Updated Department of Health Guidance |
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On Thursday, March 25th the New York State Department of Health released updated guidance for sports and recreation when it comes to spectator capacity limits.
The new guidance states:
- Responsible Parties must limit spectators to no more than two spectators per player or the State’s social gathering limit, which is 100 or fewer people in indoor non-residential settings and 200 or fewer people in outdoor non-residential settings, as of March 22, 2021. Responsible Parties may determine which spectator limit – two per player or the social gathering limit – facilitates compliance with health and safety protocols for their specific sports and recreation event.
Schools and sections still have the ability to be more restrictive when it comes to a spectator policy.
The DOH also lifted the ban on statewide travel restrictions:
- Effective March 29, 2021, statewide travel for sports and recreational activities may resume.
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Scholar-Athlete Fall Season II and Additional Winter Submission is Now Open |
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Important Dates for the Scholar-Athlete Program
The deadline for the Winter season has been extended to Monday, May 3rd.
The Fall Season II and Winter submission window will open is now open.
To submit Scholar-Athlete information for Fall Season II or additional winter use the button below
The deadline to submit is Monday, May 3.
WINTER (high-risk late start) – Please use April report card.
FALL SEASON II (low/moderate/high risk) – Please use April report card.
SPRING (low/moderate/high risk) – Please use June report card and a June 30 deadline.
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NYSPHSAA Student Leadership Conference |
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The first ever NYSPHSAA Student Leadership Conference (Virtual) was held on Friday, March 5, 2021.
Two keynote speakers, and four presenters spoke about the following topics:
- Mental Toughness
- Nutrition for Student-Athletes
- Social Justice
- College and Career Mapping
- Mental Health
- Impact of Decisions
The entire Leadership Conference is available for viewing on the NYSPHSAA YouTube page or by using the link below.
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Streaming Options for Schools |
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Please join us as we welcome the NFHS Network for a special presentation (virtual) to member schools on Thursday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m. ET.
The NFHS Network will discuss their High School Support Program and how your school can receive two free Pixellot cameras ($5,000/each) to stream all of your school games.
The NFHS Network will also discuss their new $2,500 free installation for these cameras.
If you are looking for ways to promote and highlight your student-athletes and bring revenue back to your school, please join us as this is a great option for you to consider.
The NFHS Network provides your school a portion of the subscription revenue and 100% of your advertising costs collected for each of your games.
If you need more information please contact Chris Watson, Director of Communications. |
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Intuitive Eating for the Student Athlete |
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What is intuitive eating & how can student-athletes apply it?
There is so much information out there about how to eat - nutrition expert and Sports Nutrition Advisory Panelist Angie Dye shares how intuitive eating can be the answer in a confusing world, especially for student athletes.
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Sportsmanship Promotion Survey
Deadline is Approaching
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The 2020-21 Sportsmanship Promotion Survey is now open! This is the time to highlight the work being done in your school to promote good sportsmanship.
The Sportsmanship Promotion Survey is designed to assess how schools are promoting positive sportsmanship within their athletic departments. This survey is a tool that can be used by athletic administrators to examine policies and procedures and that can be used to promote positive sportsmanship.
All schools that complete the survey will receive a sportsmanship certificate. The sportsmanship committee will then choose schools from each section to receive a plaque. Those applications will be evaluated to determine a sportsmanship promotion banner award winner. Deserving schools will be recognized by the NYSPHSAA and honored at the NYSPHSAA Central Committee Meeting.
To complete the survey use the button below.
Deadline to submit is Monday, April 12.
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Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Applications Now Being Accepted |
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The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is now accepting applications to join the SAAC for next school year. Open positions are listed below. |
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The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) was developed to give student-athletes a voice within the NYSPHSAA.
The committee will discuss topics relevant to high school student-athletes and develop ways to maintain a positive athletic experience. Each committee member is expected to exemplify leadership while providing feedback on and promote all NYSPHSAA Special Programs, including but not limited to, Scholar-Athlete, Sportsmanship, Life of an Athlete, Student Leadership, and Community Service.
Deadline is apply is Monday, May 10.
Athletic Directors, please share this link with with qualified student-athletes.
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Overtime Sports Focuses on Officials |
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In the latest edition of Overtime Sports we talked officials.
It's no secret that we are facing an officials shortage. We talked to a pair of veteran NYSPHSAA officials on the COVID crisis, why retaining officials is so tough, and the rewards they get from officiating.
If you are interested in finding out more about becoming an official, please use the link below.
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"If You Don't Have This in Your School,
You Should!"
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If you have not participated or seen a Unified Sports event, you should. Unified Sports is one of the most rewarding and fulfilling ways to give back to your school and your community.
Our friends at Special Olympics New York want to get more schools involved in Unified Sports. They have launched a campaign called “If you don’t have this in your school, you should!”
“Unified is more than a sports league – it’s a way of life. Together as teammates in every sense, our Unified athletes and partners are creating school communities where inclusion, tolerance and acceptance of all students is the rule and not the exception.”
— Stacey Hengsterman, President and CEO of Special Olympics New York
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NYSPHSAA reminds you of its partnership with ezSCRN, an application that can help track, collect data, report and communicate both COVID-19 cases as well as traumatic brain injuries.
The ezSCRN app is being offered to NYSPHSAA member schools at a discounted rate. Watch the video below for a brief description of the app and more information.
The Association has launched a web page exclusively for the ezSCRN app. You can find all the answers to your questions there. Plus you can sign up for a demonstration as well.
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Keeping Teen Drivers Safe |
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The NYS Governor's Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) has partnered with NYSPHSAA to promote safe teen driving messages to student-athletes across New York State.
Grant-funded programs are available at no cost to NYSPHSAA member schools and include Survivor Advocacy speakers, Battle of the Belt competitions, and classroom resources for Health or PE classes. All programs can be conducted virtually or socially distanced in-person. NY SADD has also created a Google Classroom with virtual materials and lesson plans as well as a Back-to-SADD Guide with different activities.
If you are interested in hosting a program for your district or have any questions about these materials, visit the Coaches Care page of the NYSPHSAA website or contact Chris Joyce at [email protected].
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Free Hazing Prevention Course |
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"Hazing Prevention: It's Everyone's Responsibility" is available to all NYSPHSAA member schools, free of charge.
This course is designed as a guided/facilitate course for high school teams/groups. The 30-minute presentation uses examples specific to student-athletes to help prevent hazing activity in high school. Resources also include discussion topics and optional assessments. To access the hazing prevention course created by prevent.zone and hazingprevention.org click here
All NYSPHSAA member schools will r eceive a 25% Discount for the individual Hazing Prevention course called, Hazing Prevention 101™. Visit the Prevent.Zone website and use the special code ys2020-25.
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Thank You to our Corporate Sponsors |
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