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The 2025 UIAAA 45th State Athletic Directors Conference
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The Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association is excited to once again bring the State Conference to St. George, Utah. The dates for this year’s conference are April 9-12, 2025. The 45th annual conference will host over 340 athletic administrators, spouses, guests and exhibitors. All Athletic Directors, Principals, Assistant Principals, and Athletic Administrators with responsibilities for athletics and activities are invited and encouraged to attend. The UIAAA is also offering LTC 502, LTC 508, LTC 635, LTC 705 and LTC 721 before the beginning of the conference.
This year’s conference will be paperless. The QR code on your name badge will be your ticket to the luncheon and dinner as well as the conference gift. Voting will also be online for the UIAAA President Elect. The documents normally in your registration packet will be emailed to each attendee by noon on April 1, 2025. There will be limited hard copies of the Agenda and the Luncheon and Dinner programs.
****ALL the Following information is to be update for the 2025 Conference****
Conference Site – The conference will be held at the Best Western Plus Abbey Inn, 1129 South Bluff St., St. George, Utah, 84770. The Abbey has one of the largest convention areas in St. George. Rates -TBA for one, two, three or four persons. Reservations may be requested and confirmed by phoning (1-435-652-1234), writing, or faxing (1-435-652-5950) any clerk. To receive these rates, you must mention that you are a member of the UIAAA. Reservations must be made by March 6, 2024 to guarantee the rate. The hotel may sell out before that time so make your reservations early. The Best Western Coral Hills may accept overflow reservations.
Program Highlights – The UIAAA and its Athletic Directors Executive Committee are pleased to present an outstanding cast of featured speakers this year, along with a wide variety of workshop topics. The keynote speaker for Friday evening will be Blake Moore, Utah Congressman 1st Congressional District. LTI Courses 638 and 704 will be offered in Utah for the first time. The Thursday lineup will include: LTI courses Thursday morning from 8am-12pm, then the Vendor show from 1:30-5:30 pm. There will be a big screen TV given away in the Vendor Hall @ 5:25pm on Thursday. There will be three drawing times, 3:15pm, 4:15pm and 5:15pm. This year the “Talking and Trading – Key Issues Discussion” for large schools and small schools will be held Friday morning for those of you that are not participating in the healthy lifestyles’ activities, Golf Tournament or Pickle Ball. Also continued from the success of last year, a separate question answer time with the UHSAA staff will be held Friday morning. Attendees will not want to miss the Conference Luncheon on Saturday, April 20, when the UIAAA will honor five deserving individuals with awards. The various workshop topics are listed under the tentative conference agenda found on the UIAAA website.
Six Leadership Training Courses will be offered on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning before the official beginning of the conference. The cost for each course is $93, the lowest cost for an LTI course at the conference in 15 years. Because of the UIAAA Business Partners support, the UIAAA has lowered the cost of LTI courses at the conference. Below is a list of the courses offered. (This is the first time LTC 638 and 704 will be offered in Utah.)
LTC 504 Athletic Administration: Legal Issues I (Liability for Sports Injuries & Risk Management) This is a separate leadership class and is not part of the regular conference. This course provides in-depth coverage of the legal standards governing liability for sports injuries, including the duties imposed by courts and legislatures on athletics administrators, coaches, athletic trainers, and other athletics personnel related to safeguarding the health and well-being of student-athletes and other persons in school sports environments. Strategies are provided for developing, implementing, and documenting an effective risk management program for interscholastic athletics. Required for: CAA, RMSAA, CIAA and CMAA certification
LTC 506 Athletic Administration: Legal Issues II (Title IX & Sexual Harassment) This is a separate leadership class and is not part of the regular conference. This course provides in-depth coverage of the legal standards regarding Title IX compliance and gender equity assurance for interscholastic athletics programs. This includes the methodology for a school to perform a Title IX self-audit in order to proactively identify problem areas and necessary corrective actions to satisfy all applicable Title IX legal mandates. This course offers extensive coverage of the legal standards governing sexual harassment and sexual violence in school sports programs and strategies for developing, implementing, and documenting an effective anti-sexual harassment policy. Required for: CAA and CMAA certification
LTC 511 Athletic Administration: Concepts and Strategies for Interscholastic Budgeting and Finance Using Excel Spreadsheets This is a separate leadership class and is not part of the regular conference. This course of study provides an overview of accepted management practices and strategies. Included are budget models, timelines, documentation practices and suggested strategies for long range planning. A major component of this course will be budget management using spreadsheets. It is highly recommended that attendees bring a laptop with a current operating system and spreadsheet software capabilities.
LTC 790 Athletic Administration: Technology II – Advanced Computer Application Skills This is a separate leadership class and is not part of the regular conference. Since its inception, the integrity of the NIAAA LTI program has been maintained through the consistent and accurate delivery of course curricula. LTC 790 ensures the consistent and accurate delivery of all LTI courses by first providing instructors with an awareness of the expectations that are placed upon them as course instructors, and then by providing instructors with the appropriate instructional strategies, methods, and techniques necessary to properly deliver the courses to administrators. Current LTI National Faculty Instructors guide potential LTI instructors through a series of exercises and interactions that demonstrate best practices for the successful teaching all LTI courses. To become an LTI instructor, individuals must complete LTC 501, LTC 790 and the course the individual will be instructing. Required for: LTI instructors
LTC 638 Athletic Administration: Creating an Awareness of Diverse Groups within Athletic Programs This is a separate leadership class and is not part of the regular conference. This course will provide insight and understanding of the diverse groups within the athletic program. Specifically, this course will assist the athletic administrator in areas of awareness regarding sexual orientation, gender, religion, socioeconomics, racial dynamics and ageism. Those who complete this course will have a better understanding of how to create a safer and more welcoming environment for all athletic program stakeholders. Examples will include western, eastern, and alternative practices. Demonstrations, activities, videos, and group interactions will be supplemented by sharing of individual experiences.
