Dear GADA member,
Wow! Another month has come and gone and the annual conference is just a few weeks away.
We are very proud to welcome Kennesaw State's Director of Athletics, Vaughn Williams as our keynote speaker. And once again GHSA Exectuive Director, Ralph Swearngin will speak. Additionally Mark Mariakis from Ridgeland High School will be the speaker for the FCA Breakfast Tuesday at 8:00AM. Also added to the schedule will be a seminiar on NCAA recruiting conducted by Dan Eassa (Recruiting Education Foundation) including all the changes to the NCAA Clearinghouse requirements. This is an incredibly information seminar and should not be missed.
We look forward to seeing each and everyone of you and hope you all have a safe journey to Savannah.
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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GADA Membership Late Fees!
GADA Dues increased February 1, 2013
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NIAAA Certificates of Merit
Action Requested
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The NIAAA presents Certificates of Merit for those who have served a minimum of 15/20/25/30 years as an athletic administrator along with a 35 Year- Plaque of Merit. The certificates/plaques are restricted to current NIAAA members. Please email Tommy Marshall at marshallt@marist.com
with your years of service by Wednesday March 6, 2013.
Include your current NIAAA number along with your title and school system. The awards will be handed out at the State Conference in Savannah or mailed to you after the conference.
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2013 GADA Conference Schedule LTC Courses Added!
| Saturday, March 23 1:00 - 5:00 LTC 504 (David Brooks-Instructor) LTC 622 (Mark Nichols - Instructor) LTC 710b (Gary Gibson - Instructor) 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 701 (Rendell Jackson - Instructor) LTC 508 (Ruth Donahoo - Instructor) LTC 619 (Kevin Petroski - Instructor) 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 506 (Don Breedlove - Instructor) 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 - Speaker Mark Mariakis - Ridgeland HS 9:15 - 10:15 NCAA recruiting seminar - Dan Eassa - Recruiting Education Foundation 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
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Can Cardio Exercise Aid in Concussion Recovery?
By Michael Popke
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WALKING HEADS Dr. John Leddy, director of the University at Buffalo's Concussion Management Clinic, uses a treadmill to help treat 19-year-old UB lacrosse player Jenny Grimm, who has suffered at least four concussions since 2009. (Photo DEREK GEE/The Buffalo News)
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Know your target audience. Who are your most important customers, clients or prospects, and why? Know what is important to them and address their needs in your newsletter each month. Include a photo to make your newsletter even more appealing.Long considered a forbidden activity for individuals with concussions, cardiovascular exercise is slowly becoming recognized as a recovery tool.
For that, you can thank physician John Leddy. As the director of the University at Buffalo's Concussion Management Clinic, where he also is an associate professor of orthopedics, family medicine and rehabilitation sciences, Leddy for the past five years has conducted research suggesting that supervised workouts on treadmills, stationary bikes, ellipticals or stair-steppers - performed for as little as 10 minutes at 80 percent of a patient's target heart rate - can help in the recovery process. He also claims a cardio workout provides a clearer indication than cognitive testing of when an athlete is ready to return to play.
"Everybody thought that doing something like this would make people worse, not better," says Leddy. "But it does make them better, because it's controlled. Fifty years ago, when doctors started doing stress tests on people with cardiac disease, people thought that would give them heart attacks. But the fact is, stress tests don't do that. And now those tests are done as a matter of routine."
If Leddy has his way, his exercise protocol for concussion patients will become routine, too, and he points to rehab clinics around the country that have already adopted some of his ideas. "It's okay, at some point, for people with concussions to begin exercising again, as long as they've seen a doctor and had testing done under medical supervision," he says. "As this catches on, you might see people in health clubs or fitness facilities who are actually doing this program and trying to recover from concussion symptoms."
For now, though, UB appears to be the only facility undertaking outcome-based studies in this area. That's why, in September, the university was among the 15 organizations to receive a sports-related medical research grant from NFL Charities to take the next step. Using the $100,000 grant, Leddy and Barry Willer, a UB professor of psychiatry and rehabilitation services, will spend this year assessing the fitness levels of student-athletes from several area colleges, plus members of the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres, within hours of being diagnosed with a concussion. Read more...
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Athletic Director Checklist/Reminders for March

- Insure that all invoices/bills are paid from winter sports
- Attend region meeting
- Have completed all spring sports eligibility
- Preparation for parent night meeting (site, notification, handouts, a/v equipment,
- refreshments, etc.)
- Attend weekly administrative meeting
- Complete game event administrator schedule
- Attend faculty meetings and prepare sport-specific announcements
- Spring sports picture schedule
- Update school athletics website
- Schedule, make agenda for monthly athletic department meeting
- Confirm all spring sports schedules with school calendar, check for conflicts
- Confirm game event personnel (ticket takers, event manager, administrator on duty,
- security, officials, scorekeeper, etc.)
- Complete winter sports equipment inventory
- Prepare winter sports equipment order
- Attend/advise booster club(s) on business matters
- Confirm spring sports scheduling (at least two weeks in advance of contest)
- Confirm schedule for team transportation
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Click HERE to download a print version
This should give you a start in your preparation for the month of February. Good luck!
Jeff Beggs CMAA
Director of Athletics
Atlanta Public Schools
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Sincerely, Mike Carswell, CAA President
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2013 Annual Conference Keynote Speaker
March 24 5:30pm
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The Georgia Athletic Directors Association is proud to announce that Kennesaw State College Director of Athletics, Mr. Vaughn Williams as the keynote speaker for the GADA Annual Conference to be held at the Desoto Hilton in Savannah, GA March 23-26, 2013. Mr Williams will deliver the keynote address Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 5:30pm
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March 2013 GHSA Newsletter
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