The Kansas State High School Activities Association Executive Board approved a 35-second shot clock on a trial basis during a board meeting Wednesday.

All KSHSAA member schools will have the option to utilize the shot clock for all home boys and girls basketball games at the varsity level. The trial will only be during the regular season. If a school chooses to participate in the trial they must do so for all boys and girls varsity games they host, according to a story on the KSHSAA website.

Schools opting to participate in the trial will need to notify KSHSAA by Oct. 1.

The National Federation of State High School Associations approved the use of the shot clock for state adoption in 2022. KSHSAA has surveyed school administrators and coaches for their opinions on adopting the shot clock since the before allowance by the NFHS.

At an October regional administrator meeting, Classes 6A and 5A approved adoption, 47-22, but the total vote did not favor implementation by a 279-116 vote.

According to KSHSAA staff, the executive board opted for a trial basis instead of limiting it to a couple classes.

If Tonganoxie opts to utilize a shot clock, it will be all set to go at Chieftain Arena. The gymnasium’s basketball goals already have shot clocks installed.

Asked Thursday whether THS would be participating in the trial, athletics director Josey Eastes said the school would make a determination after consulting with THS coaches and other Frontier League officials.

KSHSAA is requiring schools that participate to complete short surveys after each game to collect data on the experience of using the shot clock. Those surveys will include score, number of violations and officials conferences to discuss shot clock issues, along with noted problems and any anecdotal information about the impact of the shot clock to the game’s outcome.