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Dear GADA member,
It was an awesome conference! We had a record number of AD's from around the state taking LTI courses. We inducted a tremendous class into the GADA Hall of Fame. Every AD in attendance had the opportunity to take the School Safety class taught by Jay Hammes and get their School Safety National Certification. Dr. Ralph Swearngin was our Keynote speaker and we were able to honor him for all his years of service to the Student Athletes of Georgia. We had some great workshops, a golf tournament and the annual Low Country Boil! Mike Hodges spoke at the FCA breakfast and Gary Phillips gave his 'State of the Union' on Georgia High School Athletics. A very busy couple of days but a good time was had by all.
A special shout out to all the Board Members who work so hard to plan and implement a great conference and to all the instructors, speakers and vendors who helped make this a great conference. I enjoyed the year as President and wish Mike Singletary good luck as he takes over as our new President.
Good luck to each school as we enter the final stretch of the school year. We still have Region and State Tournaments, Spring break, Prom and graduation on the horizon but another great year in High School athletics is coming to a close. I wish each of you the best of luck as we complete this year and began preparations for 2014/15.
Gary Long, CMAA
GADA President (Past)
Director of Athletics
Mill Creek High School
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| 2014 GADA Conference Recap
Bob Stinchcomb, CMAA, GADA Past President
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 The Leadership Training Institute (LTI) offered 7 classes to GADA members from throughout the state of Georgia at the GADA Spring Conference, March 22-25, in Savannah. Georgia had its highest enrollment in leadership training from the last 8 years. There were over 110 GADA members taking one or more of the classes. This is a tribute to the professionalism of our members attempting to learn and improve the way we administer our school's athletic program. There are 44 of those who sat through LTC501 and LTC502 which qualifies them to sign up for their RAA (Registered Athletic Administrator) through the NIAAA office. The NIAAA will be happy to guide you through the process. Congratulations! Continue to strive for the CAA (certified athletic administrator) and CMAA (Certified Master Athletic Administrator). The conference also saw many athletic administrators taking the CAA exam. We wish these athletic directors the best of luck as they anxiously wait for their scores. Be looking at future newsletters to see and congratulate those athletic directors who pass the exam.
The 2014 Hall of Fame and State Awards ceremonies were both wonderful and well attended. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes breakfast is always inspiring after a long conference. Here is a special note about our keynote speaker. Dr. Ralph Swearngin has been a leader and inspiration for countless administrators through the country. He has served GHSA for over twenty years. His keynote remarks were a nostalgic look back at interscholastic sports from the "Baby Boomer Generation (1944-1964)" to the rapid social changes of "Generation X (1964-1984)" and the ever present issues of social media from "Generation Y (1984-2004)." He taught us that all things change but education base athletics must maintain its integrity and never lose the identity of being an extension of the classroom.
In the world of athletics, most individual's physiques are tall and massive students-athletes or former college athletes turned coach and athletic administrator. They speak with booming voices and have the physical strength of years in a weight room. Is it not ironic that the leader of the GHSA was relatively small in stature; spoke in soft tones and yet held the heavy load of every student-athlete in the state of Georgia on his shoulders. One would say to never judge a book by its cover. That is not true in Dr. Swearngin's case. What you see is exactly what you get. He is a confident leader with a significant academic profile and a foundation of strong spiritual character.
Student-athletes and coaches receive all the accolades from the radio and news print. GHSA gets the ink, or blame, when there is a battle with state legislators or there is a major rule change or a rule violation at a school. There is never any gratitude to GHSA for all their hard work at the Thomaston office. As the Dr. Swearngin era comes to an end and the book is about close on his time at GHSA, one would ask how did he do it for twenty years? It's simple. Read the cover.
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| Under legislative pressure, GHSA to vote on term limits for executive committee members
By Todd Holcomb - AJC.com
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With the state legislature over its shoulder, the Georgia High School Association's executive committee will vote this month on constitutional amendments that would impose 10-year term limits on its 58 executive committee members and require that they be employed by a school or school system.
The vote, proposed by the GHSA office, doesn't mean the GHSA office supports those amendments.
The vote also doesn't mean the legislature couldn't force those rules on the GHSA if they don't pass.
GHSA executive director Ralph Swearngin said the vote is designed to get the opinions of the GHSA's constituency, the more than 450 member schools.
''The legislature expressed concerns that were registered to them from their constituencies, and we felt like it was our responsibility to take care of our own governance issues and put it out there to our member schools to see how they feel about it,'' Swearngin said Tuesday. "There has never been anyone (in the GHSA membership) bringing this forward. Let's see if it's an issue or not.''
