Hudsonville Leadership Conference

Date: Sunday, September 9

Time: Male Athletes 1:00-2:30 Female Athletes 3:00-4:30

Where: High School Auditorium

Guest Speakers:Jay Smith Assistant Menʼs Basketball Coach Detroit Mercy Head Coach Central Michigan University Head Coach Grand Valley State University Assistant Coach Ray McCallum Jr Point guard, University of Detroit Mercy basketball 2011-2012 Player of the Year in the Horizon League McDonalds High School All American

Heidi Smith, Olivia Holwerda, Jamie Smith Athletes in Action

Format:

As a former coach for both girls and boys teams I have witnessed the different issues that come up during the course of a season. For this leadership conference, I am separating the two groups so we can take a closer look into the specific concerns girls deal with and the problems that boyʼs deal with when it comes to being a part of team. Topics that will be discussed are:

1. What does leadership mean on your team? 2. How do you lead when you are not a captain? 3. How to make good decisions when everyone around you is not? 4. What can you do to make an impact in your school? 5. What does leaving a legacy mean to you?

Emphasis:

One of my goals as the athletic director here at Hudsonville is to help assist in the development of positive leaders that will have an impact on our school. My hope is that these leadership traits will also have an impact as our student athletes enter the next phase in their life whether it would be in the workforce or their role as a husband, father, wife and mother. If you are an athlete or if you just want to learn more about being a leader please take the time to be a part of this special event.