Basketball Madness

Hi Everyone -
    We have A LOT happening all at once so we wanted to send out an important update on everything.

• Reminder: NCSAA stands for "Nevada Choice School Athletic Association" -- not "Nevada Charter School Athletic Association"  While NCSAA is primarily charter schools -- any choice school is welcome to participate if they follow our league guidelines.  The more we grow the more opportunities we can offer our schools and student-athletes.  We hope to continue to add sports and divisions for everyone each year.  We're headed in the right direction!!  The future is bright.
• The Winter Competitive Basketball Regular Season ends THIS Saturday, February 8th.  Anyone who is not in the Top 8 will complete their season.
• For those in the Top 8 for each division, we will release playoff brackets on Saturday Night, February 8th around 9pm.  Please refrain from emailing to ask about tie-breaker scenarios. It's important to remember and remind your parents that the online standings DO NOT correctly reflect tie-breakers.  It won't sort or factor in Head to Head or Points Allowed.  Therefore, you should not assume your team's seed or whether they're in or out until we can officially go through everything.
• Everyone should expect to play a first round game sometime between Monday, February 10th - Thursday, February 13th.  We won't take any requests.  For those who advance, the Semifinals will be Wednesday, February 19th - Friday, February 21st.  Championship Games will be on Saturday, February 22nd at Slam Academy.
• It's extremely important that you turn in your scores on Saturday as soon as your game is over.  We're asking EVERYONE to turn these in.  You can do so at https://www.ncsaasports.com/scores.html
• If there is a score posted incorrectly from earlier this season you must let us know by tomorrow at 5pm or it will become the final score and not be changed (even if it's wrong).  
• Winter Recreational Basketball will play their final games on Saturday, February 22nd.  Please make sure you don't forget about those games.
• We are having a blast with Winter Bowling!  We have 2 meets remaining
  • Monday, February 10th at Red Rock Lanes
  • Championships - Monday, February 24th at Santa Fe Bowling Center
• Spring Coaches Meeting 
  • Tuesday, February 18th at 6PM
  • Somerset Academy North Las Vegas
  • We will discuss Soccer, Boy's Volleyball, and Track Rules
• All Student-Athletes will need a National Sports ID. Anyone who played in Fall or Winter should be good to go.
• We are LOWERING our Track Fees.  Initially, we had announced $10/per student-athlete per event.  We reviewed this a second time.  It's now been dropped to $8/per student-athlete per event.  
• Please email us sports@ncsaasports.com so we know what sports you're considering so he can setup your team for you in National Sports ID.  Please do not setup your own teams.  Most who have done so have set them up incorrectly.
• Final Deadline to Add or Drop Teams is Friday, February 21st at 6PM.  After this date, your team will appear on the game schedule and your school will be charged -- even if you drop your team.
• Game Schedules will be released on Saturday, February 29th at 6PM.
• Roster Deadline on NSID is March 4.
• Common Questions we're getting about Spring Season:
  • QUESTION: "Can girl's play on our boy's volleyball or soccer team?"
    • Answer: Yes.  Girl's can always play on our boy's teams.  Boy's are never allowed to play on the Girl's teams.
  • QUESTION: "Will we have K-2 Soccer or K-1 & 1-2 Soccer like last year?"
    • Answer: We will offer 2 different divisions (like last year).  We will have a K-1 & 1-2 Division. You're welcome to move everyone up and play 1-2 if you have low participation.
  • QUESTION: "Will we have weeknight soccer games?"
    • Answer: We'd like to avoid that.  If we do, it will be minimal.  We'd like the majority of your games for both soccer and volleyball to be on Saturday's.  IF we do have a weeknight game, it will NEVER be on a Monday Night.
  • QUESTION: "Will you be doing relay races in Track?"
    • Answer: No.  We had to make some tough decisions due to the high demand of the sport.  We're looking at options to bring in back next year but relays WILL NOT be part of our track program this school year.  

