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As we begin the fall season, I hope your short summer included quality time with your family. As we get caught up in the day to day grind of our profes-sion all too often our families are taken for granted. There is nothing more im-portant than the time spent with your wife, children or grand children. Those moments can never be recaptured.

This has been a busy summer for PSADA. Bob Bucka-navage announced his retirement from the Executive Direc-tor position with PSADA effective June 30, 2015 after twenty five years of service. There comes a time in every person’s life when you reach the fork in the road. After speaking with Bob, he wants to spend more time with his family as his grandchildren get older. He leaves behind an organization that is in the fore front nationally.

One of Bob’s best accomplishments is the establish-ment of the PSADA Foundation. The foundation will be a legacy that will continue to provide scholarships to Penn-sylvania student athletes for many years into the future. Our goal of reaching $250,000 in the foundation has been obtained this past year. The foundation account currently has $250,282. Beginning in 1997, over $69,000 has been awarded to 177 student athletes from the PSADA Founda-tion. This was accomplished by the hard work of many but under the leadership and guidance of Bob.

Through Bob’s effort our organization has benefitted annually with over $100,000 in cash or in kind services pro-vided by our corporate sponsors

Bob will leave our organization on solid ground. Being the consummate professional that he is, he will participate in the development of a succession plan and ensure a smooth transition with a new Executive Director. Best wishes in the future my friend.

This past July, your Executive Council was working on a new five year strategic plan for our organization. One of our new goals is to increase communication with our member-

president’s messageBy Tim Honeywell, CMAA, Stroudsburg High School

ship. Our membership data base is being updated. Look for a new website to be unveiled in early September. Coaching Education will remain a priority as 2016 approaches.

A new golf tournament was added this year, the North-east Open. It was hosted by Kristen Black who did an excel-lent job. Jack Fullen and Jon Vallina continue their tradi-tion in the West, along with Gerry Schwille in the East. The tournaments these individuals organize and host continue to provide money for our scholarship fund. Thank you to these individuals and all who support our scholarship fund by playing in these tournaments.

In October we will begin finalizing the plans for our 48th Annual Conference to be held in Hershey. We will continue to offer Leadership Training courses, along with several work-shops on current topics. Look for our Exhibit Hall Social and PSADA Foundation Raffle to continue and expand. Please consider joining our organization and attending the confer-ence.

As you go about your roles as Athletic Director’s at your respective schools, please remember that your work behind the scenes may go unnoticed but it is important to those that matter most – your students. We are not in the business of athletics; we are in the business of student athletes. I am proud to be one of you, a Pennsylvania Athletic Director. Good luck in the coming year to all your teams.

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2014

Inside This Issue#2 PSADA Executive Council#3 Buckanavage Announces Retirement#6 Managing Social Media#9 2014 PSADA Awards Criteria#10 Membership Report#13 Who’s Who on the Executive Council#18 Student-Athlete Scholarship Winners


PSADA Executive Board 2014-2015

psADAExecutive Council2014-2015

TIM WALTER, CAA

President-ElectDirector of Athletics

Bradford Area High SchoolBradford, PA

TIM HONEyWELL, CMAA

PresidentDirector of Athletics

Strondsburg High SchoolStrondsburg, PA

JEFF BATzEL, CAA

Recording SecretaryDirector of Athletics

Northern Bedford High SchoolLoysburg, PA

Holly Farnese, CMAA ..................Upper Darby

Greg Pinelli, CMAA .............................. Bristol

Mickey McDaniel ........................Spring-Ford

Fred Barletta, RAA ............................Hazleton

Al Holtzer, CAA ......................Delaware Valley

Chuck Abbott, CAA ............... Susquehannock

Mike Craig, CAA ............... Cumberland Valley

Paul Lantz ....................................... Towanda

Curt Chilson, CAA ................................Muncy

Paul Leonard, CAA .............................. Shade

Brian Koontz ...................................... Everett

Cullen Stokes ...................................... United

Joe Gironda, CAA .........................Forest Hills

Jack Fullen, CMAA .......................Blackhawk

Ron Ledbetter, CAA ...................... South Side

Michael Gavlik, CAA ...................... Pittsburgh

Tom Wagner, CAA .......................... Karns City

Pete Grecco, RAA ...........................Brockway

Joe Nagle, CAA ........................ Northwestern

Dennis Ramella, CMAA ................... Emmaus

Kristin Black, RAA ................... Panther Valley

Joe Parisi, CAA ..................... LaSalle College

Robert Miller, CAA ......................... Overbrook

Dr. Justin Wartella ...................Lock Haven U.

