NEBRASKA SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION 2017-2018 Dates - Event June 1... Fall Cooperative Applications Due June 6... U. S. Bank Believers & Achievers Banquet July 1... NSAA Membership/Activities Registration Form and Fees Due July 10... Softball Pitchers & Catchers Begin Practice July 17... Opening Date for SB & GGO Online Rules Meeting July 24... NSAA Out of the Blocks AD s Summit July 24... Opening Date for FB, VB Online Rules Meetings July 25-27... NCA Coaches Clinic July 31... Last Day for Member School Sponsored Camps/Clinics August 7... Start of Fall Practice - GGO, BTE, SB August 7... First Permitted Day for Football Practice August 10... SB & GGO Schedules Due August 11... SB Umpires Part I Test Due August 11... SB, GGO Online Rules Meetings Close August 14... Start of Fall Practice-CC, VB August 17... GGO, SB Online Eligibility Due August 17... First Contests - GGO, SB August 18... FB Online Rules Meeting Closes August 18... FB Officials Part I Test Due August 21-26, 28, 29... Volleyball Jamborees August 24... BTE, FB Online Eligibility Due August 24... First Contests - BTE, FB August 24... VB Schedules Due August 25... VB Officials Part I Test Due August 25... VB Online Rules Meeting Closes August 31... CC, VB Online Eligibility Due August 31... First Contests - CC, VB September 1... U.S. Bank Believers & Achievers Applications Due September 1... Winter Cooperative Applications Due September 1... Last Day for Winter Athletics/Activities Registration September 4... Labor Day September 6... Part II FB, SB & VB Officials Tests Open September 11... Part II FB, SB & VB Officials Tests Close September 15... Journalism Workshop, NSAA Office September 19... GGO Class A Districts Released September 25... GGO, SB District Entries Due September 27... Opening Date for PP & SP Online Rules Meetings
September 29... National Anthem Audition Deadline October 1... Classification Caucus Proposals Due October 2... SB District Seeding Released - All Classes October 2... CC Entries Due October 2-3... GGO Districts October 5... BTE Entries Due October 5-6... SB Districts October 9... Boys State Tennis Seeding October 9-10... NSAA Girls Golf Championships, A-Norfolk, B-Columbus, C-North Platte October 11-12-13... NSAA Girls Softball Championships, Hastings October 12... CC Districts October 12-13... NSAA Boys Tennis Championships, Class A Omaha, Class B - Lincoln October 16... Unified Sports, Bowling First Practice October 17... Caucus Review Committee Meeting October 20... NSAA Cross Country Championships, Kearney October 20... Play Production Judges Registration Closes October 20... Play Production Online Rules Meeting Closes October 23... VB Entries Due October 23... Unified Sports, Bowling First Contest October 23... Unified Sports, Bowling Online Eligibility Due October 23... Opening Date for BB, WR, SW Online Rules Meetings October 26... VB Subdistrict, District Seeding Released All Classes October 26... Football Playoffs First Round - D1/D2 October 27... Football Playoffs First Round - A/B/C1/C2 October 30... VB Subdistricts C1/C2/D1/D2 October 31... VB Subdistricts B/C1/C2/D1/D2 November 1... Legislative Proposal Deadline November 1... VB Districts - A November 1... Football Playoffs Second Round - D1/D2 November 2... VB District Finals D1/D2 November 3... Football Playoffs Quarterfinal Round - A/B/C1/C2 November 3... Opening Date for DEB, SP, PP November 3... DEB, SP, PP Online Eligibility Due November 4... VB District Finals B/C1/C2 November 4-6... NSIAAA Convention November 6... First Day WR Weight Management Testing November 7... Football Playoffs Quarterfinal Round - D1/D2 November 9-11... NSAA Volleyball Championships, TBA November 10... Football Playoffs Semifinal Round A/B/C1/C2 November 13... Start of Winter Practice November 13... Football Playoffs Semifinal Round D1/D2 November 14... NSIAAA/NCA/NSAA Sportsmanship/Leadership Summit at TBA
November 15... NSIAAA/NCA/NSAA Sportsmanship/Leadership Summit at TBA November 16... NSIAAA/NCA/NSAA Sportsmanship/Leadership Summit at TBA November 17... SW, WR, BB Online Rules Meetings Close November 17... SW, WR, BB Officials Part I Tests Due November 17... PP District Entries Due November 17... SW, WR & BB Schedules Due November 20-22, 24, 25, 27, 28... Basketball Jamborees November 20... NSAA Football Finals D1/D2/B, Lincoln November 21... NSAA Football Finals C1/C2/A, Lincoln November 23... Thanksgiving Nov 27 - Dec 2... PP District Contests November 30... SW, WR, BB Online Eligibility Due November 30... First Winter Contests December 1... Deadline for Changing District Music Contest Site December 6... Part II WR & BB Officials Tests Open December 6... NSAA Play Production Championships (Classes D1/D2), Norfolk December 7... NSAA Play Production Championships (Classes C1/C2), Norfolk December 8... NSAA Play Production Championships (Classes A/B), Norfolk December 11... Part II WR & BB Officials