Athletic Directors in Maryland’s Public and Private Secondary Schools Sponsored by 5 Star, Crown Trophy, Big Teams, Daktronics, NFHS Spring 2010 www.msada-md.org President’s Message The MSADA/DAAD joint conference was very successful. The Maryland and Delaware associations provided multiple professional development opportunities for our members. We offered leadership training classes, workshops, and interactive events over the four day conference. Our 1st Vice President, Derek Maki, did a great job of scheduling the guest speakers. We had national representation from the NIAAA, as Executive Director Bruce Whitehead, gave an interesting presentation about leadership. Dr. Gregory Dale, the noted professor of sports psychology from Duke University, did a wonderful job as our banquet speaker. Floyd Kerr, the athletic director at Morgan State University, gave a thorough description of the inner workings of the NCAA at our Sunday morning breakfast. We had five workshops during the conference. The workshops were well attended by our members. I want to thank all of the speakers, presiders, and panelists for their contributions. The practical knowledge they shared with us is extremely valuable. In This Issue I want to thank Matt O’Hare for his sensational performance as our Master of Ceremonies at the banquet. I also want to thank Lee Dove, our Page 2 Historian, for the outstanding job he did with the awards presentation. Upcoming Dates And it is terrific to have Jill Myers involved with the MSADA again, as Page 3 our Retired ADs’ Representative. Athletic Director of the Year Page 8-9 Our 2nd Vice President, Jeff Rose, did an outstanding job of organizing NIAAA/MSADA Awards the vendors. We had 68 vendors. This is amazing when one considers Page 10 how tough the economy has been over the past few years. We greatly Prize Winners appreciate all of the vendors for their contributions to our conference. Page 11 In addition, we would like you to consider our vendors when ordering 7th Annual Summer Institute uniforms, equipment and/or planning a new facility or renovating an Page 14 existing one. New and Aspiring AD Workshop LTC 502 Page 15 We offered seven Leadership Training Courses (LTC’s) and the NIAAA News Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA) exam at the conference. The Page 16 LTC’s covered various professional skills and issues. I want to thank Upcoming LTC and CAA Exams our LTC Coordinators Ron Belinko and Dave Anderson for making the arrangements with the classes. A special thank you goes out to Joe Page 17 Sargent and Marcia Nissel who administered the CAA exam and also Crab Talk! taught LTC classes. And to Michael Duffy who taught an LTC class and Page 19 presented a workshop. Executive Council Insert Pages Membership Form (continued...) Maryland State Athletic Directors Association 2 It is difficult to quantify how much time and effort goes into planning and running a state conference. It takes a In Memoriam lot of hard work by many people to produce a big event On February 3, Joe Nicewarner, a former MSADA like this one. I greatly appreciate all of the efforts of the president, passed away at Stella Maris Hospice in workers, speakers, presiders, vendors, and members Towson, Maryland. who participated in our conference. Joe was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia in 1943. He I want to specifically thank Carol Satterwhite for all that graduated from Annapolis High School in 1961. He she does for us as our Executive Director. We could not earned His Bachelor of Science degree from Frostburg operate without Carol’s ongoing contributions to our State College and his Master’s degree from the Association. I also want to thank Karl Heimbach for his University of Maryland. year round work with our various programs and the website. And another special thank you to David Hoch He began his teaching career as a social studies teacher for his tireless efforts in promoting the benefits of the in a junior high school, before transferring to Suitland NIAAA, MSADA, LTC classes, and the Maryland State High School to teach physical education and coach Coaches Association. football. In 1978, Joe was hired as a physical education teacher, the head football coach and the athletic To all of you, thank you for your help in making the director at the new Leonardtown High School in St. MSADA a great organization. I give you my best wishes Mary’s County. as we finish up the school year. In 1988, Joe became the Assistant Supervisor of Jim Tapley, CAA Pupil Transportation for the public schools in St. Mary’s County. In 1989, he became the Supervisor of Transportation and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1997. He served as a consultant to the Howard County Public School System’s Transportation Upcoming Dates Department through 2008. 