The proposed GHSA constitutional amendments, which would be voted on at the GHSA's executive committee meeting on April 14 in Macon, are:
1. Members of the executive committee must be employed by a school or school system.
2. There must be four males and four females among the eight at-large members of the executive committee.
3. Executive committee members are limited to 10 years of service.
4. Region secretaries must be employed by a school or school system.
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2014 Region Athletic Director Awards
State AD Award to be announced at the conference
| Classification Athletic Directors of the Year
1-A Jesse A. Crews Charlton Co. HS
2-A Collin Jones Jr. Kendrick HS
3-A Jeff Davis Franklin Co. HS
4-A John Michael Baker River Ridge HS
5-A Mekia Troy Creekside HS
6-A Mark Kimbro Brookwood HS
Class A
1-A Joni Cook Williams Miller Co. HS
2-A Jesse A. Crews Charlton Co. HS
3-A Chad W. Griffin Calvary Day
4-A Rusty Tondee Schley Co. HS
5-A Kris Palmerton Pace Academy
6-A Mitch Jordan Mt. Paran Christian
7-A Chris Kelley Glascock Co. HS
8-A Deuce Roark Lakeview Academy
Class AA
1-AA Tim Hathcock Berrien Co. HS
2-AA Charles "Chuck" Reid Vidalia HS
3-AA Joel Watson East Laurens HS
4-AA Chris Jenkins Monticello HS
5-AA Collins Jones Jr. Kendrick HS
6-AA Tim Vick Greater Atlanta Christian
7-AA Bradley Warren Dade Co. HS
8-AA Lee Shaw Rabin Co. HS
Class AAA
1-AAA J.T. Pollock Appling Co. HS
2-AAA Mark Andrews Pike Co. HS
3-AAA Larry Bates Washington Co. HS
4-AAA Andrea Shanelle Adderly Coretta Scott King Acad.
5-AAA Robert Akins Ringgold HS
6-AAA Carter Wilson Decatur HS
7-AAA Scott Justus West Hall HS
8-AAA Jeff Davis Franklin Co. HS
Class AAAA
1-AAAA Harley Calhoun Westover HS
2-AAAA David Bruce Veterans HS
3-AAAA Lisa White Cross Creek HS
4-AAAA Daniel Maehlman Jonesboro HS
5-AAAA Kelly Martin Taylor Fayette Co. HS
6-AAAA Stephen Dennis Columbia HS
7-AAAA John Michael Baker River Ridge HS
8-AAAA Stan Williams Chestatee HS
Class AAAAA
1-AAAAA Jeff Battles Hardaway HS
2-AAAAA Jarrett Troxler Lakeside HS
3-AAAAA Tim Hood Effingham Co. HS
4-AAAAA Mekia Troy Creekside HS
5-AAAAA Greg Cherry North Paulding HS
6-AAAAA Sharman White Miller Grove HS
7-AAAAA Michael Santoro Riverwood HS
8-AAAAA Wayne Vickery Gainesville HS
Class AAAAAA
1-AAAAAA Randy Garret Coffee HS
2-AAAAAA Kirk Hoffman Alcovy HS
3-AAAAAA Stephen Allen Newnan HS
4-AAAAAA Bucky Horton North Cobb HS
5-AAAAAA Robert Van Alstyne Etowah HS
6-AAAAAA Nathan Turner R.A.A. North Forsyth HS
7-AAAAAA Jason Dopson Collins Hill HS
8-AAAAAA Mark Kimbro Brookwood HS
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AD Checklist/Reminders For April
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- Begin preparations for budget proposals for next fiscal year.
- Schedule physical exam dates for fall sports athletes
- Handle spring sports rainouts/cancellations and weekly schedules as needed.
- Don't forget National Secretaries Day!
- Set dates for summer gymnasium maintenance.
- Set schedules for teams throughout the summer.
- Send out school sponsored summer camps brochures and information to media.
- Winter sports schedules should be finalized and contracts completed for next year.
- Winter sports inventories should be completed and all equipment stored and secured.
- Review and schedule maintenance on all scoreboards.
- Prepare for spring sports region tournaments to include scheduling, traveling,
- lodging and meals.
- Monthly athletic department meetings.
- Have scheduled end of the year team banquets and prepare to order awards.
- Meet with Athletic Trainer (ATC) to receive monthly injury updates.
- Prepare sites to host region events (if applicable).
- Check for scheduling for officials, umpires and referees.
- Communicate with Region Secretary for area/Region information and updates.
- Check the GHSA website for pertinent information.
This should give you a start in your preparation for the month of April. Good luck!
Jeff Beggs CMAA
GADA Past President
Director of Athletics
Atlanta Public Schools
Click HERE to download the check list.
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Gary Long, CMAA
President
Georgia Athletic Directors Association
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GHSA March 2014 Newsletter
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Featuring Decatur AD and past GADA President Carter Wilson
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 "It is an honor to have served as a contributor to Human Kinetics' NIAAA Guide to Interscholastic Athletic Administration. The goal of this publication is to serve as a comprehensive guide for athletic administrators in Georgia and throughout the country. I am proud to be a member of the GADA and the NIAAA and I hope that this publication will assist others in their service to young people." - Carter Wilson Click HERE to purchase the guide.
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