- March 29, 2024
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The Board of Directors for the Florida High School Athletic Association met for its final meeting of the school year recently and approved a surprising proposal.
The FHSAA has decided to add a ninth classification, up from eight, for baseball and softball for the 2015-2016 school year.
Baseball and softball now will use a format similar to what is currently in place for football. Schools will be ranked by student population and divided into nine classifications — the highest two-thirds by population would be divided as evenly as possible into Class 5A through Class 9A, and the remaining one-third will be divided as evenly as possible into Class 1A through Class 4A, keeping Class 1A designated as rural
This will alleviate concerns about the large enrollment gaps that existed primarily in the lower classifications that were thought to affect competitive balance.
This model is scheduled to be implemented for boys and girls basketball, as well as girls volleyball, in the 2016-2017 school year.