OHSAA

OHSAA Offers Online Training for Referees
Amid the ongoing nationwide referee shortage, one state association is attempting to make it easier for referees to get certified. The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) announced earlier this week the addition of a new website that wil...

Ohio HS Football Referees Receive Pay Raise, Avoid Boycott
High school football referees in northeast Ohio will no longer boycott the upcoming football season after receiving a pay raise. Up until Monday, August 8, northeast Ohio football referees were willing to boycott the regular season until they rece...

OHSAA Votes Against NIL in Referendum
Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) member schools passed 12 of 14 proposed revisions to the OHSAA Constitution and Bylaws, Executive Director Doug Ute has announced. The Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) proposal failed by a margin of 538...

OHSAA High Schools to vote on NIL Referendum
High school student-athletes a part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) may soon be able to profit off their own name, image, and likeness (NIL). As of this week, hundreds of Ohio high schools will vote on a referendum to create a...

OHSAA Member Schools to Vote on NIL Options for Student-Athletes
It took less than a year for the Name, Image, and Likeness rules of the NCAA to be argued for adoption at the high school level. While collegiate student-athletes have been able to earn money around the country through things like sponsorships and...

Legitimacy of Bishop Sycamore Football in Question After ESPN Appearance
Ohio-based Bishop Sycamore High School made viral headlines on Monday evening following its football program losing 58-0 to IMG Academy. The problem is it had little to do with the game, which had ESPN broadcast crews onsight for a national airing...

Enhancing the Student-Athlete Experience the Marysville Way
In the Marysville Athletic Department, we talk a lot about our purpose in interscholastic athletics and why we do what we do, and there is a huge emphasis on the student-athlete experience. For most, the four years that student-athletes have to ...

Ohio HS Punished for Donor-Funded Sports Scholarships
The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) has handed down punishments to the Walsh Jesuit High School for recruiting violations involving donor-funded sports scholarships for 11 student-athletes. According to a report from Akron Beacon Jou...