August 15, 2008

Monday Morning News (08-18-08)

Week 8 (August 18-24)

DATE	EVENT
08-01-08	On-line Rules Clinic must be completed by August 31.
	Cross Country
	Football
	Soccer
	Volleyball
08-11-08	First Official Day of Fall Practice
08-20-08	Athletic Directors Make Up Mtg. (NMAA) at 10:00 AM
08-27-08	Hardship Petition Review- All Dates
08-29-08	Directors Cup Applications Due- FORM
08-29-08	Commission Ballots Due- Ballots
09-01-08	Labor Day- NMAA Office Closed
09-01-08	Seeding and Selection Representatives Due- FORM
09-02-08	Activities Council Meeting (NMAA) at 9:00 AM
09-15-08	Membership Contracts Due- FORM
09-17-08	Commission Meeting (NMAA) at 9:00 AM
09-24-08	Hardship Petition Review- All Dates
10-01-08	Board of Directors Meeting (NMAA) at 9:00 AM
10-12-08	NMAA/ NMADA Fall Conference- LTC Courses
10-13-08	NMAA/ NMADA Fall Conference- Day One
10-14-08	NMAA/ NMADA Fall Confernce- Day Two

Athletic Director Make Up Meeting
Any athletic director, who did not attend the Athletic Directors meeting on July 30 in conjunction with the Coaches Clinic, must attend the make up meeting on Wednesday, August 20 at 10:00 AM. The meeting is scheduled to be held at the NMAA.

2008-2009 Seeding and Selection Criteria
On June 5, 2008, by a unanimous vote, the Board of Directors approved revising the seeding and selection criteria for Class 3A-5A for the 2008-2009, 2009-2010 school years. The regular season district champion will be the only team to automatically advance to the State Championships.

The only time a regular season district runner up will automatically advance is if they win the District Tournament (volleyball and basketball are the only sports that have district tournaments). The district champ will be seeded with the at large teams depending on the number of teams in the bracket (i.e. football 12 teams, soccer 12 teams, volleyball 12 teams, basketball 16 teams, softball 16 teams, baseball 16 teams).

Seeding and Selection Representatives
Please see attached seeding and selection representative form, which is due on September 1 for Fall sports.

Ejection Application
The New Mexico Activities Association requires that all coaches, school personnel and athletes who have been ejected from a game or contest complete an on-line educational program in order to be approved to participate again.

NMAA bylaw 7.7.2 states that “any coach or participant who is ejected from an athletic contest/game, regardless of sport, is required to sit out the next contest/game minimally, at all levels. This penalty is the responsibility of the local school district to impose. This sanction is subject to final approval by the NMAA after such violation is reported within a reasonable time frame but prior to the next contest. In addition to the one game suspension, ejected parties must complete the on-line PVWH component prior to returning to competition.”

Click here to access the “Ejection Application”

Mandatory Rosters, Schedules, and Scores
According to NMAA Bylaw 3.9.3 (Beginning of Athletic Season Information)

The administrative head of each member high school must submit and/or update its information utilizing the NMAA’s MVP database through the NMAA website at www.nmact.org for all varsity programs.

The following information must be reported by the listed deadline:
Fall Sports – September 15
Winter Sports – December 15
Spring Sports – April 1
Complete Roster (all information inclusive of uniform number and grade classification), Schedule, Updated results.

After the above dates, schools with incomplete information on the NMAA website are subject to a $250.00 fine per program.

MVP System
The MVP system will be used to report all "varsity" rosters, schedules and scores during the 2008-2009 school year.

As a reminder, all coaches must create an MVP account and have an approved role (position) in order to receive credit for attending the on-line rules clinic. Click here to download an MVP Tip Sheet; to help with the creation of MVP accounts.

PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONOR WORKSHOPS:
To schedule a Pursuing Victory With Honor workshop, please contact Kristin Derr, NMAA Assistant Director, at 505.923.3265 or kderr@nmact.org PVWH workshops will cost $250.

VIDEOS NEEDED:
The NFHS is excited about the development of a new officials education program. The program is an outgrowth of an initiative begun several years ago by a number of member state associations in the Midwest, and it will replace the NFHS officials education program developed with an outside provider almost six years ago. The platform for the new program is web-based, and it entails the use of video clips and other educational materials that illustrate proper rules decisions and mechanics. Click here for more details.....