Jon Vallina, CAA

Dave Eavenson, CAA

Charles Nesbitt

Neil Matz, ATC

JIM COME, CAA

Western RepresentativeTitusville High School

Titusville, PA

ROBERT BUCKANAVAGE

Executive Directoryardley, PA

GERRy SCHWILLE, CMAA

Past PresidentDirector of Athletics

Northern york High SchoolDillsburg, PA


PSADA Executive Director Bob Buckanavage announced his plans to retire during the July 14, 15, 2014 Executive Board and Council meet-ings in Mt. Pocono, PA. Bob’s retire-ment will be effective June 30, 2015.

The PSADA Executive Board and Council approved that all past-presidents who are active on the executive council will comprise the search/selec-tion committee. The timeline consists of an application deadline of August 25, 2014, interviews in September and a recommendation of a candidate to the board and council at the October 4th meeting in Hershey, PA.

Bob became a member of the PSADA Executive Council during the 1980-81 school year representing District 1 while serving as the athletic director of the Pennsbury School District. In 1982-83, he was elected as the 2nd Vice-President of the organization, and col-

buckanavage Announces retirementlaborated with the late Dr. Ray Bernabei to publish the first PSADA Newsletter in September of 1982.

During the 1986-87 school year, Bob became the President of the Association. It was during his term as president that PSADA partnered with the PIAA and the Principles Association to develop a joint publication of the monograph, “Director of Athletics: An Emerging Pole.”

In 1989, the Executive Council approved the appoint-ment of Bob as the first PSADA Executive Director. Fast forward to July 2014 and Bob has completed 25 years serving in the leadership role as Executive Director.

In announcing his retirement, Bob stated that it has been an honor and privilege to serve the PSADA and feels that it’s time for a change in leadership of the or-ganization. And, after 51 years of work, Bob’s ready to spend more time with his family, enjoy golfing, garden-ing, travel and hopefully relax a bit more.

Articles, illustrations and photographs should be accompanied by addressed envelopes and return postage.They will be carefully considered for publication in future newsletters.

Please submit articles to the above editorial address.

PSADA SEPTEMBER 2014newsletterEditor – Robert Buckanavage | Printed By - Five Star SportsThe PSADA newsletter, an official publication of the Pennsylvania StateAthletic Director’s Association, is published three times a year.

Editorial Office:PSADA Newsletter Editor, 1061 Independence Drive | yardley, PA 19067Phone: 215-493-8547 | Fax: 215-321-9403 | [email protected] | www.psada.org

Membership Chairman:Kristin Black, RAA | 570-645-4207 | [email protected]


The consensus on the InfraScanner is that it fits seamlessly into current concussion management pro-grams to address two secondary impacts of a concus-sion: brain bleeding and excess radiation from the over-use of CT scans.

Granted brain bleeds are not common, but 8 high school football players died just last season. The main concern is overuse of head CT scans. The new American Academy of Neurology guidelines states in no uncer-tain terms “CT imaging should not be used to diagnose sport-related concussion.” A 2012 study reported in the British medical journal found that children and young adults scanned multiple times by CT have an increased risk of leukemia and brain tumors in the decade follow-ing their first scan.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are using the InfraScan-ner for a third year in a row. This year the InfraScan-ner will be used on every player suspected of having a concussion. The previous two years team neurosurgeon Dr. Joseph Maroon used the InfraScanner with players at games and to return them to play after sustaining a concussion.

PSADA has endorsed the InfraScanner saying “PSA-DA would like to see every member school district in Pennsylvania use this technology as part of their con-cussion management model to provide an additional layer of protection for student athletes and bring piece of mind to the trainers, coaches, athletes and parents.”

The hurdle for many schools are budget constraints. MedLogic is committed to helping every school and has developed several programs to help with the cost, and keep in mind; this is a medical device that can be used throughout the district for the entire student body; gym class, playground and icy parking lots! Payment does not have to be entirely from the athletic budget.

