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!