The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) recently had 14 proposals appear on the ballot including one that would implement a districting format for high school football that would have began this upcoming season. With the highest voting turn out in a decade (89.2% of the membership participated in the vote) 12 of the 14 amendment proposals passed but football districting did not.
With 272 votes in favor of the districting proposal and 379 voting against the proposal, the football districting failed to pass. The only other proposal that failed to pass also pertained to football. Proposal 11 modifying the number of summer contact days restriction from 25 to 18 days with 302 voting in favor but 407 against the proposal.
In a statement by IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson said; “The IHSA Board of Directors has already had discussions about the potential of forming a Football Ad Hoc Committee in 2024 in the event that this district proposal failed to pass. “They want to be proactive in trying to address the issues that are at the root of different football proposals seemingly being brought forth each year. They recognize the myriad issues in IHSA football are unique and can be based on geography, school size, conference affiliation, and the traditional success of a program, which is why no recent proposals have garnered enough support to pass. There is likely no singular answer to these issues, but the Board wants to explore the idea that a large and diverse group from around the state might be able to find some solutions that the high school football community in the state would support.”
Other proposals that were passed can be found here.
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