Podcast: KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett talks classification and other playoff issues

Following a discussion that broke out on Twitter about competitive issues facing the state high school soccer tournament, I reached out to the KHSAA to have a deeper conversation about classification, playoff formatting in general, and other issues facing high school athletics in Kentucky.

KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett and I spoke for about 45 minutes on Thursday. The full conversation is available below and on iTunes. Here’s a breakdown of where that discussion went, if you’d like to skip around:

3:20 ▪  Tackett touched on the KHSAA’s goal of being an enabler of participaiton in an academic setting, not necessarily competition.

9:58 ▪  Current discussions occurring about postseason formats aside from classification.

16:55 ▪  Why school size isn’t always the biggest factor of success for strong programs.

25:30 ▪  Is there a desire to move from six classes back to four classes in football?

33:00 ▪  How schools and the KHSAA can adjust in a changing consumer climate in regards to entertainment consumption.

41:45 ▪  A brief look at how the KHSAA is preparing for the state football finals moving from Bowling Green to Lexington.

Here’s the complete audio:

This story was originally published October 27, 2017 at 4:41 PM with the headline "Podcast: KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett talks classification and other playoff issues."