Greetings!
 Welcome to the second edition of the Georgia Athletic Directors Association e-newsletter. We're proud to announce our new partnership with Score Atlanta. We are also very proud to have Regions Bank on board as the new title sponsor for the Director's Cup. Additionally we have launched the new Georgia Athletic Directors Association website. The newsletter the website will be great vehicles in helping us to better serve our members. Mark March 20-23, 2010 in your calenders as the dates for the 2010 Conference at the Hilton Desoto in Savannah. Please check the website for more information regarding class schedules and applications as they become available. Sincerely, Carter Wilson, CAA GADA President |
The Benefits in belonging to the GADA and NIAAA
It's time to join
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As an organization its strength and value is derived directly from its members. Being a member opens many doors of opportunity. They include but are not limited to training programs, attending the annual conference, communicating, mentoring and learning along side your peers within Georgia and beyond. The GADA is making great strides to improve our organization. This email is the first step in that process. Your membership in both the GADA and the NIAAA will help insure that you receive the valued benefits and have the ability to make a greater impact with your coaches, administration and most of all your student-athletes.
GADA Board of Directors 2009-2010
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GADA and Score Atlanta Announce Partnership
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ATLANTA, GA (October 30, 2009) - Score Atlanta, Atlanta's
leading marketing and media company for high school sports, announced today a
partnership with the Georgia Athletic Directors Association for all marketing
and media initiatives for the GADA.
"I can't say how excited Score is about working with
the GADA,'' said I.J. Rosenberg, President of Score Atlanta. "The state's
athletic directors are a strong group and are one of the major reasons why the
state of Georgia
has such strong high school sports. We are going to work with the GADA to not
only help promote the association but help them bring on new projects as well
as strengthen existing programs like the Director's Cup.'' More... |
ADs have a wish list
By Bill Higgins - Cape Cod Online
A high school athletic director's day begins early, ends
late and is filled with a multitude of duties. There are schedules to be made
for officials, makeup dates and bus trips. There are meetings with coaches,
students and fellow administrators. There are budgets to manage. In between,
some also teach classes.
And, of course, there are the actual games. There could be
field hockey, soccer, cross country, volleyball, swimming, golf and football
contests on the docket ... all in one day. More... |
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Cheerleading Injury Risk Well Below That of Many School Sports
Cheerleading injury risks are no greater than most other sports
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Injury risks associated with
cheerleading are no greater than most other sports, according to a recent
study released by the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and
Administrators (AACCA).
Using two existing studies, the National Center for Catastrophic Sports
Injuries annual study and emergency room data from the Consumer Products
Safety Commission, AACCA conducted a thorough analysis of the number of
injuries per participant to determine risk of injury. More... |
Former college coach gets used to life as high school AD
By Andy Thompson, The (Appleton, Wis.) Post-Crescent
TOWN OF MENASHA, Wis. - Mike Heideman is feeling a bit out of his element these days.
Instead of spending the fall months preparing
for yet another basketball season, Heideman is learning the ropes of
being a high school athletic director.
Rather than working on offensive and defensive
schemes, he's confirming bus schedules, making sure referees are in
place, scheduling games into 2010 and ensuring that student-athletes
don't have eligibility problems. More... |
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You Can Rain on Our Parade But You Cannot Dampen Our Spirit | Written by Tom Gould, OB-EN media specialist
Ms. Dawn Cerrone has been working for the Oyster Bay East Norwich Schools for over 20 years. Her ever present smile and boundless energy has become synonymous with the spirit of Oyster Bay. When athletic director John Piropato vacated the office and Dawn threw her hat into the ring, it was a clear choice for Ms. Cerrone to take the reins of the Athletic Department. More...
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Protective Gym Floor Covers
A great offer!
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Dunlap Industries has protective gym
floor covers available free to schools and parks and recreation for the
cost of the hem on the outer edge. Protective covers are used to
prevent scuffing and damage to gym floors. All shipping costs are free.
For more information call Mr. Gene Stephan at (520) 274-0685. All
requests are on a first come first serve basis.
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NIAAA "Ideas that work" Spotlight
"Academic Athlete Awards"
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 (Joe Haines, Athletic Director, Konowa Hills High School, Grand Rapids, MI) - Starting in the fall of 1995 our athletic boosters and the athletic department combined to create a new award - Academic Athlete - that honors our student-athletes. This award is given to student-athletes on all levels who meet the following criteria: successfully completed the season; were not suspended during the season; received a grade point of at least 3.3 during the term. Student-athletes who meet the criteria receive an Academic Athlete T-shirt and certificate for their portfolios. All student-athletes who receive this award are listed in our district newsletter. Student-athletes may receive a T-shirt only once per school year, but may have their names listed as often as they qualify. The awards are presented at our end-of-season athletic banquets.
Each month we'll bring you an "ideas that work" postings from the NIAAA website.
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Sincerely,
Jeff Beggs - 1st Vice President
Georgia Athletic Directors Association
www.gadaonline.net
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