The Texas High School Coaches Association ended a tradition that dates back to 1935, according to a press release issued Thursday.
At the December meeting of the THSCA’s Board of Directors in San Marcos, the board was informed of the decision from the NCAA Legislative Relief Waiver Committee to deny the association’s request for exemption from a new bylaw which prohibits Division I college football coaches from attending or speaking at a convention that has an all-star game affiliated with it.
The rule was put into place in October 2013.
This decision forced the board to eliminate the THSCA’s all-star games for both football and basketball. The football all-star game had been played since 1935.
The basketball all-star games had been played ever since 1946.
The board of directors thought it was in the best interest of the Texas High School Coaches Association to make sure its convention and coaching school remained a quality event.
Eliminating attendance by Division I college coaches would be detrimental to the success of the convention, which is the main source of income for the Texas High School Coaches Association, the press release explained.
Lectures by six Division I coaches were dropped at the 2014 convention in San Antonio.
THSCA was able to fill in some of the sessions with former coaches that included former Houston Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and former Texas Tech head coach Spike Dykes.

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