UPCOMING EVENTS:
April 24-29 – Tennis District Tournaments
April 28-29 – Track & Field District Meets (A-3A)
April 30 – Tennis Seeding
April 30 – Baseball Brackets Released (3A-6A)
April 30 – Track & Field Entries Deadline (A-3A) by 12 Noon

IN THE NEWS:

2017 STATE CONCERT BAND CONTEST RESULTS
The 2017 State Concert Band Contest took place this past weekend at Cleveland High School. Click here to see the winners in each classification..

2017 STATE CHESS COMPETITION RESULTS
Final results for the 2017 State Chess Competition can be found by clicking here. Congratulations to all participants on a great event and special thanks to Hotel Cascada for serving as host. .

BASEBALL / SOFTBALL SEEDING AND SELECTION COACHES INPUT FORMS
Athletic Directors: Please remind your head baseball and softball coaches to complete and submit the 2017 baseball or softball Coaches Input Forms. These forms play a vital role in the seeding and selection process. Class 3A-6A baseball are due Sunday, April 30th and Class A-2A baseball and ALL classes for softball are due Sunday, May 7th. District Chairs must also submit the District Placement forms for baseball and softball at this time. These forms are due prior to 8:00 AM on the day of seeding. For questions regarding baseball, contact Dusty Young at 505-923-3268 and for softball, contact Scott Owen at 505-923-3273.

Coaches Input Form (Baseball & Softball)
District Placement Form

A-3A STATE TRACK/FIELD ENTRY DEADLINE
A-3A Track and Field coaches are personally responsible for entering all athletes that have qualified for the state track and field championships into the Direct Athletics website no later than Sunday, April 30th at noon. Failure to do so will jeopardize your athlete’s entrance into the State Championships and late entries will result in a $500 fine to the school.

2016-2017 NMAA MEMBER SCHOOL PARTICIPATION SURVEY
Attention Athletic Directors – Click here for the 2016-2017 NMAA Member School Participation Survey. This survey will be used to collect student participation numbers in both athletics and activities for member high schools across New Mexico. The New Mexico Activities Association is again working with the National Federation of State High School Associations to collect this data and your assistance is greatly appreciated. Please submit your completed form to the NMAA office by fax at (505) 923-3114 or via email to jackie@nmact.org. The deadline to submit your school’s participation survey is Friday May 26, 2017. Although you may only be able to directly provide student participation numbers for athletics, please work with your colleagues to provide as much data as possible for activities as well. If you have any questions regarding this year’s participation survey, please do not hesitate to call Jackie Martinez at (505) 923-3281 or by email at jackie@nmact.org.

AD’S TIP OF THE WEEK
NMAA Sports Specific Committees. Every NMAA sport is supported by a committee that is selected by the NM High School Coaches, AD’s and Officials Association. These committees meet to consider potential rules changes in each sport and recommend changes to the Executive Director and NMAA Commission. A committee listing is located on each NMAA Athletic Page on the NMAA web site. If you would like to have a rule change considered please contact your classification representative on the sports specific committee.

COMPETE WITH CLASS NOMINATIONS
In an effort to establish and sustain the Compete with Class initiative, the NMAA will be highlighting acts of sportsmanship through various awards and recognition programs during the 2016-2017 school year. In order to do this, our office NEEDS YOUR HELP! Acts of sportsmanship by individuals, coaches, officials, administrators, spectators, or teams as a whole should be reported to the NMAA office as they occur. Photos of these acts would also be appreciated. Send your nominations to Tyler Dunkel at tyler@nmact.org.