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Inside This IssueGuidelines for NDHSAA Cooperative Sponsorship Applications 2Re-Transfer Eligibility Rule 2Girls’ Class B State Basketball 3Award of Excellence 3NDHSAA Board Meeting Dates 3ACT-SAT National Test Dates 3Selection of Basketball Officials 4Sites Chosen at April Board Meeting 4Using MVP for Team Flyers 4NDOA February Board Meeting 4Class A Boys’ and Girls’ State Basketball Tournament 5Class B Boys’ State Basketball Tournament 52009 Class B Parade of Champions 52009/10 Volleyball Rule Changes 62009 Music Festival Notes 7-8State Speech Meet 9-10Team Scholars Recognized 10Photos Requested 10Spring Season MVP Website Requirements 10NDDTSEA Conference 11Spring Rules Clinic Schedule 11Horse-collar Tackle To Be Penalized in High School Football 122009/10 Gymnastics Rules Changes 13-14Baseball & Softball Online Exams 14March Calendar 15

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Guidelines for NDHSAA Cooperative ApplicationsGuidelines for NDHSAA cooperative sponsorship applications were approved at the January 24, 2009 meeting of the Board of Directors and are effective for the 2009/10 school year. The revised coop application form will be available on the NDHSAA website. Below are the guidelines as approved by the Board.

The NDHSAA Board of Directors must approve all cooperative sponsorship applications.

PhilosophyOne of the NDHSAA Board purposes is to provide a means of participation to students whose schools are unable to support a program on its own.

It is the preference of the Board to approve coops between smaller schools rather than smaller schools with the larger schools.

Improving the win/loss record will not be valid criteria for coop approval.

For the application to be considered, the following conditions must be met: 1. A current single application form must be jointly completed by all applying schools. 2. Schools should be located in the same geographical region. 3. Combinedenrollmentfigureswillbeusedtodeterminedivisionofcompetitioninallactivitiesexceptforwrestlingandcross

country as provided for in the NDHSAA Constitution & By-Laws. 4. The proposed coop must be listed on the NDHSAA website two-weeks prior to Board consideration. Completed applications

mustbeintheNDHSAAofficebeforebeinglistedonthewebsite. 5. Cooperative agreement applications will not be considered via conference call. 6. Any dissolution of cooperative agreements must be approved by the NDHSAA Board of Directors. Before dissolution will be

consideredduringthefirstthreeyearsofacooperativeagreement,schoolsinthecoopmustprovideproofofsupport.Afterthreeyears, an individual school may petition the NDHSAA Board for dissolution.

7. RequestsforacooperativeagreementbetweenschoolswithexistingprogramsmustbesubmittedtoNDHSAApriortotheendoftheprecedingseasoninthatactivitywiththeexceptionoffootball.Completedfootballcooperativeagreementsmustbereceivedby September 15th of the preceding year to be considered by the Board of Directors. If a coop application is submitted following the end of the preceding season, a $500 late fee must be paid. No coop applications will be considered by the NDHSAA Board of Directors after the following dates:

i. Fall Sports-------June 1st, prior to start of season ii. Winter Sports----September 1st, prior to start of season iii. Spring Sports----January 1st, prior to start of season Inthecaseofemergencycooprequests,theExecutiveBoardCommittee,uponhearingthereasons,mayrecommendtheapplica-

tion be considered by the Board of Directors. 8. Requestsforcooperativeagreementsinvolvingoneormoreschoolsthatdonothaveanexistingprogrammustbesubmittedin

accordance to the deadlines as stated in 7i-iii.

Approved 1/24/09

Re-Transfer Eligibility Rule

Re-Transfer Eligibility ChartSchool Year Grade2008/09 7 8 9 10 11 122009/10 7 8 9 10 11 122010/11 7 8 9 10 11 122011/12 7 8 9 10 11 122012/13 7 8 9 10 11 12

WhiteBoxes-EligibleforRe-transferGreyBoxes-NOTEligibleforRe-transfer

At the January membership meeting, NDHSAA member schools approved the elimina-tion of the retransfer option for students who leave home, transfer to another school and want to move back and be immediately eligible for varsity competition. The NDHSAA Board of Directors has determined that the original retransfer clause will be in effect for any student that has transferred to or attended another school under open enrollment as a freshman, sophomore or junior prior to the 2009-10 school year. Pleaseseethefollowingflowchartsoyoucancounselstudentswhoarecontemplatinga transfer without a corresponding move of the parents.

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Thoseteams,individuals,coaches,fans,andadministratorsthathaveshownexemplarysportsman-ship in the midst of competition may be nominated by emailing Dave Carlsrud or Brian Bubach. Anominatormaybeagameofficial,parent,fan,coach,orschooladministrator.Those receiving the award this past month are:

The Adams-Edmore and Rolette/Wolford Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Teams, Coaches, and Fans fortheirgamesheldJanuary30,2009.Official’snomination.

TheDevilsLakeandWahpetonwrestlingteamsintheirdualheldatDevilsLakeonFebruary7,2009.Official’snomination.

Award of Excellence

Following is a list of NDHSAA regularly scheduled Board meeting dates. Agendas, Board minutes, special meeting information and other Board documents may be found on the NDHSAA website by clicking the Board Agendas and Minutes link under the Boards & Committees across the top of every page on the NDHSAA website.

NDHSAA Board Meeting Dates

2008/09 Board Meeting DatesMarch 13 - Fargo March 20 - Minot (District Chair and Board Meeting)April 15 - Valley City June 10 - Athletic Review Valley City June 17-18 - Valley City

Administrators,activitiesdirectorsandcoachesshouldremindtheirstudentsofthefollowing2009datessothattheymayavoidconflicts.Please have them contact their school counselor for deadline registration dates and further details.

ACT-SAT National Test Dates

ACT National Test Dates April 4, 2009 June 13, 2009

SAT National Test Dates March 14, 2009 May 2, 2009 June 6, 2009

2009 Girls’ Class B State Basketball Schedule2009 State Class B Girls’ Basketball Tournament will be held in the Grand Forks Alerus Center on March 5 - 7, 2009.

Belowyouwillfindthescheduleofplay.PleasechecktheNDHSAAwebsiteforupdatesandbrackets.

Thursday, March 5thGame 1 @ 1:00 PM Hankinson (Region 1) vs. New Rockford Sheyenne (Region 4)

Game 2 - 25 minutes after Game 1 Kidder County (Region 3) vs Stanley (Region 8)

Game 3 @ 6:30 PM Standing Rock (Region 5) vs Hazen (Region 7)

Game 4 - 25 minutes after Game 3 Fordville-Lankin-Park River (Reg 2) vs Kenmare (Region 6)

Friday, March 6thGame 5 @ 1:00 PMLoser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 2

Game 6 - 25 minutes after Game 5Loser of Game 3 vs Loser of Game 4

Game 7 @ 6:30 PMWinner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2

Game 8 - 25 minutes after Game 7Winner of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 4

Saturday, March 7th Game 9 @ 1:00 PM7th Place Game

Game 10 - 25 minutes after Game 95th Place Game

Game 11 @ 6:00 PM3rd Place Game

Game 12 - 25 minutes after Game 11Championship Game

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Selection of Basketball Officials

Anyone wishing to submit an invitation to host a 2009-10 regional or state tournament may download invitation forms from our website at www.ndhsaa.com. Click on Publications and Forms and Site Selection Forms. They may be printed. Complete and send those forms totheNDHSAAofficeforplacementontheAprilBoardagenda.

