[plantmanky]

Okay, so this is about player safety... if there's an AD out there who doesn't follow those regulations without the KHSAA "rules" in place, he or she is begging for a negligence law suit and I'm pretty sure anyone in that position has enough sense to follow the "CYA" rule. If there is a problem, why can't the KYBOE solve it by issuing that warning through District BOE's? Hard time believing money is not involved knowing the KH$AA... and furthermore what do holdbacks have to do with protecting students?

And thank you, but I think I have a good understanding of why player safety is important... in case you don't realize this most middle schools cannot have student-managers or official trainers as high school programs so guess who gets to check the heat, fill the water coolers, time water breaks, fix equipment malfunctions, tape kids up, wrap up bloody elbows, and make sure the kids are healthy and well hydrated? You guessed it, assistant coaches! And you know who gets to do the most of it? The younger guys, like myself. So perhaps if my passing of a crime check and certification in first aid isn't good enough for you, my sports management and sports law college education will be. Why is my school and district getting punished because we do things right? And better yet what does holding a kid back have to do with that? Just not seeing why the KHSAA's oversight is necessary. Actually I'd like to see some cases of complaint over negligence across the state and athletic director/district responses. Jeez! Save your arrogant comments for someone who is uninformed.

Why do you feel your school is getting punished? If your district is already following all of the safety standards, than you have nothing to worry about.