| CAUCUS PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN NSAA RULES AND REGULATIONS | ||||
| Title: | Offseason Practice Guidelines | |||
| Author: | Tom Kerkman | |||
| School: | Omaha Westside | |||
| NSAA District: | 2 | |||
| Proposal for: | Constitution & Bylaws | |||
| Classes Affected: | Class A | |||
| Activities Affected: | Baseball Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Boys Bowling Boys Cross-Country Girls Cross-Country Football Girls Golf Girls Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Girls Tennis Boys Track Girls Track Unified Sports 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: | 2026-08-01 | |||
| Sections affected in Constitution & Bylaws: | Page 12 13 | Article 3 | Section 3.1.2, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5,3.2.6,3.2.7 | |
| Summary: | Member schools may choose to hold offseason voluntarysports specific workouts with as many students at a time during the offseason. Sport specificworkouts (does not include weightlifting and conditioning). Member Schools will follow the NSAA calendar guidelines for the start of fall, winter and spring seasons. Schools may not use the offseason to determine teams. Schools will follow the guidelines of the December Moratorium and can only strength and condition from August 1 to the start of Fall Practice. | |||
| Rationale: | Allows coaches to work out students in a timely fashion in the offseason | |||
| Pros: | avoids schools from misinterpreting rules | |||
| Cons: | None | |||