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DON’T MESS WITH SUCCESS!!!Based on the results from the 2007 clinic, that probably

should be the mantra for next year’s clinic. The Nebraska Coaches Association hosted one of the largest

clinics ever, with over 2,300 coaches and athletic

directors attending. That number does not take into

consideration the speakers, vendors, volunteers andothers that helps make this one of the top clinics in the

nation. It would be hard pressed to find a clinic as

comprehensive as what the NCA offers on an annualbasis. Along with typical sessions, the NCA expanded

it’s offerings to include three full days of Special

Olympics presentations. Those sessions in bocce,bowling, and swimming, increased the clinic attendance

by more than 125 coaches.

Aaron Davis’s keynote provided an enlightening

and energetic presentation, giving the 2007 a great kickstart. Thanks to all of those coaches who gave of their

time to help make this one of the best clinics ever. Now

the NCA office starts on the 2008 clinic with a fervor and excitement to improve on this year’s success.

The 2007 All-Star Games provided great

entertainment for all those attending as the Girl’s andBoy’s All-Star Basketball Teams tipped off on Monday

night of clinic week. The Red Team defeated the Blue

Squad by a score of 68-54 with Lincoln Northeast’s

Dominique Kelley dominating the scorebook with 24

points on 7-9 shooting from 2-pt. range and 3-4 beyond

the arc. The Blue Squad was led by Crofton’s AmberHegge, who scored 17 points. The boy’s game followed

and lit up the scoreboard scoring 232 points. Leading

the Blue Team to a victory were four players in double

figures with Papillion’s Mitch Albers scoring 18 points,Louisville’s Tyler Petersen’s 17 points, Lincoln

Northeast’s Wendell Faines with 16 points, and

Winside’s Marcus Messersmith with 11 points. The RedTeam had five players in double figures, led by Jake

Johnson of Grand Island CC, who scored 25 points.

Also scoring in double figures were Norfolk Catholic’sJustin Heng, Norfolk’s Brett Shively, Omaha Bryan’s

Dijon Smith, and Elkhorn’s Evan Lamprecht.

The Girl’s Volleyball Teams highlighted

Tuesday night’s action as the Blue team defeated the Red squad 3-2 by the scores of 17-30, 30-23, 30-21, 23-

30 and 15-8.

The 3rd Annual Softball Double Header wasshortened to the first inning of the second game due to

severe weather approaching Bowlin Field. In thecompleted first game, the Red Squad, coached by Norris Coach Greg Hardin and Millard South Coach Steve Kerkman, defeated the Blue Team 5-1.

2007-2008 STATE CHEERLEADING AND

DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPSThe 2007-08 State Cheerleading and Dance

Championships will be held onSaturday, February 23 at the

Heartland Events Center in

Grand Island. The champion-

ship is co-sponsored by the Nebraska Coaches Association

and the NSIAAA, with proceeds earmarked for the

Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame. Acommittee made up of active cheer and dance coaches

met recently to develop criteria for the competition.

~Cheer/Dance Cont. on page 4

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ANNUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

FOOTBALL CLINICThe Nebraska Coaches Association will host the Twelfth

Annual State ChampionshipsFootball Clinic on Friday and

Saturday, November 16 & 17 at

UNL’s Champion’s Club. Sixteen

sessions will be offered over thetwo days, including a keynote

presentation. Aaron Davis, the

keynote speaker at the 2007 Multi-Sports Clinic, willprovide a keynote to rejuvenate coaches coming off a

long season and give them a jumpstart on next year.

~Football Clinic Cont. on page 3

nebraska coachFALL 2007

The official publication ofNebraska CoachesAssociation

~Football Clinic Cont. from page 1

Along with outstanding sessionsfrom coaches of some of the top

programs in the state, this will

give coaches the opportunity to

witness the finals of the NSAAState Championship Football

Games, held at Memorial

Stadium.Registration will begin Friday, November 16 at

1:00 p.m. at the Champion’s Club, located directly

across the street (west) from Memorial Stadium.Following four sessions, the Annual Coaches Social will

begin at 5:30 p.m. and include food and beverages

provided compliments of Awards Unlimited and the

Nebraska Coaches Association. Sessions will resume onSaturday morning, with a continental breakfast at 8:00

a.m. and sessions beginning at 8:30 a.m. The clinic will

be completed in time for the 10:30 a.m. kickoff of the C1 final.

