Active Policy Solutions: Update on Policy, Legislative and Related News
The NIAAA has maintained a lobbyist in Washington to assist with the continued support, collaboration and marketing of education-based athletics among our legislators. We receive periodic updates from these lobbyist on topics that may be applicable to interscholastic athletics and activities programs.
Update on Policy, Legislative and Related News – June 12, 2017
Update on Policy, Legislative and Related News – March 20, 2017
Update on Policy, Legislative and Related News – March 27, 2017
Update on Policy, Legislative and Related News – April 7, 2017
NIAAA “Year in Review”
To view the NIAAA “Year in Review,” click HERE
2017 Spring Webinar Schedule
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2017 Spring Webinar Schedule
We are pleased to announce that the NIAAA will be teaching LTC 501, 502, 504, 506, 508, 625, 701, and 799 via webinar in the spring of 2017. Our webinars offer the opportunity to take courses from the comforts of the office or home and receive the same quality instruction, interaction and networking opportunities as is provided in a classroom setting.
Courses being offered include:
501 March 22 & 29 502 April 4 & 11 504 March 20 & 27 506 April 6 & 13 508 April 3 & 10 625 March 14 & 21 701 April 5 & 12 799 March 23 & 30 Registration opens January 9 and will close February 24. Visit our website for more information or call 317-587-1450.
2016 OIAAA STATE CONFERENCE ANOTHER HUGE SUCCESS
The Columbus Easton Hilton was once again the site for the OIAAA in hosting their annual state conference. This year’s conference was the 60th Ohio conference and was, as has been the case the past five years, another record-setting event. Over 350 Ohio athletic administrators attended this year conference which broke previous attendance marks.
Additionally, the Annual Vendor and Exhibitor Show was a sell-out for the fourth straight year with over 60 vendors sharing information and best practices with our attendees. With over 30 additional vendors on the “waiting list”, the OIAAA will look at ways to expand exhibitor booth spaces for the 2017 conference.
A special thanks goes out the Southeast District of the OIAAA for handling this year’s event. Rick Guimond, Mark Rose and Tony Williams organized and led the SEOIAAA through the administration of the conference which was flawless.
There was a wide range of presentations and keynote speakers during the three days of the conference and feedback from attendees reflect the high-quality of professional development offered during the event.
Make plans NOW to reserve the dates of November 12-14, 2017 for an even greater state conference!
Conference Highlights
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Thank You Vendors!
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2016 Hall of Fame Inductees
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2016 Athletic Directors of the Year
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Years of Service
2016 OIAAA Fall Presentations Powerpoints
Retrun to Learn – A Cooperative Approach Returning to School after a Concussion – Ketting Sports Medicine Center
Emergency Planning and Environmental Safety – Dean Taylor, AT adn Joe Roberts, Lexington High School
Implementing Google Calendar for Event Management– Jim Doyle, Hawken High School
Multi Sport Panel Presentation
Captains Council/Student-Athlete Leadership – Fairfield Athletics/Middletown Athletics
Leading in Today’s Culture – Mike Gallina
Paul R. Powers, CAA, receives NIAAA State Award of Merit
National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association
Indianapolis, IN (November 21, 2016) – Paul R. Powers, CAA, Aurora City Schools, Aurora, Ohio received the 2016 NIAAA State Award of Merit during the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA) state conference on November 14. This annual award is provided by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA), for recognition of meritorious dedication to High School and Middle School Athletics.
Paul is a Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA), and received his degree from Ohio Northern University. He is in his 24th year as an athletic administrator, with the most recent 9 of those at Aurora City Schools. Powers has served as a delegate representing Ohio for the NIAAA Delegate Assembly and is a past president and secretary of the OIAAA. Currently, and since 2009, he has served the Executive Committee of OIAAA.
About the NIAAA: Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the NIAAA is the professional organization for interscholastic athletic administrators. The NIAAA consists of athletic director associations in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the membership includes approximately 10,000 athletic administrators from the U.S., as well as internationally. NIAAA membership provides opportunity for professional development, education, certification, benefits of services, products, recognition, exchange of ideas and promotion of the profession.
NIAAA champions the profession of athletic administration through education opportunities, advocating ethics, developing leaders and fostering community.
FIFTEEN OHIO ATHLETIC DIRECTORS RECEIVE CAA DESIGNATION
Fifteen Ohio interscholastic athletic administrators recently passed the national exam for the Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA) designation from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). The exam was taken as part of the recently completed Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA) Annual State Conference, held in Columbus from November 13-15, 2016
The CAA designation recognizes and incorporates the professional development opportunities provided through the NIAAA’s Leadership Training Institute. Courses within the Leadership Training Institute have been reviewed and certified by AdvancED, which oversees such accreditation organizations as North Central Accreditation and similar education certification providers. AdvancEd has validated that the NIAAA courses and certification process demonstrates the ability to meet and exceed national and international standards of excellence. Accreditation is an affirmation of and gives credibility to all programs administered by the association.