The policy used to set sites is as follows: basketball and volleyball chairpersons meet with the other district representatives in their region to mutually agree on regional sites.

Sites Chosen at April Board Meeting

TheNorthDakotaOfficialsAssociation held anNDOAHall of Fame induction ceremony at the Eastern Dakota Conference Gymnastics Meet on February 20th. Jan Adair, gymnasticsofficial,retiredafter32yearsofservicetothegymnastics students of North Dakota. Present for the presen-tation of the NDOA Hall of Fame plaque were NDOA Board of Directors members, Greg Selbo and Dave Klundt.

Theselectionofgirls’andboys’basketballofficialsbeganwiththedeliveryofelectronicballotstomemberschoolsallowingtheop-portunitytovotefortournamentofficials.Inorderforvotestobecounted,ballotswererequiredtobecompletedandsubmittedpriorto November 7, 2008.

Thebasketballofficialsreceivingthegreatestnumberofrecommendationsfromcoachesandsupervisorsaregivenfirstconsiderationfortheregionaltournament.Officialswiththehighesttallypereachregionaregivenfirstconsiderationforthestatetournament.Thisprocedureisutilizedforgirls’andboy’sbasketballofficialsinbothclasses.Officialsselectedforastatetournamentareeligibletowork3yearsinarow,butthenmustsitoutthenextyear.

Votesforofficialsnotworkingyourregiondonotdirectlycounttowardstateselection.

TheNDHSAAwebsitepermitstheprintingofteamflyersfromwithinMVP.Thisprocessallowsinvitational,district,regionalandstate tournament managers the ability to download and prepare tournament programs. The print quality of team photos has been vastly improved from fall sports and all functionality needed to post this information are working properly.

Toprintteamflyers:•LogintoMVP•Chooseyourseason(Fall/Winter/Spring/Activities)ontherightsideofthepage.•Choosethesport/activityforwhichyouwouldliketoprintaflyer.ThepictureyouseeonthispageisNOTthehighresolutionversion.Continue with steps below for high resolution picture. •Sorttheteamrosterintotheorderyouwantyourflyertoprint.Youmaysortbyjerseynumber,lastname,gradeorpositionbyclickingon the name of the column you would like to sort. •Ontherightsideofthepage,clickthe“Print”icon.Usingthe“Print”iconistheonlywaytoproducehighresolutionpictures.•Anewwindowwillappearcontainingtheflyerinformation.Thisflyerusesahighresolutionteampicturesothepageloadsabitslower.

IfyouwouldlikeaprinteroutsideyourschooltohaveaccesstoMVP,pleasehavethemcontactBrendaSchellattheNDHSAAofficeto set up an MVP account. Printers must be referred by a school to allow an MVP account. ForadditionalinformationonuploadingteaminformationtoMVP,pleasecontactBrendaSchellattheNDHSAAoffice.

Using MVP for Team Flyers

The NDOA Board met Sunday, February 15. For meeting minutes and information, please go to http://www.ndhsaa.com/ndoa

NDOA Board Meeting Held in February

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2009 Class A Boys’ and Girls’ State Basketball Tournament ScheduleThe State Class A Boys’/Girls’ Basketball Tournament will be held at the FARGODOME on March 12-14, 2009. Curt Jones, West Fargo Public Schools Athletic Director, is tournament manager. Thursday, March 12th North Floor (boys’) South Floor (girls’) 2:00 pm 1E vs 4W 1:00 pm 1E vs 4W 20 min. 2W vs 3E 20 min. 2W vs 3E 6:00 pm 1W vs 4E 5:00pm 1W vs 4E 20 min. 2E vs 3W 20 min. 2E vs 3W Friday, March 13th North Floor South Floor 1:00 pm (girls’) 12:00 pm (girls’) 20 Minutes Following (boys’) 20 Minutes Following (boys’) 6:30 pm (girls’) 4:00 pm (girls’) 20 Minutes Following (boys’) 20 Minutes Following (boys’) Saturday, March 14th North Floor 9:30 am - Girls’ 5th place 20 Minutes Following - Boys’ 5th place 1:30 pm - Girls’ 3rd place 20 Minutes Following - Boys’ 3rd place 6:00 pm - Girls’ Championship 20 Minutes Following - Boys’ Championship

TheStateClassBBoys’BasketballTournamentwillbeheldattheMinotSUDomeonMarch19-21,2009.Rick Hedberg, Minot State Athletic Director, is tournament manager.

Game schedules are as follows (please note the second game of each session starts 25 minutes after the conclusionsofthefirstgamewhichincludesa20minutewarm-uptime).* Doors will open 1 hour before each session. * Parade of Champions - held between 3rd place and championship games

2009 Class B Boys’ State Basketball Tournament Schedule

Sessions: Thursday, March 19th 1:00 pm and 6:30 pm

Friday, March 20th 1:00 pm and 6:30 pm

Saturday, March 21st 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm

Nearly350individualandteamchampionswillbeontheflooroftheMinotStateUniversityDomeonSaturdaynight,March21sttoberecognized by the crowd and statewide television coverage for the NDHSAA Parade of Champions.

To be a part of the parade a student must have been an individual or member of a team champion in an NDHSAA sponsored activity which will include the 2009 boys’ basketball champions through the 2009 girls’ basketball champions. In music, a student must have received the Outstanding Performance Award as a soloist or member of an ensemble.

Schools will be sent Parade tickets for their participants. Parade students will be directed to Sections 25 and 26, rows P-Z by security at the main doors. Two representatives from each team or ensemble need to meet with Brian Bubach or Sheryl Solberg concerning place-ment in the Parade.

Tickets are good for students only. Adults will need to purchase general admission tickets. All participants are to dress in school issued warm-ups, jackets, or in dress clothes. We request that students not wear blue jeans.

StudentsshouldbeattheMiSUDomeat5:45p.m.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleaseemailBrianBubachorcallNDHSAA(701)845-3953.

2009 Class B Parade of Champions

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2009/10 Volleyball Rule ChangesEditors Note: These rules changes are retrieved from http://www.nfhs.org/web/2009/01/200910_volleyball_rules_changes.aspx. Please visit www.ndhsaa.com or www.nfhs.org for more information.

2-1-1:Clarifiesthecourtandtheadjacentplayableareamustbeflat,smoothandfreeofobstruc-tions other than required equipment and padding.

Rationale:Clarifiescourt/floorrequirementsforplayablearea.3-2-1:Beginningin2010-11,thegameballmaybeeithersolidwhiteoramaximumcombina-

tion of three colors (with each panel being a solid color) and of which at least one-third of the panels shall be solid white.