The 2006 clinic set a new record of over 400

coaches in attendance. The clinic fee of $20 for members and $30 for non-members INCLUDES the

clinic, the coach’s social ($10 per person), continental

breakfast ($6 per person), two tickets for finals of your

choice ($14 of tickets), FREE parking on Friday eveningand Saturday in the Champions lot ($10 value), and

seating in the Club Level and skybox level. (priceless!!!)

As in previous years, seating in the skyboxes will be reserved for NCA members first and then on a space

available basis for non-member coaches. Seating will be

guaranteed for finals based on classification, Class B

will have indoor seating for the Class B Final, Class C1for the C1 final, etc. Remaining seating will be made

available on a space available basis with NCA members

having priority.Clinic brochures were mailed to every head

coach in Nebraska and the registration form is also

available on the NCA’s website at ncacoach.org. If youhave not received a form or can’t download the form,

please contact the NCA office at 402-434-5675 and one

will be sent to you.

DATES SET FOR 2008

MULTI-SPORTS CLINICAfter much thought and consideration, the Nebraska

Coaches Association Board of Directors, on the

recommendation of NCA Director Steve Johnsen, made the decision to change the 2008 Multi-Sports Clinic

dates to July 29-31. This decision was made for several

reasons. The first was the concern about being able todraw Division I and II coaches as clinicians, particularly

in the area of volleyball and football, as their season

would begin the first week of August. The secondaryreason was the potential loss of many of the Division I

and II athletes eligible to participate in the All-Star

Games. The fact that the NSAA calendar changes next

year has no bearing on what colleges do regarding their schedule.

The primary negative with the change was that

the NSAA permits camps and clinics to continue untilJuly 31. We hope that with this much advance notice,

coaches will make the adjustment to their summer

camp/clinic schedules. Again, the 2008 Nebraska

Coaches Association Multi-Sports Clinic will be held

at North Star HS on July 29-31.

OFFICE HOURSThe Nebraska Coaches Association offices are normallyopen between the hours of 7:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Monday

thru Friday. Occasionally the office staff may be out of

the office attending games, hosting meetings, etc. If you

are coming to the office, it would benefit you to callahead. As an early reminder, the office will be closed on

Tuesday, November 20 for the Sportsmanship Summit,

and Thursday, November 22-25 for ThanksgivingVacation. Over the Christmas holidays, the office will

close on Friday, December 21 and reopen on

Wednesday, January 2. If you need assistance duringthose times, please feel free to call the office and

someone will get back to you.

nebraska coach

Official publication of the Nebraska Coaches Association

2546 S. 48th

St., Suite #5

Lincoln, NE 68506

Volume CMXCXIII

Issue IV

Editor

Steve Johnsen, NCA Executive Director

Executive Board

President: Ron Kubik

President-Elect: Sam Dunn

Vice President: Jeff Smith

Past President: Les HillVicky, Steve, Amanda and Kim

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GET YOUR REGISTRATIONS IN FOR

THE 2007 SPORTSMANSHIP SUMMITRegistration forms for the 2007 Sportsmanship Summit

have been mailed to every high school Athletic Director

and Principal in Nebraska. This year, the Summit willbe held on the campus of Nebraska Wesleyan University

on Tuesday, November 20. Adjustments have been

made to the previous year’s schedule as a keynote, withAaron Davis was added, as well as a student panel made

up of students attending the National Federation

Leadership Conference. The panel, whose main focusduring last summer’s conference was on sportsmanship

issues, will have a frank and open discussion on

sportsmanship issues in our schools. Some students

have indicated that the goal of the summit is to squelchschool spirit by placing restrictions on what they can and

can’t do, but this panel will offer a platform to exchange

ideas on how to positively influence studentparticipation.

The Sportsmanship Summit would be nothing

without the dynamic presentation by Harvey Alston.

Harvey has keynoted every Summit and annually ranksas the top presentation. Also returning this year after

one year off, is Bruce Brown. Bruce presents some

thoughtful and insightful presentations on TeamBuilding and his presentation on the “Role of Parents in

Athletics” continues to provide thought provoking

questions to parents, coaches and administrators alike.Two sessions will be provided by Universal

Cheerleaders Association for cheerleaders and cheer

coaches/sponsor. These two sessions are geared

primarily for cheerleaders and the NCA/NSIAAAencourages you to send some of your cheer squads.

