Monday Morning News
October 24 – Swimming & Diving Rules Clinic – Zoom
October 25 – NMAA Monthly Zoom Meeting
October 27-28 – 6-Man & 8-Man Quarterfinals
October 29 – Soccer Brackets Released
October 31 – 1st Round State Soccer
November 1-15 – Winter Sports Rules Clinics
November 3-4 – State Soccer Quarterfinals
November 3-4 – 3A-6A State Football 1st Round
November 3-4 – 2A Football Quarterfinals
November 3-4 – 6-Man & 8-Man Semifinals
November 5 – Cross Country Entries Due
November 6 – Mid School/Jr. High Basketball Practice Begins
November 6 – Wrestling Practice Begins
November 6 – Swimming & Spirit Competitions Begin
November 7-8 – State Soccer Semifinals
November 10-11 – State Soccer Finals
November 10-11 – 3A-6A State Football Quarterfinals
November 10-11 – 2A State Football Semifinals
November 11 – 6-Man & 8-Man Finals
November 11 – State Cross Country Championships
November 12 – Volleyball Brackets Released
IN THE NEWS:
SOCCER COACH INPUT FORMS
Selection and seeding for State Soccer will take place Sunday, October 29th. Coaches Input Forms and the District Placement Forms must be submitted no later than 8:00 am in order to be included. WATCH the Selection Show at NMACT.org on the home page at approximately 3 p.m.
Soccer Seeding & Selection Form
District Placement Form
6-MAN & 8-MAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKETS RELEASED
The 2023 Nuesenda Credit Union 6-Man & 8-Man State Football Championship bracket has been released. Please click the link below to view the brackets.
2023 State Football Brackets
NMAA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
NMAA Foundation Scholarships are awarded to students from NMAA member schools who, through the application/nomination process, demonstrate excellence in athletics, activities, academics, and character. The deadline to submit applications is Thursday, February 1, 2024. For more information, please contact Chris Kedge at 505-923-3276. Click here for information regarding NMAA Foundation Scholarships. Applications are now open.
MAXPREP SCORES
Reminder to input your final score into MaxPreps as soon as possible, following your contest. Having an accurate schedule on MaxPreps with the final score is vital to the seeding & selection process for State Championships.
TEAM PHOTO POSTING DEADLINES
Per NMAA bylaw 3.9.3, team photos must be posted to MaxPreps team pages for Cross Country, Football, Soccer and Volleyball. These photos should be posted at least three weeks prior to the beginning of the State Championships. Failure to do so will subject the school to a $250.00 fine per program.
OFFICIALS RATING FORM
Please remember to complete the Officials Rating form for each official that you have assigned to your Varsity contests (both home and away). This is an important data point and an opportunity for you and your coaches to provide feedback to the state tournament selection committees. Here is the link to that form: 2023-24 Officials Rating Form
HUDL VIDEO UPLOAD
Athletic Directors, please remind your football coaches to have their games uploaded to Hudl following their contests. The deadline for games played on Thursday and Friday is 1 p.m. on Saturday. For games on Saturday, the deadline is 10 a.m. on Sunday morning.
AUDITING SCHEDULES & DRAGONFLY REMINDERS
Just a reminder to please audit your schedules each week to ensure you have officials scheduled for all contests with accurate game dates and times!
The new travel ring policy is now in effect. Remember that you no longer need to determine driver, rider and meal fees. Everyone on the crew receives a travel fee, calculated one-way from each official’s home address to your contest site. That means if the individual official lives 30 miles one-way from your site, they are paid the fee from the 26-50 mile tier ($30), not 60 miles for the round trip! DragonFly will auto-calculate the correct rate for each official for you by selecting the “NMAA Travel” rule on the “Manage Payments” tab after your event. See this video ‘how-to’ link: https://youtu.be/gB_a5KluqHA
Here is the officials fees and travel ring document for 2023-24: https://www.nmact.org/file/Officials_Fees.pdf
COMPETE WITH CLASS SCHOLARSHIP
The New Mexico Activities Association, in conjunction with the NMAA Foundation, will be awarding a maximum of six(6) $1,000 Compete with Class scholarships during the 2023-2024 school year. Awards will be given to students that best exemplify the three pillars of the Compete with Class sportsmanship initiative – Respect, Integrity, and Responsibility. Recipients will be selected by the NMAA Foundation Board of Directors based on recommendations from the NMAA and its member schools.
