Monday Morning News Presented by Subway (2017-7-31)
UPCOMING EVENTS: 
July 31 – Football Start Date (High School only)
August 1-31 – Athletic Director Alternate Online Rules Clinic
August 1-31 – Fall Rules Clinics Online
August 2 – Rookie AD’s Meeting (NMAA Office)
August 7 – Cross Country, Soccer & Volleyball Start Date
August 7 – Middle School Football Start Date
August 15 – Hardship Petition
IN THE NEWS:
NMAA 5th Annual Fun Run/Walk and Kids K
The 5th annual 5k Fun Run/Walk and Kids K, presented by Defined Fitness, took place July 29th, 2017 at Albuquerque Academy. The NMAA would like to thank all of the participants and sponsors for making the event a big success! We would especially like to salute students from the following NMAA member schools for participating: Santa Fe Indian School, Pecos, ATC, Espanola Valley, Laguna Acoma, Sandia, La Cueva and Albuquerque Academy.
Make plans now to participate in the 6th annual event next year to help generate funds for scholarships for NM high school students.
FALL RULES CLINICS ONLINE
Fall rules clinics are to be attended by head coaches of all fall sports by August 31st. This is mandatory for all head coaches during their sport season. Please note, if your head coach attended a rules clinic at the NMHSCA Coaches Clinic they do not need to take the online version. Online versions will be available on August 1 on each sports landing page.
MANDATORY AD’S MEETING
If you did not attend the AD’s meeting in person at the NMHSCA Coaches Clinic you are required to go through the online rules clinic. This will be available on August 1, 2017 by clicking here. This presentation is also available for anyone who would simply like to review it.
NMAA/NMADA ROOKIE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WORKSHOP
On Wednesday, August 2nd the NMAA will hold a “Rookie” Athletic Director workshop. This will be held at the NMAA Offices from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm with lunch provided. Come and learn more about the NMAA Handbook, Eligibility and Petitions, the Max Preps data system and much more. For more information about this event, please contact Joe Butler at 505.923.3275.
MEMBER SCHOOL’S “OFFICIAL VOTER” DESIGNATION
NMAA Bylaw 3.12.1 states “The administrative head of each member school, with local Board of Education approval, appoints the “Official Voter” for the school. The “Official Voter” is the school’s voting representative for all matters pertaining to the business of the NMAA when referendum is required.” NMAA Bylaw 3.9.2 requires that the “Official Voter”, and other staff information, is posted on MaxPreps on or before September 15. If you have any questions, please contact Sports Information Director, Tyler Dunkel at tyler@nmact.org.
ATHLETIC TRAINER ALL ACCESS PASS
All athletic trainers need an NMAA All Access pass to gain complimentary entrance into NMAA sanctioned events, including state championships. Please have your athletic trainer fill out the application and submit it to the NMAA by September 8, 2017 in order to receive a pass for the year. The application form is available here.
MEMBERSHIP DUES, FEES AND CONTRACTS
Membership dues/fees and contracts have been mailed to all schools. Please be sure to submit these to the NMAA by September 15, 2017. If you have not received either of these, or have any questions regarding membership contracts, please contact Alissa Wesbrook at 505-923-3266 or alissa@nmact.org. For questions regarding membership dues and fees please contact Shari Kessler-Schwaner at 505-923-3279 or shari@nmact.org.
