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UPCOMING EVENTS:
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DATE |
EVENT |
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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. 3 |
Home School Referenda Due |
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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 |
Fall Sport Rosters Due Online |
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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. 15 |
Spirit Summit Make-Up |
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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:
PRE-SEASON MEETINGS FOR ALL SPORTS- NMAA Board policy requires that schools submit documentation on the required pre-season meetings for all sports before the start of each season (fall, winter, spring) for athletes, parents and coaches. These meetings must be held for each sport prior to the first regular season contest(s).Please mail or fax the forms to the NMAA (505.923.3114) to avoid sanctions. Click here for these forms. For a sample agenda/outline click here.
FALL SPORT SCHEDULES:
A reminder to all Athletic Director’s, please make sure all fall sport coaches are posting their schedules and rosters online. The deadline for all fall sport rosters to be posted online is September 15, 2010 before sanctions will be imposed. Also, please have your coaches’ check the times of the games they post, specifically the time of day (am/pm) as some games have been posted as starting at 7:00a.m. rather than p.m. If you are experiencing any problems posting schedules and rosters on the NMAA website contact Bill Cleland at bcleland@nmact.org.
HOME SCHOOL REFERENDA:
All Home School Referenda’s are due to the NMAA office by September 3, 2010. Please be sure to submit these as your vote counts and we value your input. You may send this via fax at 505.923.3114.
CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT:
Please ensure that all coaches (head, assistant, volunteer) complete the Concussion Management course, print out the certificate at the end, and submit to the school athletic director. This course is free of charge and applies to all coaches grades 7-12 in all sports. You can access the simplified directions by going to the NMAA homepage, "Concussion Management -Athletic Director Requirements under SB1". Click here to access this page.
MVP ACCOUNTS- Athletic directors, please be sure to communicate with your coaching staff that they need to have an MVP account. These accounts must be established in order for coach (es) to receive sport specific information sent through the MVP system. Due to the change from Spirit as an activity to Spirit as a sport, Spirit coach roles must be re-requested in order for those coaches to appear on your school’s page. Those roles must be established as soon as possible and applies to ALL spirit coaches, competitive or non. For more information regarding MVP accounts contact Bill Cleland (bcleland@nmact.org or 505.923.3271).
NATIONAL ANTHEM AUDITIONS:
The deadline for National Anthem Auditions has been extended to September 15, 2010. Please encourage your students to audition as individuals or ensembles and take advantage of the opportunity to perform at a 2010-2011 State Championship Event. Auditions can be scheduled by contacting Kristin Derr, NMAA Assistant Director, at 505-923-3265 or kderr@nmact.org. Recorded auditions will also be accepted. Please click here to access the National Anthem audition form which has additional information and must be completed by everyone who auditions.
SCHOLASTIC PULICATIONS:
The NM Scholastic PRESS Association will be hosting their first annual fall conference on Saturday, September 11, 2010. Please see the Scholastic Publications page of the NMAA website for more information.
SPIRIT:
Please remember that all transfer rules apply in the sport of spirit. An athlete that is ineligible for 90 school days cannot perform for varsity cheer at halftime of the football games. The make-up spirit summit, including the spirit rules clinic, will be available online beginning Wednesday, August 25, 2010. All coaches who did not attend the spirit summit during the summer r coaches’ clinic, competitive or side-line only, must attend. Coaches who did attend have met the rules clinic requirement and do not need to complete the clinic online.
SPIRIT OFFICIALS: The registration deadline to become a Spirit Official is September 1st. However, the NMAA will be hosting an alternate Spirit Judges Clinic in an attempt to give more individuals the opportunity to become certified Spirit Officials. Please click here for more information regarding the eligibility requirements to become a Spirit Official. The Alternate clinics will be held on September 27th (Performance Judges) and September 28th (Technical Judges). The clinics will be conducted as Webinars and additional information will be available soon.
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
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