Monday Morning News Presented by McDonald's (8-9-10)
UPCOMING EVENTS:
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DATE |
EVENT |
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Aug. 9 |
First Day of Fall Practice |
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Aug. 18 |
Hardship Petition Review |
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Aug. 18 |
Alternate Athletic Directors Meeting (NMAA) |
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Aug. 20 |
National Anthem Audition Deadline- Click here for application form |
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Aug. 27 |
Directors Cup Applications Due- Click here for more information |
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Aug. 31 |
Fall Rules Clinics Deadline |
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Aug. 31 |
NMAA Activities Council Meeting |
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Sept. 6 |
Labor Day- NMAA Office Closed |
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Sept. 9 |
AD Hoc Meeting- Summer Rules/Regulations |
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Sept. 15 |
NMAA Membership Dues and Fees/Contract Deadline |
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Sept. 15 |
Declaration of Sprit Participation forms Deadline- Click here to access the form |
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Sept. 15 |
NMAA Commission Meeting (9:00 AM - NMAA) |
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Sept. 22 |
Hardship Petition Review |
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Sept. 29 |
NMAA Board of Directors Meeting ( 9:00AM- NMAA) |
IN THE NEWS:
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- Click here
NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTORS:
A few spots remain in the 2010-11 New Mexico Rookie AD Cohort program for first year (and maybe second year if space allows) athletic directors – click here for additional information/registration.
CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT:
NMAA staff has extracted and simplified the directives in SB1 to give school athletic directors some direction. You can now access those simplified directions by going to the NMAA website homepage, "Concussion Management -Athletic Director Requirements under SB1" Click here to access this page.
SPIRIT AS A SPORT:
Discussions continue in regards to any possible implications to the NMAA’s Spirit as a Sport format due to the Federal ruling in Connecticut. At this time, following conversations with other states, the OCR, and legal council, the NMAA is confident that Spirit as a Sport can co-exist with Sideline Spirit. The only changes that the NMAA has made to the format that was released earlier this year, is the exclusion of the 60%/80% participation requirement, and the 10 minute DVD requirement. Please understand districts and schools may still initiate similar requirements for their spirit squads. However, such requirements will not be statewide or NMAA enforced. Click here to view the modified format. We will communicate any further information with NMAA.
BACK TO SCHOOL MAILOUT ONLINE:
The NMAA has posted its 2010-11 Back To School Mailout online. This mailout contains information to help with the start of the school year. Click here to access the 2010-11 Back To School MailOut.
LIFE OF AN ATHLETE:
The New Mexico Activities Association announced the launch of a nationally unique alcohol education program on July 28th at a press conference at the Albuquerque Hilton Hotel. The “Life of An Athlete” program is FREE and is believed to be the first interactive on-line program designed to teach high school student-athletes about the dangers of alcohol consumption related to their athletic performance and their life. The program website can be found at www.lifeofanathlete.com. Schools are strongly encouraged to have all student athletes take the curriculum, which takes approximately 40-45 minutes to complete. For more information, please contact Robert Zayas, NMAA Associate Director, at 505.977.5386 or rzayas@nmact.org
ALIGNMENT & CLASSIFICATION:
On July 27th, the NMAA Board of Directors approved the alignment & classification process for member schools who wish to petition for an adjustment in classification for 2012-2013, 2013-2014 school years. Member schools will be required to submit the request in writing to the NMAA prior May 13, 2011 (Attn: Robert, Zayas, NMAA Associate Director). Petitioning schools will then have the opportunity to address the NMAA Board of Directors at the June 9, 2011 meeting. To view the document click here.
SEEDING & SELECTION:
As a result of the NMAA Board of Directors unanimous vote at the June 3, 2010 Board meeting, the NMAA staff will be seeding and selecting the qualifying teams for the 2010-2011 State Championships. Click here to review the seeding and selection process.
NMAA ATHLETIC EQUITIES ACT WORKSHOPS:
NMMA and Cooperative Educational Services (CES) will conduct informational forums for NM Superintendents on the topic of School Athletic Equities Act. The NMAA staff will conduct workshops for Athletic Directors on the following dates:
· September 21- Gallup
· September 23- Farmington
· September 27- Raton
· September 28- Espanola
· September 30- Clovis
· October 1- NM Junior College
· October 5- Deming
· October 6- Albuquerque
· October 14- Alamogordo
NATIONAL ANTHEM AUDITIONS:
The NMAA will continue to schedule and accept recorded auditions for the National Anthem through August 20th. Those individuals and ensembles selected will be scheduled to sing the National Anthem at the 2010-2011 State Championship Events. Please click here for more information and the audition application form. Contact Kristin Derr, NMAA Assistant Director, at 505-923-3265 or kderr@nmact.org with questions or to schedule an audition.
2010 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE VERIFICATION & OFFICIALS’ ASSIGNMENTS:
As we are in the process of verifying schedules and assigning officials for the 2010 football season, we ask that you please take the time to log in to ArbiterSports.com to make sure that your schedules are correct. You should have already received a Welcome Message from us for accessing ArbiterSports this year. If you have not accessed the Arbiter for football yet this year or you need an account, you will need to contact Dana Sanchez at the NMAA office.
Please make sure all of your games are in the Arbiter and email Dana immediately with any changes, omissions or other discrepancies on your schedule. Her email is dsanchez@nmact.org.
Also, if there is anyone at your school who needs access to the Arbiter other than you (i.e., head coach, secretary, etc.), please email their name, title and email address to Dana and she will set up accounts for them.
As a reminder, the schedule in the Arbiter may not be what is listed on the NMAA web site. It is the responsibility of each school AD to ensure that the schedule we have in the Arbiter is up-to-date, as it will help us to ensure that your officials show up on the correct date and time.
The varsity regional assignors for football are as follows:
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Central Region |
Ken Murphy |
505-385-4367 |
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Northeast Region |
Sonny Cordova |
505-795-6970 |
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Northwest Region |
Scott Sparks |
(505)709-0093 |
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Southeast Region |
David Briseno |
575-309-3599 |
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Southwest Region |
Oscar Payen |
915-525-1051 |
After you receive your initial officials' assignments, you are to contact them directly with any schedule changes due to emergencies, weather or other reasons. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter and please email Dana if you have questions.
SPIRIT OFFICIALS NEEDED:
The NMAA held the first Spirit Officials Clinic on July 30th. Although we had a good number of attendees, we are still in need of more certified spirit officials. An alternate training will be held; date and time TBD. Please click here for more information. If you have further questions or would like to express interest in becoming certified, please contact Kristin Derr, NMAA Assistant Director, at 505-923-3265 or kderr@nmact.org.
NMAA CORPORATE SPONSORS:
Special thanks to the generous NMAA Corporate sponsors who support New Mexico's students and their efforts to be successful. Click here to view the NMAA corporate sponsors.
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