LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN NSAA RULES AND REGULATIONS
Title:

Class C1 and C2 Sub-District/District Assignments

Author:Nathan Ter Beest
School:Douglas County West
NSAA District:2
 
Proposal for:Activities Manual
 
Classes Affected:Class C
Activities Affected:Volleyball
This proposal:WILL NOT increase costs to the school
WILL NOT increase costs to the NSAA
WILL increase travel for participating schools
WILL NOT decrease a student's or coach's instruction time
Implementation date:2024-08-19
Sections affected in Activities Manual:Page
10
Article
Sub District and District Information
Section
Sub-District and District Assignments
Summary:Classes C1 & C2 schools are divided into 4 REGIONS (Western, Central, Northeast, and Southeast as examples). The westernmost region will be made of the 5-6 furthest western schools. The remaining 3 regions will be composed of 15-18 teams based on geographical area. Those 3 regions will then serpentine into 3 districts of 4-6 based on wildcard points set on our current date. The highest-seeded team will host the sub-district. a. The winning team in each sub-district will qualify for the district final. b. The next SIX non-sub-district winners with the highest wild card point averages will qualify for the district final. Split the state into 4 Regions (Western, Central, Northeast, Southeast, etc.). The westernmost region will be made of the 4-6 furthest western schools. The remaining 3 regions will be composed of 15-18 teams based on regions (central, northeast, southeast, etc.) Those 3 regions will then serpentine into 3 districts of 5-6 based on wildcard points at our current date. This creates 10 districts of 4-6 teams. The winners of these 10 districts & the top 6 wildcards will seed and play a District Final game.
Rationale:By moving to 10 sub-districts we can better balance the level of competition through sub-districts. The opportunity for 6 wildcards helps the loaded sub-districts. A sub-district with 6 teams does not add a day to the competition, as in 5 team sub-districts we already have a bunny bracket game on day 1 of the sub-district, so now we would have 2 games on that night.
Pros:This will help teams that have had successful season but are in very tough areas when sub-districts are drawn have a chance to advance to the district final. Top three teams in each region are guaranteed a home district.
Cons:Potential for longer drives for eastern schools.