MAGAZINE SPRING 2011 Massillon Washington senior long jump state champion Devin Smith Change of Season Calendars and notes to help prepare you for spring sports tournaments, the summer period and the beginning of fall sports Miracle on the Mat Perrysburg’s Nick Hyndman did not let cerebral palsy stop him from wrestling and becoming a leader Preseason Priority Information and resources to assist with required preseason meetings – and why they are important SETTING THE SCENE Ohio’s spring state tournament venues are as good as they get – and the competition is even better 2010 Marked the Sixth State Title for the Hillsdale Softball Program OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | 4080 ROSELEA PLACE, COLUMBUS, OH 43214 The Ohio High School Athletic Association does not seek to prepare student-athletes for the next level of competition, but for the next level of Huntington Park in Columbus has hosted the OHSAA baseball state tournament since opening in 2009. During that year, it was recognized as the Best New Ballpark by Ball- parkDigest.com and Ballpark of the Year by BaseballParks.com. The 2011 baseball state championships return to Huntington Park June 2-4. life. I N S IDE O H S A A M A G A ZINE About the OHSAA ..................................................................... 2 350,000 Note on Summer Regulations ................................................. 2 Student-Athletes From the Commissioner .......................................................... 3 Ready Reference Calendar ...................................................... 4 OHSAA Allied Organizations ................................................... 4 From the Board President ....................................................... 5 1,640 News and Notes ...................................................................... 10 Member Schools Football Jamboree Update .................................................... 10 Athletic Trainers Update .......................................................... 11 Supplements Position Statement ........................................... 11 sports Miracle on the Mat .............................................................12-15 24 Perrysburg High School wrestler Nick Hyndman was once declared “unrestorable.” But cerebral palsy did not stop him from walking, then jogging, then wrestling for PHS. Next up: college. Eligibility Update .................................................................... 16 1 Mission Officiating Updates ............................................................17-18 OHSAA Foundation Update ................................................... 19 OHSAA Magazine is published three times per year by the Ohio High School Medical Update with Dr. Chris Stankovich ........................... 20 Athletic Association. It is mailed to su- NFHS Sportsmanship Kits ..................................................... 20 perintendents, principals and athletic OHSAA Concussion Protocol ............................................... 21 directors of all member schools. An- nual subscriptions may be purchased AD Spotlight ............................................................................ 21 for $20 and single copies are available OHSAA Districts Map and Financial Update ........................ 22 for $7 by contacting Brandy Young, Meet the OHSAA’s Corporate Partners ...........................23-25 [email protected] or 614-267-2502. Spring Tournament Previews ................................................ 26 On the Cover: Massillon Washington senior Devin Champions .............................................................................. 27 Smith soars through the air during one of his jumps at the 2010 state track and field championships. Smith tallied a Coming This Fall ..................................................................... 28 jump of 23 feet, 4 1/2 inches to earn the gold medal in the Div. I long jump. Inset Photo: Jeromesville Hillsdale’s Rhannon Eick follows through during a swing at the 2010 state softball championships. Hillsdale captured its sixth OHSAA Magazine state softball title, tying the Falcons for third all-time. Volume Two, Number Three. Spring 2011 All photos in OHSAA Magazine, unless otherwise credited, are provided by Impact Action Sports Photography, the official 1 | OHSAA www.ohsaa.org photographer of OHSAA Championships. Layout and Design by Matt Cooperrider, West-Camp Press, Westerville, OH Created and Edited by Tim Stried, OHSAA Director of Information Services Email comments and suggestions to Tim Stried at [email protected] Printed on a recycled paper OHSAA Mission Mission The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s mission is to regulate and administer interscholastic athletic competition in a fair and equitable manner while promoting the values of participation in interscholastic athletics as an integral part of a student’s educational experience. The OHSAA represents its member schools by recognizing and promoting academics, the safety of participants, good citizenship and lifelong values as the foundation of What may a school coach do with athletes from his/her program during the summer? interscholastic athletics. This period of time is considered the “summer” period during which coaches may have con- tact with student-athletes who participated in their interscholastic programs during the past Commitment school year. Members of a school coaching staff, both paid and volunteer, in team sports The Ohio High School Athletic Association is committed to serving of baseball, basketball, field hockey, football, its member schools by being the nation’s premier non-profit ice hockey, softball, soccer and volleyball and in the individual sports of cross country, track athletic administration organization. and field and wrestling may have a combined total of 10 days of coaching contact in either instructional programs or non-interscholastic competition programs. We will: May the varsity coach have 10 days of con- • Provide exemplary athletic oversight through swift, fair, consistent tact during the summer in addition to the JV, freshman and volunteer coaches hav- and impartial regulatory rulings; ing their own 10 days? • Operate with openness that generates trust and with strict No. The 10-day provision refers to the com- fiscal accountability; bined efforts of all coaches for that school. It • Provide impartial, responsive and inclusive leadership; is not permissible for each coach to have 10 days with his/her athletes separately. In ad- • Conduct tournaments of nationally recognized excellence; and dition, ALL coaches in public as well as non- • Honor our ultimate purpose, which is to foster lifelong values, good public schools, whether they receive a salary citizenship, ethics and a fair-play approach to life among student-athletes or are volunteers, must be approved by their respective Boards of Education (or other while promoting safe and sporting-like athletic environments. governing board in a non-public school) and must meet all required coaching standards as stipulated by the State Department of Educa- The OHSAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations tion. The only way that a person can work with (NFHS), which consists of the 50 individual state high school athletic and/or student-athletes in an OHSAA member school activities associations and the association of the District of Columbia and 10 Canadian during the interscholastic season is to have organizations. These associations have united to secure the benefits of cooperative action this approval and meet all standards. Thus, and increased efficiency through the coordinating of ideas of all who are engaged in “volunteer” coaches are also accountable high school athletic and activities programs. to the 10-day restriction as well as all other OHSAA bylaws and regulations. What may a coach do in an open gym? Supervision of open gyms and the conducting of physical fitness programs are not consid- ered as organizational or instructional contact. Thus, this type of activity is not governed by the rules that are specified as “Instructional Program” regulations or Bylaw 10 - Non-Inter- scholastic Teams. However, during an open gym or other facility, either at a member school facility or a non-member facility, coaching staff members may have NO organizational or in- structional contact with participants. Likewise, attendance cannot be mandatory, no scoring or timekeeping is permitted, and the supervi- sor may not participate in designating who is to play on which teams. Note: It is not a viola- tion for the coach or other adult supervisor to participate as a player in an open gym as long as the adult does not coach the students. Also, watching an open gym does not count as one of the 10 contact days. However, a coaching staff member who is either supervising the open facility or has simply shown up to watch must be certain that he or she has not been involved in organizing competition between two schools who just happen to appear at the “open facility.” Racing down the straight-away, runners compete for a state title in the girls 4x400 meter 2 | OHSAA www.ohsaa.org relay. Reynoldsburg went on to win the race and the 2010 girls Division I team state championship. The 2011 boys and girls state track & field championships return to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at The Ohio State University June 3-4. THE TIMES, THEY From the Commissioner ARE A-CHANGIN’ Prior to becoming the I had to chuckle the other day when I the summer instructional period (June commissioner