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Everyone, regardless of age or social connections, is or can be af-fected by the tidal wave of today’s social media phenomena. Think about the following real-world scenarios.

• A fan of a popular singer posts he is looking forward to an upcom-ing concert and would love to get a

picture with the star. After the concert, the singer tweets instructions to head over to security for a back stage pass. The fan and a handful of others are escorted to the bus where they hang out with the singer before the bus drives off to the next city.

• A dynamic 16 year-old leader loses her life in an auto accident. One of her leadership missions was to gather and donate 1,000 books for an inner city school. After her untimely death, a small group of friends keep her dream alive by posting and tweeting that the book drive will continue. Community members—even those with no connection to the young woman, multiplied the effort by retweeting, sharing the story on Facebook, and linking the mission to their social media “networks.” The drop-off site didn’t receive 1,000 books. Instead, 4,750 books were donated! Even today, the drive continues with all new books going to the Dominican Republic.

• A sharp 11th grade student athlete—known as funny, outgoing, and drug and alcohol free, is at a party where students are drinking. Someone asks him to hand them a beer from the cooler. He sets down the soda down he is drinking and grabs the beer. At that moment, someone snaps a photo of him with their phone, which is then posted online and is forwarded to the athletic director. Although the student didn’t consume any al-cohol, the athletic director makes the difficult decision to suspend the student. The school policy states that anyone suspended for a drinking violation is not eligible to be a team captain. The young man not only sits out 25% of the athletic season, but he is no longer eligible to become a team captain even though he was destined to be one his senior year.

• A group of boys talk an 8th grade girl into taking pictures of another girl while she is changing for PE in

exchange for $5. She takes the photos and texts them to the boys, who immediately forward the pictures to all their contacts. Within two hours, all parties have been rounded up by the police liaison and school administration and are informed the photos could be considered pornography. The painstaking process of removing the photos from hundreds phones begins. Eventually, all infected phones are cleaned up, and after the punishment is handed out, life moves on—sort of. The girl who took the photos can’t live down her mistake and the girl violated by the prank wonders if all the photos are really gone.

It’s a jungle out there! Social media refers to in-teraction among people in which they create, share, or exchange information and ideas in virtual commu-nities and networks. Social media is booming;—in fact, there are hundreds of sites that collectively host millions of users worldwide. While social media has value, purpose, and positive qualities, it also presents opportunities for pitfalls.

It’s no secret that schools want to be known for how their athletes and teams are creating a season of signifi-cance. They can do without the social media nightmares that often create a negative firestorm in their school, among their teams, and in the community. It’s vital for everyone to become social media wise.

This article, the first of a two part series, covers four key fundamental factors of social media. The follow-up article outlines the POST formula for managing social media posts effectively.

Fundamental Factors of Social Media:

1. The meaning of text is up for debate.2. Don’t count on being anonymous.3. Everything sent or posted is potentially permanent.4. What you say or post is a reflection of who you are.

The meaning of text is up for debate.Take a simple, six word statement, “I didn’t say

he liked her.” How many different meanings does this

managing social mediaFour Fundamental Factors

By Craig Hillier

See “Managing Social Media” on Next Page


sentence imply? Just by emphasizing each word in-dependently, you can produce six meanings. Now add voice inflection, body language, and a person’s person-ality, and the simple statement has dozens of mean-ings. It’s easy to jump to conclusions when interpret-ing text because the tone of the text can’t be “read.” Remember this when you post or text. The nature of social media, and the wide range of people who may read your posts, multiplies the possible interpretations of the words you write.

Don’t count on being anonymous.Several social media sites promote anonymous

content. They usually feature things such as: • Saucy questions posed to a large group • Inappropriate comments about others• False rumors designed to create dramaIt’s both amazing and scary to see how “brave” one

can be behind the shield of anonymity. However, many people have discovered their anonymous post gets tracked back to them, and with today’s technology, it’s not difficult to do so if necessary. Recently, for example a high ranking political staff member was stung by an anonymous Twitter account he created that constantly questioned his superior’s decisions. The Twitter feed leaked vital, sensitive information to the media. When the comments were traced, he lost his job. Of course, finding his next job will be challenging to say the least. It’s very difficult to remain anonymous in our hyper-connected world.