Make sure you get your registrations in early for

the 2008 Sportsmanship Summit. If you have neverattended before, you are

missing out on a great

opportunity to hear some ofthe top speakers in the

nation as well as sharing

your ideas with

representatives fromthroughout the state. If you

have attended previously,

you need to sign up a newgroup of people as you need to keep sportsmanship as a

key factor of your athletic program. This will be the

sixth year the summit has been offered, and is co-

sponsored by the Nebraska State Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and the Nebraska Coaches

Association. If you have not received a registration

form, they are available on the NCA’s website atncacoach.org.

~Cheer/Dance Continued from page 1

Open discussions were held andrecommendations were made to make this an

outstanding championship. It was decided that based on

anticipated enrollment numbers, competition would be

divided into four classes, A, B, C & D. The NCAoffice received several calls from coaches and sponsors

that were concerned about competing against schools

with significantly high enrollment figures. Schools willhave the option of moving up a class. It was also

determined that classifications would be based on NSAA

basketball enrollment figures and that C1 & C2 schoolswould fall into the Class C Division and D1 and D2 into

the Class D division.

Preliminarily, the

schedule will feature Class Band A during the morning

session and Classes D & C in

the afternoon. This was doneto accommodate those schools

involved in District Girls

Basketball Finals on Friday,February 22, as well as the

first round of Class A & B

boys District basketball on

Saturday, February 23. C1,C2, D1, and D2 Boys’

subdistricts are on Thursday,

February 21, so that shouldnot interfere with the

Dance/Cheer Championships.

The championships will be administered by the

UDA/UCA/NDA/NCA and the parent company Varsity.It is hopeful that score sheets and final schedules will be

available in the next few weeks. Registration packets

will be mailed to every school and information will alsobe available on the NCA’s web site at ncacoach.org. If

you have any questions, please feel free to contact the

NCA office at 402-434-5675.Let’s share our ideas

STATE CHEER/DANCE

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDThe NCA/NSIAAA is seeking experienced

Cheer/Dance coaches or sponsors to serve inthe administration of the Cheer/Dance State

Championship. If you have assisted in the roleof a site coordinator, WE NEED YOUR

HELP. We want this to be the best experiencefor our competitors. If you are willing to help

us, please contact the NCA office at402-434-5675 or email the office at

steve@ncacoach.org.

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ROM THE DIRECTOR

By Steve Johnsen, NCA Executive Director

It’s interesting when I go back to read

the articles written in the previous

year(s) to see how much has changed,but yet how much has stayed the same.

According to last years October issue of

the nebraska coach, the NCA officewas looking forward to a move into the

new NSAA office building on or about

September 1, 2007. Well, it is the middle of Octoberand we are still at our old address. Now it appears the

move-in date is closer to March of 2008. That’s just fine

with us as we have a great landlord and he is letting us

stay without any penalty. We are looking forward to anexciting new chapter of the Nebraska Coaches

Association and will welcome coaches to stop by the

new digs once we take occupancy. When you are intown for the State Volleyball Tournament or the State

Football finals, drive down by Haymarket Park to see

where the new building will be located. It is just northof the Haymarket Park Baseball Field and Softball

diamond on the north side of the parking lot.

As indicated in the previous article regarding the

2007 Multi-Sports Clinic, it seems like I always spend a considerable amount of time thanking everyone for

making it a success. I would be remiss if I didn’t take

the time to thank Past President Les Hill of ThayerCentral for his able leadership this past year. Also,

thanks to the entire Board of Directors for making my

job much easier by coming in two days early to move

the office to North Star, hang signs, set up chairs, runmeetings, greet speakers, host All-Star Games, etc. Also

a special thanks to the spouses of present board members

for giving of their time to assist with registration duringthe clinic. We also couldn’t host the clinic without the

able support of our sport hosts. They are responsible for

meeting the speakers at the hospitality room,accompanying them to the session site, making sure they

have a bottle of water, the AV equipment they requested

and introducing them. We also ask that they make sure

the sessions begin and end on time. Thanks for all your help. I would also be remiss if I didn’t thank the office

staff of first year assistant Amanda Gates, eleven year

staff member Kim Markus, and thirty-nine year partnerVicky Johnsen. (2 years in the office)

Another group making our job so much easier is

the staff and employees of Lincoln North Star HS. CraigJacobsen, North Star AD makes sure everything is in

place for us well in advance of the clinic. The custodial

staff assists us in setting up the various rooms and the

front office support staff makes us feel so welcome. Wedo our best not to disrupt the staff too much, but can you

imagine how tiring the clinic week is for those people as

well?In spite of the success of the 2007 clinic, there

are always things that can be improved, mainly the

attendance at the District Meetings and Sports Meetings.

