March 23, 2009
Monday Morning News (03-23-09)
The New Mexico Activities Association office will be closed the week of March 23-27, however the administrative staff will be avaliable to answer questions regarding Spring events.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
| DATE | EVENT |
| 03-01-09 | Spring Sports Seeding Representatives were Due- DOWNLOAD FORM |
| 03-23-09 | NMAA Office Closed (March 23-27) Spring Break |
| 03-27-09 | Skills USA Conference and Competitive Events |
| 03-31-09 | Webinar- Lightning Protocols 9:00 AM (Click here to attend) |
| 04-03-09 | State Spirit Competition (April 3-4) Santa Ana Star Center (Directions) |
| 04-08-09 | Hardship Petition Review |
| 04-09-09 | NMAA Office Closed (April 9-13) |
| 04-17-09 | State Chess Championships (April 17-18) |
IN THE NEWS:
STATE BASKETBALL-
The First Community Bank State Basketball Championships concluded at The Pit on March 14. The NMAA crowned ten State Championship teams. The 2009 tourney had an estimated attendance of 115,000. Former Associated Press writer Pete Herrera wrote game re-caps following each final game. Click here to read the game recaps and download final brackets. NMAAfilms.tv had over 300,000 viewers watch tournament games. Click here to watch games!
NMAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
The New Mexico Activities Association Board of Directors took major action during the March 11 meeting to address member schools’ budgetary concerns. The Board meeting was held at The Pit as the 2009 State Basketball Championships entered the second day of play.
The Board of Directors voted to reduce member school assessments by 6% for the 2009-2010 school year and to reformat several state championship events. Their unanimous vote eliminated volleyball state tournament pool play, soccer state tournament pool play, two out of three in the state baseball tournament first round, the double elimination format in the state softball tournament and reduced the tennis state tournament to one week versus two weeks.
The state tournament changes will go into effect during the Fall of 2009. Gary Tripp, NMAA Executive Director, addressed the Board and stated that the championships should be “revamped to save member schools’ money.” The revamped state championships will help to reduce costs associated with schools competing in NMAA State
Championship events.
Read complete Board Summary......
ALIGNMENT AND CLASSIFICATION:
The Board of Directors approved a revised Alignment and Classification proposal, which is posted onto the NMAA website- click here to download. The newest proposal includes two classifications for the sport of Swimming & Diving. The date of appeals has been changed to June 3.
PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONOR:
Please help Character Counts learn more about Sportsmanship by taking their Sportsmanship survey. Click here to take the survey which will take less than 10 minutes.
REMINDERS:
Reserved seats for the 2009 State Spirit Competition are on sale now. Tickets are $8 per person per session and can be purchase through the NMAA by calling 505.923.3265 or 505.379.5895. The Spirit Competition is being held on April 3-4, at the Santa Ana Star Center. Seating is expected to be limited, so purchase your tickets early! Directions to the Santa Ana Star Center.
Seeding and Selection representatives for spring sports were due on March 1. Please ensure that your district has submitted their representatives. To download a seeding and selection representative form, click here.
All Spring sport teams should have a roster posted on the NMAA website. This roster serves as verification of a student's eligibility and is required by NMAA bylaws.
2009 Track & Field State Championship Qualifiers can be accessed by clicking here.