SOCCER

• Regular Season Games: March 7 - May 2 (mostly Saturday's)
• Playoffs: May 6 - 16 (mostly evenings)
• Championships: Saturday, May 16
• Soccer Rules
• Register your school for Spring Soccer Here  (AD's Only)

BOY'S VOLLEYBALL

• Regular Season Games: March 7 - May 2 (mostly Saturday's)
• Playoffs: May 6 - 16 (mostly evenings)
• Championships: Saturday, May 16
• Girl's are welcome to play
• No restrictions on minimum/maximum number of boys/girls on court
• Boy's Volleyball Rules
• Register your school for Spring Boy's Volleyball (AD's Only)

TRACK & FIELD

• All Track & Field Meets will take place on Monday Evening's starting at 5PM
• John Dixon from NTS Timing will doing the timing (Same person at Cross Country)
• All Track Athletes will need a National Sports ID.  If they've participated in any other NCSAA Sport in the 2019-2020 School Year, it will carry over.
• Deadlines to be registered on Athletic.net will be the Saturday Night before each meet by 6pm. (same as Cross Country)
• Event #1 - Monday, March 16 (Deadline March 14 at 6PM) @ Liberty High School
• Event #2 - Monday, March 30 (Deadline March 28 at 6PM) @ The Meadows School
• Event #3 - Monday, April 20 (Deadline April 18 at 6PM) @ TBD
• Event #4 - Monday, April 27 (Deadline April 25 at 6PM) @ The Meadows School
• Event #5/Track & Field Championships - Monday, May 4 (Deadline May 2 at 6PM) @ Faith Lutheran
• We will run the same exact events each week.  Due to the large number of participants we can't do some of the relays, etc we've done in the past.  We just have too many student-athletes and not enough time.
  • 100 M
  • 200 M
  • 400 M
  • 800 M
  • 1600 M
  • Shot Put
  • Long Jump
• Divisions (Boys & Girls Separate):
  • Grades: 3-4 (Boys, Girls)
  • Grades: 5-6 (Boys, Girls)
  • Grades: 6-8 (Boys, Girls)
  • We will not be doing a high school division
• No Starting Blocks will be allowed to be used.  While some teams may desire to use them, we need to speed the races up a great deal and we will not allow anyone to use them.  If we aren't going to let everyone use them then we can't make exceptions to the few that want them.
• Spikes are allowed but max length is 3/16"  We will have a Clerk inspecting these at each meet and will disqualify runners for spikes
• All Student-Athletes must have a National Sports ID to participate
• There can be a max of 4 coaches that can be on the infield.  No parents will be allowed to be on the field for any reason.  These coaches must be listed on the National Sports ID roster and will need to have a wristband on at all times.
• We will give out awards for the top 5 places.  These will not be given out at the meet but delivered to the schools or given to the coaches at the next meet.
• We will use 2 sizes of shot put: 6 lbs & 4K
• We will use an English Tape Measure to measure distance
• We will send out several more updates after the new year -- and as we finalize locations

CHEERLEADING & DANCE
COACHES MEETING TO DISCUSS THE REST OF THE CHEER SEASON
Wednesday, January 29th at 6PM at Somerset Lone Mountain

BATTLE OF THE HEARTS CHEERLEADING COMPETITION
DATE: February 8, 2020
LOCATION: Desert Oasis High School
TIME: 

• 12:45PM Coaches Meeting
• 1PM Doors open 
• 1:30PM Event starts
• $5 Admission at the Door (Cash Only, Kids Under 3 Free)

Attached is your BUIILDING scoresheet for our upcoming event Battle of the Hearts.  This scoresheet has not changed since our final event last season and our first event of this new season.  This will also be the same scoresheet you will see at our final event in March.

  Here is all the information you need to know:

• When you register your team please provide the following information;
  • Name of the school
  • First and last name of coaches
    • Be prepared to show ID at event
    • Anyone who is not listed will need to enter as a spectator
    • Team parents/helpers are not able to register as coaches
    • Starting this event only coaches will be allowed at warm-ups
  • Cell phone and email of the coach responsible for scoresheets
  • Division you are competing in
  • Name of athletes
• You will perform your entire 2:30 routine but only be scored in Stunts/Pyramid
• All music must be sent and verified prior to the event
  • No YouTube links will be allowed
  • All music must be in format that can be emailed as an attachment to ensure delivery security to event coordinator and DJ
• Coaches will not be permitted to discuss scoresheets and results with event coordinator during or at the end of the event.  NCSAA would like to maintain a level of professionalism before, during and after the event and any concerns regarding the event and/or scoring should be addressed via email to further discuss setting up a conference call or meeting. 
• Stunt group divisions and Individual routines are still highly encouraged for this event and our event in March.  Scoresheets are available to familiarize yourself with what all to include in your routines.  Contact Event coordinator MO if interested.
• Please tell your parents to come out in as much RED as possible to support our theme!
• Please take time to review our rules/guidelines
• For any additional information please contact event coordinator at mo_vasquez@hotmail.com