Everything sent or posted is potentially permanent.Think of a social media post like a tattoo. Many

people are easily drawn into a tattoo parlor or a social media site because such locations, whether brick-and-mortar or virtual, are trendy and popular. We see a design that catches our eye and decide to press send, authorizing the ink to be injected into our skin. Ask any-one who has had a tattoo, and they will tell you about both the pain and the rush. Most of the time, the tattoo is considered a success because the look they desired is now on their body. It’s a decision they’ll see for the rest of their life. Unfortunately, sometimes tattoos are done poorly or are no longer desirable. The tattoo can be covered by a larger tattoo or a person can attempt to remove it through expensive, painful laser sessions. Either approach will be agonizing. Any post, including photos, videos, text, instant messages, even a video that

supposedly disappears after a few seconds, potentially can be captured and reposted. While deleting an un-wanted tattoo (post) is possible, it’s going to take a lot of time, effort, and expense.

What you say or post is a reflection of who you are.We are all familiar with the broadcast stations ABC,

CBS, NBC, and ESPN. Today, every individual who par-ticipates in social media becomes a broadcaster on a brand new station known as y—O—U. Just as any news program determines what will be shown to their audience, we do the same on our news station. When-ever we forward, link, or share content it can be viewed as though we endorse or have authored the material. If we post a funny video we find on youTube, we es-sentially say, “I find this funny, and I believe you will too.” If we link a statement about faith, family, or facts, we are advertising that statement from our personal broadcast company. When a friend forwards or posts something, have you ever thought, “Wow, I can’t believe they’re putting their name next to that!” If so, you un-derstand the reflection concept. While the content may originate from a third party, it’s now being broadcast on your station. Furthermore, it’s important to remember comments you post about content will play a vital role in how your audience perceives the post or perceives you as an individual. With the understanding that the mean-ing of any text can be debated, it’s vital to decide what content you broadcast from your station.

When you understand the four fundamental factors of social media, we can use and leverage it as an as-set rather than a liability. With any technology, there are ways to use it to benefit society, and there are ways it can be a burden to society. Part two of this Managing Social Media article series will outline a new and in-novative POST formula. This formula outlines four key practices for using social media effectively.

In addition to this series of articles, we have cre-ated a new module on social media in the Certified Team Captain online course www.certifiedteamcaptain.com The module provides solid advice for team leaders and captains on this important topic and features resources and links to help leaders navigate the challenges social media bring to their lives.

“Managing Social Media” continued from previous page


Become a Sport First Aid course instructor and train high school coaches to be competent � rst-responders

As a Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers’ Society (PATS) member, you are uniquely quali� ed to become a certi� ed Sport First Aid course instructor and train high school coaches in your community to meet the newly established Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) coaching education requirements. Leading up to the implementation deadline of July 2016, high school athletic directors will be seeking out Sport First Aid instructors to train their coaches to comply with the mandate. Here’s your opportunity to enhance the service you currently provide to your school’s sport programs. Consider becoming a Sport First Aid instructor; the process is simple and there’s no cost to you.

Sport First Aid Instructor Training

September 30, 2014 • 12:30 – 3:30 pm ETPenn State Academic and Athletic Workshop Bryce Jordan Center

There is no cost for the training (participants will be charged a $10 parking fee).

For more information or to register, contact Bob Buckanavage, executive director, Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association (PSADA) at [email protected].

If you can’t make the September event, contact Jerry Reeder, assistant director, Human Kinetics Coach Education, at 800-747-5698, ext. 2325 or [email protected] for information on alternative Sport First Aid instructor training events and options.

Offered through Human Kinetics Coach Education, the Sport First Aid course provides coaches with strategies and protocols for the care and prevention of more than 100 sport-related injuries and illnesses. Drawing content from the text Sport First Aid, Fifth Edition, the course covers guidelines for

• conducting emergency action steps and providing life support;

• conducting the physical assessment and administering � rst aid for bleeding, tissue damage, and unstable injuries;

• moving injured athletes; and• returning athletes to play.

