The Colorado High School Activities Association and its 352 member schools open the 95th school year with Boys Golf official practice on August 10. All other sports start officially on August 17.
Wade Davis, the executive director of the You Can Play Project, addressed the gathered athletic directors at CHSAA's annual All-School Summit on Monday.
Big changes are ahead for Class 5A football. Beginning with the 2016 season, the classification will move to a 16-team playoff field, a 10-game regular season, and alignment will be set by a waterfall system.
In an address at the annual CHSCA clinic, CHSAA commissioner Paul Angelico urged coaches to keep the focus of high school sports on education and life lessons.