Sports Managment Institute

Join your fellow athletic directors; youth sports coordinators and athletic supervisors from across the state at the 2009 SCRPA Sports Management Institute!  This 1 day professional development program is designed exclusively for athletic staff in South Carolina.  The institute will feature sessions on current issues and events in youth sports, facilitated interactive athletic roundtable’s and a dinner awards ceremony to recognize excellence in SC’s athletic departments. 
(.5 CEU will be offered for certified members upon request.)

Program Schedule

Education Session #1    9:30am – 11:15am

Crowd Control What to do Prior to and after you Call 911

Jim Headley, SCRPA Executive Director; Lexington & Richland County Sheriffs Departments

A look at policies and procedures for your agency to implement.  We will discuss what actions are needed prior to events, during and then afterwards.  Also, what do you do after you call law enforcement?  What are your role and responsibilities?  We will also look at some laws that are on the books that are set out to further protect game management, coaches and officials.

 

Education Session #2.   11:30am – 12:15pm

From Rec ball to the NFL

James ( Jimbo)  H. Howey  a native of Lancaster, SC has been officiating for  34 years. During this time he has officiated on the High School, College and Professional level. While making football his main sport. Howey also officiated basketball, baseball, and softball.   He served as President of the SC High School Football Officials Association and the SC Basketball Officials Association. He was inducted into the SCFOA Hall of Fame in 1999.  Howey worked football and basketball in the South Atlantic Conference and then became a football official in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Then in 1999 he was selected to the officiating staff of The National Football League. He has officiated playoff games ranging from wild card games to conference championships and the Pro Bowl. He has worked as a back judge and field judge and wears jersey number 37.

 

Lunch Provided              12:25pm – 12:55pm

 

Education Session #3             1:00pm - 2:00pm

Avoiding the Parent Trap:  A Discussion on Working with Youth Sport Parents

Bob Barcelona, Youth Development Leadership Program and PRTM Clemson University

Working with youth sports parents is consistently noted as one of the biggest challenges that athletics staff and coaches face.  This presentation will provide a forum for discussing the issues posed by overzealous parents, highlight the positive role that parents can play in the youth sports experience, and provide a set of strategies for maximizing the positive while minimizing the negative.  The importance of developing and enacting a community-wide youth sports philosophy will also be discussed. 

 

Education Session #4    2:00pm – 3:00pm

Partnerships for Addressing Key Issues in Recreation and Athletics

Bob Barcelona, Youth Development Leadership Program and PRTM Clemson University

This discussion will focus on identifying the key issues and concerns facing athletics staff in South Carolina, and will discuss strategies for developing partnerships to address them.  The program will highlight examples of successful university-community partnerships, including service and field-based learning, evaluation, staff and volunteer training, program development, research, needs assessment, and strategic planning, and provide opportunities to discuss new partnership ideas and initiatives.

 

Education Session #5    3:15pm – 4:45pm

In-Basket/In-Box Exercise: The Challenge Of Setting Priorities

Glenn Parker, Director Aiken Parks, Recreation & Tourism

No two days are the same! In this group process we will challenge several of your skills related to decision making, organization and planning, sensitivity to people, and written communications. Throughout the process you will prioritize a number of actions based on the mission of your agency.

 

Networking and Break   5:00 pm – 5:30pm

 

Banquet  &       5:30pm – 7:00pm

Awards Presentation