Friday, April 14, 2017

Nebraska School Activity Association discussion items

The following areas were discussed by the Nebraska School Activities Association Representative Assembly as areas that need continued attention.

1. Eligibility determinations at local schools. Some local school officials are not aware of NSAA guidelines for eligibility. This has resulted in students being declared ineligible because their local school did not advise them properly.

2. Dealing with outside groups. There are non-school groups that disagree with NSAA policies and want to change them.

3. Student transfer situations. Every year there are allegations of "undue influence" being used to convince students to transfer for activity purposes.

4. Lack of support for NSAA bylaws. Some schools choose not to support the bylaws of the NSAA, which are voted on and adopted by the member schools to govern the member schools.

5. Sportsmanship. Great strides have been made- but this continues to be a problem. This year an education group called the NSAA into question on dealing with racial comments at an NSAA event.