LTC 704 Athletic Administration: Recruit/Hire, Mentor and Retain Coaches This is a separate leadership class and is not part of the regular conference. This course will cover numerous ways to actively recruit, mentor and retain high quality coaches and activity sponsors within your organization. Topics that will be covered include: Best hiring practices for coaches and sponsors, identification of female and minority candidates, faculty vs. non-faculty coaches, challenges with/of parent coaches, strategies to grow coaches, retention strategies. The youth sports industry has changed expectations and realities of being a coach across the United States. This unrealistic expectation of scholarships and the win at all cost emphasis has resulted in the necessity for schools and athletic administrators to develop innovative strategies of recruitment, mentoring and retention of coaches for education-based athletics.
Program Format and CHANGES for this Year’s Conference – The UIAAA is continuing the capability to pay for your conference registration online with a credit card, as an option. As has been the process since 1980, your registration may also be paid for by check. Registration online (no paper) has been the process since 2013. The 2024 conference registration will be handled electronically online, and registration is complete when a check paying for your registration is received by the UIAAA or you choose the credit card method. The registration link is:
https://uiaaa.finalforms-amp.com/members/
You must login to your UIAAA Amp account and then click events.
The cost of the conference is $117. This year’s registration cost is lower than the registration in 2009. The UIAAA thanks its Gold Business Partners whose generous financial support allows us to lower the conference registration for all UIAAA members who attend. As has been the case for the last 21 years, you must be a UIAAA member to attend the conference. Late Registration, (registration after February 28, 2024) is $147. Additional discounts for registration are available for those athletic administrators who have earned their RAA, CAA or CMAA designations. The additional discounts are: $10 discount for RAA, $15 for CAA and $25 for CMAA. The reality is that if an athletic administrator has any level of certification, the registration cost will be the lowest it has been since before the conference moved to St. George in 1998!
The UIAAA is excited to again host the conference at the Best Western Plus Abbey Inn. Once you register on-line, you will receive an immediate confirmation document. The first general session will begin this year @ 5:20 P.M. on Friday, April 19, 2024 at the Abbey Inn.
Due to the number of registrants, conference gifts will be distributed after the banquet on Friday, or on Saturday at the UIAAA registration desk between 10:05 – 10:20 A.M. These are the only time the gifts will be distributed, and you will receive a ticket for your conference gift with your registration materials. You must include your size on the registration form.
In keeping with the last 12 years, the conference evaluations will be gathered on line through google docs. The use of smart phones and tablets/iPads will make this easy to complete at the luncheon. This is the same process that was used successfully in previous years. There will be a drawing for those that fill in their evaluations on-line during the luncheon.
The UIAAA will be offering 6 LTI courses before the conference. Three courses will be offered Wednesday night and 3 additional courses Thursday morning. The Vendor Show will be Thursday afternoon from 1:30-5:30 pm. For the eighth year, the Thursday Vendor show will have a drawing for a big screen TV Thursday.
This year the UIAAA will continue the successful Ice Cream Social and Bag Toss tournament, sponsored by Play On, Friday evening from 7:30 – 9:00 after the banquet at the Abbey Inn. You will be asked on the registration form if you would like to enter the Bag Toss tournament. Brackets will be made before the conference with room for teams to enter at the social. There is no cost!
Conference Registration – As stated previously, conference registration will be handled online this year. Please remember that after February 28, 2024, all costs will increase with late fees.
The conference has nine workshops. LTI courses will be offered Wednesday night and Thursday morning. There will be more time for networking with fellow athletic administrators between sessions. The conference registration fee is $117, (You must be a UIAAA member to attend the conference), along with $93 for LTC Courses, $64 for Golf, $42 for guests. After February 28, 2024 all costs will increase for late registration. The conference fee includes the following:
- Conference gift
- Attendance at 8 workshops
- Attendance at 2 general sessions
- Admission to the Banquet
- Admission to the Luncheon
- Vendor Trade Show and drawing
- $1,000,000 additional liability insurance while performing the duties of an athletic administrator
(an additional $1,000,000 for those who have taken LTI 501 and LTI 504)
- Breakfast if registered at the Abbey Inn
- $2500 term life insurance
- Opportunities to request games wanted through UIAAA-AMP and email network
- State Door Prize Drawing Ticket
- Opportunities to advertise coaches opening through UIAAA-AMP and email network
- Attendee’s name badge
- Opportunity to win 2 big screen TV’s during drawings
- The IAA, a quarterly professional journal written by and for athletic administrators
- Voting privileges at the UIAAA Annual Business Meeting
- Opportunities to serve on national and state committees.
The spouse/guest registration fee includes spouse name badge for the vendor hall, a luncheon ticket, and a banquet ticket.
The UIAAA Board of Directors and the Athletic Directors Executive Committee thank you for your continued membership and support at our State Conference. We look forward to seeing you there.
Lee Gillie, CMAA
UIAAA President