Nebraska School Activities Association

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Nebraska School Activities Association

Headquarters	500 Charleston St. Lincoln, Nebraska, United States 68501[1]
Membership	305 Schools[2]
Executive Director	Jay Bellar[3]
Affiliations	National Federation of State High School Associations
Staff	13[4]
Website	nsaahome.org

The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) is a statewide organization which oversees interscholastic competition between high schools in the state of Nebraska. The NSAA is the only interscholastic activities association in Nebraska, thus, it serves both public and private schools.^[5]

The NSAA divides schools into classes, which are continuously assessed by examination of the size of the school's enrollment. Each activity has a varying number of classes, based on the amount of participating schools and the nature of the activity. As such, some classifications separate further into divisions, which are denoted by a "1" or "2" following the classification's letter. Additionally, each activity has its own standards for classification, meaning that a school may compete in a different classification for separate activities.^[6]

• AA (Limited Use)
  • Only used for music-based activities; based on ensemble size.
• A
  • Consists of schools with the largest enrollment size, does not separate into divisions. Football teams play standard 11-man football.
• B
  • Does not separate into divisions. Football teams play standard 11-man football.
• C
  • In certain activities, Class C separates into C-1 and C-2 divisions. Football teams play standard 11-man football.
• D
  • In certain activities, Class D separates into D-1 and D-2 divisions. Football teams play 8-man football.
  • Starting in 2018, a third football-only division, D-6, was established to play 6-man football (a version of the sport invented in Nebraska). This is a revival of Class D-3, which the NSAA governed from 1987 to 1998; from 1999 to 2017, 6-man football in Nebraska was organized by associations other than the NSAA.^[8]

In coordination with the Special Olympics, The NSAA developed a set of activities which allow students with and without intellectual disabilities to participate together in a shared competition.^[9] Currently, the NSAA offers two Unified Sports®; Unified Bowling and Unified Track and Field.^[10]

Due to Title IX restrictions, limited participation of schools, or other reasons; certain activities are not sponsored by the NSAA, but, though external organizations, high school level competition is provided to Nebraskan high schools. Some of these activities include Cheer and Dance,^[11] Ice Hockey,^[12] and Trap Shooting.^[13] Often, schools organize non-sponsored activities as clubs, as a way to keep school affiliation regulated.^[14]

• Nebraska School Activities Association