Rationale: Allows for the optional use of the colored-panel ball beginning with the 2010-11 season. The colored-panel ball makes it easier to track for players/spectators and adds excitementtothegame.

4-1-5:Unadornedbobbypins,nolongerthan2inches,maybeworntocontrolaplayer’shair. Rationale: Allows players a practical means of dealing with hair control. 5-3-4d: Prior to the deciding set, captains will be called for the coin toss by the R1 and then teams shall be released to their team

bench. Rationale: Releasing teams to their bench rather than the end line during the deciding-set coin toss will allow coaches to provide

instructionandfacilitateplayersbeingreadytotakethecourtforthefinalset.5-4-3b New 10: The second referee has the responsibility to manage illegal libero replacements. Rationale: Adds to the responsibilities of the second referee. 9-4-5: A legal contact is a touch of the ball by any part of the player’s body. Rationale: In today’s fast-paced game, allowing legal contact of the ball by any part of the player’s body will assist in keeping the

ballinplayandprovidelongerandmoreexcitingrallies.10-2-3: If more than one substitution is to occur, the substitutions shall be made in succession. One pair of players after another and only

one substitute shall be in the substitution zone at a time. Rationale: The procedure of recording multiple substitutions becomes easier for the scorer to record. This will speed up the sub-

stitution process and assist in maintaining the tempo of play. 12-2-5:Clarifieswhenanassistantcoachmaystandandactionsthecoachmayperform. Rationale:Clarifiestheroleandbenchdecorumoftheassistantcoachnowthattheheadcoachhastheprivilegetostandduring

the match. 12-2-6, 9-1-1: During play, allows the head coach to stand in the replacement zone, no closer to the sideline than 6 feet, to coach his/

her players. Rationale: Due to the growing spectator popularity, resulting in louder crowd noise, this change will allow the head coach to com-

municate more effectively with his/her players. The permitted location for standing preserves the necessary area for clear line of sight by the second referee and line judges to observe play and playable area around the court for the players.

Major Editorial Changes 1-2-1,3,4-1Heading,10-3-5,11-4-2,HowtoUseTheSignals:4,19,20,21;Casebook:4-1,10-3-5,Signals:Newb,6NOTE,

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Points of Emphasis 1. Head Coach Standing 2. MatchOfficials’Responsibilities 3. Ball Handling 4. LiberoUniform

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2009 Music Festival NotesI. School Registration: Each director must electronically register. Instructions for registration may be found at www.ndhsaa.com on the Fine Arts/Music

page. When the roster and registration is complete, directors will need to print the event listing for voucher attachment to their business managers. Please send a copy of your registration along with your check (payable to Region Music) to your Festival Manager by or before the due date. If you have not registered by 10:00 a.m. on the due date, an automatic $25 late fee will be assessed.ThislatefeeispayabletoNDHSAAandmustbesentimmediatelytotheNDHSAAoffice.

II. Manager Reminders State Dates: April 24-State A Vocal & Strings at Minot Auditorium May2-StateBMusicatMinotSURegional Fee Recommendations: 1 The Regional scheduler and manager may be different individuals. Each regional treasurer should have a fee schedule and should

have reference in Region meeting minutes. a. Judge mileage is state rate. b. Piano tuners and piano rental/moving should be done by a bid process. 2. Regional Recommended Judge Fees: Minimum fee is $150 for 2009 3. State Judge Fees: a. State A & B Judges receive $200 for a full day 4. State Scheduler/Manager Fees: a. A State Vocal/Strings Scheduler $300 b. A State Vocal/Strings Manager-$200 c. B State Music Scheduler-$450 d. B State Music Manager-$250

III. Points of emphasis for 2009 Festivals: a. No ratings should be posted. b. Directors should emphasize proper student dress and decorum. c. Festivalmanagermustenforcequotasystem--tiesforlastStarineachcategoryallowedifjustified. d. A rating less than a State will be awarded if selection does not meet recommended music literature standards for NDHSAA Re-

gional/State Festival. e. Judges must allow double parts without penalty. f. Directors should inform parents that state schedules are on the web at www.ndhsaa.com under Fine Arts and Music. g. Accompanists full names must be entered. Remember, festivals are scheduled by accompanist so the fewer you have the longer

your day could be. h. Remember to number measures on judge’s copy of music. i. No special requests for state schedule. j. Directors are requested to have students evaluate and listen to a number of other school performances. Students lounging in the

practice rooms or halls is not advised.

IV. Judges must adhere to quota system: A judge may give 1 star for every 5 performers in every like category. a. Thejudgemaygiveanextrastarifwarrantedforupto20performersinalikecategoryand2extrastarsforover21inalike

category.Saxensemblesof2-3arealikecategoryandSaxensemblesof4-6areadifferentcategory.Rule:Ifanadditionalsoloist or ensemble would receive a Star at state, in your estimation, Star that entry also. On the other hand, if the quality is not there, do not star anyone in a category.

b. Regional judges are not to send any of their ballots to the manager until you they have completed a like category so you may as-sign ratings correctly.

V. Rules affecting management and administration of festivals. a. Themaximumnumberinanensembleis12plusapianoaccompanist.Anyentrynotinadherencetothismustbeimmediately

disqualifiedandwillnotbeallowedtoperform. b. A student is limited to 7 vocal entries and 7 instrumental entries (8 if 2 solos with different instruments are performed). A student

maybeinany2like-sizedensemblestoreachthemaximumperformancenumber. c. Members of an ensemble may not perform any selection or variation thereof which they performed in another competition or in

another ensemble.

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d. Any photocopy used by a participant or the accompanist must have a permission slip stapled to all copies used at a festival. Note: One may use a photocopy for music from a large book, if the accompanist has the book present. To be safe, the accompanist should hand the judge a card upon which the rule is quoted.

e. NDHSAA Recommended Music List: Judges and directors should read this list prior to festival time. The list may be found on the NDHSAA website at www.ndhsaa.com, Fine Arts, and Music. The list is under Publications.

f. Clarification:TheNDHSAARecommendedMusicListisaguide.Directorsmayuseotherliteratureofcomparabledifficulty.Inthevocaldivision,gospel,jazz,orbarbershopselectionsareacceptableifofappropriatedifficultyforthehighschoolfestival.JudgesshouldnotgiveastarforperformersusingliteraturebelowthelevelsexemplifiedintheRecommendedMusicList.

g. The Limitation Page for regions has been eliminated. h. Illegal Instruments: Remember, no garbage cans or covers, hand bells, or electric instruments are allowed in concert band or in

small group percussion. i. Regional results will be available through MVP. j. Large Groups: 2 selections are allowed in each event. Both selections will be judged. k. The State schedule for Class A and B will be posted on the web at www.ndhsaa.com.

