FHSAA Board votes to create rural division

Posted Jun 15, 2010 by Nick Williams

Updated Jun 15, 2010 at 05:09 PM

From FHSAA:

The Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday to create a new division to provide additional opportunities for competition for private and public schools in rural areas.

The Rural Division would be comprised of member high schools in communities which have been designated as rural by the Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development (OTTED) and whose student enrollment is 500 or less.  The classification shall be limited to boys and girls basketball, baseball, football, boys and girls soccer, softball and girls volleyball.  The creation of this division is contingent upon acceptance by a representative number of potential members.  Further details will be determined during the reclassification discussion at the Board of Directors meeting in November.

Exectutive Director Dr. Roger Dearing said the new classification wiil affect 40-50 schools.