TSSAA BOARD OF CONTROL ACTION

Date: June 11-12, 1997

Site: Falls Creek Falls State Park Inn

Voting board members present:

Athletic District 1: Mike Reed, Morristown-Hamblen West
Athletic District 2: Lynn Brown, Maryville
Athletic District 3: John Dixon, Polk County
Athletic District 4: Morris Rogers, Huntland
Athletic District 5: Mike Hammond, Nashville John Overton
Athletic District 6: Mickey Dunn, Lawrence County
Athletic District 7: Fred Kessler, Bolivar Central
Athletic District 8: Sam Miles, Dyersburg
Athletic District 9: Harry Durham, Memphis Fairley

Summary of board action:

Delegated the TSSAA state office staff to make the draw for the regional and state volleyball tournaments.
Approved the financial report for the 1996-97 girls and boys state basketball tournament series. Listed are tournament sites, attendance, gross gate receipts, and the TSSAA share of each:

Class A Districts

District	Site	Attendance	Gross Gate	TSSAA share
1	Chuckey-Doak	2,025	$6,075.00	$911.25
2	Oneida	1,279	$6,886.00	$1,032.90
3	Christ. Aca. of Knox.	1,400	$7,548.00	$832.20
4	Temple	2,351	$10,372.00	$1,555.80
5	Avery Trace Middle	3,756	$15,024.00	$2,253.60
6	Watertown	2,188	$8,752.00	$1,312.00
7	Battle Ground Academy	2,557	$10,228.30	$1,534.25
8	Nashville Christian	2,454	$9,816.00	$1,472.40
9	Forrest	1,635	$6,542.00	$981.30
10	Cascade	1,518	$4,554.00	$683.10
11	Culleoka	2,515	$10,060.00	$1,509.00
12	Wayne County	2,517	$10,069.00	$1,510.35
13	Dresden	3,838	$11,515.00	$1,727.25
14	Lake County	3,143	$9,429.00	$1,414.35
15	Middleton	1,860	$7,440.00	$1,116.00
16	Harding Academy	860	$3,440.00	$516.00
Total		35,896	$135,750.30	$20,361.75

Class AA Districts

District	Site	Attendance	Gross Gate	TSSAA share
1	Sullivan North	2,850	$11,400.00	$1,710.00
2	Morristown-Hamblen West	2,791	$8,373.00	$1,255.95
3	Powell Valley	840	$3,360.00	$504.00
4	Lenoir City	1,833	$7,332.00	$1,100.00
5	Cleveland State	1,712	$6,848.00	$1,027.20
6	Bledsoe County	1,889	$7,556.00	$1,133.40
7	Roane County	1,893	$8,972.00	$1,345.80
8	Tennessee Tech	4,075	$16,300.00	$2,445.00
9	Hickman County	3,796	$15,184.00	$2 277.60
10	Macon County	2,079	$8,326.00	$1,248.90
11	Page	2,368	$9,472.00	$1,420.80
12	Montgomery Central	1,416	$5,666.00	$849.90
13	Gibson County	8,253	$31,059.00	$4,658.85
14	Jackson South Side	5,738	$20,353.00	$3,052.95
15	Ridgeway	3,319	$13,276.00	$1,991.40
16	Sheffield	1,635	$6,540.00	$981.00
Total		46,487	$180,017.00	$27,002.75

Class AAA Districts

District	Site		Attendance		Gross Gate		TSSAA share
1	Science Hill		4,141		$16,565.00		$2,484.75
2	Morristown-Hamblen-East		3,282		$9,846.00		$1,476.90
3	Karns		2,685		$10.740.00		$1,611.00
4	Heritage		3,982		$15,916.00		$2,387.40
5	Cumberland County		3,629		$15,910.00		$2,386.50
6	Brainerd		2,080		$8,320.00		$1,248.00
7	Cookeville		3,605		$14,420.00		$2,163.25
8	Shelbyville Central		3,516		$14,065.53		$2,109.83
9	Gallatin		3,927		$11,781.00		$1,767.15
10	Henry County		3,058		$9,171.00		$1,375.67
11	Montgomery Bell Academy		2,049		$8,196.00		$1,229.40
12	Hunters Lane		1,446		$5,784.00		$867.60
13	Central-Merry		4,833		$19,332.00		$2,899.80
14	Dyersburg		3,705		$14,820.00		$2,223.00
15	Collierville		2,714		$13,570.00		$2,035.50
16	Northside		1,692		$6,768.00		$2,035.50
Total		50,344		$195,204.53		$29,280.70

