2012 NSAA DECEMBER MORATORIUM
NSAA December Moratorium
3.1.2 For five consecutive days in December, there shall be no practice and no interschool competition by individuals or teams in any athletic activity sponsored by the Nebraska School Activities Association. The specific dates for each five-day period will be set by the Board of Directors three years in advance. (December 22 – 26, 2012)
APPROVED RULINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS FOR 3.1.2
Reference:
3.1.2 The intent of the December Moratorium is to provide coaches, athletes, and other school personnel a fiveday break from the activity season. This rule is to be interpreted as a five-day dead period without organized practices, structured conditioning sessions, or meetings of any type. It is the member school’s responsibility to monitor and enforce this rule.
School-owned facilities shall be closed to all grades 9-12 workout activities during the moratorium (team or athletic meetings, practice, competition, weight-training, conditioning, open gym, or other physical activities). The term “no practice and no interschool competition by individuals or teams” shall be interpreted to mean that a grades 9-12 student who is a participant in an NSAA activity shall not be permitted:
(1) To practice or compete in that activity in-season during the moratorium in a school-owned facility that is used by the school for such activity, whether or not a coach, sponsor, or other adult associated with the program is present.
(2) To participate in practice, team meeting, or activity for the sport in season, directly or indirectly organized by the coach; the school coach, sponsor, or other adult associated with the school activity program may not supervise, direct, plan, or encourage any workout, practice, or competition during the moratorium by students participating in activities; and
(3) To participate in a student-organized practice, team meeting, or activity for the sport in season.
Students may:
(1) Continue to workout/condition on their own in facilities not owned by the school, including workouts or activities with family members;
(2) Receive individualized instruction from an individual who is not the school coach, sponsor, or other adult associated with the school activity program; and
(3) Receive physical therapy or rehabilitation services at facilities not owned by the school.