VI. Other Rules a. An arrangement of any selection must have attached publisher approval on the judge copy. Public Domain copies may be legally

photocopiediftheyarenotcopyrightedarrangementsandtheselectionshavebeenstamped“PublicDomain”. b. Themaximumnumberofcombinedbrassandwoodwindensembleentriesfromeachschoolis23. c. RatingsareStar,I,II,andIII.JudgesareinstructedtoadheretoClassA/Bquotasystemsspecifictoparticularfestivals. d. Rule 30, page 18. If a student performs in more than the legal number of vocal and/or instrumental events, s/he will be disquali-

fiedinalleventsenteredthatdayandloseallawards. e. Time Slots must be a minimum of 9 minutes at regional and state solo/ensemble festivals. f. Regionmanagersmustenterresults,includingstatequalifiers,inMVPimmediatelyaftertheconclusionofthefestival. g. AccompanistClarification:AnadultmaybeaPianoaccompanistonly.Onlyoneadultaccompanistisallowedperlargeorsolo/

ensembleentry.Youshouldconsiderthisbeforechoosingmusicthatrequires2pianists(1maybeastudent)orchoosingmusicwhereyoucan’tfilltheinstrumentationwithstudents.

h. MiscellaneousMixedMusicalEnsembles:Arelisted i. The6minutemaximumperformancetimewillbestrictlyenforcedbythejudge. j. Taped piano accompaniment or computerized piano accompaniment is allowed only for solo/ensemble festivals. A pianist may

be professional or local. Schools must provide their own cassette player or other equipment at the festival.

VII. General Reminders a. Directors--If you are not accompanying a group, please do not demand that you be at every one of your students’ performances.

Thiscausesschedulingdifficulties. b. Warm-up rooms are for tune-up and warm-up and not for rehearsals. Please see that students are at their performance area well

in advance of performance time. Again, ensembles should be organized and ready to perform before a solo performance. c. No photocopies are allowed for performer, judge, or accompanist unless there is a signed waiver attached. d. Awards and critique sheets should be picked up at the conclusion of the festival. If you must leave early, you may request a manger

to send awards and ballots if you pay the necessary postage. Directors are not allowed to read critiques on the festival premises. If you have a problem with a judge, talk to the manager. If you have a problem with a written critique, send a copy to Brian Bubach, NDHSAA. Please discuss the critiques with your students after festival time for positive educational reinforcement.

e. NotfollowingNDHSAAfestivalruleswillresultindisqualificationoftheperformer(s).Directorsmustremindtheirstudentsofpertinent rules, some of which:

1. No conducting of any type by the director in ensembles or solos. 2. A student cannot perform twice in the same category (2 trumpet solos or 2 vocal solos), although a student can be in various

ensembles with different students. 3.Ratingsarefinal.Theymaynotbechangedbyadirector,manager,orNDHSAAoffice. 4.Schoolsmustparticipateintheirassignedregion.TheRegionchairmanmustmakethefinaldecisiononpostponementbecause

of weather or other concerns.

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State Speech MeetI. Registration Reminders: a. Forms are on the Speech page of the website www.ndhsaa.com under Fine Arts/Speech/Forms. Speech registration will be done

through MVP and instructions will be sent to speech advisor/coaches. II. Rational for Burden of Proof Rules: a. BurdenofProofhasbeenintherulesbooksince1994-95.StudentswhohavequalifiedforStatethroughinvitationalswillalready

have proof established for Regions. Region entrants must have materials ready. b. In Round I of each interpretation event each participant must show the copyright and proof of genre to the judge prior to speaking.

The requirements of each participant at contest time is as follows: (1) Photocopy the front page of book or magazine. (2) Photocopy the copyright (an ISBN number may be subbed in an emergency, inform the coach if s/he has the ISBN number,

the track publication can be found). A judge should question if an ISBN number is true or not. Only a Dewey Decimal Number proves genre and most do not know the codes.

(3) Photocopy parts of page that proves genre. (4)LetterfromNDHSAAstatinggenreofspecificDramaticMonologue (5) For information from the internet, provide title, author/playwright, website, website address, access date, web sources (such

as simply-scripts.com) and a printout of the actual script. Dramatic Interpretation and Poetry need a copyright even if from the internet.

(6)Ifaparticipantcannotmeettheabovecriteria,thepenaltyisdisqualification.Ifastudentcannotprovecopyrightorgenreduring the regular season, prudent action is to choose a selection that does meet the requirements.

c. Original Speech Scripts/Bibliographies. Round I judges must ask to see the script/bibliography of Persuade, Inform, and Entertain (if sources used) at the conclusion of the speech. Round II and Final judges may ask to see scripts. The rule is outlined very clearly onpage36,Section2underplagiarism“Acontestantmustcitesourcesforalldirectquotationsandparaphrasedmaterialsusedinthespeech.Abibliographymustbeattachedtoacopyofthestudentoriginalscriptandbeavailableforreviewbythejudge...”The judge must check to see that sources are cited properly as the speech progresses. This can happen only if the bibliography is attached to the script. Judges haven’t always been asking to see the script/bibliography and now students are obviously question-ing the intent of the rule. The intent is to verify real sources have been used and are properly cited. Penalty: Not having a script is not an automatic DQ unless the judge questions plagiarism and/or the lack of citing any or all sources. Source problems and/orhavingnoscriptshouldresultinalowerrankandratingandanoteofexplanationsoimprovementwillbemotivated.

d. The last legal qualifying tournament for all schools is one week prior to the regional tournament. Adds or changes must be emailed to the manager and NDHSAA 6 days prior to the Regional Tournament. Substitutions or drops may be made anytime prior to tournamentdaybyfaxoremailtothemanager/NDHSAA.

e. Registration fees as per your original entry must be paid. Additional entries must also be paid prior to the regional tournament. The manager must receive fee checks prior to regional tournament day.

f. JudgeFees:Regional$80,State$100.Perrulesbook,judgewagesaredeductedifnotcertified.

III. Deadlines/No State Fees a. Deadlines: Entries must be on the web by 10:00 a.m. Central Time on the due date or a $25 Late Fee payable to NDHSAA will

be assessed. Send copies of Region entries and school check for registration made to Region Speech to the Regional Manager. Include the Language/Content form with school administration signature.

b. StateEntries:NofeesarerequiredfromschoolsforStateSpeechentrants.AllqualifiersaresubmittedtotheNDHSAAbytheRegionalmanager.CoachesneedtochecktheStatescheduleonthewebtoseethatnoqualifiershavebeenmissed.Thisschedulewill be on the web only. Please contact Brian Bubach if there are concerns.

