LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN NSAA RULES AND REGULATIONS
Title:

Football Class

Author:Kyle Schmidt
School:Plainview
NSAA District:3
 
Proposal for:Activities Manual
 
Classes Affected:All
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:2025-12-01
Sections affected in Activities Manual:Page
29-30
31
39-40
45-60
Article
2.13.2
2.13.2
Section
Football Classifications have been determined in the following manner
Scheduling timeline
Wildcard Criteria
Football Play-offs
Summary:Raise eligibility number for 8 man football to 60

32 teams in A
32 teams in B
Remaining teams above 60 will be Class C (51 teams)
Teams eligible for 8 man (119) divided into 3 classes of 40

A, B, C would be 11 man classes
D1, D2, D3 would be 8 man classes
D6 will be any schools enrollment 27 and below
D1,D2,D3 would move to a 9 game season with 16 teams going to the playoffs
Championship Monday D1, D2, D3
Championship Tuesday A, B, C
Rationale:There are currently 13 schools ineligible for the playoffs, 7 of those playing 8-man. There are currently 17 teams that are in their exempt period in 8-man football. With trends continuing the number of ineligible schools is going to grow. With the proposed changes there would be 120 teams eligible for 11 man and 119 teams eligible for 8-man, and 37 eligible teams for 6-man. That would allow there to be 40 teams evenly distributed to each class. There are more 8-man and 6-man teams in Nebraska than 11-man teams. Classes should be distributed equally amongst those levels and with the system we have now there are more classes of 11-man so the number of ineligible teams is higher.
Pros:*Less ineligible teams due to opting down. More balanced numbers in 8 man classes to eliminate discrepancy from top to bottom.
*Gives all 8-man teams a 9th regular season game
*All playoff games move to Friday nights
*Creates equity in class sizes and playoff structures across all divisions of football (6-man, 8-man, 11-man)
Cons:There will be a bigger discrepancy in class C