NSAA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes - October 9, 2014

[Alum-Ni]

The NSAA Board of Directors met at the Association Office in Lincoln, Nebraska on October 9, 2014 with the following members present:

District I - Mark Norvell, Fillmore Central
District I - Wendy Henrichs, Lincoln East
District II - Dr. Bob Reznicek, Boys Town
District II - Nolan Beyer, Millard Public Schools
District III - Jay Bellar, Battle Creek
District IV - Dr. Brian Maher, Kearney
District V - Alan Garey, Medicine Valley
District VI - Troy Unzicker, Alliance

Also in attendance were Rick Moses, Nebraska Department of Education liaison; Kelly Classen, NHSOA; Dick Beechner, NHSHOF; Daniel Siedhoff, DLR Group; Chuck Johnson, NHSHOF; Darin Boysen, NCA; Kurt Micek, Auditor; and Krystal Siebrandt, Auditor.

Meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m.

1. Moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Items included on the Consent Agenda were: the agenda of the meeting as presented and amended; minutes of the September 18, 2014 Board Meeting; the financial statements; and a cooperative sponsorship renewal for Omaha Skutt Catholic and Mount Michael Benedictine for boys swimming. Motion Carried: 8-0

2. Kurt Micek and Krystal Siebrandt presented the annual audit report to the Board.

3. Moved to approve the 2014-15 Swimming, Play Production, Speech, Wrestling, Journalism, Music and Basketball Activity Manuals. Motion Carried: 8-0

4. Moved that the Board submit proposals through the NSAA Legislative Process that deal with Bylaw 1.10 Due Process; Bylaw 2.6.1 Domicile; Bylaw 2.6.1.2 McKinney-Vento Homeless Act; Bylaw 2.7.5 International Transfer Students; Bylaw 2.7.7 Transfer; Approved Ruling 2.13.2 Opting Up a Classification; and Approved Ruling 3.5.1 Exception. Motion Carried: 8-0

5. Moved to adopt the following Approved Ruling:

"1.6.1.2 Reservation of Rights. Nebraska School Activities Association postseason and championships are the collective property of the NSAA and not of any individual member school. The NSAA reserves the right to promote and advance the membership's interests and publication information; exclusive arrangements to create recognition and exposure for educationally based sponsored activities; restrictive policies prohibiting exploitation and commercialization of NSAA sponsored postseason and championship events. Appropriate proprietary interests, and the use of images or transmissions identifying contest officials, spectators, and member schools' student, personnel, logo and marks."

Motion Carried: 8-0

6. Moved to finalize the 2014 NSAA State Volleyball Championships schedule as follows:

- Thursday, November 13: Class A at Pinnacle Bank Arena Court 1; Class B at Pinnacle Bank Arena Court 2; Class C1 at Lincoln Northeast High School; Class C2 at Lincoln Southwest High School; Class D1 at Lincoln Northeast High School; and Class D2 at Lincoln Southeast High school.

- Friday, November 14: All classes at Pinnacle Bank Arena on two courts

- Saturday, November 15: All championship matches at Devaney Sports Center and consolation matches in Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2 at Lincoln East High School

Motion Carried: 6-2 (For: Norvell, Henrichs, Reznicek, Beyer, Maher, Unzicker / Against: Bellar, Garey)

7. The Board discussed post season live video options.

8. Moved to enter into Executive Session at 12:10 p.m. to discuss the NET contract and personnel issues. Motion Carried: 8-0

9. The Board exited Executive Session at 1:45 p.m.

10. Moved to approve the NET Contract as presented. Motion Carried: 8-0

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:54 p.m.

The next meeting of the Board of Directors is November 13, 2014 at the Holiday Inn Downtown (141 N. 9th Street) Lincoln, NE.

 

[Alum-Ni]

Some follow up information to those items above:

- Basically the NSAA signed off an an approved ruling that strengthens the wording of the NSAA's exclusive rights to live radio, internet streaming and live TV and video of district and state tournament competition

- Reaffirmed the suspension of an approved ruling that will prohibit any school to opt up a class in any sport. The board suspended that rule for a year last spring to allow Omaha Benson to opt up to Class A in every sport but football and Holdrege to opt up to Class B. The board wants input from the schools before lifting the suspension.

- Approved a five-year contract extension with NET to televise NSAA championship events at $75,000 per year. NET has the option to add soccer to its broadcast coverage.

- Approved a change in the format of the state volleyball tournament. Originally, the Devaney Sports Center was to be available for all three days of the tournament. However a home match on Wednesday, November 12 and another home match on Sunday, November 15 has caused the NSAA to change their plans.

 

[4norsemen]

Alum. Is Striv TV and -or HS Cube in jeopardy next year or this winter regarding the strengthened NSAA language?

 

[Alum-Ni]

Originally posted by 4norsemen:
Alum. Is Striv TV and -or HS Cube in jeopardy next year or this winter regarding the strengthened NSAA language?

I honestly do not know

 

[atlanta_ace]

Norseman - I help Taylor with http://strivsports.com doing some writing and other features. We don't really feel in much danger with the new ruling. The NSAA has contracted with an out-of-state company to have full rights to all post-season activities. It is interesting that the company out of Georgia was going to "open up streaming" to school sites like ours this past fall, but it had to run through their site. So, basically, if Aurora wanted to stream a playoff football game, they could do it, but only through NFHS and not on Striv like they have done all year. None of our schools wanted any part of that. It is our hope, however, to someday be able to stream home playoff football games from our schools in the post-season and sub-district and district hoops if possible. But, we understand the NSAA is in a multi-year contract and our hands are really tied in the post season unless NFHS changes their mind.

The mission, really, of what we do and our model is to further new media education in Nebraska for high school students and our model has always been built around the regular season and other school events anyway. It's not a big change for us and schools continue to love the product and support we offer as we've grown to 43 school this year.