COLORADO COACH- FALL 2017 FROM THE SPORT PRESIDENTS SPIRIT President Virginia Lorbeer Spirit coaches: December 8 and 9 is the 27th CHSAA State Spirit Competition at the Denver Coliseum. Deadline for registration is October 20. Registration forms are on pages 45-49 of the CHSAA Spirit Bulletin. No late registrations accepted. Register online. If you have any questions, please contact Jenn or Kathryn at CHSAA. Music: Be sure you have the copyrights for your music. Here are two resources: https://www.fusioncoundmix.com/ http://www.varsity.com/page3/mu sic Video review: Deadline for the video review is November 15! Nominations for All State Spirit will be December 1 to 15. You will receive more information from Amy prior to the 1st of December. January 9, 2018, is the deadline for seniors to apply for the CHSCA scholarship. Coaches: Please encourage your seniors to apply! REMINDERS FROM CHSAA~ State Championship Registration: NEW this year with your State Spirit Registration, is a MANDATORY upload of your licensing information to the brand new NFHS Copyright Compliance Database found at www.NFHS.org. You must click on the Resources tab and then find the “Copyright Compliance” link. It will prompt you to create an account and login with the NFHS. When you get to the database, you will need to do the following steps: Manage/create your school, Add/manage an ensemble (group) and indicate whether you have a cheer or dance team, Add your music/license information under “manage selections”. Once this is all complete, you will go to “Search Events” and look under “Colorado” for the CHSAA State Spirit Championships 2017. You will then click “View/Attend” to add your team into the championships. The DEADLINE for submitting your information into this NFHS database is October 21st – along with your CHSAA registration. Along with this database, you are also still required to register for the state competition via the link below http://www2.chsaa.org/sports/spiri t/state-entry.asp If you school has sent in a registration form prior to this email, they will need to fill out the new registration form! Anything sent prior to this email will not be sufficient for state spirit registration. League Competitions: If your school plans on hosting a competition and would like to use CHSAA judges and scoresheets, you will need to fill out and return the attached form. Once these forms are filled out and approved, scoresheets will be emailed to you. Coaches should also go online to NOMINATE deserving individuals for the following: CHSCA HALL OF FAME DALE YOST TEACHER COACH AWARD DICK KATTE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD TOM SOUTHALL AWARD MEDIA AWARD ASSISTANT COACH AWARD BENEFACTOR AWARD LLOYD GASKILL AWARD DON DESCOMBES AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS STEINMARK AWARD We need your help! Please take the time to nominate today for these important awards. COACHING AWARDS