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NYSAAA FALL NEWSLETTER 2007 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE March 14-17, 2007 “Take Action! Get Results.” ALSO INCLUDED INSIDE: State and National News Updates Athletic Event Security: How to Avoid a “Basketbrawl” Impact Concussion Management Program L e a din g th e W a y fo r 2 6 Ye a rs • 19 81- 2 0 0 7 • “Th e B e st is Ye t to C o m e ” L e a din g th e W a y fo r 2 6 Ye a rs • 19 81- 2 0 0 7 • “Th e B e st is Ye t to C o m e ” NEW YORK STATE ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. 2007-08 DIRECTORY Office: 119 Pleasant View Drive, Lake Luzerne, NY 12846 Phone: 518-654-9663 Fax: 518-654-6918 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nysaaa.org Office/Staff: Executive Committee: Ex-Officio: Executive Director: Alan Mallanda, CMAA President: Bill Bryant NYSPHSAA: Nina Van Erk, CAA Recording Secretary: Chris Rozek President Elect: Wayne Bertrand, CAA State Education Dep,t.: Trish Kocialski Membership: Chris Rozek (607-762-8148) Vice-President: Harold Fried, CAA Council of Administrators: Mike Salatel Conference Registration: Chris Rozek Past President: Ken Garry, CAA Conference Exhibits: Secretary: Roger Brown, CMAA State Coordinators: Larry Gillooley, CAA (518-382-2511) Treasurer: Dennis Fries, CAA Conference Planning: Al Brunetti Newsletter Editor: Alan Mallanda, CMAA NIAAA Liaison: Dave Martens Leadership Training: Don Webster, CAA Chapter Representatives: Committee Chairs: Chapter 1: Rich Beckley Awards: David Herman, CAA (Ass’t. Scott Sugar, CAA) Chapter 2: Scott Stuart Membership: Todd Heimer, CMAA Chapter 3: Todd Nelson Prof. Development: David Garbarino Chapter 4: John Goodson Resolutions: Jamie Harter, RAA Chapter 5: Mike Giruzzi Certification: Patrick Pizzarelli, CAA Chapter 6: Brett Banker Publications: Amber Wilcox, CAA Chapter 7: Cathy Phillips Leadership Training: Don Webster, CAA (Ass’t: Stephen Young, CAA) Chapter 8: Igor Bishko Chapter 9: Bob Siracuse Alan Mallanda, Editor Chapter 10: Eileen Kilcullen, CAA NYSAAA is published three times a year by the New York State Athletic Chapter 11: Kevin O’Reilly, CAA Administrators’ Association, Inc. for its membership. For more information, write C.H.S.A.A.: Don Scarola NYSAAA, 119 Pleasant View Drive, Lake Luzerne, NY 12846 2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S NOTEPAD Alan Mallanda Welcome Back!! - All of us with the NYSAAA want to Congratulations to Ken Garry for an outstanding year as Pres- welcome you all back to another school year. We hope you are ident of the NYSAAA. Ken will be acting as Past President for all refreshed and relaxed from the summer months. We want one more year on the Executive Committee, but rumor has it to wish you the best in all you do this year and hope you will that he will be retiring this year from Monticello. We wish Ken call on us for anything you might need in the way of profes- the best in his future and I want to thank him personally for sional development and helping you become more effective as all his help and support throughout this past year. a leader within your school and community. The 25th Anniversary Conference was certainly a conference Congratulations to the conference planning team of Janet to remember. Many Past Presidents and special guests from the Carey, Dave Coates, Harold Fried, CAA, Adam Kless, John last 25 years were able to attend. Special commemorative gifts Landro, Chris Mayo, Jim Osborne, Bob Siracuse, CAA, Toni were given at the conference to all who attended. A special Woody and Ken Garry, CAA (President) for putting together a Commemorative Issue of the NYSAAA Newsletter was most impressive and outstanding 25th Anniversary Conference produced for the conference (copies still available from this last March. Thanks for all you did to make it a total success. office), and a very special awards banquet was highlighted by a commemorative DVD which is now available to anyone Congratulations to the newly elected officers of the Executive who would like one sent to them (free). It’s a walk down Committee announced at the Annual Meeting of the memory lane over the past 25 years of building this NYSAAA in March. Vice President elected by the board is association. Thanks to everyone who made this a very special Harold Fried, CAA from Chapter 9. Re-elected to another two conference, one that will be long remembered. Remember, year term as Secretary was Roger Brown of Chapter 4. “the best is yet to come.” Board Action At its Representative Board meeting in January, Reminder to all Chapter Reps are asked to submit names to the Representative Board of the NYSAAA unanimously Vice President, Wayne Bertrand, CAA of persons from each approved a motion that authorizes Executive Director, Alan chapter who will serve on various state committees, but Mallanda, to sign a new contract with the Saratoga