Alaska School Activities Association Headlines Newsletter Issue #8 | January 27, 2016 ASAA HEADLINES UPCOMING EVENTS JANUARY 27 ASAA Statewide Scheduling Meeting Anchorage School District Building FEBRUARY 11-13 WHAT’S INSIDE Hockey State Championships Host: Wasilla High School and ASAA 2016-17 DDF/World Language Date Changes Curtis Menard Sports Complex - Wasilla FEBRUARY 18-20 Regular Season Tournament Brackets/Schedules DDF State Championships ASAA365 “How To” Guide & Basketball Schedule/Results Host: ASD, East Anchorage and ASAA East Anchorage High School March Madness Alaska Logo & State Information FEBRUARY 25-27 State Cheerleading Competition Location Nordic Skiing State Championships Host: and ASAA Games Needed/Wanted Section Kincaid Trails - Anchorage ASAA Sponsor Thank You Quotes Needed FEBRUARY 27 World Language State Championships Lids Team Sport/The Rock Deals & Flash Stores Host: ASD, South Anchorage and ASAA State Championship Pass Policy Update South Anchorage High School MARCH 16-19 Upcoming State Championship Deadlines 1A/2A March Madness Alaska 2015-2016 State Champions List & Pictures Basketball State Championships Host: ASD, UAA, and ASAA ASAA Staff & Contact Information Alaska Airlines Center - Anchorage Alaska School Activities Association Headlines - January 27 Issue #8 | Page !2 of !10 2016-2017 DDF/WORLD LANGUAGE The 2017 DDF State Championship will need to be moved from its current scheduled dates of Feb. 16-17-18 to Feb. 23-24-25. Because of ASD parent/ teacher conference being moved DDF will have to move in order to have a proper facility to run this great event. Because of that change it is possible World Language will have to change from Feb. 25 to the next week or later. Formal announcement will be made once everything is finalized. REGULAR SEASON BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKETS/SCHEDULES Schools with a boys or girls basketball tournament please send Isaiah Vreeman ([email protected]) the brackets/schedule. ASAA would like to post them on MARCH MADNESS ALASKA - LOGO USE ASAA.org and ASAA365.com. We have posted some Basketball conference championships are coming up already and they have garnered a lot of view and in a couple months. For those schools hosting eyeballs for seeing your tournament information. If you conference tournaments, if you would like to use the have any questions please contact Isaiah Vreeman. 2016 March Madness Alaska logo please email Isaiah Vreeman ([email protected]) for a copy. Schools CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT requested the logo last year and ASAA would like to BRACKETS extend that again to hosting schools. Conference basketball tournaments will be here before y o u k n o w i t . P l e a s e s e n d b r a c k e t s t o [email protected] so we can post them on MARCH MADNESS ALASKA TEAM & FAN ASAA.org and ASAA365.com. INFORMATION M a rc h M a d n e s s A l a s k a B a s k e t b a l l S t a t e Championship is coming up fast. ASAA will soon be releasing team and fan information regarding the tournament and the new Alaska Airlines Center. We are excited for some of the new things that will be ASAA365 “HOW TO” GUIDE happening! Please be on the lookout for 2016 March On ASAA365.com and ASAA.org there is an ASAA365 Madness Alaska details coming soon! “How To” guide. It goes over how to get an account, edit your team pages, add/edit games, rosters, and more! Please be sure to download and view this helpful tool - ASAA365 “How To” Guide STATE CHEERLEADING COMPETITION ASAA is pleased to announce that the 2016 State BASKETBALL SCHEDULES & RESULTS Cheerleading Competition, March 23, will be at the Alaska All schools that play basketball must have their schedule Airlines Center Auxiliary Gym! Be forward this to your and results into ASAA365! If you need help please call or cheerleading coaches and be on the look out for more email Isaiah Vreeman ([email protected] & 907-375-4400). detailed information coming! Be sure to watch the training videos available on ASAA365.com and the ASAA365 “How To Guide”. Alaska School Activities Association Headlines - January 27 Issue #8 | Page !3 of !10 2015-16 GAMES/TEAMS NEEDED SECTION BASKETBALL ASAA SPONSOR THANK YOU QUOTES/MESSAGES EAGLE RIVER: Boys V, JV, C Team ASAA is going to thank a few sponsors in our March Madness Alaska Games Needed Program. If you are a coach, athletic director, or principal please send Eagle River High School Boys me a thank you quote/message about OPA, Alaska Airlines, ASRC, or Basketball program is looking for Ravn. The best thank you quotes/messages will appear in the March Varsity, JV, and C-Team games. If Madness Alaska