Monday Morning News
September 23 – NMAA Board of Directors Meeting
September 30 – Monthly ADs Zoom Meeting
In the News:
STUDENT LEADERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL REGIONAL MEETINGS
The NMAA will hold a Student Leadership Advisory Council Regional meeting in your area. We are asking our Athletic Directors to send two representatives from your school to one of these meetings. The google doc link below will allow you to provide information on two attendees from your school to attend. Please contact Gary Allison at gary@nmact.org with any questions.
https://forms.gle/UPEZE4fBwpPsbCHT7
Below are the dates and locations of the meetings.
• Thursday, September 24th. Farmington: 3401 E. 30th St. Suite A Farmington
• Wednesday, September 30th. Las Cruces : Arrowhead Park Early College High School: 3600 Arrowhead Dr.
TEAM PHOTO POSTING DEADLINES
Per NMAA bylaw 3.9.3, team photos must be posted to MaxPreps team pages for Cross Country, Football, Soccer and Volleyball. These photos should be posted at least three weeks prior to the beginning of the State Championships. Failure to do so will subject the school to a $250.00 fine per program.
NMAA HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
Nominations for the NMAA Hall of Fame are now being accepted. Click the link below for the form and criteria requirements. Nominations are due by December 1st.
http://www.nmact.org/file/HOF_Nomination_Form.pdf
NMSBA Regional Meetings
NMAA Executive Director Dusty Young, Deputy Director Scott Owen, Associate Director Gary Allison and NMAA Sports Information Director J.P. Murrieta will attend the Fall Regional Meetings around the state in conjunction with NM School Board Association. The NMAA will present a report on the NMAA to Superintendents and School Board Members.
Meetings are scheduled as follows:
Region VI – Monday September 21, 2026 – Eunice
Region VIII – Tuesday, September 22, 2026 – Silver
Region I – Monday, September 28, 2026 – Dulce
Region IV – Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – Socorro
Region III – Monday, October 5, 2026 – Las Vegas City
Region VII – Tuesday, October 6, 2026 – Alamogordo
NMAA Foundation School Grant/Support Applications
The NMAA Foundation School Grant/Support Program is back for another year! In addition to providing scholarships, part of the Foundation’s mission is to assist schools through the NMAA Foundation School Grant/Support Program. The program has been established to help schools in starting a new sport or activity, purchasing essential equipment for an existing program, and helping schools address an emergency.
There are three categories for which a school can apply for funding: Program Start-Up, General Operating Support, and Emergency Use.
There are two grant cycles, each with an application deadline, during the school year for Program Start-Up and General Operating Support funding requests. The deadline for the first grant cycle is scheduled for September 30, 2026, and the deadline for the second grant cycle is January 10, 2027.
Applications are reviewed after each deadline by the NMAA Foundation Board of Directors and awards are announced shortly thereafter.
Those interested in being considered for grant funding/support must:
• Complete a NMAA Foundation School Grant/Support Application by one of the two grant cycle deadlines (September 30, 2026, and January 10, 2026).
• Email application to julie@nmact.org.
Note: Schools applying for emergency-use funding can submit applications at any time.
The NMAA Foundation has allocated $23,000 for this program for the 2026-2027 school year, and awards typically range from $250-$1,500.
HUDL VIDEO UPLOAD
Athletic Directors, please remind your football coaches to have their games uploaded to Hudl following their contests. The deadline for games played on Thursday and Friday is 1 p.m. on Saturday. For games on Saturday, the deadline is 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. New this year is a LATE FILM PENALTY. Please visit the NMAA Football Bylaws for more details.
MAXPREP SCORES
Reminder to input your final score into MaxPreps as soon as possible, following your contest. Having an accurate schedule on MaxPreps with the final score is vital to the seeding & selection process for State Championships.
