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High school associations announce changes
DES MOINES — The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union made an announcement Tuesday about upcoming changes in three different sports.
Basketball: Shot clock added for 2022-23
The IHSAA and IGHSAU will use the National Federation of High Schools allowance for state adoption to introduce a 35-second shot clock for varsity basketball, required of participating member schools starting in the 2022-23 season.
Use of the shot clock in subvarsity competition will be allowed but not required.
With the date established and set for statewide implementation, experimental exceptions will not be granted during the 2021-22 regular season.
To encourage standardization among states, 35 seconds was the timing provided for approval by the national federation. Further shot clock information and rule implementation will be provided by IHSAA and IGHSAU as it becomes available ahead of the 2022-23 season.
Bowling: Postseason adds individual tournament
Starting in the 2021-22 season, the state meet and state qualifying meets will both have team and individual tournaments.
Team events will feature baker games, then a bracketed format at the state meet.
Individual tournaments will be three games, including a bracket for the top eight individuals at the state meet.
Details on host sites, qualifiers, and games will be provided by the IHSAA and IGHSAU before the start of the 2021-22 season.
Bowling classifications for boys and girls have been changed to move the largest 32 programs by enrollment to Class 3A, the next largest 32 programs to Class 2A and the remaining teams to Class 1A.
Track & Field: Earlier start dates in spring 2022
Following recommendations from the joint track and field advisory committee, the start date for the 2022 season has been updated to allow for more practice time ahead of spring competition.
The first practice date will be Monday, Feb. 21, ahead of the previous date of Monday, Feb. 28.
The first competition date will remain Monday, March 7.
The majority of high school coaches favor a shot clock at the high school level. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Washington's Ethan Zieglowsky rolls a strike during his second-game 289 last season. Zieglowsky broke three Washington school records in one day. An individual tournament will be added to state competition in the upcoming season. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Fairfield’s Anna Dunlap (left) and Kelsey Pacha clear the final hurdles in the 100-meter hurdles on May 6 in Keokuk. There will be an earlier date to start practice for the sport in 2022. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