Sport First Aid also includes the latest information and guidelines for

• recognizing and treating concussions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;

• using cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defi brillators (AED) from the American Heart Association;

• recognizing and treating heat illnesses from the National Athletic Trainers Association; and

• reducing athletes’ risk of injury or illness, such as implementing preseason conditioning programs, creating safe playing environments, planning for weather emergencies, ensuring proper � tting and use of protective equipment, enforcing proper sports skills and safety rules, and developing a medical emergency plan.

Sport First Aid text included in course price

Sport First Aid pricesSport First Aid Classroom Course Fifth Edition with PaperbackISBN: 978-1-4504-7682-9Price per coach: $55.00 (Bulk discounts are available.)

Sport First Aid Classroom Course Fifth Edition with E-bookISBN: 978-1-4504-8429-9Price per coach: $45.00 (Bulk discounts are available.)

Sport First Aid clinics are scheduled and conducted by certi� ed instructors. Instructors purchase classroom course materials from Human Kinetics. Coaches register for the clinic and receive their classroom materials directly from the instructor. Instructors may add an instructional fee at their discretion.

Get started today!Human Kinetics Coach Education will lead you step by step through the instructor training process. Contact Jerry Reeder today!

Jerry ReederAssistant DirectorHuman Kinetics Coach Education800-747-5698, ext. [email protected]

Make plans now to attend!

Sport First Aid is the preferred � rst-aid course of PSADA


psADA state Awards

NIAAA State Award of MeritCriteria: in recognition of merito-

rious service, leadership and special contributions to interscholastic athlet-ics at the local and state level. Must be a NIAAA member and an active athletic administrator.

PSADA Distinguished ServiceCriteria: in recognition of special contributions (includ-

ing leadership & service) at the state, district and local level. Must be a PSADA member and an active athletic ad-ministrator.

PSADA Distinguished Service(outside the field of athletic administration)Criteria: in recognition of special contributions to inter-

scholastic athletics at the state, district, and local level.

PSADA Regional Athletic Director of the year One individual is recognized from each of the five re-

gions which translates into five Regional Athletic Director awards presented each year. The five regions are: Region I = District 1 and 12, Region II = District 2, 4 and 11, Region III = District 5, 6, 9 and 10, Region IV = District 7 and 8, Region V = District 3.

Criteria: in recognition of service, leadership and in-volvement with interscholastic athletics at the local and dis-trict level. Must be a PSADA member and an active athletic administrator.

PSADA Athletic Director of the yearSelected during the odd-numbered years from a pool of

Regional AD’s from the current year and the previous year. The PSADA President is selected to receive this award dur-ing the even-numbered years. .

Honorary MembershipCriteria: in recognition of special contributions in inter-

scholastic athletics to the extent that their interest and in-volvement warrants recognition as an honorary member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association.

Robert Buckanavage CitationCriteria: in recognition of exceptional time, effort and

energy devoted to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association.

psADA AwArDs 2014Nominations are due by Nov. 1

PSADA Distinguished Coaching Educator (D.I.C.E) –Cri-teria in recognition of exceptional effort and energy devoted to teaching coaching education.

national Awards

NIAAA Distinguished ServiceCriteria: in recognition of length of service, special ac-

complishments and contributions to athletic administration at the local, state and national levels. Nominee must be an NIAAA member. Selection is made by the NIAAA Awards Committee and awards are presented at the national confer-ence in December.

NIAAA Distinguished Service(outside the field of athletic administration)Criteria: in recognition of length of service, special ac-

complishments and contributions to athletic administration at the local, state and national levels. Selection is made by the NIAAA Awards Committee and awards are presented at the national conference in December.

NFHS CitationsCriteria: significant contribution to the NFHS and/or oth-

er national organizations which have impacted high school activities and a long standing and distinguished record of involvement with high school activities programs at the local and state levels.

Frank KovaleskiProfessional Development AwardCriteria: CMAA designation and contributions to profes-

sional development including teaching or administering the Leadership Training Program, presenting workshop sessions or writing articles for professional publications.

