NFHS Rule Change Proposals

If you're on the NISCA email list, you should have gotten a message with swimming/diving rule change proposals.

Note that while none of the proposed changes deal with automatic relay take-off judging, there is one that could have altered the outcome of this year's 5A girls' state meet.

An addition (submitted by NFHS Rules Review Committee) to Rule 4-1-3:

ART. 3… The referee’s authority begins upon arrival at the meet site and concludes after the official score has been established within one hour after the last event results are final. The meet referee maintains administrative responsibilities for the contest through the completion of any required reports or correspondence in response to any action occurring while the officials have jurisdiction. State associations may intercede in the event of unusual incidents after the officials’ jurisdiction has ended or in the event that a meet is terminated prior to the conclusion of regulation competition.

Rationale: Administrative duties for meet officials may need to continue after the contest to document actions which occur during the competition. This revision illustrates the difference between the meet officials’ jurisdiction during the competition and other administrative responsibilities such as submitting specific reports after the competition is completed. In addition, clarifies that State Associations may continue to develop and implement policies that allow for review of unusual incidents that occur while the meet officials have jurisdiction or after the competition is completed.

This and other rule changes will be discussed and voted on at the NISCA meeting in Minneapolis next week.