Recent Athletics Site News & Updates

Training Requirements for Coaches

UIL Coach Education and Training Requirements and TEA Code Requirements 

2014 NCAA Football Rule Changes and UIL Exceptions to NCAA Football Rules

The 2014 NCAA Football Rule Changes along with the UIL Exceptions to NCAA Football Rules (2014-2015 School Year) have been posted on the Football Rules and Guidelines page. This information may also be accessed via the corresponding links.

2013-2014 Golf State Tournament Qualifiers

Qualifiers for the 2013-2014 Golf State Tournament have been posted.

Basketball Ticket Sales to be Delayed

General public ticket sales for the 2015 UIL Basketball State Championships will be postponed briefly while the UIL considers options for the dates and locations of the boys and girls basketball state championships. The UIL is considering the best possible solution to the difficulties with availability and affordability of hotels caused by concurrent events, as well as other event-related issues, and will be making a decision as soon as possible. The League wants to provide the best state championship experience for student-athletes, coaches and fans involved in these tournaments. Once a final decision has been made, it will be communicated via the UIL website. 

2014-15 Volleyball Alignments

The 2014-15 Volleyball alignments have been posted on the alignments page.

Alignments for other activities will follow in the next few weeks.
 

UIL Track & Field State Meet - Wheelchair Division

An amendment to the University Interscholastic League Constitution and Contest Rules, passed by the Legislative Council in October 2013, will add wheelchair competition events as a pilot program to the 2014 Track and Field State Meet.

Questions may be directed to Traci Neely, UIL Assistant Athletic Director or Dr. Mark Cousins, UIL Director of Athletics.

Football News & Information

See attached document for 2014-15 football news and information on the following topics:

• Renaming of playing weeks
• 5A & 6A sub-varsity games during Week 1
• 40 Second Clock
• Spring Training
• Teams Advancing to the Playoffs, 2014-15

2014 Golf State Championships - Date Change

In an attempt to avoid a possible conflict with the UIL golf state championships and regional academic competition, the UIL has announced it is changing the dates of its 1A and 2A golf state tournaments.
 
Originally scheduled for Thursday, May 1 and Friday, May 2 in Austin, the new dates for the 1A and 2A state championships are now Wednesday, April 30 and Thursday, May 1.  The sites, 1A at Lions Golf Course and 2A at Roy Kizer Golf Course, remain unchanged.
 
The dates for the 5A, 4A and 3A state championships also remain unchanged.
 
The new schedule for the 2014 UIL Golf State Championships are as follow:
 
April 28-29   
5A    -   Onion Creek Club
4A    -   The University of Texas Golf Club
3A    -   Hyatt Lost Pines Golf Resort
 
April 30-May 1
2A    -   Roy Kizer Golf Course
1A    -   Lions Golf Course

www.uiltexas.org/golf/state

2014-16 District Assignment Appeals Results

The 2014-16 alignments have been updated as a result of the district assignment appeal meeting held yesterday, Feb. 20, 2014.

For more information, please see the press release at the link provided; the updated alignments can be found at www.uiltexas.org/alignments

Swimming and Diving Qualifiers Posted

The 2014 swimming and diving qualifiers have been posted. Please click this link to see those that have qualified for state.