Nebraska School Activities Association

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Nebraska School Activities Association
Headquarters500 Charleston St.
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States 68501 [1]
Membership305 Schools [2]
Executive Director
Jay Bellar [3]
Affiliations National Federation of State High School Associations
Staff13 [4]
Website nsaahome.org

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. [5]

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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. [6]

NSAA Classifications

Source: [7]

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. [9] Currently, the NSAA offers two Unified Sports®; Unified Bowling and Unified Track and Field. [10]

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, [11] Ice Hockey, [12] and Trap Shooting. [13] Often, schools organize non-sponsored activities as clubs, as a way to keep school affiliation regulated. [14]

References

  1. "Contact Us".
  2. "NDE 17-18 Enrollment Data for 18-19 Athletic" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2021.
  3. "NSAA board selects Bellar as next executive director". January 18, 2018.
  4. "NSAA Staff".
  5. "State-Association-Listing". www.nfhs.org. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  6. "Guard Your Activities Eligibility – 2021-2022" (PDF). Nebraska School Activities Association.
  7. "NSAA Classification" (PDF). Nebraska School Activities Association.
  8. "6-Man Football Championship Will be Under the NSAA Umbrella for First Time Since 1998". Sandhills Express. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  9. Powell, Ron. "Adding bowling among the proposals in front of NSAA Representative Assembly". JournalStar.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  10. "NSAA Unified Sports" (PDF). Nebraska School Activities Association.
  11. "Nebraska Coaches Association Cheerleading and Dance". www.ncacoach.org. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  12. "High School Club". Omaha Hockey Club. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  13. "Cornhusker School Trap Shoot". www.cornhusker-trap.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  14. ""High School Activities Bring Communities Together"". nsaahome.org. Retrieved November 24, 2018.