Committed toexcellence


While training school officials at state conferences in 2014, it was brought to my attention that high schools have witnessed an escalation of fans storming the play-ing surface in celebration at the end of the game. This behavior is orchestrated by the students using social media before the con-test is over, especially in basketball. Steve Knecht, District Director of Athletics for the

Kenosha Unified School District said, “Even if the game is close, the victorious school will storm the court without any warning.” While attending the Kentucky Athletic Directors Association con-ference, Julian Tackett, Executive Director of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, informed his membership of the same problem. “We have seen an escalation of spectators rushing the basketball court in celebration at the end of the game.” This is a copy cat behavior coming from the college scene.

Eighty percent of all school industry lawsuits pertain to the lack of supervision. If someone would be seriously injured during a

potential problemBy James Hammes, CMAA | President of Safe Sport zone, LLC

stampede, the plaintiff’s attorney would be claiming negligence by the school for not providing sufficient quantitative and qualitative supervision and also not warning the fans that this kind of behavior was prohibited. One of the fourteen legal duties is to warn. Creden-tials of the school official and foreseeability would be also ques-tioned. What did the school do to prevent this terrible tragedy?

What can we do to mitigate liability with an incident like this? The courts have consistently ruled that the school must provide a reasonable standard of care. Providing a documented piece of evidence forewarning the spectators to stay off the playing surface would certainly help. The National Interscholastic Athletic Admin-istrators Association, American Family Insurance, and Safe Sport zone have partnered up to provide free laminated safety posters for schools to display at their games, encouraging fans to stay off the playing surface. your state executive director, Mr. Robert J. Buckanavage, saw the need to display the signs and ordered 700 for your state. you should be extremely pleased to have a leader like Mr. Buckanavage looking out for you and your school.

Thank you for playing it safe.

Paid Members PSADA MEMEBERSHIP REPORT July 3, 2014

By Kristin Black, RAA, Panther Valley High School

District 2011 Conference

2012 Conference

2013 Conference

2014 Conference

2011-12 Dues

2012-13 Dues

2013-14 Dues

2014-15 Dues

1 60 63 58 44 86 82 88 71 2 23 13 19 17 29 22 21 25 3 93 83 85 80 120 111 101 89 4 26 22 23 18 33 29 24 24 5 7 6 6 4 24 23 20 22 6 22 23 23 19 41 41 32 27 7 74 51 57 57 110 100 83 65 8 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 9 12 9 11 11 16 13 13 13

10 23 17 18 19 37 35 26 30 11 42 45 42 43 59 58 61 52 12 8 4 8 12 18 74 15 13

None 14 10 8 2 18 22 17 9 TOTAL 406 347 359 326 594 611 502 440

Regular 362 314 327 309 508 523 422 403 Retired 25 24 26 17 60 67 66 29

Associate 9 5 4 0 17 18 13 10 Student 11 6 4 0 11 7 5 0

Past Presidents

8 9 11 8 17 18 18 18

Paid Members July 3, 2014

By Kristin Black, RAAPanther Valley High School

membership report


Train coaches now!We encourage you to begin training coaches now. For classroom clinics, you can tap into the network of current instructors or you can train to become an instructor and certify your own coaches. Contact Human Kinetics Coach Education for a list of certified instructors, upcoming coaching clinics, and instructor training sessions. See reverse side for contact information.

Online courses are available now through the PIAA/PSADA page at www.HumanKineticsCoachEducationCenter.com.

Become a Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid course instructor and train your coaches face-to-faceAs a high school athletic director, you are uniquely qualified to become a certified Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid course instructor and train high school coaches in your school and district to meet the newly established PIAA coaching education requirements. Here’s your opportunity to take control of your coaching education program and provide your coaches with top-quality training delivered by you in the classroom setting. The process is simple and there’s no cost to you.

Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid Instructor TrainingSeptember 30, 2014 • 12:30 – 3:30 pm ETPenn State Academic and Athletic Workshop Bryce Jordan Center

There is no cost for the training (participants will be charged a $10 parking fee).

For more information or to register, contact Bob Buckanavage, executive director, PSADA at [email protected].

If you can’t make the September event, contact Jerry Reeder, assistant director, Human Kinetics Coach Education, for information on alternative Sport First Aid instructor training events and options. See reverse side for contact information.

