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January 26 – Golf, Tennis & Track & Field Rules Clinic In-Person
January 29 – Baseball Rules Clinic
January 30 – Softball Rules Clinic
January 31 – Monthly AD’s Zoom

IN THE NEWS:
2024 STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT COMPLIMENTARY PASS LIST
The link to the 2024 State Basketball Championships Complimentary Pass List Online Form is found below. Please complete the online form and submit to the NMAA by January 26, 2024. Only those on this list will receive complimentary entrance to the state basketball tournament. Basketball Coaches will not receive additional passes upon qualifying for the state tournament. They will need these passes to get into the tournament unless they are entering with the team prior to a game and are within the 20 allotted members. Coaches who do not have a pass and wish to enter when their team is not playing will not be granted complimentary entrance.

Furthermore, only Superintendents, Athletic Directors and Coaches will have access to the hospitality room. Any coach wishing to have access to the hospitality room at the State Basketball Tournament must be listed on both the Complimentary Pass List and MaxPreps. If a coach is not listed on both, then only access to the facility will be granted.

For questions, please call Carl Vigil at 505-923-3286 or email at carl@nmact.org

Online Form:
http://nmact.powermediallc.org/complimentary-pass-list/

Help with filling out the online form:
https://youtu.be/HgIzCbC-9y0

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.

ESPORTS START DATE COMING SOON
The 2024 NMAA Spring Esports Season is fast approaching. The official start date for Esports was Tuesday, January 16th with regular season matches set to begin the week of January 29th. For more information regarding Esports contact Dusty Young at dusty@nmact.org.

Enrollment Deadline – January 17th, 2024
Preseason Begins – January 15th, 2024
Mandatory Coach Rules Clinic* – January 25th, 2024 (630pm via Zoom) *time/date subject to change
Regular Season Begins – Week of January 29th, 2024
Last Regular Season Matches – Week of March 25th, 2024
State Playoffs – Week of April 1st and/or April 8th (playoff structure determined by number of participating schools)
State Semifinals & Finals (in person) – April 18-20

NMAA STUDENT LEADERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL NOMINATIONS
The NMAA is looking for students to serve on our Student-Leadership Advisory Council for the following areas in the NMAA’s governance structure for the 2024-2025 school year:

Area A-Large: Two Representatives
Area A-Small: One representative
Area B-Large: One representative
Area B-Small: One representative
Area D-Small: One representative
At-Large (Large School Area C/D): One representative

Nominations/applications are due no later than Monday, March 1, 2024. Click HERE for the nomination form. If you are not sure of which area your school is in, please follow this link to the NMAA’s governance structure: https://www.nmact.org/file/Section_3.pdf. If you have any questions, please contact Tammy Richards at tammy@nmact.org.

MAXPREPS SCORES
Athletic Directors, please make sure that your MaxPreps schedules are updated with scores. Having an accurate schedule on MaxPreps is vital to the seeding and selection process. Although we are still a few months away from seeding & selection for State Basketball we need to be in the habit of posting scores immediately following each contest. For help with MaxPreps, please contact Tyler Dunkel at tyler@nmact.org.

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.