IV. Tournament Concerns a. General Rules: Remember, no manager, coach, or judge has the right to change or modify a NDHSAA rule in a NDHSAA spon-

sored event. b. Sportsmanship: Remember that students must be reminded to display good sportsmanship and decorum at all times. c. No Repetition of Selections: A participant may not use the same selection/speech s/he used at any Regional or State tournament

any time in her/his 7-12 career. A different cutting from the same play or selection can be used if participant has proof that a cut-ting was different than previous use.

d. VerifyStateQualifiers:OnRegionalTournamentday,managerwillhavecoachesverifyalloftheirpreviouslystatequalifiedparticipants are listed so they will be included on the regional manager’s report.

e. State Non-Attendance: Make sure students aware now that if they qualify for state and can not attend, an alternate may substitute. ItisimperativethestudentorcoachnotifiestheregionalmanagerandtheNDHSAAthedayoftheregionaltournamentorsoonthereafter, before the state tournaments are scheduled.

f. Drop Fee Rule: Schools dropping entries on the day of the regional tournament will be assessed a $5 fee per entry dropped. This

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mustbepaidtothemangeronthetournamentday.Rationale:Thereisnofeeforemergencydropsfaxedorcalledby4:00p.m.the night before the regional.

g. Proper Timing: Contestants must be timed, and time cards or hand signals must be used in all rounds. This is mandatory. Note: Students are encouraged to use stop watches at every performance and show their performance time to the judge if there is a question.

h. Handicapped Students: Make sure you send a special note to the manager if you have handicapped students so performance areas arehandicappedaccessibleandjudgesarenotifiedifsoneeded.

i. Duo Entries: Students should be reminded to properly identify their character to the judge in the introduction. A student may be in a serious duo with one partner and a humorous duo with another partner, but may not be in the two categories with the same partner.Also,ifastudentorhis/herpartnerqualifiesforthestate,butisgivenNDHSAApermissiontomisstheregional,hisorher partner may not enter in the same category with a different partner.

j. GeneralQualifierRules:Remember,eventhoughastudenthasqualifiedforthestate,s/hemustentertheregionalintheevent(s)inwhichs/hehasqualified.Iftherearespecialcircumstancesthatwillcauseanindividualtomissthetournament,thecoachmustsend a written permission request to Brian Bubach. A formal response from NDHSAA must be received by the coach before such permissionisofficial.AstudentmustbeeligiblebyallNDHSAArulesbeforeonemaybeexcusedfromaregionaltournament.

NDHSAA invites member schools to submit photographs of member high school students participating in varieties of events. This includesathleticandfineartsactivities.

Pleaseremembertoincludeidentifications/recognitionofthephotosandphotographersanddateoftheevent.Photographswillbecon-sidered for the cover pages and/or inclusion throughout upcoming Bulletins.

Please email digital photos and information to Brian.Bubach@sendit.nodak.edu.

Photos Requested

NDHSAA recognized teams that have met a cumulative 3.20 Grade Point Average as Team Scholars. Congratulations to the following teams:Football Beulah-3.22;

Girls’ Cross Country Beulah-3.34;

Boys’ Cross Country Beulah-3.48;

Volleyball Beulah-3.40;Center-Stanton-3.82;

Girls’ BasketballRichland-3.50;

Boys’ BasketballRichland-3.45;

DebateMinot-3.31;

Team Scholars Recognized

Spring sport rosters/pictures/cutlines and schedules are soon due. Schools are required to have this information for all spring sports uploadedtoMVPthreeweeksintoeachseason.Failuretouploadrequiredinformationwillresultina$50latefeeforthefirstseasonand $100 for subsequent seasons. Schools have the ability to edit this information as rosters change throughout the season. NDHSAA memberschoolsarerequiredtouploadateampicture,cutlinewhichidentifiesthelineupontheteamphoto,teamrosterandschedule/record for all sports. This process allows invitational, district, regional and state tournament managers the ability to download and prepare tournament programs. The print quality of team photos has been vastly improved from fall sports and all functionality needed to post thisinformationareworkingproperly.PleasereferelsewhereinthisBULLETINforcompleteinformationonuploadinginformationtoMVP.ForadditionalinformationonuploadingteaminformationtoMVP,pleasecontactBrendaSchellattheNDHSAAoffice.

Below are deadline dates: NOTE: Boys’ & Girl’s Track & Field Deadlines will be addressed at March 13 Board Meeting.

Spring Season MVP Website Requirements

Sport/Activity Deadline Baseball April 6Softball April 6Girls’ Soccer April 13

Sport/Activity DeadlineClass B Boys’ Golf April 13Class B Girls’ Golf April 13Girls’ Tennis April 20Class A Boy’s Golf April 27

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NDDTSEA Conference

Spring Rules Clinic ScheduleNDHSAASpringRulesclinicdatesforcoachesandofficialshavebeensetforBaseball,Softball,TrackandGolf.

For organizational purposes a rules clinic schedule for all NDHSAA sponsored sports appears below.

Onlineexamsmustbetakeneachyearbybaseballandsoftballofficialsandcoaches.Testingwindowsforbaseballandsoftballarelistedelsewhere in this issue.

Theattendanceismandatoryofheadcoachesandallofficialsatoneoftherulesclinics.OfficialsandcoachesmayfulfillattendancerequirementsbyattendinganyofficialrulesclinicconductedbyanyofthestateassociationsandhavingtheirattendancecardsenttotheNDHSAAofficeforcredit.

NOTE:THEREARENOMAKE-UPRULESCLINICS!ACOACH/OFFICIALMUSTATTENDONEOFTHECLINICSPERSPORTLISTEDINTHISSCHEDULE.ASCHOOLMUSTPAY$50FORNON-ATTENDANCEOFACOACHATONEOFTHESECLINICS.THESECONDNON-ATTENDANCEVIOLATIONBYASCHOOLINONEYEARWOULDRESULTINA$100FEE.

Tentative2009NDHSAASpringRulesClinicsDatesandSitesareasfollows:(checkNDHSAAwebsiteforconfirmation):

SOFTBALL (Registration@ 5:45 pm - Clinic begins @ 6:00 pm), BASEBALL (7:00 pm), TRACK (7:00 pm), GOLF (7:00 pm)March 3 - Wahpeton High SchoolMarch 4 - Grand Forks (South Middle School)March 11 - West Fargo High SchoolMarch 16 - Jamestown High SchoolMarch 18 - Minot High School (MCC)March 23 - Devils Lake High SchoolMarch 24 - Williston High SchoolMarch 25 - Dickinson High SchoolMarch 26 - Bismarck (Horizon Middle School)

TheNorthDakotaDriver&TrafficSafetyEducationAssociationwillbeholdingtheir38thAnnualConferenceinMandan,ND,attheBest Western Seven Seas Inn & Conference Center. The dates for the conference are April 23-24-25, 2009. The theme of the conference willbe“PreventingTeenCrashes—aNewRiskPreventionApproachtoEducatingandLicensingTeenDrivers.” ThemainpresenterwillbeJohnL.Harvey,Ph.D.,ProgramManager,DriverEducation,OregonDepartmentofTransportation—TrafficSafety Division, in Portland, Oregon. John has been an ADTSEA member for many years and has presented at ADTSEA Conferences along with many Annual State Conferences. Graduate credit will be available at a nominal fee. For more information contact: Larry Nagel, President HCR-1Box11 Shields, ND 58569 (701) 597-3730 larryn@westriv.com The Association’s web site at www.minotstateu.edu/drivered/nddtsea/ is also available to answer your questions. Make plans today to attend this upcoming educational and informative conference. If you retired from education last spring, or will be retiring from educa-tion this year and are an active NDDTSEA member, please contact Larry Nagel at the above address. Retirees will be honored at the March Conference.

