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2013 National Athletic Directors Conference Anaheim, Ca.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Current and Future Challenges for the
Athletic Administrator
John Handley High School Director of Student Activities
Rick Lilly, CAA [email protected]
www.handleypride.org New York State Public High School
Athletic Association Executive Director
Robert Zayas
To share our perspective on
the current and future challenges in athletic
administration.
The most important challenges to meet…
John Handley HS
School district Single City school Population 26,000 Geographic size 9 sq miles School enrollment / Division 1118 / 4295 Free and Reduced Lunch 61% Division budget total $ 48.7 million
Per pupil (round numbers) $12,199 Athletic Budget $35,000
John Handley
HS
1923
Historical Landmark
• What is the elevator conversation after this session?
• Find one idea you can build on from your mission and vision statement
What is your program philosophy?
Your goals and objectives should align with your school’s mission and vision:
Mission is what you do on a daily basis Vision details why you do what you do and what things will look like as you realize your mission.
Effective Schools --> Effective Activities
1. Safe and Orderly Environment 2. Climate of High Expectations for Success 3. Instructional Leadership from coaches 4. Clear and Focused Mission 5. Opportunity to Learn for Coaches 6. Frequent Monitoring of Team Progress 7. Home-School Relations
Athletics and Activities Co – Curricular
• Changing role of the position • 21st Century skills = 21st Century
challenges • Finances and decreasing budgets • What is the real role of education
based athletics?
AD DSA
= Increased responsibilities, demands and expectations
Activities, building use, scheduling,
community liaison, evaluations, documentation, etc…
The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
Stephen Covey
Building Relationships
Prioritize your health!
The AD diet is tough on
your physique!
• Changing role of the position • 21st Century skills = 21st
Century challenges • Finances and decreasing budgets • What is the real role of education
based athletics?
“…Remember the premise: the uglier the problem, the bigger the educational payoff in solving the problem”
Schmoker (2006)
Role of the Media?
I always turn to the sports pages first, which records
people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing
but man's failures.
Chief Justice Earl Warren
• Instagram • Website • Facebook • Blog • Twitter • Youtube • Schooltube
Social Media
• The role of AAU / club teams • The role of private or club coaches • The development of young athletes
Influence of Wrestling in the NFL
• 10 Hall of Fame Football Players • 43 Multiple Pro-Bowlers • 60 Individual State Championships • 13 NCAA Wrestling Championships • 3 Heisman Trophy Winners Wrestled • 14 1st Round Draft Picks Wrestled
• 23 RB’s / 20 LB’s / 2 QB’s / 66 Lineman / 6 DB’s / 1 K / 54 NP
sponsored by
School wide strength and conditioning program
Class of 2013
All-sports College Signing
Parents…
What is my role?
You can only pick one…
A. Player B. Coach C. Official D. Parent E. Administrator
• Changing role of the position • 21st Century skills = 21st Century
challenges • Finances and decreasing budgets • What is the real role of education
based athletics?
Budgeting Principles • School division mission and values
• Strategic plan
• Annual funding priorities
• Current budget environment
• Sustainable funding priorities
• Economic balance
• Discipline
2013
>$6
For an outside
organization
• Changing role of the position • 21st Century skills = 21st Century
challenges • Finances and decreasing budgets • What is the real role of education
based athletics?
National studies and research indicate that participation…
• Promotes citizenship
• Better performance in school
– Attendance, Discipline, Retention, GPA, matriculation, college and career readiness
• One of the most accurate predictors of
success throughout life
But with the steady disintegration of
the family in modern society over the last century, the role of the school in bridging the gap has
become vital!
Stephen Covey
Sub-topics to address
• Rules and regulations – litigious society • Finances and fundraising - $ ? $ ? $ ? • Pictures • Role of the student – their only connection • Role of the Coach – Mentor / Model • Significant time, energy and effort • Accountability – 5 W applied
References and Resources Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research Design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE
Publications, Inc.
Howard, A. K., & Ziomek-Daigle, J. (2009). Bonding, achievement, and activities: school bonding, academic achievement, and participation in extracurricular activities. GSCA Journal, 16(1), 39-48.
Knifsend, C. A., & Graham, S. (2012). Too much of a good thing? how breadth of extracurricular participation relates to school related affect and academic outcomes during adolescence. Journal of Youth & Adolescence. 41(3), 379-389. doi:10.1007/s10964-011-9739-4.
McNeal Jr. R. B. (1999) Participation in high school extracurricular activities investigating school effects. Social Science Quarterly. 80(2), 291-309.
www.p21.com Ripley, Amanda (2013, October). The Case Against High School Sports. The Atlantic.
Retrieved November 25, 2013, from http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/10/the-case-against-high-school-sports/309447/.
Stephens, L. J., & Schaben, L. A. (2002). The Effect of Interscholastic Sports Participation on Academic Achievement of Middle Level School Students. NASSP Bulletin, 86(630), 34.
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Whitely, Dr. Roger (1994-95). High School Athletes Outperform Nonathletes By Wide Margin In Massive Three Year Study. NCHSSA Website. Retrieved from NCHSSA website November 25, 2013.
John Handley High School
Director of Student Activities Rick Lilly, CAA
[email protected] www.handleypride.org
Current and Future Challenges for the
Athletic Administrator
Robert Zayas Executive Director
NYSPHSAA
Texas • Student/ Coach/ Teacher
New Mexico • Associate Director
New York • Executive Director
Father • Gabriela & Olivia
Everything right about education is found in high school athletics: • Community Support • Teamwork • Coaches recruiting kids for team • Practice after school day • Goal setting • Leadership development • Competition (victory/ defeat)
Role of State Associations • Mandates, regulations
Education • Cyber schools, charter schools, vouchers
Students/ Parents • Specialization, culture, club sports
Technology • Immediate gratification society • Half of the US Population uses smartphones
“Saving our programs” “Building support” “Ensuring value” “Promoting programs”
Media reports on planes that crash, not those that land.
What are we doing on a daily basis to ensure we are telling “our” story?
What are we doing to show “our” value?
Overwhelming competition • State Legislature • AAU/ Club Sports • Sport Academies • Specialization • Tax caps & Financial Cutbacks
Proving the benefits communities receive from education based athletics
Messaging the value Communicating the value Branding our purpose
All that we do….. • School Website • Game programs • Initiate Campaigns • Via Traditional media • Via Non-traditional media
Video
Community/ school recognition Pep Rallies Leadership roles Cheerleaders News coverage and promotion Letter jackets Safety Awareness Parades Crowds & Fans! Tradition! Education
If change will occur, we must be the change agent.
Technology = data driven society
• Colleges/ Universities
Find new and creative ways to bring attention to education based sports
Promote, Promote, Promote! Athletics is education!
• School Board meetings • Faculty meetings • Students • PTA meetings • Public officials • Business owners
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” • Winston Churchill
In 10-20 years education based athletics will look drastically different than it does today. • Community disconnect • Pay To Play • Club Sports • Lost opportunities