Class A Regions

Region	Site	Attendance	Gross Gate	TSSAA share
1	Chuckey-Doak	3,097	$12,388.00	$1,858.20
2	Christian Aca. of Knox.	2,501	$9,992.00	$1,498.80
3	Avery Trace Middle	4,133	$16,532.00	$2,479.80
4	Battle Ground Academy	3,970	$15,880.95	$2,382.14
5	Forrest	3,073	$12,294.00	$1,844.10
6	Mt. Pleasant	4,674	$18,699.00	$2,804.85
7	Dresden	7,858	$23,578.00	$3,536.70
8	Middleton	2,953	$11,812.00	$1,722.80
Total		32,259	$121,175.95	$18,176.39

Class AA Regions

Region	Site	Attendance	Gross Gate	TSSAA share
1	Sullivan North	4,036	$16,146.00	$2,421.90
2	Austin-East	2,634	$13,170.00	$1,971.00
3	Cleveland State	2,674	$10,696.00	$1,604.40
4	Roane County	3,293	$13,672.00	$2,050.80
5	Hickman County	4,228	$16,912.00	$2,536.80
6	Page	3,633	$14,531.00	$2,179.65
7	Gibson County	11,768	$48,074.00	$7,211.10
8	Ridgeway	3,778	$15,112.00	$2,266.80
Total		36,044	$148,313.00	$22,242.45

Class AAA-Regions

Region	Site	Attendance	Gross Gate	TSSAA share
1	Science Hill	4,366	$17,465.00	$2,619.75
2	Oak Ridge	6,187	$24,748.00	$3,712.20
3	Cumberland County	3,499	$13,996.00	$2,099.40
4	Middle Tenn. State	7,838	$31,352.00	$4,702.80
5	Gallatin	3,160	$12,640.00	$1,896.00
6	Hillwood	3,712	$14,848.00	$2,227.20
7	Central-Merry	4,464	$17,784.00	$2,667.60
8	Collierville	4,990	$24,950.00	$3,742.50
Total		38,198	$157,783.00	$23,667.45

Summary of regional Tournaments

Class AAA	$23,667.56
Class AA	$22,242.45
Class A	$18,176.39
Net to TSSAA	$64,086.29
Less cost of awards	$3,200.70
Net to TSSAA	$60,885.59

Class A Girls Sub-States

Game	Att.	Gross Gate	Insurance	TSSAA share
Temple at Hancock County	502	$2,008.00	$169.80	$316.75
Oneida at Grace Baptist Academy	653	$2,612.00	$242.20	$559.82
Tennessee Prep School at Celina	925	$3,700.00	$345.50	$897.98
Gordonsville at Battle Ground Aca.	750	$3,000.00	$272.00	$692.82
Hampshire at Moore County	622	$2,488.00	$229.00	$489.48
Cornersville at Collinwood	635	$2,540.00	$225.00	$541.62
Harding Academy at Bradford	748	$2,992.00	$285.20	$718.15
Lake Co. at Univ. School of Jackson	813	$3,252.00	289.20	$749.22
Total	5,648	$22,592.00	$2,057.90	$4,965.84

Class AA Girls Sub-States

Game	Att.	Gross Gate	Insurance	TSSAA share
Alcoa at Daniel Boone	602	$2,408.00	$219.16	$514.92
Rutledge at Lenoir City	863	$3,452.00	$326.20	$859.88
Cannon County at McMinn Central	1,137	$4,548.00	$417.80	$1,094.55
Grundy County at Livingston Academy	865	$3,660.00	$340.00	$874.35
Page at Hickman County	1,880	$7,520.00	$696.00	$1,966.22
Loretto at David Lipscomb	685	$2,740.00	$255.20	$636.75
Evangelical Chr. at Crockett Co.	1,483	$6,132.00	$579.20	$1,632.68
Obion Co. Cen. at B.T.Washington	388	$1,752.00	112.50	$170.78
Total	7,903	$32,212.00	$2,946.06	$7,750.13

