In accordance with the 2020-24 UIAAA Strategic Plan, the UIAAA is accepting applications for the following position until Friday, January 24th. Applications MUST be submitted electronically via email to utahiaaa@gmail.com.
Assistant LTI and Certification Coordinator
This position shall be appointed by the Board of Directors with duties beginning immediately.
Duties:
1. Shall assist LTI and Professional Development Coordinator with all duties as necessary
2. Shall assist Certification Coordinator with all duties as necessary.
3. Shall oversee the UIAAA Mentor program.
4. Shall serve as a voting member on the UIAAA Executive Board
* Candidate should have completed LTC 501 and LTC 790 to be eligible for position. Candidate should be a Certified Test Administrator (CTA) and must have minimum of CAA certification, CMAA certification preferred.
The Leadership Training Institute State Coordinators are the gatekeepers of the Leadership Training Institute at the state level. These individuals maintain the integrity of the program in each state. The duties and responsibilities of the individuals are the foundation of the local program. The responsibility of each State Coordinator requires time, integrity, leadership and organization.
CLICK HERE to access an application for UIAAA Assistant LTI and Certification Coordinator. Please forward completed applications by Friday, January 24th to utahiaaa@gmail.com.
An Iowa man who was charged with a felony for bringing a firearm onto school grounds lost his appeal after the state Supreme Court decided that a stadium — even one detached from academic facilities — qualifies as school property.
The Des Moines Register reports that James Mathias was putting flyers on parked cars outside the Brady Athletic Complex, a facility owned by Davenport Community Schools in September 2017. Mathias was approached by a police officer on patrol in the area. The officer noticed Mathias was carrying a gun, for which he also had a carry permit. The officer, unsure of whether the athletic complex — located more than a mile from the school — qualified as school grounds, did not arrest Mathias at the time, instead leading him off of the property.
The Register reports that after consulting with the County Attorney, Mathias was charged with a class D felony for bringing a firearm on school grounds. He was later convicted. read more at athleticbusiness.com
According to the CDC, suicide is the second-leading cause of death among teens between the ages of 15 and 19 — and new research suggests that suffering a concussion could put an already vulnerable population further at risk.
New research, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, appears to link concussions with risk factors for suicide completion. The Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Learning Network, which examined the study, reports that among 13,000 U.S. high school students, those who self-reported having had a concussion — about 15 percent of those surveyed — were more likely to report symptoms linked to suicide.
Respondents who reported having a concussion within the past year were more likely to say they felt feelings of depression, or to have had suicidal ideation. They were also more likely to have planned or previous suicide attempts.
read more at athleticbusiness.com
The nonprofit Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) has been making waves in the realm of sport safety since namesake Korey Stringer of the Minnesota Vikings tragically died in August 2001 from exertional heat stroke. At KSI, we have worked with athletes from the professional level down to the youth level, with the goal of making sports safer and preventing sudden deaths. Since the opening of the institute, our mission has been to provide research, education, advocacy and consultation in an attempt to maximize performance, optimize safety and prevent sudden death for the athlete.
Samantha Scarneo, MS, ATC, is director of sport safety at the Korey Stringer Institute at the University of Connecticut.
This can be achieved through evidence-based policy implementation, and in the past six years KSI has been tracking sport safety policies at the high school level. Currently, there is no national governing board that mandates or oversees the implementation of such policies. Instead, each state high school association makes its own policies and governs its member schools. At KSI, we tracked policy requirements in each state for the prevention of sports-related deaths in the following five key areas: Read more…
Watch as Mark Byrd and Ricky Meeks discuss their procedures for evaluating staff members and who participates in those evaluations. Coach Byrd emphasizes how he has taken a mix of different evaluations to create one that is right for his school’s culture and values. See more…
The past year saw the following six Utah ADs obtain Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA) designation from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Administration (NIAAA).
Andrew Blanchard – Copper Hills
Kirk Chambers – Provo
Mark Clinton – Skyridge
Daron Connelly – Alta
Bryan Durst – American Prep
Clark Stringfellow – Bountiful
The Certification Program provides a credential for the athletic administrator to demonstrate professional growth. The attainment may be a requirement, a personal goal, may serve as a practical vehicle for attaining continuing education requirements, or lead to salary enhancements. The process of certification provides systematic professional continuity toward a leadership role while acquiring a strong background of educational preparation.
BENEFITS OF BECOMING CERTIFIED
Professionals seeking certification will:
• Develop a sense of personal and professional satisfaction.
• Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in the profession.
• Provide growth of professional knowledge and expertise.
• Enhance the perception of the profession.
• Increase the potential for employment opportunities
or incentives.
• Participate in a nationally registered program.
As we turn the calendar to the new year, the Coach & Athletic Director team wanted to take a look back at 2019’s most popular articles.
Some of the year’s biggest stories involve sport specialization, angry parents and outrage against referees. Here are this year’s 12 most-read posts: read more at coachad.com
Congratulations to Shad Stevens, Athletic Director at South Summit High School for earning the designation of Certified Master Athletic Administrator (CMAA).
On Tuesday, November 19th Shad had a successful oral presentation of his CMAA project about the Wildcat Club — a community sponsorship program that involves businesses and community members.
The CMAA is the highest level of certification offered by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and indicates continuing education, professional growth and program development in the vocation of interscholastic athletic administration. Certification enhances the ability of the athletic administrator to better serve the school, community and profession.
Well done Shad!