Monday Morning News – 2017-28-8
UPCOMING EVENTS:
August 28 – Fall Golf Start Date
August 29 – NMAA Activities Council Meeting
September 1 – Fall Sports Pre-Season Meeting Forms Due
September 1 – Spirit, Swimming & Wrestling Officials Registration Due
September 4 – NMAA Office Closed
September 5 – Basketball Schedules & Officials’ Exclusions Due
September 6 – Commission Meeting (NMAA Office) – 9 a.m.
IN THE NEWS:
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 are available now 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. The clinic is available now by clicking here. This presentation is also available for anyone who would simply like to review it.
NMAA/NMADA FALL CONFERENCE
The 2017 NMAA & NMADA Fall Leadership Conference will take place October 1-3 at the Marriott Pyramid Hotel in Albuquerque. The event will provide numerous professional development opportunities for athletic administrators as well as the Association’s mandatory Annual Meeting of Schools. For registration information, please visit the home page on the NMAA website at www.nmact.org. Special thanks to BSN Sports for serving as the presenting sponsor of this year’s conference.
MY REASON WHY
There are countless benefits to participating in high school sports and activities, but a lot of concerns as well. To overcome resistance and drive participation, #MyReasonWhy highlights diverse stories and memories shared by students, parents, coaches, officials and community members. We’re working together to show how participation not only develops individual skills and character for the future, but drives a stronger sense of self and community that students will feel immediately and for the rest of their lives. To share your story visit www.nfhs.org/MyReasonWhy and share your story.
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.
AD’s TIP OF THE WEEK
MaxPreps rosters, schedules and results. Verify that your MaxPreps rosters, schedules and photos are posted in advance of NMAA deadline dates. Make it a practice every Monday to insure that all event results from the previous week are posted.
REGIONAL MEETINGS
NMAA Executive Director Sally Marquez will attend the Fall Regional Meetings around the state in conjunction with Cooperative Educational Services. The NMAA encourages all Athletic Directors to attend a session in their area. This will be an opportunity for Athletic Directors to have an open forum type session with the NMAA Executive Director on issues and topics of interest to them. Please note that the September 19th meeting at the NMAA Office is not in conjunction with CES.
Meetings are scheduled as follows:
August 29th – Pojoaque – 9:00 a.m.
August 31st – Bloomfield – 9:00 a.m.
September 7th – Tularosa – 9:00 a.m.
September 12th – Las Cruces – 9:00 a.m.
September 19th – Albuquerque (NMAA Office – Not in conjunction with CES)
September 21st – Eunice – 9:00 a.m.
September 26th – Melrose – 9:00 a.m.
September 28th – Las Vegas – 9:00 a.m.
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.
FEATURE STORY IDEAS
Attention Athletic Directors – If you have a student-athlete or a student in an activity at your school that you feel has a good story to tell, the NMAA would like to tell that story for you. Please email Tyler Dunkel at tyler@nmact.org or call at 505-923-3295 and share your feature story ideas.
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 2017-2018 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.