We keep stressing to our coaches that the success of every ensuing clinic hinges on the suggestions that come

from these meetings. If you have heard someone speak

that you would like the NCA to bring to the clinic, thisprovides you the best opportunity to make that

suggestion. We will try to hire anyone, but we need

names and contact numbers.Thanks to all of you for making the 2007 clinic

such a success. We will continue to strive to build on

this year’s success, and are already looking forward to

2008. Best of luck as the fall season winds down andthe winter season cranks up. Be the best coach and

example you can be for your athletes, don’t forget your

primary role as an educator first, but most of all, take time for yourself and your families.

UNL BASKETBALL TICKET POLICYThis will be the second year for the new UNL Men’s

Basketball ticket policy. If you wish to order tickets for

home men’s basketball games, youmust call the Men’s Basketball office

at 402-472-2265 or 800-809-1188 a

week prior to the home game. Theyare handling all the tickets for

Nebraska Men’s Games. You may

still contact the NCA office at 402-434-5688 to ordertickets for UNL Women’s Basketball games. Please call

the NCA office at 402-434-5688 three working days

prior to a home game and the office will confirm your

order.

STATE VOLLEYBALL

TOURNAMENT HOSPITALITY

ROOMSThe Nebraska Coaches Association will host a

hospitality room at the 2007 State High SchoolVolleyball Tournament games held at

Pershing Auditorium. The room is

located in the north hallway and willbe marked by signs indicating the

available room. We encourage you to

take advantage of the room, but ask your cooperation in

not taking items from the room. The room is available for coaches and school administrators but not for family

members. Children will not be permitted in the room at

any time. Thanks for your cooperation.

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2007 MULTI-SPORTS VENDORS

We appreciate the vendors for the time and effort spent to be a part of the 2007 Multi-Sports Clinic and thank them for

their invaluable participation. This listing is provided for your information. The listing is also on our website.

Airborne Athletics, Inc.

Kevin Raberge

116 W. Main St.

Belle Plaine, MN 56011

612-280-3637

American College Connection

Dan Senstock

3701 Union Dr. Suite 201

Lincoln, NE 68516

402-261-3387

Anderson Ladd

Chuck Walker

15923 Newport Ave.

Omaha, NE 68116

402-934-5436

Atlas Track & Tennis

Brenda Thompson

19495 SW Teton Ave

Tualatin, OR 97062

800-423-5875

Bison, Inc.

Chris Livingston

603 “L” Street

Lincoln, NE 68516

402-474-3353

Body Basics

Pete Stibor

11010 Prairie Brook Rd

Omaha, NE 68144402-397-8866

Coaches Choice

Jacob Godboldte

P.O. Box 1828

Monterey, CA 93942

888-229-5745

The College House

Ned Jones

1400 Chamberlayne AveRichmond, VA 23222

800-888-7606-123

Cricket Sports

Don Tempelmeyer

4911 N. 57th Street

Lincoln, NE 68507

402-437-8352

Custom Sports

Greg Parr

318 W. 11th Street

Neligh, NE 68756

402-887-4580

Daktronics

Bob Howell

5011 S. 16th Street

Lincoln, NE 68512

402-423-6600

Eclipse Incorporated

David Dier

3400 Madison Ave

Lincoln, NE 68504

402-466-2362

Education Quest

Daphne Hall

1300 O Street

Lincoln, NE 68508

402-479-6625

FCA

Ron Brown

6400 Cornhusker Hwy. # 200

Lincoln, NE 68507

402-464-2343

Focus Printing

Linda Ryan

1220 W. Cambridge Circle Dr.

Kansas City, KS 66103913-499-4050

GameWear Team Sports

Mark Higgins

10773 N.W. 58th St. #349

Miami, FL 33178

888-832-6725

Glover’s Scorebooks

Tom Glover

PO Box 355Forestville, CA 95436

707-887-2812

The Graphic Edge

Joel Harris

743 Hwy 30 E.

Carroll, IA 51401

712-792-7777

GTM Sportswear

Brent Dinkel

520 McCall Rd

Manhatten, KS 66505

785-537-8822 1175

Hamilton College

Brian Stark

1821 K Street

Lincoln, NE 68508

402-474-5315

Hauff Sporting Goods

Rick Aden

1120 Capital Ave

Omaha, NE 68102

402-341-7011

Hogan’s Sporting Goods

Brian Laux

743 W. 2nd Street

Hastings, NE 68901

402-463-1341

Horace Mann

Keith Jorgensen

617 W. Stolley Park Rd

Grand Island, NE 68801

308-382-4795

Kesslers Team Sports

Randy Raether

540 N. 8th Street

Arlington, NE 68002402-720-8558

Korney Board Aids, Inc.