program! Please email Isaiah Vreeman interested please contact Head ([email protected]) with a thank you message! Coach Fred Young. Email: [email protected] NINILCHIK: 2016 Ninilchik BBall Invitational - Girls Team Feb. 3-6, 2016 Ninilchik is looking for 1 Girls team to fill out their bracket for their tournament. Please contact Rod if interested. LIDS TEAM SPORTS/THE ROCK DEALS & FLASH STORES Email: [email protected] Lids Team Sports and The Rock are offering ASAA member schools TOK: Richard Fraser Memorial Mix some great discounts. They are offering some great deals on Gatorade Up - Boys/Girls High Performance Packages for schools, The Rock deals, and the ability Feb. 11-13, 2016 for schools to create a “Flash Store”! This is something that was only Tok is looking for boys and girls available to teams but is now open to staffs and any other program in basketball teams for the Richard your school, even clubs. Each site has the option to be used as a Fraser Memorial Mix Up in Feb. fundraiser too! Please contact LeAnn Young if interested. What Is A Flash Store? A Flash Store is a short term 5-15 day online Contact: AD LeAnn Young store that’s customized by you. Product is bought and shipped direct to Email: [email protected] the buyer and there’s zero inventory/management done at the school. You get to choose up to 12 items from our option list, and of course use SELDOVIA: Basketball Tournament your school logo/motto/slogan on all of the garments. Short on ideas for Feb. 11-13, 2016 designs? No worries, their template guide will give you some insight. Seldovia is looking for 2 boy’s and 2 girl’s teams for their tournament. Teams signed up is the Unalaska and There’s no cost to your school, zero inventory control, over 100+ Seldovia boys and girls teams. Please garment options to choose from, and you get to create an identity and contact Alan Haskins if interested. have uniformity at your school. Your staff, clubs, etc. will get strong Contact: Principal Alan Haskins discounts (25-40% off, similar to sports programs at your school). Email: [email protected] Please check out their flyers in the statewide scheduling packet or in the ASAA Headlines #8 email! Alaska School Activities Association Headlines - January 27 Issue #8 | Page !4 of !10 ASAA365 GAME SETTINGS iSCOUT - BASKETBALL STATS PROGRAM Conference and/or Overall Standings The basketball stat program iScout for iPhone & iPad, When adding or editing a game on your team schedule. is one of the most popular basketball stat programs Please be sure to look at the “Standings Overrides” on the market! It's pace of game scoring interface section. See picture above. In this section is where you allows you to capture as much, or as little, of the select if games effect both your overall and conference game as you want. Take stats during your basketball record, just your overall record, or not at all. The default setting is game results effect your overall and game and live sync it with your basketball team page conference records. So if your record is not correct this on ASAA365! iScout is only $9.99! is probably where the issue lies. DEFINITIONS: 2016 MARCH MADNESS ALASKA LEAGUE: Any Varsity Level Game on your schedule iScout Stat Takers & Spotters no matter the classification. Effects your OVERALL During the 2016 March Madness Alaska Basketball record ONLY. State Championships ASAA will be using iScout to DIVISION: Your Conference Games. Effects your take stats during the tournament. If you are using this OVERALL & CONFERENCE record. program or one similar to it during the year, and DOES NOT EFFECT STANDINGS: This is would like a free pass and a little money in your endowment games. p o c k e t , p l e a s e c o n t a c t I s a i a h Vr e e m a n ([email protected]). There are 118 games and we need you!! NON-CONFERENCE GAMES SELECT “Affects League Standings only” MESSAGE YOUR TEAMS ON ASAA365! You can send a message to an individual member, CONFERENCE GAMES SELECT selected members, or the entire team directly from “Affects League and Division Standings” Team Center or from the Sport mobile app. Once you send the message, a notification is sent via text, ENDOWMENT GAMES SELECT within the Sport Ngin mobile app, and via email to the “Does Not Affect Standings” - Plus in the recipients! Venue section write in Endowment Game. Directions to Set Up Messages Team on ASAA365 Alaska School Activities Association Headlines - January 27 Issue #8 | Page !5 of !10 STATE PASSES POLICY ASAA has a state championship pass policy which began 2013-14. Each participating school will be issued up to the following number of passes for the respective state championships.