevens September 8, 2018 August 3, 2018 August 17, 2018 Point, WI, 54482-8833. October 27, 2018 September 21, 2018 October 5, 2018 Publisher: Dave Anderson, Executive Director December 8, 2018 November 2, 2018 November 16, 2018 Editor: Todd Clark, Communications Director February 9, 2019 January 4, 2019 January 18, 2019 Telephone (715) 344-8580 FAX (715) 344-4241 email < [email protected] > April 13, 2019 March 8, 2019 March 22, 2019 BOARD OF CONTROL EXECUTIVE OFFICE June 8, 2019 May 3, 2019 May 17, 2019 District 1 – Eric Russell, Baldwin-Woodville DAVE ANDERSON District 2 – Scott Winch, Stratford (President) Executive Director July 13, 2019 June 14, 2019 June 21, 2019 District 3 – Dennis Birr, New Lisbon WADE LABECKI District 4 – Dave Steavpack, Manitowoc Lincoln Deputy Director District 5 – Luke Francois, Mineral Point STEPHANIE HAUSER District 6 – Bernie Nikolay, Cambridge Assistant Director District 7 – Steven Knecht, Kenosha Tremper (Treasurer) TOM SHAFRANSKI Did you know? Wis. Assoc. of School Boards – Bill Yingst, Sr., Durand-Arkansaw Assistant Director At-Large Representative – Pam Foegen, Regis KATE PETERSON ABIAD More than 100 State Tournament performance At-Large Assistant Director Representative – Eric Coleman, Milw. Public Sch. (President-Elect) or statistical records were broken, set or tied TODD CLARK At-Large Representative – Ted Knutson, Aquinas {La Crosse} Communications Director in the spring of 2017, including 29 in baseball, Michael Thompson, State Department of Public Instruction Liaison Jeremy Schlitz, Madison Memorial, Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association Liaison 14 in girls soccer, 10 in track and field, and 55 John Ashley, Wisconsin Association of School Boards Liaison in softball, most of which were set because of © 2018 By the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Any copying, reproducing or translating of any portion of this publication is prohibited without the expressed consent of the WIAA. Any unauthorized transmission of the addition of a fifth division. ● WIAA tournament events on social media platforms, including Facebook Live and Periscope, is prohibited.