Horse-collar Tackle To Be Penalized in High School Football

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Editors Note: This article is retrieved from http://www.nfhs.org/web/2009/02/horsecollar_tackle_to_be_penali.aspx. Please visit www.ndhsaa.com or www.nfhs.org for more information.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (February 13, 2009) - The horse-collar tackle has been added to the list of illegal personal contact fouls in high school football. This addition to Rule 9-4-3 was one of 10 rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee at its January 24-25 meeting in Indianapolis. The rules changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. Effective with the 2009 season, it will be illegal to grab the inside back or side collar of the runner’s shoulder pads or jersey and subse-quently pull the runner to the ground. The penalty will be 15 yards from the succeeding spot. Julian Tackett, assistant commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association and chair of the NFHS Football Rules Com-mittee, said the committee felt the need to continue to address risk minimization issues for the runner. “Riskminimizationcontinuestobeoneofthemostimportantfundamentalstotherules-writingprocessoftheNFHS,”Tackettsaid.“Thoughthisplaydoesnothappenoften,wemustensurethatourcoachesandofficialsunderstandtheimportanceofpenalizingthisact.”Another risk-minimization change in Rule 9-4-3 will make it illegal to grasp an opponent’s chin strap, in addition to the opponent’s face mask or edge of a helmet opening. ThecommitteemadeasignificantchangeinRule9-8-3inanefforttoreducetheriskofinjuryalongthesidelines.Amaximumofthreecoaches may be in the restricted area to communicate with players during dead-ball situations. Before the ball becomes live, however, thecoachesmustretreatintotheteambox.Bob Colgate, NFHS assistant director and liaison to the Football Rules Committee, said this rule change results in a 2-yard belt that is clear of team personnel and helps eliminate sideline congestion while helping to minimize the risk for participating players, coaches and officialsduringlive-ballsituations.“Therenolongerwillbeanallowanceforthreecoachestoremaininanareaadjacenttothesidelinewhentheballislive,”Colgatesaid.“Theresultsofathree-yearexperimentwerefavorable,whichledtothecommittee’ssupportforthisrulechangein2009.”AchangeinRule9-8-1gclarifiesthatthemandatorythree-minutewarm-upperiodbeginsimmediatelyfollowingtheconclusionofthehalftimeintermission.Anunsportsmanlikeconductpenaltywillbeassessedtotheheadcoachiftheteamisnotbackonthefieldpriorto the start of the warm-up period. ChangesinRules7-2-5and2-14-2clarifythenumbering-exceptionrulefromwhenitwasoriginallyapprovedin1982.“Thedefinitionofascrimmage-kickformationwasclarifiedtodifferentiateformationsthathavebeenusedtraditionallyforattemptingafieldgoalorkicktryfromthoseusedforapunt,”Colgatesaid.“Inaddition,thecircumstancesunderwhichthenumberingexceptioncanbeutilizedhavebeenchangedtoclarifywhatcanbedoneonfirst,second,thirdandfourthdowns.”TwochangesweremadeinRule1-TheGame,Field,PlayersandEquipment.ThecommitteeclarifiedRule1-3-1cregardingthestripeson the football. The change states that the stripes located on the football must be adjacent to and perpendicular to the seam upon which thelacesarestitched.InRule1-2-3b,anotewasaddedstatingthatallrequiredfieldmarkingsmustbeclearlyvisible.Further,whenothermarkingssuchaslogosareplacedonthefield,therequiredmarkingsshallremainvisible.Other changes approved by the Football Rules Committee: ·Rule3-3-4b5-Ifapenaltyresultinginasafetyoccursonthelasttimeddownofaperiod,theperiodisnotextended.Theteamswillchangegoalstostartthenextperiod.· Rules 8-2-2, 8-2-3, 8-2-4 (new), 10-5-1f - Three rules were revised and a new article was created regarding penalty enforcement for dead-ball, non-player or unsportsmanlike fouls that occur during or after a touchdown-scoring play. The revisions now allow the offended team, in most situations, the option of enforcing the penalty on the subsequent kickoff. Fouls committed after the initial ready-for-play signal following the touchdown are not affected by this change. ·Rule9-7-2Exception:Afoulwillnowoccurforillegalbattingbythekickingteamifitbatsascrimmagekickthathasnotyetbeengrounded unless it is batted by the kicking team toward its own goal line. “Thoughmanyofthechangesintherulesweresubtleclarifications,eachofthisyear’schangesensuresthatthesoundtraditionsofthegameareprotectedandthatstudent-athletesafetyremainsourtoppriority,”Tackettsaid.Inaddition,thecommitteeidentifiedsixpointsofemphasisforthe2009season:IllegalPersonalContact,BlockingandIllegalBlocks,HelmetandFaceMask,Uniforms,SportsmanshipandNFHSGuidelinesonHandlingContestsDuringLightningDisturbances.In terms of the number of participants, football is the most popular high school sport for boys. According to the 2007-08 NFHS High SchoolAthleticsParticipationSurvey,1,108,286boysplayed11-playerfootballwithanother27,075involvedinsix-,eight-andnine-player football. In addition, 1,225 girls played high school football in 2007-08.

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Gymnastics Rules Changes for 2009/10Editors Note: These rules changes are retrieved from http://www.nfhs.org/web/2008/01/200810_girls_gymnastics_rules_c.aspx. Please visit www.ndhsaa.com or www.nfhs.org for more information.

2008-10 Girls Gymnastics Rules Changes 1:AddedAngleofLowestBodyPart,BonusHighSuperior,andDirectionChangetolistofdefinitions. Rationale:Thesedefinitionswillassistwhenevaluatingskillsandjudgingalongwithawardingcredit.1:AddedHandPlacementMattodefinitions. Rationale:Definesamatusedforcushioningofthehandsonround-offentryvault.1:Landingmatswillnowincludea+/-allowanceof½inchontheminimumandmaximumthickness. Rationale:Clarifiesthedimensionsforlandingmatssodimensionswillbeuniformthroughouttherulesbook.4-1-2A: Allows a gymnast who is lacking the minimum number of skills of any value to have skills of a higher value replace the skills

ofalesservalueonaone-for-onebasisprovidingtherequirementofthreesuperiorsisfulfilled. Rationale:Descriptionofawardingdifficultyclarifiesthatwhencountingdifficulties,oneskillofhighervaluemaybesubstituted

for one skill of lower value. 4-1-2E,2&3:ABonusHighSuperiorthatdoesnotearn0.2creditintheBonuscategoryduetoexecutionerrorsmaystillbeawarded

0.1 credit in Bonus. Rationale:ClarifiesthataBonusHighSuperiormaybeawarded0.1inbonusasanextraBonusHighSuperiorevenifitdidnot

qualifyfor.2inbonusbecauseitwasperformedwith0.3ormoreinexecutiondeductions.6-1-1,6-1-3d,6-2-5b:Stipulatesthepaddingrequirementsforthevaultingapparatusinregardtopistons/pedastalsandclarifiesthata

hand placement mat may be used on the runway for any vault but prohibits a sting mat on the runway. Rationale:Specifiesthatthepistons/pedestalofthevaultingapparatusmustbepaddedforriskminimizationandincludesapenalty

ifnotpadded.Specifiesthatahandplacementmatistheonlyacceptablepieceofequipmentthatmaybeplacedontherunwayand a sting mat is designed for landing and not for hand placement.

