The Athlete, September/October 1993 Kentucky High School Athletic Association
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Eastern Kentucky University Encompass The Athlete Kentucky High School Athletic Association 9-1-1993 The Athlete, September/October 1993 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete Recommended Citation Kentucky High School Athletic Association, "The Athlete, September/October 1993" (1993). The Athlete. Book 388. http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete/388 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Athlete by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ATHLETE Official Publication Of The Kentucky High School Athletic Association eptember/October 1993 Minutes of Two Summer BOC Meetings Three New Members Begin Terms on BOC Alignments Detailed For All Fall Sports Volleyball Committee icks Fairdale For Finals OpenDates ^or Football, Basketball . 2 I ATHLETE Anti-Drug Brochure Ceases Publication By Dick Stickle at the elementary and/or junior high/ years of decline. The National Federation middle school level, there are lim- TARGET'S other services, TARGET Program printed the first ited programs at the high school such as the National Resource Cen- issue of On TARGET in May 1987. level. Research from the RAND Cor- ter, information to state athletic/ac- Since then, it has been published poration shows that elementary and tivity associations, in-state and na- during the school year with four cop- junior high/middle school tobacco, tional training, product sales and ies of each issue being sent, free of alcohol and other drug prevention special projects, remain in force. In charge, to 25,000 public and private programs, if not tied to further pre- addition, healthy life-style informa- high schools across the nation. On vention efforts at the high school tion from schools and state associa- TARGET is directed to the high level, are not successful. tions will be featured in the National school principal, athletic/activity di- While some progress has Federation NEWS publication. rector, substance abuse coordinator been made to slow drug use at the TARGET wishes to encour- and librarian. high school level, we are a long way age all of our readers to continue The intent of On TARGET from solving the drug problem in their efforts in helping youths make has been to provide schools with America. The latest National Insti- good decisions. Your efforts can healthy life-style material that iscon- tute on Drug Abuse study indicates make a difference - youths don't cise, easy to read and informative. that drug use at the eighth-grade care how much you know until they While many programs exist level is again on the rise after three know how much you care. Proper Hygiene Key For Treating Wounds It's late in the game ment is essential to inhibit the trans- 3. Apply a liberal amount of aerosol and your team is about mission of disease-causing patho- soap or warm soapy water. Wash to put the go-ahead gens. Always wash your hands thor- the wound using a new sterile gauze rj,—©wrp points on the board. oughly before and after any contact. pad. Start from the inside of the lARGEl . Suddenly, one of your Disposable gloves should be worn, wound and work out. Wash at least players takes a hard fall and starts and then properly disposed of, any- two inches around the wound site to bleeding profusely. The player time you come in contact with blood kill any germs near the wound. comesto the bench forhelp, but you or body fluids. 4. Once the wound is washed, dry are not sure what procedures to If the wound is bleeding the area with a new sterile gauze follow. heavily, your first priority is to stop pad. This is a common situation the flow of blood. The most effective 5. Saturate another sterile gauze for hundreds of coaches every year. method is the application of direct pad with a small amount of antisep- What steps do you, or your student pressure to the wound, preferably tic germ killer (i.e., hydrogen perox- managers, take if your team does by using a sterile gauze bandage. If ide) and clean the wound. not have an athletic trainer or physi- you cannot stop the bleeding, you 6. Apply an antiseptic ointment to cian on site? Inevitably, the respon- must seek immediate medical as- the wound, being careful nottotouch sibility to make sure the student- sistance. Excessive blood is dan- the tube to the wound. athlete is properly cared for will fall gerous and can lead to shock. 