2010 July 19 7th Summer Institute Joe was instrumental in the success of the MSADA Springbrook High School during the 1980’s. Joe was the District 4 Representative Silver Spring, MD from 1980-82. In 1982, he was elected Vice President July 22 6th New and Aspiring AD’s Workshop and from 1984 to 1986, he served as President of Archbishop Spalding High School the MSADA. In 1981, Joe presented a workshop on Severn, MD Communications at the annual conference. In 1988, December 15-19 National Athletic Directors Joe was chosen as the District 4 Athletic Director of the Conference Marriott World Center Year. In addition, in 1988, Joe was named the MSADA Orlando, FL Athletic Director of the Year. 2011 April 14-16 MSADA Annual Conference Joe is survived by his wife of 41 years, Jodi; a daughter, Princess Royale Hotel son-in-law and two grandchildren. Ocean City, MD December 9-13 National Athletic Directors Conference Convention Center Indianapolis, IN 2012 April 26-28 MSADA Annual Conference Princess Royale Hotel Ocean City, MD December 14-18 National Athletic Directors Conference Convention Center San Antonio, TX Maryland State Athletic Directors Association 3 Maryland State Athletic Director of the Year David Anderson, Henry E. Lackey High School You would expect the State Athletic Director of the Year to bring a sense of polish and experience to the table. You would expect a list of accomplishments and successes. You would even expect a lengthy tenure as an athletic director in order to tell the story. As you might expect, this year’s winner meets all of the above criteria. David Anderson has done and seen it all. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree and a Masters of Arts degree both from Appalachian State. Over the course of his 40 years in education Dave run the gambit as District Representative, 2nd VP, has taught physical education and health for 30 1st VP and President. A member of the Executive years. He has also been an athletic director for 29 of Council for 15 plus years, Dave is always dependable, those years. Along with being an athletic director, available, and has been a major contributor to the Dave has found the time to coach soccer for 30 success of the MSADA as a professional organization. years and boys basketball for 10 years. He worked tirelessly at Lackey as the lead person during the According to Dave’s colleagues, “Dave Anderson’s school renovation projects for Athletics and Physical outstanding qualities as a professional are Education and also served on the swimming pool cooperativeness, devotion to assigned tasks, addition committee. self confidence, assertiveness, dependability, trustworthiness, loyalty, and creativity. His As a member of the Southern Maryland Athletic leadership and service to his school are of the highest Conference, Dave Anderson has served as president standard.” of the conference once, 38 years as soccer chairperson and 7 years as the swim chair (he was, also, on the committee that started swimming in Congratulations, Dave! Southern Maryland). He assisted in the effort to start lacrosse in 2009. Dave was selected as SMAC Coach of the Year in Soccer. In 1997 and 2004, District 4 chose Dave as District Athletic Director of the Year. Dave is an active MSADA and NIAAA member. He has been an LTP instructor for the NIAAA for over 10 years and is one of Maryland’s LTC State Coordinators. Having earned his CAA designation 14 years ago, Dave has been a national CAA test administrator for the past 10 years. A staple on the MSADA Executive Council, Dave has Maryland State Athletic Directors Association 4 Don’t Be Deceived • One “Want-to-be Coaching Association” promotes a coaching certificate based upon one A few months ago, all National Interscholastic Athletic 2-hour course. In the NFHS Coaching Certification Administrators Association members got an e-mail from program, which incorporates all national guidelines, it Bruce Whitehead, Executive Director. In this memo, Mr. features a Fundamentals, First-Aid and sport-specific Whitehead shared information concerning a national courses. There is absolutely no comparison. coaching association which was trying to drum up membership and featuring their coaching certification. And make no mistake, the future and obvious next step for all of our coaches involves national coaching This caution should be taken seriously. The Maryland certification. In Maryland, we already have 18 coaches State Coaches Association has a dual membership who have earned their NFHS Level I Certification. For arrangement with the National Federation of High School more information, you should go to www.nfhslearn.com. Associations’ Coaches Association. While there are other coaching associations out there, this is the one that your Now is the time to get the message out to your coaches coaches should join!!! to join (or renew their membership) the MSCA! The membership year runs from August 1st through July If you have taken Leadership Training Course 501, you may 31st regardless of when they join.