Nebraska School Activities Association
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States 68501{{Cite web|url=https://nsaahome.org/contact-us/|title = Contact Us}}
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|leader_title = Executive Director
|leader_name = Jay Bellar{{Cite web|url=https://journalstar.com/sports/high-school/nsaa-board-selects-bellar-as-next-executive-director/article_15bae614-ad65-5942-98ff-818ffedf7fa7.html|title = NSAA board selects Bellar as next executive director| date=18 January 2018 }} |main_organ =
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|affiliations = National Federation of State High School Associations
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The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) is a statewide organization which oversees interscholastic competition between high schools in the state of Nebraska. The NSAA is the only interscholastic activities association in Nebraska, thus, it serves both public and private schools.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfhs.org/resources/state-association-listing|title=State-Association-Listing|website=www.nfhs.org|access-date=2018-11-24}}
Classification
The NSAA divides schools into classes, which are continuously assessed by examination of the size of the school's enrollment. Each activity has a varying number of classes, based on the amount of participating schools and the nature of the activity. As such, some classifications separate further into divisions, which are denoted by a "1" or "2" following the classification's letter. Additionally, each activity has its own standards for classification, meaning that a school may compete in a different classification for separate activities.{{Cite web|url=https://nsaa-static.s3.amazonaws.com/textfile/about/eligposter.pdf|title=Guard Your Activities Eligibility – 2021-2022|website=Nebraska School Activities Association}}
=NSAA Classifications=
- AA (Limited Use)
- Only used for music-based activities; based on ensemble size.
- A
- Consists of schools with the largest enrollment size, does not separate into divisions. Football teams play standard 11-man football.
- B
- Does not separate into divisions. Football teams play standard 11-man football.
- C
- In certain activities, Class C separates into C-1 and C-2 divisions. Football teams play standard 11-man football.
- D
- In certain activities, Class D separates into D-1 and D-2 divisions. Football teams play 8-man football.
- Starting in 2018, a third football-only division, D-6, was established to play 6-man football (a version of the sport invented in Nebraska). This is a revival of Class D-3, which the NSAA governed from 1987 to 1998; from 1999 to 2017, 6-man football in Nebraska was organized by associations other than the NSAA.{{Cite news|url=http://sandhillsexpress.com/local-sports/6-man-football-championship-will-be-under-the-nsaa-umbrella-for-first-time-since-1998/|title=6-Man Football Championship Will be Under the NSAA Umbrella for First Time Since 1998|work=Sandhills Express|access-date=2018-11-24|language=en-US}}
Sponsored Activities
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=Fall=
- Boys and Girls Cross Country
- Football
- Girls Golf
- Softball
- Boys Tennis
- Volleyball
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=Winter=
- Boys and Girls Basketball
- Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving
- Boys and Girls Wrestling
- Bowling
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=Spring=
- Baseball
- Boys Golf
- Boys and Girls Soccer
- Girls Tennis
- Boys and Girls Track and Field
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=Year Round=
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Unified Sports®
In coordination with the Special Olympics, The NSAA developed a set of activities which allow students with and without intellectual disabilities to participate together in a shared competition.{{Cite news|url=https://journalstar.com/sports/high-school/adding-bowling-among-the-proposals-in-front-of-nsaa-representative/article_2672f9f3-e209-51f9-a2d9-d8d56c31f914.html|title=Adding bowling among the proposals in front of NSAA Representative Assembly|last=Powell|first=Ron|work=JournalStar.com|access-date=2018-11-24|language=en}} Currently, the NSAA offers two Unified Sports®; Unified Bowling and Unified Track and Field.{{Cite web|url=https://nsaa-static.s3.amazonaws.com/textfile/unified/unifiedbrochure.pdf|title=NSAA Unified Sports|website=Nebraska School Activities Association}}
Non-Sponsored Activities
Due to Title IX restrictions, limited participation of schools, or other reasons; certain activities are not sponsored by the NSAA, but, though external organizations, high school level competition is provided to Nebraskan high schools. Some of these activities include Cheer and Dance,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncacoach.org/cheerdance.php|title=Nebraska Coaches Association Cheerleading and Dance|website=www.ncacoach.org|access-date=2018-11-24}} Ice Hockey,{{Cite web|url=https://www.omahahockey.net/page/show/2707064-high-school-club-2016-2017-|title=High School Club|website=Omaha Hockey Club|language=en-us|access-date=2018-11-24}} and Trap Shooting.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cornhusker-trap.com/|title=Cornhusker School Trap Shoot|website=www.cornhusker-trap.com|access-date=2018-11-24}} Often, schools organize non-sponsored activities as clubs, as a way to keep school affiliation regulated.{{Cite web|url=https://nsaahome.org/high-school-activities-bring-communities-together/|title="High School Activities Bring Communities Together"|website=nsaahome.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-24}}
References
External links
- [http://www.nsaahome.org/ Nebraska School Activities Association]
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Category:Organizations based in Nebraska
Category:High school sports in Nebraska
Category:High school sports associations in the United States