Dear GADA member,
The GADA conference dates are set for Saturday March 23 through Tuesday March 26 at the Savannah DeSoto Hilton. Saturday will have a board meeting and the offering of three LTC courses. Sunday will host the Hall of Fame Luncheon, three additional LTC classes, two workshops, our exhibitors, keynote speaker and an evening social. Monday there will be one more LTC class and a couple of workshops, along with the annual golf tournament and low country boil. Tuesday we wrap up with the FCA breakfast, NCAA clearinghouse regulation changes and Dr. Swearngin's annual message from the GHSA. Registration and detailed information will be posted soon to our website.
Until then, hang in there, good luck, and may God bless
Mike Carswell, CAA
GADA President
NIAAA Liaison
Calvary Day
Savannah, Georgia
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Cobb Co. goes beyond required concussion policy
|  COBB COUNTY, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Concussions and the potential long-lasting effects have grabbed top headlines throughout the year. This week, Georgia Rep. Billy Mitchell plans to announce the early filing of the Georgia Return to Play Act. It would establish a protocol for what happens after a young athlete suffers a concussion and spells out guidelines on when they can to return to play. One school district shows they mean what they say when it comes to keeping young athletes safe. The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) requires high schools to have a concussion policy which is similar to the proposed Return to Play Act. Cobb County takes it one step further. "We have to be careful at all levels of sport and in all sports in high school," Athletic Director Steve Jones said. Cobb County schools have a set protocol for what should happen if a player in any sport is suspected of having a concussion. Jones sets the guidelines. "If any coach suspects a kid of having a concussion or having concussive symptoms then they're immediately to contact the trainer, if they have a trainer on the sideline, or a doctor. If they have, they immediately take them out of competition, or take them out of practice, and they are not to return to play until they're cleared by a doctor," Jones said. Sprayberry High School football coach Billy Shackelford addresses the issue of concussions at the beginning of each year. "We want parents to know they can put their kids in scholastic sports and they're going to be OK. We're going to take good care of them. I always want to error on the side of caution. That's how I operate a dad, that's how I operate as a football coach and as a teacher," Shackelford said. Cobb County's football program takes the requirements one step past what the GHSA requires. They teamed up with Wellstar Health Systems and Children's Healthcare to offer impact testing free of charge. It's a computer system that helps determine when a athlete is ready to return to play. Read more... |
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2013 GADA Conference Schedule (tentative)
Please check the website regularly for updates
|  Saturday, March 23
1:00 - 5:00 LTC Course Offerings (3 TBA)
Signs/Directions to 2nd Floor Rooms
1:00 - 3:00 Registration Pack Prep
2:00 - 2:30 Registration Break
5:00 - 6:00 Board Meeting
6:00 - 8:30 Board Dinner (Walking Distance)
Sunday, March 24
8:00 - 12:00 LTC Course Offerings (3 TBA)
9:00 - 9:30 Registration Break
12:15 - 1:15 Hall of Fame Luncheon
1:30 - 3:00 Registration
1:30 - 6:00 Exhibit Hall
2:00-2:15 Drawing Assign Ticket Distributors
2:30 -3:15 Workshop
1 3:30 - 3:45 Drawing Assign Ticket Distributors
4:00 - 4:45 Workshop 2
4:00 - 5:00 Registration
5:30 - 6:30 Keynote Speaker - Vaughn Williams, Dir. Athletics - Kennesaw State 6:45 - 7:00 Drawing Assign Ticket Distributors
7:00 - 9:00 Exhibitors Social
Monday, March 25
7:30 - 8:00 Registration
8:00 - 9:30 Awards Breakfast
10:30 - 4:00 Golf Tournament (Box Lunches)
12:00 - 4:00 LTC Offering (1 TBA)
3:00 - 4:00 Workshop 3
4:15 - 5:15 Workshop 4
5:00 - 7:00 Exhibit Hall
6:00 - 6:15 Drawing Assign Ticket Distributors
7:00 - 9:00 Low Country Boil
8:00 - 9:30 CAA Exam
Tuesday, March 26
8:00 - 9:15 FCA Breakfast
9:15 - 10:00 Exhibit Hall Closing
10:15 - 11:30 Dr. Swearngin - Exec. Director - Georgia High School Association 11:30 - 12:00 General Meeting / Election
Once the final schedule is set, there will be download versions for members to print to have on hand at the conference.
