LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN NSAA RULES AND REGULATIONS
Title:

Use of Student Managers at Wrestling Practice

Author:Nick Brost
School:South Platte
NSAA District:6
 
Proposal for:Constitution & Bylaws
 
Classes Affected:All
Activities Affected:Boys Wrestling
Girls Wrestling
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 Constitution & Bylaws:Page
59
Article
3.11.12.7
Section
Wrestling
Summary:Add 3.11.12.7 During the wrestling season, the only persons allowed to participate in any practice session, drill or scrimmage, are the team members and designated team student managers. A manager is defined as a 7th or 8th grade student in good academic standing who carries out duties for their high school team on a daily basis. These individuals will need to have an Athletic Physical and NSAA Consent Form on file with the school. Any other adult, college student, or alumni may not participate in any practice session, drill, scrimmage, game, or contest in which a school team or an individual who is a member of a school team is involved.
Rationale:Due to decreasing participation numbers in some schools, many teams have limited numbers of players out for sports which make it difficult to have enough high school participants to practice. Allowing 7th and 8th grade managers to participate in practice may allow teams to have adequate numbers of students to have effective practice sessions, drills and scrimmages. Especially in wrestling where there may be a large difference in size of members of the high school team, schools may allow junior high managers who are closer in size to the high school participants to participate in practice which would result in safer practice partners.
Pros:Allows adequate number of students to practice and appropriate size differences between practice participants.
Cons:Some junior high managers may not be physically able to practice at the same level as high school students. Schools should determine if the use of students managers for practice is appropriate for their school.