Jon Payne (Reading HS), the OIAAA’s state Certification Chair, commented, “The completion of the CAA process by these athletic directors is a reflection of each recipient’s high professional standards and their commitment to the profession. Ultimately, it is a strong indicator of the type of dedication each recipient has to assure their respective school district and students that education-based athletics is the focus of their efforts.”
OIAAA Executive Director, Bruce Brown added, “There has been a significant increase in the number of Ohio athletic administrators who have sought this advanced designation over the past three years. As such, we continue to seek opportunities to support this professional development by offering more course training sessions and outreach sites to our membership. We are excited about this current generation of Ohio athletic directors who are certainly some of the best and brightest in the country.”
The fifteen Ohio athletic administrators who recently passed their CAA exam were:
Steve Ellison: Cincinnati Woodward HS
Jeff Good: Pickerington North HS
Andrew Hange: Columbus Walnut Ridge HS
Chip Hare: Piqua HS
Harold Howell: Toledo Rogers HS
Bill Hughett: Whitehall HS
Charles Jaco: Perrysburg HS
Phil Kosier: Dayton Northridge HS
Gary Spinell: Strasburg HS
Gavin Spitler: Newton HS
Andrew Stillman: Vermilion HS
Tyler Stillman: Firelands HS
Ryan Walker: Dublin Jerome HS
Nate Weibrauch: Findlay HS
Cobin Wilhelm: Mechanicsburg HS
This recent group of CAA recipients increases the list of Ohio CAA designees to well over 200. For a complete list of Ohio CAA designees, go to http://www.oiaaa.org/ohio-cmaas-and-caas/#caa .
MLB Hall of Famer Winfield calls specialization ‘recipe for burnout’
MLB Hall of Famer Dave Winfield has some advice for youth athletes — play multiple sports.
Winfield, who played the majority of his career with the San Diego Padres and New York Yankees, recently sat down with Athlon Sports to discuss his playing career from college to the pros, where he was a 12-time All-Star. When asked what advice he would offer to young athletes, he took the opportunity to speak out against specialization.
“The evolution of sports and the culture of America now, everybody — from the kids, the families, the schools, all these coaches and trainers — everybody wants to funnel a kid into one sport,” Winfield told Athlon Sports. “I can say that it is a recipe for burning a kid out and maybe not exposing a kid to what they’re going to be best at or good at, because they’ve never tried it. And then if you play one sport, you sometimes overwork the muscles just for that one sport.
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FOUR SELECTED FOR OIAAA “FIRST TIME MEMBER” SCHOLASRSHIPS
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October 7, 2016
To: Area Media and Ohio Athletic Directors
From: Bruce Brown, OIAAA Executive Director
RE: “FinalForms/OIAAA First-Time Member Scholarships”
FOUR SELECTED FOR OIAAA “FIRST TIME MEMBER” SCHOLASRSHIPS
The Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA), in partnership with FinalForms, has announced the selection of four “scholarships” to deserving Ohio athletic administrators. The scholarships will cover the registration for each athletic director to the 2016 OIAAA State Conference (November 13-15 in Columbus) along with covering the fees for their 2016-2017 Dual Membership to OIAAA and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA).
OIAAA Executive Director, Bruce Brown, stated, “We have enjoyed a very positive relationship with FinalForms over the past three years as they have been one of our key conference sponsors. More importantly, our Ohio athletic directors, and their respective school districts, have been supported by the services FinalForms provide in making data gathering and mass communications more efficient among parents, students and schools.”
“Our mission extends beyond our customers”, stated Clay Burnett, President of FinalForms. “We strive to empower athletic directors by helping them increase knowledge, improve offerings and impact their students. By helping these four scholarship recipients attend the OIAAA State Conference and become members of the OIAAA and NIAAA, we are helping make positive changes in these Ohio schools.”
This year’s recipients of the “FinalForms OIAAA Scholarships” are:
- Ben George, Athletic Administrator, Patrick Henry HS
- Chip King, Athletic Administrator, Waynesville HS
- Todd Smith, Assistant Athletic Administrator, Richmond Edison Schools
- Richard Stephens, Athletic Administrator & Assistant Principal, Patriot River Valley HS
For additional information regarding the OIAAA, go to www.oiaaa.org
For additional information regarding FinalForms, go to www.finalforms.com