| CAUCUS PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN NSAA RULES AND REGULATIONS | ||||
| Title: | Basketball Scheduling | |||
| Author: | Tom Kerkman | |||
| School: | Omaha Westside | |||
| NSAA District: | 2 | |||
| Proposal for: | Constitution & Bylaws | |||
| Classes Affected: | Class A | |||
| Activities Affected: | Boys Basketball Girls Basketball | |||
| 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: | 2023-08-31 | |||
| Sections affected in Constitution & Bylaws: | Page 56 | Article 3.11 | Section 1.3 | |
| Summary: | Class A basketball schedules will be based on a point system. Each team can accrue 22 points. Single games are worth one point and tournaments are worth 2 points. Schools may participate in eighteen games and two tournaments in addition to the state sponsored series of tournaments. Schools may also play 20 games plus 1 tournament, or 22 individual games and no tournaments, or 16 games and 3 tournaments, in addition to the state sponsored series of tournaments. Rational: eliminate pods and add single games or an extra tournament | |||
| Rationale: | Change basketball schedule format---19 and 1. Or 18 and 2. 18 and 1 20 and 1 = full ADD 22 total points. Single games worth 1 and tournaments worth 2. ---could go to 3 tournaments if you want ----max 3 tournaments Rational: eliminate pods and add single games or an extra tournament | |||
| Pros: | creative scheduling | |||
| Cons: | Can eliminate teams from playing full schedules | |||