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UPCOMING EVENTS
February 19-24 – Basketball District Tournaments
February 22-24 – BPA
February 24 – Science Olympiad
February 25 – State Basketball Brackets Released
February 27 – Hardship Petition Review
March 2-3 – 1st Round of State Basketball
IN THE NEWS:
STATE SWIMMING AND DIVING & WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to all the winners and competitors from this past weekend’s State Swimming & Diving Championships and State Wrestling Championships. Final results can be found on each sports landing page at nmact.org.
STATE BASKETBALL PASSES
Tournament passes for the 2018 NMAA State Basketball Championships are now on sale. Passes may be purchased at the NMAA Office (6600 Palomas NE, Albuquerque) or over the phone at 505-923-3110. The cost per pass is $135, which includes a reserved seat at Dreamstyle Arena The Pit and a commemorative event program. Additionally, pass holders are entitled to entry into all State Basketball games at all tournament sites, including the first round of state beginning on March 2nd.
SPRING RULES CLINICS ONLINE STARTING FEBRUARY 1
Online spring rules clinics will be available February 1-28, 2018 on each sport landing page at www.nmact.org. Rules clinic attendance is mandatory for all head coaches during their sport season.
NMAA STUDENT LEADERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL NOMINATIONS
The New Mexico Activities Association is filling vacancies for the 2018-2019 school year on its Student Leadership Advisory Council. The NMAA’s SLAC gives high school students a hands-on experience with the Association and provides them a direct line of communication to the staff. Any NMAA member school administrator may nominate a current freshman, sophomore or junior male and female to be a member of the NMAA Student Leadership Advisory Council. Click here to nominate. Deadline is March 1, 2018.
LTC WORKSHOPS & NMADA MEETINGS
The NMADA will offer three LTC classes on Friday, March 9th (during the week of state basketball) at the NMAA offices. For more information click here. Also, please mark your calendars for the following NMADA meetings to be held at the NMAA offices on Friday, March 9th:
- 11:30 a.m. – NMADA General Membership Meeting
- 12:00 p.m. – NMADA Membership Luncheon (Compliments of Furrs)
- 12:30 p.m. – NMADA Board Meeting
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.
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.
AD’s TIP OF THE WEEK
This week the AD’s Tip of the Week is Health and Safety of Student-Athletes. At the start of each athletic season the athletic director must insure that all coaches, parents and students have recently completed the concussion education requirements under SB38. All applicable concussion forms (coach, parent and athlete Concussion Information Sheet) and access to the NFHS Concussion Courses are available under “ADMIN HUB” menu, then click the “SPORTS MEDICINE” link on the NMAA web site.
