The Florida High School Athletic Association’s athletic director advisory committee met virtually Thursday to discuss options for starting fall sports according to FloridaHSFootball.com.
There were three options presented.
Option 1
Start date for practices: Aug. 24
Start date for regular season: Sept. 11
State series: All teams that declare for the state series would be included in the playoffs starting on Nov. 13.
Option 2
Start date for practices: After August
Start date for regular season: Two weeks after first practice date
State series: Nov. 30-Dec. 12
Option 3
Start date for practices: Three tier system for all high school sports with football among those starting Nov. 30
Start date for regular season: Three tier system for all high school sports with football starting Dec. 14.
State series: Current format with adjustments for new dates.
The top two were option 3 (eight votes/preferences) and option 1 (seven votes/preferences), though there is no clear direction — yet, at least according to FloridaHSFootball.com.
The FHSAA board of directors will meet Aug. 14 in Gainesville to discuss those options.