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January 1, 2013 Dual memberships increase to $145. GADA only memberships increase to $65.
Dual memberships includes an additional $1M in liability insurance.
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| Athletic Director Checklist/Reminders for December | |
- Coaches _ Distribute Clinic brochures to coaches
- Pre Season _ Winter event preparation
- Announcer
- Timer
- Ticket sellers
- Event Manager
- Security
- Gate cash
- Signage
- Police
- Program _ Wrestling: Weight permit forms (W-1) must be signed by physician and kept on file
- Wrestling: Copy of Doctors Minimum Weight Recommendation (W-2A) kept on file at the school
- Observe at winter sports contests and practices - all levels
- Weekly administrative meeting
- Faculty meetings
- Update website
- Concession stand - Who is responsible? Schedule, order process
- Make necessary preparations for Holiday competitions
- Obtain emergency numbers for Holiday break opponents in case of snow
- Obtain emergency numbers for weekend contests where bad weather could cause problems
- Review all winter schedules for conflicts
- Confirm all transportation request and review for conflicts
- Schedule, send out agenda for any Athletic Department Meeting
- Equipment requests for fall sports
- Post Season _ Review all winter tourney room reservations
- NIAA _ Attend the National Athletic Directors Conference
Click HERE for a print version
This should give you a start in your preparation for the month of October. Good luck!
Jeff Beggs CMAA
Director of Athletics
Atlanta Public Schools
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| Administrators Point Out Potential Dangers of Energy Drinks
By Michael Popke - AthleticBusiness.com
|  More than five years ago, two student-athletes from Fairfax County (Va.) Public Schools were transported to the hospital with symptoms of tachycardia - an abnormally high heart rate. "The symptoms resembled issues related to substance abuse, and we didn't know what was going on," says Jon Almquist, administrator of the district's athletic training program. They found out soon enough: Doctors ascribed the symptoms to energy drinks - beverages with high amounts of caffeine and carbohydrates designed to relieve fatigue and enhance performance - which both kids had consumed prior to practice. "When you're putting a stimulant into your body that is specifically designed to increase cardiac output during a time when you're increasing cardiac output simply by participating, it ends up being a pretty nasty mix," Almquist says. That's why, shortly after these and similar incidents occurred at district schools, Fairfax County banned energy drink consumption among the more than 23,000 student-athletes at 25 high schools. In September, the Virginia High School League's Sports Medicine Advisory Committee recommended that all of its member schools do the same thing. An extensive education campaign informing student-athletes, coaches and administrators about the differences between energy drinks such as Red Bull, Rockstar, Amp and Monster, and sports drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade, would accompany the ban. A student-athlete caught consuming an energy drink would be asked to dispose of it, and staff members would be discouraged from drinking them around students and from permitting vendors to provide free samples. A final decision on the committee's recommendation is pending approval by the league's executive committee. If an energy drink ban is enacted, the VHSL would be the first state association to take such action, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations, which in 2008 issued a position statement warning that energy drinks should not be used for hydration purposes and that there is no regulatory control over the beverages. Read more... |
Sincerely,
Mike Carswell, CAA
President
Georgia Athletic Directors Association
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|  Our Lady of Mercy needs some blea chers. We are trying to provide an area at our football field for the visitors. We would love donations, but are also open to purchasing if schools have a reasonable price. We are open to any kinds of bleachers. But need several small 3 to 6 row bleachers or a larger one piece (15 row type). We have some space on the visiting side and ultimately would like a riser system to place them on but for now we are just looking for any possible bleachers. Bill Schmitz, Athletic Director/ Varsity Volleyball Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School 861 Evander Holyfield Highway Fayetteville, Ga. 30214 Click HERE to email Bill directly |
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