6-2-5b(5) & c1: Allows a gymnast to perform a round-off entry vault with both a salto and a twist during any phase of the vault. Rationale:Allowinground-offentryvaultswithasaltoandtwistreflectscurrenttrendsinhighschoolgymnastics.6-3-1 thru 4, 6-3-4, 6-4-1 thru 4, 6-4-4: Replaces Articles 1-4 with new terminology and key components of the vault to observe when

determiningexecutionerrorsanddeductionsduringperformanceofflightandverticalvaultsduringthefirstflightphase,repulsionphase,secondflightphaseandlanding.Adiagramisincludedtoillustrateinsufficientextensionandopening.

Rationale:Re-codifiesvaultingdeductionstoreflectcurrenttrendsandupdatedlanguage.Thediagramprovidesvisualassistancefor understanding of opening.

6-5-1a & b, Add New 6-4-4: Eliminates Section 5-1a and b as Rule 6-4-4, Landing, covers these areas. Rationale:Re-codifiesvaultingdeductionstoreflectcurrenttrendsandupdatedlanguage.7-1-5,8-1-5,8-1-6:Increasesthethicknessoflegalmattinguponwhichthevaultingboardmaybeplacedwhenexecutingamountonbeam

orbarsusingtheboardtonotexceed12inchesandincreasesthicknessto16inchesformountingwithouttheaidofboard. Rationale:Themaximumthicknessofmattingwhichmaybeusedwhenmountingtheapparatuswithaboardwasincreasedto

notexceed12inchesandmountswithoutaboardtomaximumof16inchestoaccommodatethenewereight-inchlandingmats.7-2-2f: Adjusts the angle to 20-degrees of vertical for attaining or passing through a handstand. Rationale:Specifiesamorelogicalangleforeventrequirementofahandstand.7-3-3c:Forclarification“withinaskillofdifficulty”isincludedindescriptionfordeductionforlackofdirectionchangeinbarsand

specifiesa0.1penalty. Rationale:Specifiesthepenaltyforlackofdirectionandexplainswhenthepenaltyistaken.7-3-4i:Clarifieshowtodeductforexecutionerrorsorincompletetwistsonbars. Rationale:Clarifieshowtodeductforexecutionerrors.7-new 4: Adds a new section for amplitude deductions and diagrams, including reference to the angle of the lowest body part to deter-

mine deductions. Rationale: Added illustrations to make amplitude deductions objective. 7-4-1(5), 7-4-1(1)b: Adds hip pullover and single-leg cut forward or backward (cutting leg simultaneously as hand moves) respectively

to the medium skills for bars. Rationale:Increasesthenumberofchoicesofskillstofulfilltherequirementofhavingeightskillsinaroutine.7-4-2, 3, 4, 7-4-5(2): Deletes the following skills as they are no longer used: Cast Wrap, Eagle Wrap, pop 1/1, Double Leg Overshoot,

from long hang on HB, facing away...invert and shoot over LB, LB beat uprise, 1/2-giant swing on LB to pullover HB, front lie on LB - uprise backward to clear support on HB.

Rationale: Deleted the following skills from the rules book because they are no longer performed due to the increased width between the rails: Cast wrap, Eagle, Wrap pop 1/1, Double-leg overshoot, from long hang on HB, facing away...invert and shoot over LB, LB beat uprise, 1/2-giant swing on LB to pullover HB, front lie on LB - uprise backward to clear support on HB.

7-4-2(7): Adds toe hecht to the skills listed as high superior on bars.

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Gymnastics Rules Changes for 2009/10 (Continued)

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Rationale: Adds a skill to the rules book that is commonly performed. 7-4-2(22):Addstolistedskills“fromhandstandonHBtohandstandonLB”asBonusHighSuperior. Rationale:SpecifiesthatthefollowingskillsarelistedasBonusHighSuperiors:overshoot1/2-twisttosuspensionunderLB

which starts from a handstand on HB and on HB cast to clear hip circle through the handstand, or giant circle backward to back salto from the hands.

7-4-2(37)NOTE:Thedescriptioninthenotemoreaccuratelyreflectstheperformanceoftheskillregardinglegpositioningatthebottomof the circle and at the completion of circle for a full giant on LB.

Rationale:SpecifiesthatafullgiantontheLBmustendinastretchedhandstandtoreceivecredit.7-4-2(45):Changestomoreacceptedlanguagetodescribeskillto“Frontclearstraddlecircle-withreversegrip,passlegsstraddleover

bar,circleforwardtoclearstraddlehold.” Rationale: Provides a better description of the illustrated skill. 7-4-4(1)(a)&(b):Addstomediumskillonbars,“casttosquatonLB,continuetocatchHB:casttosquaton,stoop,orstraddleonbar

whichwillincreasechoicesofskillstomeeteight-skillrequirementinroutine.” Rationale:Increasesthenumberofchoicesofskillstofulfilltherequirementofhavingeightskillsinaroutine.7-4-5(2): Corrects the description of a back uprise to front support. Illustration corrected to describe skill. Rationale:Thedescriptionaccuratelyreflectswhatskillisbeingperformedandaskillnolongerperformedduetowidthbetween

barsisdeleted.Theillustrationiscorrectedtoreflectdescribedskill.7-4-6(3):Removed“longbeatofLB”andreplacedwith“castor”toaccuratelydescribeskillbeingperformed. Rationale:Correctedillustrationanddescriptionaccuratelyreflectwhatisperformed.7-4-6(10), 7-4-2(19), 7-4-2(44), 7-4-7(4), 8-4-3(2), (3) & (4), 9-4-3(2), (3) & (4): Changes within the description of the skills were made

tobetterreflecttheskillsbeingillustrated. Rationale: Provides a better description of the illustrated skill.7-4-8(35):Moved“OnHB,fromcasttoclear-hipcircle,clear-hipcirclethroughhandstand,orgiantcirclebackwardtobacksaltofrom

thehands”toBonusHighSuperior. Rationale:SpecifiesthatthefollowingskillsarelistedasBonusHighSuperiors:overshoot1/2-twisttosuspensionunderLB

which starts from a handstand on HB and on HB cast to clear-hip circle through the handstand, or giant circle backward to back salto from the hands.

8-1-3a:Changeswordingtobeconsistentwithvaultandbarstoprovidefornonslipmattingatleastfiveinchesthickaspartofthemat-ting requirements.