Hotel & especially the newly formed Certification and Leadership Conference Center that extends the NYSAAA Annual Training Committees. Conference to be held there through the year 2011. A special thanks again to all our very special conference New Partnerships Announced The association has entered into volunteers. Without their help we could not have the great two new partnerships beginning in January 2007. NYSAAA, conferences that we have. They are: Karen & Bob Goldberg, Inc. and MaxPreps, Inc. have signed a three year contract as a Jeannie & Chuck Goehring, Judy Grastorf, Heather Mallanda corporate partner. MaxPreps, Inc. will be and Denise Herman. Thanks for all your help!! contributing $5,000 each year to the NYSAAA for the next three years. MaxPreps is a free stat management program, for high school student athletes, teams and leagues. It takes raw data submitted by coaches and calculates the totals and HAVE averages for the teams and each player on the roster. It allows you to report game summaries and stats to the news media, A along with schedules, scores, photos, rankings, stories and video highlights. MaxPreps brings high school sports all under one roof. Every team, every game, every player, and it’s free. GREAT For more information visit www.maxpreps.com. Coaches are encouraged to check it out and support this new and exciting FALL program. Athletic Administrators are encouraged to get their coaches involved and participating. SEASON. 3 N.I.A.A.A. NEWS ! Nashville, TN to host the 38th ! NIAAA Student Athlete Scholarship National H.S. Directors of Athletics Program Conference A new student athlete scholarship program has been rolled out by the NIAAA, to be awarded next December at the na- Music City, Nashville, Tennessee will play host to the 38th tional conference for the first time. One male and one female NFHS/NIAAA annual conference December 14-18, 2007. scholarship of $2,000 each will be awarded each year. Stu- The Opryland Hotel will serve as the host. Conference regis- dents nominated within their state association, then move on tration as well as hotel information may be found on the within Section I (northeast states) where the winners will re- NFHS and NIAAA websites in the near future. ceive a $1,000 scholarship and move onto the national. The (www.nfhs.org or www.niaaa.org ). NYSAAA has approved a $500 scholarship at the state level. This year’s winners for New York are: Kristin Marie Jung of ! Future NFHS/NIAAA Conference Chester Academy, Chester, NY and John Mackintosh of Dates/Sites: Peru Central High School, Peru, NY. In addition, John Mackintosh has been selected by Section I of the NIAAA to 2007 – Nashville, TN (Dec. 14-18) represent the section at the national level and his name has 2009 – Dallas, TX (Dec. 12-15) been submitted to the NIAAA selection committee. Each of 2008 – San Diego, CA (Dec. 13-16 the New York winners will receive a $500 scholarship from 2010 – Orlando, FL (Dec. 11-14) NYSAAA. In addition, John will be awarded a $1,000 schol- arship as Section I finalist from the NIAAA. ! Fourth Summer Institute on Cape Cod Another Success ! An Anti-Hazing DVD, sponsored by the The fourth Summer Institute was held July 22-25, 2007 at NIAAA entitled “Dying to Belong” is now available for pur- the Ocean Edge Resort in Brewster, MA on Cape Cod. Fif- chase and use in schools throughout the country. The teen Leadership Training Courses were offered by nationally NIAAA and Alegro Media have developed this three part ed- recognized instructors in addition to the CAA exam being ucational DVD for Athletic & Activities Directors, Coaches, given. New York Athletic Administrators were the largest Teachers, Students and Parents. Copies of this invaluable ed- group in attendance. The Ocean’s Edge Resort, one of the ucational tool are available for purchase from the NYSAAA finest properties on the Cape, will once again be host to the office @ $30.00 each (incl. shipping) or may be ordered di- fifth summer institute again in 2008 with special rates of- rectly from Allegro Media, 1651 Washington Street, Kansas fered for the institute attendees during the conference and City, MO 64108 at $24.95 plus $5.00 shipping/handling for those who wish to extend their stay. For more informa- (www.allegromediakc.com) . This is a must see in every tion visit the Section I Website at www.section1niaaa.org school district with all student/parent groups. ! Leadership Training Updates ! National Survey Completed Effective January 2007, all courses will be using a newly de- Figures from a recent survey of high school athletic directors signed numbering system. Courses will be broken into three conducted by the NIAAA provide new information regard- categories: 500 series courses will be considered “Founda- ing high school athletics participation and sports program tion Courses”; 600 series courses are considered “Opera- funding.