Class AAA-Girls Sub-States

Game	Att.	Gross Gate	Insurance	TSSAA share
Heritage at Sullivan South	720	$2,888.30	$259.33	$636.48
Greeneville at Oak Ridge	700	$2,800.00	$227.00	$535.222
Shelbyville at Baylor	505	$2,020.00	$173.50	$380.38
Bradley Central at White County	1,642	$6,568.00	$612.80		$1,706.82
Hillsboro at Dickson County	1 236	$4,944.00	$466.90	$1,285.65
LaVergne at Father Ryan	490	$1,960.00	$167.50	$423.85
White Station at Hardin County	1,297	$5,188.00	$498.80	$1,339.28
Millington at Hamilton	506	$2,024.00	$118.30	$244.85
Total	7.096	$28,392.30	$2,524.13	$6,552.53

Class A Boys Sub-States

Game	Att.	Gross Gate	Insurance	TSSAA share
Boyd-Buchanan at Cosby	1,281	$5,124.00	$472.40	$1,221.62
J. Frank White at Chatt. Christian	821	$3,284.00	$317.90	$775.65
Donelson Christian at Upperman	897	$3,588.00	$335.30	$880.58
Friendship Christian at Goodpasture	1,371	$5,484.00	$530.40	$1,481.68
Columbia Academy at Forrest	1,032	$4,128.00	$403.32	$1,109.11
Moore County at Perry County	731	$2,924.00	$248.40	$600.68
Middleton at Sharon	1,130	$4,520.00	$423.75	$1,127.13
Greenfield at Oakhaven	655	$2,620.00	$213.50	$489.32
Total	7,918	$31,672.00	$2,944.97	$7,685.77

Class AA Boys Sub-States

Game	Att.	Gross Gate	Insurance	TSSAA share
Fulton at Daniel Boone	1 230	$4,920.00	$458.50	$1,226.12
South Greene at Austin-East	547	$2,188.00	$174.78	$393.23
Scott County at Tyner	282	$1,128.00	$74.80	$63.48
Phoenix III at Livingston Academy	742	$3,168.00	$290.80	$719.68
David Lipscomb at Springfield	1,180	$4,920.00	$440.74	$1,231.51
White House at Martin Luther King	758	$3,032.00	$259.40	$664.15
Booker T. Washington at Union City	1,122	$4,688.00	$410.01	$1,069.47
Westview at Melrose	917	$3,868.00	$357.30	$889.38
Total	6,778	$27,912.00	$2,466.33	$6,257.02

Class AAA Boys Sub-States

Game	Att.	Gross Gate	Insurance	TSSAA share
Bearden at Science Hill	2,070	$8,280.00	$778.30	$2,195.18
Morristown-Hamblen East at Clinton	1 359	$5,436.00	$467.10	$1,280.98
Lebanon at Cleveland	1 742	$6,968.00	$580.68	$1,563.34
Brainerd at Oakland	1 562	$6,448.00	$570.30	$1,583.65
Brentwood at Pearl-Cohn	1,154	$4,616.00	$411.60	$1,131.42
Whites Creek at Clarksville	1 495	$5,980.00	$553.00	$1,558.68
Overton at Bartlett	1,582	$6,328.00	$594.30	$1,676.18
Bolton at Memphis East	1,132	$4,528.00	$341.90	$940.12
Total	12,096	$48,584.00	$4,297.18	$11,929.55

State Tournament Summary

Tournament	Income	Expenses	Net
Girls State	$226,889.50	$96,129.25	$130.760.25
Boys State	$258,008.50	$97,660.89	$160,347.61

1997 Basketball Tournament Series Summary

Tournament	Attendance	Gross Receipts	Catastrophic Insurance	TSSAA net
Invitational, etc.	74,497	$295,955.46		$40,180.17
District Series	141,994	$536,504.83		$68,399.15
Regional Series	106,501	$427,271.95		$60,885.59
Girls Sub-States	20,647	$83,196.30	$7,528.09	$19,268,50
Boys Sub-States	26,792	$108,168.00	$9,708.48	$25,872.34
Girls State	34,909	$226,889.50		$130,760.25
Boys State	39,912	$258,008.50		$160,347.61
Total	445,252	$1,935,994.54	$17,236.57	$505,713.61