Rationale:Clarifiesthedescriptionofalandingmatsodimensionsareuniformthroughouttherulesbook.8-4-4,9-4-1:Replacesthebeamandfloorexerciseleap/jumpchartstosimplifythechartsandprovidegreaterconsistencyinjudging

skills. Rationale:Re-codifiestheleapandjumpchartstosimplifytheiruseandmakejudgmentsinawardingdifficultymoreconsis-

tent. 9-2-4,9-3-7newr:Requiresthelinestobemarkedontopofmattingwhenastingmatorskillcushioncoversboundarylinesinfloor

exerciseandaddstothelistofsuperiorjudgedeductionthefailuretomarkstingmatorskillcushionthatcoversboundarylinesas 0.1 deduction.

Rationale:Specifiesthattheboundarylinethatiscoveredbyastingmatorskillcushionshallbemarkedandaddsfailuretomarkthe mat to list of superior judge deduction.

9-2-5:Clarifieswhencreditisawardedwhenaskillofdifficultyisalmostcompleted. Rationale:Specifieswhendifficultycreditshallbegivenonfloorexercise.9-4-6(1):Addstomediumskillsinfloorexercise“Floor-Forwardandbackwardrolls.” Rationale:Increasesthenumberofchoicesofskillstofulfilltherequirementofhavingeightskillsinaroutine.

Officialsandheadcoachesofbaseballandsoftballmusttakeanopenbooktestinthesport(s)inwhichhe/sheisaheadcoach/official.The test will be available on-line only and must be completed and submitted within the applicable window. The test will be available by following the On-Line Testing link on the main page of the NDHSAA website. Online testing for spring sports will be addressed at rules clinics.Thetesttakermayrevisitthetestsitemanytimesbeforesubmittinghis/hertest;however,oncesubmitted,nochangesmaybemade.Therewillnotbealatetestingwindow.Allcoachesandofficialswillneedtocreateanewprofiletoaccesstestingthisyear.Ifyoucreatedaprofiletotakeanexamforafallorwintersportinthe2008/09schoolyear,youmustusethisprofile.Ifyoudidnotcreateanonlinetestingprofileinthe2008/09schoolyear,youmustcreateanaccountandprofile.ThisprofileisinnowayconnectedwithMVPaccountsontheNDHSAAwebsite.Youmaycreateyourprofilebeforethetestwindowopens.

The test windows are as follows:Baseball and Softball test window opens on March 30th and closes April 6th, 2008 at 11:00 pm, CST.

Online Rules Exam Dates Set for Baseball and Softball

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March Calendar3/2/2009 Deadline for Submitting State Boys’ Swimming/Diving Entries - 10:00 a.m.3/3/2009 Rules Clinics-Softball (Registration 5:45 pm/Clinic 6:00 pm), Baseball, Track, Golf-7:00 pm-Wahpeton HS3/3/2009 Deadline for Conclusion of Class B Boys’ Basketball Districts 3/4/2009 Rules Clinics - Softball (Registration 5:45 pm/Clinic 6:00 pm), Baseball, Track, Golf - 7:00 pm Grand Forks South Middle School3/5-7/2009 GIRLS’CLASSBSTATEBASKETBALLTOURNAMENT,GRANDFORKS,MARCH5-73/5-7/2009 Class A Girls/Boys’ Regional Basketball Tournaments, March 5-73/6/2009 Region 1 Large Group Music, NDSCS-Wahpeton3/6-7/2009 STATEBOYS’SWIMMEET,GRANDFORKS,MARCH6-73/9,10 & 12/2009 Regional Class B Boys’ Basketball Tournaments, March 9, 10, 12 3/11/2009 Rules Clinics - Softball (Registration 5:45 pm/Clinic 6:00 pm), Baseball, Track, Golf - 7:00 pm West Fargo HS3/12-14/2009 STATECLASSABOYS/GIRLSBASKETBALLTOURNAMENT,FARGO,Mar.12-143/13/2009 Region 3 Large Groups Music, Grafton3/13/2009 NDHSAA Board of Directors Meeting, Fargo3/15-17/2009 DECA State Convention, Minot, March 15-173/16/2009 Deadline for Electronically Submitting State A Play IE Registration3/16/2009 Practice Begins for Class A & B Baseball3/16/2009 Rules Clinics - Softball (Registration 5:45 pm/Clinic 6:00 pm), Baseball, Track, Golf - 7:00 pm Jamestown HS3/17/2009 Region 5 Large Groups Music, Griggs Co. Central3/17/2009 Region 7 Large Groups Music, Washburn3/17/2009 Region8LargeGroupsMusic,MinotSU3/17/2009 Region 9 Vocal Music, Williston SC3/17/2009 Region 10 Instrumental Music, Dickinson Hillside Baptist3/17/2009 EastRegion/StateInstrumentalEnsembles,NDSU3/17/2009 St. Patrick’s Day3/18/2009 Region2VocalMusic,ValleyCitySU3/18/2009 Rules Clinics - Softball (Registration 5:45 pm/Clinic 6:00 pm), Baseball, Track, Golf - 7:00 pm Minot HS (MCC)3/19-21/2009 STATECLASSBBOYS’BASKETBALLTOURNAMENT,MINOTSUDOME,MAR.19-213/20/2009 District Chairpersons Meeting, Minot3/20/2009 NDHSAA Board of Directors Meeting, Minot3/22-24/2009 NDMEA ALL State Band/Choir/Orchestra, Bismarck, Mar.22-243/23-24/2009 State Tech. Student Assn. Conference, Mandan, March 23-243/23/2009 Rules Clinics - Softball (Registration 5:45 pm/Clinic 6:00 pm), Baseball, Track, Golf - 7:00 pm Devils Lake Sports Center.3/23/2009 Practice Begins for Girls’ Soccer3/23/2009 Practice begins for Class B Boys’/Girls’ Golf 3/24/2009 Rules Clinics - Softball (Registration 5:45 pm/Clinic 6:00 pm), Baseball, Track, Golf - 7:00 pm Williston HS3/25/2009 Rules Clinics - Softball (Registration 5:45 pm/Clinic 6:00 pm), Baseball, Track, Golf - 7:00 pm Dickinson HS3/26/2009 Rules Clinics - Softball (Registration 5:45 pm/Clinic 6:00 pm), Baseball, Track, Golf - 7:00 pm Bismarck Horizon Middle School3/26/2009 West State Brass Festival, Bismarck 3/26/2009 Region 6 Large Groups, Oakes3/27/2009 First Authorized B Golf Meet3/27/2009 First Contest for Class A & B Baseball3/28/2009 Region8SmallGroupsMusic,MinotSU3/29-31/2009 FBLA State Conference, Minot, March 29-313/30/2009 Practice Begins for Girls’ Tennis3/30/2009 ONLINE TESTING OPENS FOR BASEBALL & SOFTBALL3/31/2009 West Region Strings, Jamestown High School

Think Spring!