2012 UIAAA CONFERENCE Saturday, April 28 St. George, Utah
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2012 UIAAA CONFERENCE Saturday, April 28St. George, Utah
Rob Cuff, CAAExecutive
DirectorUHSAA
TeamworkEssential to Success!• Common Purpose• Common Goals• Cooperative Effort
You Are Us & We Are You!
“The NFHS and its membership believe that interscholastic sports and fine arts activities promote citizenship and sportsmanship. They instill a sense of pride in community, teach lifelong lessons of teamwork and self-discipline and facilitate the physical and emotional development of our nation’s youth.”
The Case for High School Activities…
Educate & Inspire Lifelong Values!
TRUE PURPOSE
RESPECT, HONESTY, INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, TEAMWORK
Teach what matters most!
…for a lifetime
For the 20th consecutive year… participation in high school activities increased
7,536,753= Over 50% enrolled in HS, participate in athletics!Over 3.1 million girls & 4.4 million boys participated.
Take Part.Get Set For
Life.
Who participates in high school activities?
Why do students participate in high school
activities?
Surveys show students participate in high school activities “to have fun.”
“High School activities capture it all—the excitement of competition, the thrill of wearing the school colors, learning valuable lessons for a lifetime and…
…the admiration of young kids watchingtheir idols and dreaming of the day they
will play for ‘Coach.’”
Coaches are one of the most influential people in the lives of their athletes. They have the opportunity and the responsibility to teach valuable lessons that can impact the development of a child… for a lifetime.
Coaches can make high school activities inviting,
fun and educational.
www.thefuntheory.com
How Can Administrators Help?I Hire Coaches of Character
I Communicate and Train oftenI Ensure activities are a positive
experienceI Instill the value of good
sportsmanshipI Emphasize the teaching of life
lessons I Lighten the intense pressure to
winI Down play “winning at all costs”
WE are UHSAA!
Together—WE can make a difference!