Jeff Reed

PO Box 264

Roxton, TX 75477

903-346-3269

Lou’s Sporting Goods

Terry Chesier

PO Box 509Fremont, NE 68025

402-721-0545

M F Products

Cliff Briggs

7006 E. 28th Terrace

Kansas City, MO 64129

816-921-1035

MaxPreps

Lindsay Moore

3161 Cameron Park Dr. #108

Cameron Park, CA 95682

530-676-6440

Midwest Tennis & Track

Corey Curnyn

22 South Main

Denison, IA 51442

712-263-6445

Mueller Sports Medicine

Stacey Schneider

PO Box 94

Prairie du Sac, WI 53578

608-643-8530

NE HS Sports Hall of Fame

Randy Cordes

521 Iowa Ave

York, NE 68467

402-362-7099

Nebraska Orthopaedic

Dave Schultz

575 S. 70th Suite 200

Lincoln, NE 68510

402-488-3322

NSAA

Dr. Jim Tenopir

PO Box 5447

Lincoln, NE 68505402-489-0386

NSEA

Neal Clayburn

605 S. 14th Street

Lincoln, NE 68508

402-475-7611

Nova Health Equipment

Mike Gillett

12005 W. Center Rd #98Omaha, NE 68144

402-343-0552

Power Lift

Mike Richardson

PO Box 348

Jefferson, IA 50129

800-872-1543

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Power Systems

Jeff Bales

PO Box 31709

Knoxville, TN 37930

800-321-6975

Printworks

Scott Koch

6440 Havelock Avenue

Lincoln, NE 68507

402-421-7884

Pro Look Sports

Tony Cisar

5710 T Street

Omaha, NE 68117

402-659-1379

Pro Team Design Inc.

Tino Martinez

2716 Old Fair Rd.

Grand Island, NE 68803

308-398-1154

Riddell

Sandy Buda

11235 Bel Air Dr.

Omaha, NE 68144

402-330-0266

Rogers Athletic Co.

Dominic VanDorn

3760 W. Ludington Dr.

Farwell, MI 48622

989-356-6306

Russell Athletic

Jim Hoffman

7232 Twin Oaks Rd.

Lincoln, NE 68516

402-488-4123

2nd Wind Exercise

Britni Burke

7585 Equitable Dr.

Eden Prairie, MN 55344

952-224-1240

Schedule Star

Adolph Santorine

55827 National Rd.

Bridgeport, OH 43912

740-633-8801

Shoot-A-Way

Shane Adams

257 Willow lane

Monte Vista, CO 81144

719-852-0105

Sports Perf. Sciences

Craig Schinck

PO Box 105

Ashland, NE 68003

402-570-6618

Sportstec

Kerry Kimple

415 Huron Dr.

Kearney, NE 68847

308-236-9124

Supply Systems

Ron Gotlieb

1450 Preston Forest Sq. # 209

Dallas, TX 75230

972-450-2555

Varsity Gold

Mike Bahon

12219 Bedford Ave.

Omaha, NE 68164402-677-0505

X-Grain

Joe Kopp

PO Box 47

Peosta, IA 52068

563-588-8070

Russell

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RETIRED? CONTINUE YOUR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT

WITH THE SILVER MEMBERSHIPThe Nebraska Coaches Association Board of Directors has established a “Silver Membership” for thosecoaches or athletic directors who have retired from education and were members. Presently, over 160 retiredcoaches and AD’s have taken advantage of this membership and continue to receive the benefits. Theonetime fee of $50 entitles those members to attend any regular scheduled activity of the NCA including theAnnual Multi-Sports Clinic, any of the mini-clinics offered, as well as take advantage of preferred seating, All-Star Games and Coaches Night Out. The membership fee does not include the $1M liability coverage, and ifcoaches re-enter the coaching profession, they are asked to rejoin the NCA as a full member.