Discussed problems with the current Sub-State basketball format and determined that the sectional format to be presented to the membership for a vote in regional meetings be one with three teams advancing from the region tournament and that the sectional tournament be played through a championship round with both champion and runner-up advancing to the state tournament.
Approved financial reports on athletic directors conference, regional coordinators meeting and cheerleading coaches conference. Total loss on athletic directors conference was $1,413.35. Total expense on regional coordinators meeting was $6,456.72. Total net on cheerleading coaches conference was $769.29.
Recommended the Legislative Council reject a proposal from the Tennessee Wrestling Coaches Association that would make a wrestler academic eligible the first of the season be eligible the entire season. It turned down proposals to: A. Never begin the state tournament before Feb. 15; B. Return to a "Large/Small" or "A/AA and AAA" format for Division I wrestling; C. Turned down proposals that would change weigh-in times; D. Add a fourth two-day tournament; E. Add a Sub-State format for state duals tournament series.
Established that the state track meets be held on Friday and Saturday of Spring Fling with Division I Class A/AA girls, Division I Class AAA girls and Division II girls be held on the same day and Division I Class A/AA boys, Division I Class AAA boys and Division II boys be held on the same day. The boys and girls meets will be held on alternating days, either a Friday or Saturday, of Spring Fling. In 1998, the girls meets shall be held on Friday and the boys meets on Saturday with the days reversed in 1999.
Determined that the state track meet 3,200-meter run be held at 9 on the day of the meet with field events and running events held later in the day.
Dropped the team relays format at a sponsored event.
Requested track coaches emphasize safety precautions involved with the pole vault and have coaches report how many schools continue to have pole vault as an event.
Determined that the decathlon and pentathlon table remain unchanged for one more year.
Announced the awarding of $49,900 in settlement funds in an agreement with anti-trust suit against Reebok Corporation.
Heard a recommendation from State Board of Education and State Department of Educational officials that middle school basketball games be limited.
Left officials fees for all sports and turned down proposals that would mandate five-member crews in a specified number of football games.
Maintained the present format for treatment of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.
Rejected a request from Clarksville High School to make an exemption on the limit of non-faculty coaches.
Turned down a disciplinary action appeal from Columbia Academy.
Took no action on a request from Greenfield that First Assembly Christian School, which has withdrawn from the TSSAA, be prohibited from playing TSSAA member schools.
Approved the financial report for wrestling:

A. Invitational tournament, TSSAA net share: $738.30.

B. Regional Dual tournament, TSSAA net share: $426.25.

C. State Dual meet, TSSAA net share: $3,267.29.

D. Regional tournaments, TSSAA net share: $2,721.19.

E. State tournament, TSSAA net share: $3,728.15.

Summary for all wrestling tournaments

Tournament type	Gross receipts	TSSAA share
Invitationals	$14,030.00	$738.30
Regional Duals	$6,479.00	$426.25
State Duals	$11,010.00	$3,267.29
Regionals	$26,498.25	$2,721.19
State	$29,941.00	$3,728.15
Total	$87,958.25	$10,881.18

Turned down a request from Oak Ridge that amendments be made to the financial format for Sub-State basketball games.
Voted to keep the Division II, Class AA football playoff format the same as was approved by the Division II competition committee.
Delayed until August a request from Bradley Central that it host the 1998 state dual meet wrestling tournament.
Reviewed a projected 1997-98 budget of $1,565,000.
Awarded the 2000 girls and boys state basketball tournaments to Middle Tennessee State University with the TSSAA guaranteed $51,800 of in-kind gifts.
Voted to make cheerleading rules meetings mandatory beginning this year.
Approved increases in ticket prices in all sports at the state tournament level. Prices shall be, in all sports except football and basketball, $5 at the state tournament level. In all sports except football and basketball, ticket prices beyond the regional level shall be $4. In football, tickets shall be $6 for the first four rounds, $10 for one all-day Clinic Bowl ticket or $25 for a Clinic Bowl ticket good for all three days. In Division I basketball, $55 shall remain the price for a tournament book. For the Wednesday and Thursday sessions, prices shall be $6 general admission. On Friday, general admission tickets shall be $7, and on Saturday, general admission tickets shall be $8. Reserved seats, on both Friday and Saturday, shall be $10. In Division II, ticket prices shall be $6 for quarterfinal games, $7 for semifinal games and $8 for championship games.
Awarded Chattanooga a five-year contract to host Spring Fling with the TSSAA receiving $220,000 ($40,000 for each of the next three years and $50,000 for 2001 and 2002) in addition to numerous in-kind gifts.