AHSAA Executive Director Alvin Briggs' surprising retirement announcement on Wednesday was largely overshadowed by actions taken by the Legislative Council later that day.
The council approved 15 of the 33 proposals on the table, some of which were quite noteworthy.
“We don't know which ruling was the most influential,” Central Board member Terry Curtis said. “A lot of it was just changing the wording in some cases.”
One of the most impactful changes was an adjustment to the AHSAA's rules regarding coaching outside of the academic year. The change would allow high school coaches to coach athletes from teams other than their school's in Olympic-level events.
Hoover baseball coach Adam Moseley is sitting out the 2023 season after coaching an Olympic baseball team that included Hoover players.
“I think you can do it,” Curtis said. “I don't know where it hurts. But the rules are always there and you follow the rules. You follow the conventions. Sometimes when someone or a team is punished, the rules or whatever needs to be changed. We will consider this in detail.”
Requests must be submitted to the Central Board at the regularly scheduled Board meeting prior to the event.
“I'm really happy that no one else will have to go through the same experience that my family and my program went through in 2023,” Moseley said. “This is a win because we have really good coaches and really good players in this state. I hope other players get the same opportunity.”
The council also increased the amount student-athletes can receive from the retail price of $250 to “no more than $1,200.”
All ratified proposals are scheduled to begin in 2024-2025.
Some of the proposals deal with summer practice rules.
Among them, Prop. 33 would allow coaches to work with athletes during the dead week set aside for summer conferences, excluding coaching clinic and rules clinic days for specific sports.
Click here for a complete list of ratified regulations.