Tests Close December 12... NCPA Academic All-State Fall Nominations Due December 23-27... Five-Day Practice/Competition Moratorium January 1... Last Day for Spring Athletics/Activities Registration January 1... Spring Cooperative Applications Due January 19... SP Judges Registration Closes January 19... SP Online Rules Meeting Closes January 29... Baseball Pitchers & Catchers Begin Practice February 5... GBB Entries Due-All Classes February 6... Caucus Review Committee Meeting February 8... GBB Subdistrict Seeding Released - C1/C2/D1/D2 February 9-10... WR Districts February 12... BBB Entries Due - All Classes February 12... BA, SO, TR & BGO Online Rules Meetings Open February 12-13, 15... GBB Subdistricts - C1/C2/D1/D2 February 13... GBB District Seeding Released - A/B February 13... BBB Subdistrict Seeding Released - C1/C2/D1/D2 February 13... Swimming & Diving Entries Due February 14... Legislative Commission Meeting February 15-17... NSAA Wrestling Championships, Omaha February 16-17... NSIAAA/NCA Cheer & Dance Competition February 19-20, 22... BBB Subdistricts - C1/C2/D1/D2 February 20... Music Online Eligibility Due
February 20... BBB District Seeding Released - A/B February 20, 22-23... GBB Districts - A/B February 22-24... NSAA Swimming & Diving Championships, Lincoln February 23... GBB District Finals - C1/C2/D1/D2 February 24... NSAA Dual Wrestling Championships, Kearney February 24, 26-27... BBB Districts - A/B February 26... BBB District Finals - C1/C2 February 26... Start of Spring Practice February 26... SP District Entries Due February 27... BBB District Finals - D1/D2 March 1... Journalism Eligibility and Preliminary Entries Due March 1-3... NSAA Girls Basketball Championships, Lincoln March 2... SP Judges Registration Closes March 2... SP Online Rules Meeting Closes March 6... BA, SO & BGO Schedules Due March 8-10... NSAA Boys Basketball Championships, Lincoln March 9... BA, SO & TR Officials Part I Tests Due March 9... BA, SO TR, & BGO Online Rules Meetings Close March 10, 12-16... SP District Contests March 15... SO, BGO, GTE, TR, BA Online Eligibility Due March 15... First Spring Contests March 20... District Music Contest Entries Due March 20... NCPA Academic All-State Winter Nominations Due March 21... Part II BA & SO Officials Tests Open March 22... NSAA Speech Championships - A/B/C1, Kearney March 23... NSAA Speech Championships - C2/D1/D2, Kearney March 26... Part II BA & SO Officials Tests Close March 30... Good Friday April 6... Representative Assembly April 16-21... District Music Contests April 23... NSAA Journalism Championship, Site: TBA April 23... BA, SO District Entries Due April 25... SO District Seeding Released - A/B April 26... BA District Seeding Released B April 30... BA District Seeding Released A April 30-May 1-3... SO Districts May 1... NSAA Transfer List Deadline May 1... NSAA Membership/Activities Registration Form Opens May 1... NCPA Academic All-State Spring Nominations Due May 1... BGO Class A Districts Released May 4-5, 7-8... BA Districts May 5... SO District Final - B
May 7... BGO District Entries Due May 9-12, 14-15... NSAA Soccer Championships, Omaha May 9... Track & Field Districts - A/D May 10... Track & Field Districts - B/C May 10... Girls State Tennis Entries Due May 12, 14-17... NSAA Baseball Championships, A-Omaha, B-Lincoln May 14... Girls State Tennis Seeding May 14-15... BGO Districts May 17-18... NSAA Girls Tennis Championships, Class A Omaha, Class B - Lincoln May 18-19... NSAA Track & Field Championships, Omaha May 21... NSAA District Music Coordinators Meeting May 22-23... NSAA Boys Golf Championships, A-Norfolk, B-Lincoln, C-Kearney, D-North Platte May 28... Memorial Day May 29... First Day for Member School Sponsored Camps/Clinics June 1... Fall Cooperative Applications Deadline June 5... U. S. Bank Believers & Achievers Banquet July 1... NSAA Membership/Activities Registration Form and Fees Due July 24-26... NCA Coaches Clinic Rules Meetings and Test Dates: August 11 th SB Umpires Part I Test August 11 th SB & GGO Online Rules Meeting Closes August 18 th FB Officials Part I Test & Online Rules Meeting Closes August 25 th VB Officials Part I Test & Online Rules Meeting Closes November 17 th SW, WR, BB Officials Part I Test & Online Rules Meetings Close March 9 th BA, SO, TR Officials Part I Test March 9 th BA, SO, TR Officials and BGO Online Rules Meetings Close Standard Time: November 5, 2017 Daylight Savings Time: March 11, 2018 Holidays: Memorial Day... May 29, 2017 Labor Day... September 4, 2017 Columbus Day... October 9, 2017 Veterans Day... November 11, 2017 Thanksgiving... November 23, 2017 Good Friday... March 30, 2018 Board Meetings: August 16, 2017 September 14, 2017 October 5, 2017 November 9, 2017
December 6, 2017 January 11, 2018 February 14, 2018 March 7, 2018 April 5, 2018 May 17, 2018 SkillsUSA, Nebraska Conference, Grand Island April 12-14, 2018 April 11-13, 2019 ACT Dates: TBA