For our future events NCSAA will be following most AACCA rules and will be splitting up teams in the following divisions:

• Novice Middle School
• Intermediate Middle School
• Novice Elementary
• Intermediate Elementary
  • NCSAA is an Independent Event Producer and is not required to follow any rules/guidelines specifically. Certain rules have been modified for the better interest of our charter school cheerleading programs.  Any scoring challenges will be finalized at the event coordinators discretion. 

*IN ORDER TO SCORE IN THE HIGH RANGE SKILLS MUST BE PERFORMED BY MOST ATHLETES.  EXAMPLE: TEAM 1 HAS MOST BACKWALKOVERS BUT TEAM 2 PERFORM BACKHANDSPRINGS NOT BY MOST, TEAM 1 WILL SCORE IN THE HIGH RANGE BECAUSE MOST ATHLETES PERFORMED THE “DIFFICULT” SKILL.  SEE ATTACHED QUANTITY CHARTS.
 
NOVICE Division:
TUMBLING
 • Standing tumbling: limited in difficulty to a single standing back handspring.  Jump/handspring combinations and series handsprings are not allowed.  For example, standing tucks and/or aerials are not allowed.
• Standing tumbling is defined as any tumbling skill not originating from a cartwheel or round-off.
• Running tumbling: limited in difficulty to front and/or back handspring series. Skills including, but not limited to, the following are not permitted: flips (tucks), aerials, punch fronts, etc.
• Running tumbling is defined as tumbling that involves a forward step or a hurdle used to gain momentum as an entry to a tumbling skill.
STUNTS
1. Extended stunts are limited to both feet in the base(s) hands at all times. Both of the top person’s feet must be held throughout the entire transition to/from the extended position. Exception: Straight bump-down dismounts are allowed as part of a pyramid dismount.
2. Single leg stunts may not be held or pass through an extended position.
3. Twisting stunt transitions are limited to a ½ twist. Exception: A single full twisting log/barrel roll is allowed as long as it starts and ends in a cradle position, does not involve any skill other than the twist, and is not assisted by and/or connected to another top person.
4. All release moves must land in a cradle.
5. The only stunt inversions allowed are:
a. Transitions from ground level inversions up to non-inverted positions. Example: Going from a handstand on the ground to a non-inverted stunt such as a shoulder sit is allowed.
b. Suspended forward rolls where two people on the performing surface control the top person in a suspended forward roll with continuous hand-to-hand contact to a stunt, two person cradle, loading position, or the performing surface. If caught in a cradle, load, or stunt, the new catchers must be in place and may not be involved in any other skill when the suspended forward roll is initiated. During the roll, the feet of the top person must be released.
c. Dismounts to the performing surface from waist level stunts. Example: Waist level prone to forward roll dismount or cradle position to back walkover dismount.
 PYRAMIDS
1. All single leg extended stunts must be braced by two top persons at prep level or lower. The braced connection must be established at prep level or lower before the stunt passes into the extended level, and constant contact between the top person and the bracers must be maintained while the top person is on one leg above prep level. 2. Any time a top person is released by bases during a pyramid transition, the top person must be braced by two top persons at prep level or below with hand-arm connection only and constant contact between the top person and the bracers must be maintained throughout the transition.
3. Twisting pyramid transitions are limited to a ½ twist.
4. Pyramid inversions are not allowed. DISMOUNTS “Dismount” is defined as the movement of a top person from a stunt and/or pyramid to a cradle position or to the performing surface. • Only straight pop downs/bump downs, basic straight cradles, ¼ turn dismounts, and dismounts from waist level inversions are allowed. All other dismounts are prohibited.
 
