LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN NSAA RULES AND REGULATIONS
Title:		Class D - Football Bye Weeks
Author:		Jarod Albers
School:		Cambridge
NSAA District:		5

Proposal for:		Activities Manual

Classes Affected:		Class D
Activities Affected:		Football
This proposal:		WILL NOT increase costs to the school WILL NOT 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:		2024-08-01
Sections affected in Activities Manual:		Page 7 - Activities Manual	Article	Section
Summary:		Transition from the current 8 game in 8 week schedule by utilizing Week 0 as Week 1 and continuing through Week 8 of the regular season; while leaving the current playoff football as is. This would create 9 weeks of regular season football for all schools. Bye-weeks will be determined by the NSAA through the scheduling process. Practice for all teams would start during NSAA Week 5, instead of the current week 6.The week of the 1st contest will be NSAA Week 7, instead of the current week 8.
Rationale:		1) Safety - By utilizing an 8 games in 9 weeks schedule, allows for teams to have bye-weeks during the season to allow students recover from injury, etc. 2) Officials - Will allow the 8 game schedule to be dispersed over 9 weeks, which will have few games scheduled weekly basis. 3) Playoffs - Allows the number of playoff teams and the existing playoff schedule to stay intact.
Pros:		More recovery time for athletes. Fewer games each week, which lessen the pressure to find officials each week.
Cons:		Season starts one week earlier, causing concerns with heat; players and athletes are already subjected to an earlier start and this concerns is not currently a focus.