Wisconsin High School Football Huddle
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control voted not to implement a
widely deliberated football district proposal that would have revamped the landscape of football and its post-season play-
offs.
The Board voted 8-2 to reject the football district proposal, but acknowledged the need to address the issues the
plan was designed to resolve. The Executive Staff presented alternatives to the plan that addresses those issues without
impacting most conferences in the state and without increasing travel and expenses for many member schools.
Included among the elements of an alternative plan is football-only conference realignment, offering relief to con-
ferences experiencing difficulty in scheduling due to limited conference members, and to schools without a conference af-
filiation or with large enrollment disparities within their current conference configuration. Another aspect of an alternative
plan is modifying the existing football calendar that will reduce the exposure of student-athletes playing three games in 10
days at the end of the season. Implementation of these considerations is targeted for the fall of 2011.
The Board acted on a number of other football recommendations. It passed a coaches advisory recommendation to
remove the overall win-loss percentage from the criteria for placing (seeding) teams following determination of the field
in 2010. It also approved the Wilson GST as the official 2010 State Tournament ball.
Other action on football topics clarify existing interpretations regarding the playoffs, including affirming avail-
ability on the approved site list on an annual basis and counting a voluntarily relinquished opportunity to host when applying
hosting criteria for succeeding levels, applicable in 2010.