Eligibility:1. Member/Past Member in good standing or at the discretion of the NCA Board of Directors2. 25 years of service to coaching or a combination of coaching and athletic administration

3. Be totally retired from coaching or athletic administrationBenefits:1. ALL benefits of NCA membership (excluding coaches liability coverage, eligibility to coach in All-Star Games, etc.)2. Quarterly issues of the nebraska coach

3. Silver lifetime membership card4. One-time enrollment fee5. Free admission to All-Star Games and all NCA-sponsored clinics

6. Offer clinic sessions for retired/semi retired/and considering retiring coaches (if enough interest)7. Retired Coaches Clinic Luncheon (if enough interest)8. Master Coaches List (to be printed in issues of the nebraska coach)

Cost:One time enrollment fee of $50

This membership will be on an application basis only. If you are retired, you must take the first step by completing theapplication form which is available on the NCA’s web page at ncacoach.org or requesting the form by calling the NCA

office at 402-434-5675. We welcome you to continue your affiliation with the Nebraska Coaches Association and thank

you for your tremendous contributions to our profession and our student athletes.

Farm Bureau

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Taking care ofNebraska’s mostimportant resource…

YOU!!!!Proud sponsor of the

Nebraska Coaches AssociationScholar-Athlete Award

What a superb clinic!WOW-it gets better every

year. Nice Work! All of theALL-Star teams had super-nice kids. As life moves on,

it’s great to know theassociation is in such great

hands!Dave Irwin

Thank you very much forawarding me the Ed Johnson

memorial Scholarship andmedallion. I am extremely

honored to receive thisgenerous donation, as it willhelp defray the cost of my college expenses. I will be

attending South Dakota StateUniversity in Brookings, SD

this fall where I will be playing football. I intend to major in

pre-dentistry. Thank you againfor the scholarship. I am proud

to be the recipient.Jim Ebke

All-Star Coordinators Dave Irwin and

Julie Studnicka

Kevin Kugler and Ed Johnson Award

winner Jim Ebke

All-Star Warm-ups

New Building in progress

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Thank you for thewonderful banquet

Thursday night. My wifeand I truly enjoyed the

evening. Also, thank youfor the Coach-of-the-YearAward. That is a tribute to

my coaching staff andplayers at Kearney High School. There is nothing

better than being associated with the NCA.Brandon CoolI was very excited to

learn that I was awarded a scholarship from the

Nebraska CoachesAssociation and Farm

Bureau. I would like to thank both of yourorganizations for

selecting me from themany qualified

applicants to receivethis scholarship. It was

a real honor. Thisscholarship is greatly

appreciated and will beextremely helpful.

Brett Kuhn

I just wanted to send a note to “thank you” for allowing me theopportunity to be a small part of the NCA All-Star boys’

basketball game this summer. It was an opportunity I hadalways hoped would come and an experience I’ll

cherish the rest of my life.Your time, energy, and organization made it the best experienceone can have. I gained both professionally and personally from

my three days in Lincoln. Thanks so much for all you do forthe Coaches Association in Nebraska. There is no way possible

to “thank you”!Mike Herzberg

Kearney Katz Dance Team

Farm Bureau’s Ron Mead with the 2007 scholarship winners

All-Star Softball interest high!

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I wish to thank the NebraskaCoaches Association for

presenting me the Skip PalrangAward for contributions infootball. I have been very

fortunate to work with outstanding people throughoutmy coaching career. I knowthat I share this award with

family, teachers, administrators,coaches, student athletes,parents and community

members with whom I have hadthe privilege to work. They

were always there to help mewith football and teaching. I

hope that in some way I was ofbenefit to them. Thanks again and I want you to know that I

am very moved to havereceived the Skip Palrang

Award.Riley Harris

Thank you forchoosing me to play in

the NCA All-Stargame. It was a greatexperience and one Iwill never forget. I

feel lucky to play withall those guys and thecoaching was terrific.I really appreciate it.

Thanks again.Jacob Johnson

Outback Steakhouse feeds the All-Stars

Major Award winners at our 2007 Banquet

Board members take a break

at the NCA booth

Omaha North Cheer Squad

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I wanted to thank you for all of your hardwork and effort to make our coach’s clinic so

amazing. The speakers were great,organization is always good and the

environment was staged perfectly. I enjoy having the opportunity to improve as a coach

right in my own “backyard”.Rochelle Rohlfs

Lori & I would like to thank you for a nice evening atthe Nebraska Coaches Association Banquet. We truly

enjoyed the evening. We all remember that greatcoach that touched our lives and I’m glad that a few of

them get to be publicly recognized. I also want tothank you for the award. Pepsi and I enjoy helping

groups of fine people like you.Larry Buchmann, Pepsi-Cola

Hoehner’s last gameJohn Dunning speaks to a packed house

Rich Brodersen and table crew at

All-Star game

Les Hill, NCA President, Dwaine Gahan, Media

Award winner, Steve Johnsen, Director of the

NCA and Randy Cordes, Binnie & Dutch winner

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ASSISTANT/JR. HIGH COTY

Deadline: March 1, 2008Name: ________________________________

School: _______________________________

Address: ______________________________

C/S/Z: ________________________________

Nomination by:

