LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN NSAA RULES AND REGULATIONS
Title:

Football Scheduling and Assigning of the Officials done by the NSAA

Author:Jarod Albers
School:Cambridge
NSAA District:5
 
Proposal for:Activities Manual
 
Classes Affected:All
Activities Affected:Football
This proposal:WILL NOT increase costs to the school
WILL increase costs to the NSAA
WILL NOT increase travel for participating schools
WILL NOT decrease a student's or coach's instruction time
Implementation date:2024-01-01
Sections affected in Activities Manual:Page
pg 28-29
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Summary:As NSAA continues to establish schedules for all classes, the proposal asks that the NSAA take scheduling a few steps further.

1) The NSAA would schedule the date and time of the games in this proposal.

2) Additionally, the NSAA would assign the officials for the contest at the time of establishing the schedule.

3) Understanding that this would create additional burden for the NSAA staff, a Scheudling Committtee would be established to assist the NSAA in this undertaking. a)The Scheduling Committee would consist of two members from each NSAA Legislative district that would select/elect members of their body to assist the NSAA in this process.

4) In assigning the officials for the contests the NSAA would utilize already established payment fees and procedures outlined for playoff games in the Football Manual.

5) Schools will be surveyed each scheduling cycle to determine the following:

a) Preferred time slot for games (ranked from "most preferred" to least preferred b) Preferred officiating crews (both in-state and out-of-state); this will help the NSAA develop the pool of officials in which to assign to games.

6) Officials will be survey each scheduling cycle to determine:

a) Dates available b) Willingness to officiate two games on the same day (on which dates) c) Travel availability (distance, time frame, location in which crew will be traveling from).
Rationale:The process in place for hiring officials is a free for all. Schools are currently given a date and time in which the schedule is available and then have matter of minutes to schedule the officials for their contests for the next two years. In an event to gain a leg up some schools are now gaining verbal contracts with officials, determining compensation and securing weeks on a schedule to make sure that they are getting their preferred date and time scheduled; this is wrong. We are school districts in charge of spending tax pay dollars responsibility. How long until questions are being asked about Activity account budgets when we are paying $1200 for an officiating crew, when must schools across the state don't make near that much at the gate? In order to create an equal playing field for all schools, the NSAA as part of their regular scheduling process, shall set the date, time and officiating crew for contests across the state.
Pros:1) Create a uniform cost for officials

2) Eliminate the "free for all" officials hiring process that currently exists.
Cons:1) Creates an additional burden on NSAA staff to take on this process.