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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| 2012 NIAAA Annual Conference
December 2012 San Antonio, TX
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The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association conference in San Antonio, Texas was one of the best conferences the NIAAA has had in a long time. There was so much pertinent information available to help those Athletic Administrators be the leaders in their field. There were over 38 LTC classes offered as well as 42 workshops, presented by Athletic Directors from across the country. All 50 states were represented.
San Antonio was a fantastic place for the conference, as there was so much history and sites to see in what little down time we had. Of course, the San Antonio river meanders through the city, called the River Walk, which provides a breath taking area for shopping, restaurants and good southern old Texas hospitality. While there, one of our own, Tommy Marshall of The Marist School, was recognized with the Distinguished Service Award at the Awards banquet on Tuesday night, December 18th. There was a large contingent of Athletic Directors from the State of Georgia present, with over 33 in attendance.  Pictured L-R: Chandler Yount (Asst. AD Marist), Rendell Jackson (Program Mgr for Middle Schools-Atlanta Public Schools), Natasha Harrigan (AD Mays), Jasper Jewell (Program Mgr for High Schools-Atlanta Public Schools), Jeff Beggs Dir. of Athletics-Atlanta Public Schools), Tommy Marshall (AD Marist), Joe Sanfillippo (AD White Co.), David Brooks (AD Carrollton), Mike Carswell (GADA President, Calvary Day), Bob Ward (Ret. AD Westminster) |
| 2012-13 High School Female/Male Scholarship Award Nominations
Nomination Deadline: February 11, 2013
|  The High School Female/Male Scholarship Award will be presented to a senior who has represented his/her sport(s) in both performance and leadership. Each winner will receive a $1000.00 scholarship award. Please complete and mail the nomination form with one letter of recommendation attached to the form. Incomplete entries will not be considered. Send completed nomination form to Georgia Athletic Directors Association, c/o Dr. Lucia B. Norwood, PO Box 870829, Stone Mountain, GA 30087. Application deadline is February 11, 2013. For further information call 770-279-0653. Click HERE to download the nomination form (PDF) Click HERE to download the nomination form (DOC) Click HERE to download the ranking rubric (XLS) |
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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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Athletic Director Checklist/Reminders for January
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Schedule and disseminate agendas for upcoming athletic coaches meetings. - Check, check and double check winter sports eligibility forms.
- Attend scheduled region meeting.
- Begin academic and residency checks for upcoming spring sports for eligibility purposes.
- Schedule spring sports picture day.
- Meet with current winter sports booster clubs.
- Review and audit concessions receipts and revenues.
- Review and adjust if necessary all basketball, wrestling and swimming game day
- preparation as needed.
- Check spring sports scoreboards to insure that they are operational.
- Attend weekly administrative meetings.
- Inform faculty on upcoming athletic events. Talk about the positive things that are
- happening in the athletic program.
- Update your athletic website.
- Finalize fall sports schedules for next year.
- Finalize wrestling weight class rosters for upcoming area duals.
- Update transportation of any changes or adjustments to winter team travel schedules.
- Pay outstanding invoices from fall sports.
- Review region standings for seeding possibilities for upcoming basketball tournaments.
- Review spring sports officiating schedules and associations. Give association president or booking secretary a phone call to confirm all schedules.
- Forward spring sports schedules and assignments to all gate workers.
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Click HERE for a print version
This should give you a start in your preparation for the month of January. Good luck!
Jeff Beggs CMAA
Director of Athletics
Atlanta Public Schools
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Sincerely,
Mike Carswell, CAA
President
Georgia Athletic Directors Association
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December 2012/January 2013 GHSA Newsletter
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Our Lady Of Mercy needs some bleachers
|  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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