Name: ________________________________

School : _______________________________

Position: ______________________________

Nominee Information:

Years in coaching: _____________________

Years at current: _______________________

Sports Coached: ________________________

• Should not previously have been a head

coach in the past 5 years.

• Should have a minimum of 15 years

experience as an assistant coach

Please include one letter of recommendation

from an athletic director, principal or head

coach.

RETURN TO :

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Street, Suite #5Lincoln, NE 68506

MEDIA-PERSON-OF-THE-YEARNOMINATION FORM

Mail to:

Media-Person-of-the-Year

Nebraska Coaches Association

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Street, Suite #5

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Deadline: March 1, 2008

Name of Nominee ___________________

Name of Paper, Radio, etc. ______________

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Address of Nominee ____________________

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City St Zip ____

Nominated By ________________________

School _______________________________

Please enclose at least 3 letters of

recommendation.

This nomination will be kept on file for threeyears.

Jeff Bellar accepts his

25-Year Award

25-YEAR

COACH/AD AWARD

FORMDeadline: March 1, 2008

I would like to recognize:

of (school):

as a 25-year coach/AD. Please make sure that he/she

has not previously received the award. Thank you

for taking the time to nominate this deserving person.

Submitted by:

of (school):

_____________________________________________

Nominee's spouse's name: ______________________

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Lincoln, NE 68506

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“Do As I Say, Not As I Do!”

By Dr. Jim Tenopir, NSAA Executive Director

Don Coryell, a former Head Coach ofthe San Diego Chargers and former

assistant to John McKay, reportedly

took a copy of the opposition’s game

plan to John McKay that a player hadfound in the locker room. McKay

reportedly looked at it and crumbled it

up and threw it away—the ethical thing to do. McKaywas quoted as saying, “If any of us cannot go out and

win a game and win it honestly without cheating, then

you shouldn’t be coaching, because you are teachingyour kids something wrong.”

I’ve preached this theme before. A coach is

betraying his profession and teaching the wrong life

lessons when his or her actions cry out, “Do as I say, notas I do!”

Granted, most coaches would not verbalize that

statement. Most coaches would not utter those words,but all too frequently, we have coaches whose very

actions are contrary to the expectations those coaches

have for their student-athletes.I continue to be impressed with the efforts of

coaches and athletic administrators who strive to follow

NSAA and game-playing rules, even though there may

be temptations to deviate from that strict adherence tothe rules.

This past week, I received an eight-question

email from a fledgling athletic administrator aboutNSAA’s organized practice rule, acceptable options for

open gyms, and appropriate uses of money generated

through fund-raisers. The athletic administrator was

fielding questions from his coaching staff, cloaked in the explanation that other area coaches were skirting some

of very rules in the email query.

The insinuation was that a coach in aneighboring school is permitted to schedule a sport-

specific open gym outside of the season and provides

coaching instruction during that time, either directly or through instructions given to the captains. Both the

sport-specific open gym and the coaching or instruction

at the open gym represent violations of NSAA’s open

gym bylaws.Is it fair that some schools covertly hold what

amounts to illegal practices, while those schools that

explicitly follow the rules do not enjoy that sameopportunity? Obviously, no! Does it place at a

disadvantage those schools that strictly adhere to the

rules? Likely, yes.However, I always hearken back to the question:

“What life lessons are the student-athletes learning when

the coach intentionally violates rules intended for all

schools?”

“Do as I say, not as I do!”

Those of us who are intimately involved in high

school activities often espouse the positive benefits from

participation in athletics and activities: teamwork, fair play, discipline, focusing on goals, hard work, lessons

learned in winning and losing, and commitment. I’ve

even contended that students can often learn as much—or more—in the classroom we call athletics than they

can learn in an academic classroom. The skill

development, modeling, work ethic, and self-discipline contribute to the development of the athlete and the

person.

