Competition from the 2026 Florida High School Beach Volleyball State Championships in Tallahassee.
Competition from the 2026 Florida High School Beach Volleyball State Championships in Tallahassee.

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FHSAA Board of Directors Recap of September Meeting

GAINESVILLE, Fla- The Florida High School Athletic Association’s Board of Directors conducted their first scheduled meeting of the 2026-27 school year on Monday, September 21, 2026, in Gainesville.

During the meeting, the Board reviewed the FHSAA, Inc. and FHSAA Land Corporation, Inc.’s financial statements for period ending August 31, 2026. The FHSAA, Inc., and FHSAA Land Corporation’s final budgets for fiscal year 2026-27 were also approved.

During the report of the Governance Committee, the Board ratified the PLAC Membership for the 2026-27 school year and accepted the PLAC Annual Report for the 2025-26 school year.

In Operations, the Board of Directors approved Administrative Procedures:

Baseball
  • 3.3.1.1.1.1 – Modifies the current best of three (3) format to include the State Championships.
  • 3.3.1.1.1.3 – Every Open Division matchup during pool play will consist of best of a three (3) series.
Beach Volleyball
  • 4.19.1.1.3 (b) – Modifies rules related to the lineup change deadline.
  • 4.19.1.1.3 (d) – Specifies penalties to violations of lineup regulations.
  • 4.19.1.1.5 – Adjusts the jewelry policy to mirror NFHS Indoor Volleyball Rules.
  • 4.19.2.2.1 – Regulates the positioning and movement of pairs in the district tournament.
  • 4.19.3.1.1 – Modifies required information for submission to MaxPreps to include each pair/line number.
Flag Football
  • 4.6.1.1.1 (a) – Adds language relative to state modifications from the NFHS Rules Book.
Track & Field
  • 4.14.1.1.1.2 – Modifies language to add prohibited items during competition.
  • 4.14.2.3.2/4.14.2.3.3/4.14.2.3.4 – Modifies warm-up regulations for javelin.
The Board approved Administrative Procedure 4.14.2.2.4 (a) (2) for 2027 Track & Field Season Adjustments. At District Meets, the top two (2) placers per event, and the next best eight (8) eligible marks in the region from the district meets and/or approved regular-season qualifying meets per event, shall advance to the regional meet.

The FHSAA Board of Directors is scheduled to convene for their second regularly scheduled meeting of the 2026-27 school year on November 1-2, 2026 in Gainesville, at the FHSAA office.

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About the FHSAA
The Florida High School Athletic Association supervises and regulates interscholastic athletic programs for high school students at member public, private and charter schools. The organization also recognizes and honors academic achievement among student-athletes at over 850 middle, junior and senior high schools statewide. Headquartered in Gainesville, it is the official governing body for interscholastic athletics in Florida.