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Eastern Kentucky University Encompass The Athlete Kentucky High School Athletic Association 9-1-1962 The Kentucky High School Athlete, September 1962 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete Recommended Citation Kentucky High School Athletic Association, "The Kentucky High School Athlete, September 1962" (1962). The Athlete. Book 82. http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete/82 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]. High SchoolAfhlefe K. H. S. A. A. SCHOOL FOR FOOTBALL OFFICIALS Edgar McNabb, Kentucky's voting delegate on the National Federation Football Committee, conducted a school for football officials in Lexington on August 10-11. The officials who attended the school will return to their respective areas and conduct similar meetings and clinics throughout the forthcomnig football sesaon. Area rep- resentatives, pictured above, are: (Left to Kight) Front Row—Bernard Johnson Lexington; Bill Womack, Hen- derson; Gene Cathey, Murray; Kean Jenkins, Elizabeth town. Second Row—Sam Gruneisen, Louisville; Joe Russell, RnsseHville; Bill Gammon, Ashland; Charles Black Barbourville. Third Row—School Director Edgar McNabb, South Fort Mitchell; Gene Neal Batavia, Ohio; Ed Nord, Louisville. Official Organ of the KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSN. SEPTEMBER - 13B2 ' NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOOTBALL OFFICIALS' SIGNALS J Foul Signals 1 to 1 6"|, /^. ~ 1L :{ Offside or viola- ft" \ll tion of free-kick @ 2 rules ^ L4 ' (ife*/y Delay of game ^rl fr) Illegal position Illegal motion or shift Crawling or procedure Both hands for illegal Encroachment Illegal forward shift 16 © handing Pushing, \\,,j-v. -Ball is dead helping runner or \ ' Mt' ' For touchback interlocked interference \^yL wave sidewise 15 r.-^. /K Ball ' \ ready for play I -A -~^> Illegally kicking Incomplete forward . ,, batting '' or a pass—penalty declined— ) loose ball ' J no play or no score \ First down For first touching ^^^^7^ V% of a kick, point to X^^xC^ M9 spot Grasping opponents face protector nXy^ Time out 1 iSw Clock ^JU^^^ Ineligible ^ receiver down field on pass \_ -^ Officials time out—follows signal D Unsportsmanlike conduct Delay start of half Illegal participation lO (^ M \\ /\ Interference with Illegal forward Intentional Illegal use of \ v.-A"'^* ^-^^'L fair catch or pass grounding hand or arm forward pass The Kentucky High School Athlete Official Organ of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association VOL. XXV—NO. 2 SEPTEMBER, 1962 1.00 Per Year the sport of basketball and their teams play it for a Joint Meeting longer season. Late in July the Commissioner received a letter The Commissioner was asked by President Gillas- from Mr. E. J. "Paxton, Jr., Chairman of the Kentucky pie to make the opening statement for the Board of Commission on Public Education!, suggesting a joint Control. He gave a short history of the K.H.S.A.A., meeting of his commission and the K.H.S.A.A. Board explaining the reason for its being organized and of Control. In his letter Mr. Paxton said: "During it's pointed out certain improvements which had taken two years of studies the Kentucky Commission on place through the years. He stated that, in his Public Education has heard a great deal of discussion opinion, underemphasis rather than overemphasis is on the subject of interference by extra-curricular ac- the problem with athletics in the schools. He said: public tivities with normal classroom schedules in the '"If there is educational value in athletics—and I public, schools. The impression received by the I am believe there is—^we ought to make an effort to ex- for afraid, is that athletics are principally to blame tend it to more children." He also discussed the aver- these interruptions. We members of the commission age school marks made by athletes and non-athletes, re- realize that this is not the case. Our next formal and the holding power of athletics as it relates to port will deal with this important subject to some school drop-outs. extent and, before beginning to draft it, we would like very much to be able to meet with you and your Members of the Board of Control and the Assis- executive committee or your board of directors to tant Commissioner spoke on the following topics: (1) discuss this subject." Many changes under way toward the reduction of mid-week games and the total number of games since the The Commissioner accepted the invitation for the commission report was made, (2) cooperation of Board of Control, and the joint meeting of the two principals and coaches in decreasing the number of Present groups was held in Frankfort on August 16. basketball games, (3) comparison