But just what lessons are being learned when

student-athletes observe coaches who knowingly andwantonly lead and coach outside the rules? What

lessons are we teaching student-athletes when we, as

coaches, circumvent rules and expectations in an effortto get an edge? What are the values of the lessons

learned in those activities programs that feel the need to

resort to operational procedures and practices that areclearly outside the rules?

“Do as I say, not as I do!”

“Never compromise your ethics or standards. If

you do, you may have a short-term reward, but will most

likely have a long-term disappointment.” Those wordshave been attributed to Mark Krikorian, Florida State

Head Women’s Soccer Coach. I concur!

In many schools across this state, there is

pressure—real or imagined—to win. There are coacheswho regrettably resort to practices that are outside the

rules. There are coaches who disregard the life lessons

that are taught in athletics, opting instead to strive for the “wins” at almost any cost. There are likely student-

athletes who, in watching and reading the actions of their

coach, will develop the philosophy that it is ethicallypermissible to circumvent rules. Those student-athletes

who do not accept the outside-the-rules, coach’s

behaviors will not see the coach in the positive and

respected light most coaches would prefer. In the process, those coaches who circumvent the rules are

paving the way for that long-term disappointment.

I would exhort ALL high school coaches acrossthis state to absolve themselves of the temptations to fall

into the “Do as I say, not as I do!” mentality. Eyes are

watching! Assure that the life lessons your student-athletes learn are the right and proper lessons.

Adherence to the rules is one of the most important

lessons that a coach can teach to his or her student-

athletes. Be a great leader of young people! Let your actions teach the proper life lessons!

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STATE COLLEGES RECOGNIZE NCA/NSIAAA MEMBERSHIP

CARDS FOR ADMISSIONYou are reminded that the following schools will recognize the membership cards of the Nebraska Coaches Association

and the Nebraska State Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association for admission to college-sponsored sporting

events. This program was originally proposed in the fall of '92, and ALL college Athletic Directors responded quickly

and to the affirmative. Our proposal gave them a number of options, to include a passgate, an advance call-in, etc., buteach institution was slightly different in their acceptance. Below is a list of how each school would like to handle the

program.

Bellevue University

any gatemembership card requiredadmit member + onegood for all sports

Central Community College-

Columbus Campus

any gatemembership card required

admit member + onegood for all sports

Chadron State College

any gateadmit member + onegood for all sportsmembership card required

College of St. Mary

advance call-in (402) 399-2358admit member + 1good for all sportstickets are free

Concordia University

use any gatemembership card requiredadmit member + 1good for all sportstickets are free

Creighton University

advance call-in(402) 280-5716

call TJ Isaacs at least 2 days priorto gamemembership card and picture IDadmit member + 1good for all sportstickets are free – Men’s BB ticketssubject to availability

Dana College

any gatemembership card and picture IDadmit membergood for all sportstickets are free

Doane College

passgatemembership cardadmit member + 1good for all sports, tickets are freeadvanced call-in is appreciated402- 826-8684

Hamilton College

any gatemember + 1 guest

Hastings College

membership card and picture IDgood for all sportsadmit member

Midland Lutheran College

membership card and picture IDgood for all sportsadmit member +1any gate

Nebraska Wesleyan University

any gate

membership card and picture IDadmit member + 1good for all sports, tickets are free

Northeast Community College

main gatemembership card requiredadmit member +1

good for all sportstickets are free

North Platte Community College

Advance call-in800-658-4308.3701Ask for Kelli MartinUse main door

Membership card requiredAdmit member +1Good for all sports

Peru State College

passgate - main gateadvance call-in is appreciated(402) 872-2350

call athletic office 2 days prior togamemembership card + picture IDadmit member + 1good for all sportstickets are free

University of Nebraska-Kearney

card honored at gatesmembership card and picture IDwill admit member onlygood for all sports-reg. seasonticket is free

Southeast Community College-Beatrice

main gate-advance call-in appreciated1-800- 233-5027 ext 1232good for all sportsadmit member + 1tickets are freemembership card required

University of Nebraska-Omaha

passgatemembership card and picture IDwill admit member + 1tickets are freeExcludes Hockey

Wayne State College

advance call-in (402) 375-7520call Deb Harm two day advanceprior to gamemembership card and picture IDwill admit member onlygood for all sports (some gamespolicy is not in effect)ticket is free

Western Nebraska Community College

Indicated they would participateThey would require advance call in308-635-6151

York College

passgate - front door

membership card and picture IDadmit member + 1good for all sportsticket is free

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