7. Apply a new sterile gauze pad and to the head coach. Oncethe bleeding has been secure with a gauze roller bandage, Open wounds are the most brought under control, you must an elastic wrap or some form of common type of injury treated by properly bandage the wound to pre- underwrapping. athletic trainers. They are normally vent infection. A simple step-by- 8. Apply adhesive tape to keep the caused by trauma and may range step approach to bandaging the bandage in place. from a simple scratch to a large, majority of open wounds follows: Do not attempt to remove deeply bleeding laceration. Thetype 1 Wash your hands thoroughly and any debris left in a wound afterwash- of treatment is determined by the put on a new pair of disposable ing; that should be left to a physi- severity of the wound. gloves. cian. Puncture wounds, which are Before any wound is treated, 2. If the wound is bleeding, apply caused by pointed objects penetrat- however, the individual providing direct pressure with a sterile gauze ing deep into the skin, should not be care must protect himself or herself. pad. Small wounds with minimal washed with soap and water. Attention to proper hygiene and the blood flow can be cleaned while they use of personal protective equip- are still bleeding. (See, Hygiene, Page 8) SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1993 lATHLETE 3 Statement On Racism FREUfi \ii :d In light of a reported racial incident during the 1 992- 93 school year, the KHSAA has issued the following state- Contents ment: 7776 KHSAA recognizes the cultural diversity of its member school athletes, coaches, fans and spectators. The ICRABBE LIBRARY ^ 5-fc;i^TR,AL SER!.-L3 Board of Control encourages each of its member schools to Minutes make an effort to educate its participants and all parties 6/ue Ribbon Commission begins in the sports to the need for a united involved program as review of KHSAA and other to solving problems. In this day time, prejudice approach and news from summer Board of on the basis of sex creed or ethnic origin should not and cannot Control Meetings. be tolerated. The KHSAA encourages each of its member schools to unite in this effort. Welcome New BOC The Athlete Reduced Meet the three new members that begin terms on the i 993- To Six Issues Annually 94 KHSAA Board of Control. During the State Department of Education's review of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, one of its 67 Successful Shootout recommendations was to reduce the printing costs of the The Million Dollar Shootout boasts Athlete magazine. successful financial dividends for After surveying its options, the staff of the KHSAA KHSAA, schools and the Ken- opted to reduce the number of issues by four. Therefore, The tucky Kidney Foundation. Athlete will be published six times annually, beginning each yearwith the September/October issue and culminating with the Final Results issue each July. KAPOS Awards KAPOS hands out 10 Stella Gib Football Statistics Scholarshps totalling $5,000. Reporting Mandatory As the KHSAA continues to expand its efforts to On The Cover publicize and promote each of its sports, the Sports Informa- tion Department is requiring each of its member schools to file St. Henry 's Maureen Egan, left, con- a statistics report every Wednesday throughout the football gratulates Owen County's Christina season. Brown moments after Brown won the Even if some schools do not have players that reach 1 992 Class A State Individual Champion- the minimum requirements of a particular category, team ship at the Kentucky Horse Park. Egan statistics are still vital to the integrity and accuracy of our stat finished second. The 1 993 State Champi- service. onships will also be run at the park in New statistic fonns were mailed to every athletic Lexington on November 6. director in the state on August 24. If you have not received this Photo by Greg Bans infomnation, please contact SID Brooks Downing as soon as possible. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1993 VOLUME LV, NO. I SUBSCRIPTION RATE $10 Published six times annually, on a bimonthly basis by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, Office of Publication. 2280 Executive Dr., Publisher Billy V. Wise Lexington, KY 4050S. Third-class postage paid at Richmond, KY. Accep- Editor. Anne Wesley Mays Editor Brooks Downing tance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103. Assistant: Larry Boucher Assistant: Brigid DeVries Act of Oct 3, 1917, authorized May 3, 1926. Publication No. 293080. Assistant: Louis Stout Assistant: Julian Tackett Please send notice of undelivered copies on form 3S79 to KHSAA, 2280 Executive Drive, Lexington, KY 40S0S. lATHLETE (606) 299-KHSA SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1993 4 4 ATHLETE Story Elected KHSAA Board President MINUTES The next item involved an ap- motion to accept these recommenda- peal to waive By-Law 30, Postseason tions of the Executive Committee. CALLED MEETING and All-star Games, on behalf of Johnson seconded the motion which June 15, 1993 Jason Wamer, a student at Bullitt passed 9-2.