of athletes and non- of were Chairman Paxton and five other members athletes in school discipline problems, (4) survey of the Commission on Public Education, President K. G. pupil activities on non-game mid-week nights, (5) Gillaspie and five other members of the K.H.S.A.A. poor supervision of after-school pep meetings, (6) Boaixl of Control, the Commissioner, the Assistant objectives of the calendar committee in solving spring Commissioner and members of the press. sports problems. Mr. Paxton opened the meeting by explaining the The Commissioner stated that the Board of Con- organization of his commission, and outlining its pur- trol wamts to work with the Commission on Public his pose. He said that it was not the intention of Education in helping to see to it that athletics keeps group to single out athletics as the only offender in its proper place in education, but that he did not be- the study of possible overemphasis of extra-curricular lieve that state legislation was the answer. He thought activities, and that he would welcome comments and that possible overemphasis problems could be solved suggestions from those present. by K.H.S.A.A. and State Department of Education regulations, and by the administrators and Boards of One member of the commission stated that one Education themselves at the local level. school had scheduled as many as three games on a mid-week niig'ht, this being an example of overempha- Chairman Paxton thanked the representatives of sis. No person present defended this practice, al- the K.H.S.A.A. for aittending the joint meetir.g. In a though it was believed that such scheduling was the note written to the Commissioner a few days after exception rather than the rule. the meeting he said: "Our meeting vrith you and the members of your Board of Control at Franiifort on One member of the commission asked about the August 16 was most helpful to all the members of percentage of coaches in the 1962 delegate assembly the Commission." of the K.H.S.A.A. which had defeated Board pro- posals to limit the number of mid-week basketball games and to lower the season limit of basketball 1962-63 Insurance Subsidy games. The Commissioner stated that approximately As reported in the Board of Control meeting one half of the delegates were coaches. He further minutes Which appear in this issue of the ATHLETE, stated that the proposals mentioned were passed by the Board voted in its July meeting that the insurance a majority vote of those present but that a two- subsidy for each K.H.S.A.A. member school in 1962- thirds majority vote was necessary for a change in 63 shall be the basic amount of $30.00, with an addi- the Association by-laws; also that it was his ob- tional subsidy of $50.00 for schools maintaining foot- servation that as many administrators as coaches ball. School administrators wishing to take advantage were voting against the proposals. The Commissioner of the subsidy may write to the State Office for re- thought that many administrators voted against the imbursement forms. Some of hte companies with cut in games because they felt that it would work a which Kentucky schools place their insurance busi- hardship in their districts. In some eases, he explain- ness give the schools credit for the amounts due and ed, colleges use up available weekend nights, or gym- bill the Association for these amounts. The reim- nasiums used jointly by a number of schools are bursement plan and the credit plan are both satis- hard to reserve. Then, some schools maintain only factory. Page Two THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR SEPTEMBER, 1962 Septembar, 1962 VOL. XXV—NO. 2 The Cavana Award Published monthly, except June and July, by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Office of Publication, Lexington. Ky. Entered as second-class matter in the post office at Lexington, Kentucky under the act of March 3, 1879. ^^^^H^^^BIB I I Editor THEO. A. SANFORD ^^^MHtBWHH .iJ Assistant Editor J. MANSFIELD B. ^^^^HHSiSHw il Lexington, Ky. BOARD OF CONTROL President K. G. Gillaspie (1959-6.3). Georgetown Vice-President Cecil A. Thornton (1960-64). Harlan ^^^x ~ Directors—Ralph C. Dorsey (1962-66). Horse Cave; Sherman ^^K^lil TKi5#l Gish (1962-63), Greenville; Preston Holland (1961-65), Murray; ^^^^ JM. mBtWl Don R. Rawlings (1961-65), Danville; Foster J. Sanders (1962- 66), Louisville; Oran C. Teater (1960-64), Paintsville. Subscription Rate $1,00 Per Year Jt'iom the Commissionei s CJffice New Board Member Sherman Gish, Superintendent of Muhlenberg- Pictured above is the M. J. Cavana Memorial County Schools, has been elected to membership on Award won by the Highlands High School of Fort the K.H.S,A.A. Board of Control.

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