INTERMEDIATE Division
TUMBLING
• Standing Tumbling: limited in difficulty to a standing back handspring series and/or jump/handspring(s) combination. Tucks and/or aerials are not allowed.  For example, a standing back tuck or standing back handspring back tuck is not allowed.
• Standing tumbling is defined as any tumbling skill not originating from a cartwheel or roundoff. 
• Running Tumbling: limited in difficulty to tucks. Round off back tucks and round off back handspring back tucks are examples of skills that are allowed.  Aerial cartwheels are also allowed.  Punch fronts are not allowed.  Cartwheel tucks, cartwheel tucked flips and/or cartwheel back handspring(s) tucks are not allowed.  The following types of advanced running tumbling skills are prohibited:  X-outs, layouts, full twists, etc. No tumbling is allowed after a tuck (flip) or aerial skill.
• Running tumbling is defined as tumbling that involves a forward step or a hurdle used to gain momentum as an entry to a tumbling skill.
STUNTS
1. Extended single leg stunts are allowed.
2. Only a ½ twist is allowed to any extended single leg stunt.
3. All other twisting transitions may not exceed 1 twisting transition.
4. Stunt release moves must start at or below prep level and must be caught at prep level or below. Release moves may not pass above the base’s/bases’ extended arm level.
PYRAMIDS
1. All pyramid twisting transitions must follow all dismount and stunt twisting transition rules.
2. Pyramid inversions: A braced forward or backward flip is allowed while adhering to the “USA Cheer/AACCA School Cheer Safety Rules” rules on braced flips; however, two bracers are required, no twisting is allowed, and the flip must end in a cradle dismount or cradle transition position.
3. Extended single leg stunts may not be braced by other extended single leg stunts.
DISMOUNTS
“Dismount” is defined as the movement of a top person from a stunt and/or pyramid to a cradle position or to the performing surface.
1. Single leg extended stunts (liberty, heelstretch, arabesque, scorpion, etc.) are only allowed up to ¼ twist. 
2. Up to 1 twist is allowed from a platform position.
3. Up to 1¼ twists are allowed from any two leg stunts.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• All routines have a maximum time of 2 minutes and 30 seconds
  • We highly suggest following most varsity-non varsity events and their routine format of 1-minute long cheer/chant section and 1 minute and 30 seconds of routine to music.  If you only plan on attending NCSAA events you may use your 2 minute and 30 seconds as you wish; NO CHEER SECTION REQUIRED.
  • NCSAA will not be responsible for checking music licensing.  If you use your music at a different event and have issues with music legalities it is no reflection of our events.  For more information on music licensing and rules visit the varsity website or USASF.
  • In regards to scoring:  Please note we will always try to do what is best for our charter schools which may result in changes throughout the season.  Consistency is important however accommodating to our charter schools is top priority; please be patient with us and give us the opportunity to grow with your programs. 
  • Elementary schools will only go against elementary schools, JR/Middle with only JR/Middle. 
• Individual Routines:
  • 1 minute and 30 second maximum
  • Required Sections (In no particular order)
    • Motion Section
    • Dance Section
    • Tumbling Section (Standing and Running)
    • Jump Section
  • No cheer/chant required
  • Signs, pom-poms and megaphones are the only props allowed on the performance surface.
  • Any other props must be sent to via email and approved by event coordinator at least 7 days prior to event. 

 
QUANTITY CHART
TUMBLING/JUMP QUANTITY CHART:
5-7 ATHLETES (MOST 3 ATHLETES)
8-9 ATHLETES (MOST 5 ATHLETES)
10-11 ATHLETES (MOST 6 ATHLETES)
12-14 ATHLETES (MOST 7 ATHLETES)
15-16 ATHLETES (MOST 9 ATHLETES)
17-19 ATHLETES (MOST 10 ATHLETES)
20-22 ATHLETES (MOST 12 ATHLETES)
23-25 ATHLETES (MOST 14 ATHLETES)
26-27 ATHLETES (MOST 15 ATHLETES)
28-30 ATHLETES (MOST 16 ATHLETES)
31-38 ATHLETES (MOST 18 ATHLETES)
 
BUILDING QUANTITY CHART
5-11 ATHLETES (MOST 1 GROUP)
12-15 ATHLETES (MOST 2 GROUPS)
16-19 ATHLETES (MOST 3 GROUPS)
20-23 ATHLETES (MOST 4 GROUPS)
24-27 ATHLETES (MOST 5 GROUPS)
28-30 ATHLETES (MOST 6 GROUPS)
31-38 ATHLETES (MOST 7 GROUPS)