Article XIV of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) by-laws calls for all interscholastic coaches to complete approved coaching education courses effective July 1, 2016. Human Kinetics Coach Education is honored to partner with PIAA and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association (PSADA) to deliver a comprehensive curriculum that not only satisfies the new by-law, but also greatly improves the quality of coaches and enhances the sport experience for the student-athletes they coach.

The PIAA/PSADA Coach Education Program will assist you in meeting the mandate by offering

• high-quality, comprehensive curriculum;• user-friendly materials and course implementation procedures;• in-person and online course delivery options;• free instructor training; • online compliance-tracking tools; and• dedicated staff prepared to address your concerns immediately.

New PIAA by-law empowers athletic directors

FREERegisternow!

Coaching Principles provides the underpinnings of what it takes to be a successful coach—on and off the field. Based on the text Successful Coaching, Coaching Principles challenges coaches to

• Define who they are as coaches (their coaching philosophy, objectives, and style), coach for character, and coach diverse athletes;• Understand a coach’s responsibilities before, during, and after the season;• Enhance communication and motivational skills and manage athletes’ behavior;• Be aware of a coach’s legal responsibilities and ways to minimize risk; and• Manage relationships with athletes, parents, staff, administrators, officials, medical personnel, and media.

The Sport First Aid course provides coaches with strategies and protocols for the care and prevention of more than 100 sport-related injuries and illnesses. Drawing content from the text Sport First Aid, Fifth Edition, the course covers guidelines for conducting emergency action steps and providing life support; administering first aid for bleeding, tissue damage, and unstable injuries; moving injured athletes; and returning athletes to play.

Jerry ReederAssistant DirectorHuman Kinetics Coach Education800-747-5698, ext. [email protected]

Get started today!Human Kinetics Coach Education will lead you step by step through the course adoption and instructor training process. Contact Jerry Reeder today!

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Brian KoontzEverett Area High School | Everett, PA 15537

Personal Background • Married, wife Amy • Children, Andrew and Olivia

Educational Background • 1984 graduate of Northern Bedford high School • 1988 graduate of Slippery Rock University, Bachelor’s degree • 1989 graduate of Lock Haven University, Safety Education

Athletic Participation • High School: Football, Basketball, Track • College: Football

Professional Background • Teaching: Everett High school, Health & Physical Education and driver’s Education – 25 years • Coaching: Everett High School, Football – 11 years • Director of Athletics: Everett High School – 14 years; Director of Transportation – 3 years

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Cullen StokesUnited High School | Armagh, PA 15920

Personal Background • Married: Wife Brandy • Children: Kaz

Educational Background • 1998 graduate of United High School • 2002/04 graduate of Indiana University of PA • 2013 Administrative Program for Principals – California University of PA

Athletic Participation • High School: Football, Wrestling, Baseball

Professional Background • Teaching: Shade-Central School District – Health & Physical Education 2005-2006 United School District 2006 – present • Coaching: Shade High School, Assistant Football, Basketball, Baseball United High School, Assistant Football 2006-2011 • Director of Athletics: United High School, 2011– present

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Michael A. Gavlik, CAAPittsburgh Public Schools | Pittsburgh, PA 15203

Personal Background • Married: wife Kelley • Children: Katie, Ethan, Andrew, Jake

Educational Background • 1994 graduate of West Mifflin High School • 1999 graduate of Slippery Rock University, B.S. degree • 2003 graduate of Indiana University of PA, Masters

Athletic Participation • High School: Football, Basketball, Baseball • Baseball

Professional Background • Teaching: Health & Physical Education 1999-2003 • Coaching: South Park High School, Baseball –1999; Penn State/McKeesport, Baseball, Basketball, 2000; West Mifflin High School, Football, 2003 • Director of Athletics: Pittsburgh Public School, 2005 – present

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A C H I E V E M E N T S & H I G H L I G H T S 2 0 1 3 - 1 41.

The PIAA and PSADA made history by partnering on a coach-ing education requirement that was overwhelming approved by the PIAA Board of Directors at their December 2013 meeting in Hershey. The coaching education requirement will go into effect July I, 2016. Essentially, all coaches including volunteers will be required to successfully complete either the National Federation of High Schools (Fundamentals of Coaching and First Aid) or the American Sport Education courses (Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid).

2.

Gerry Schwille makes the transition to President after Andy Krahe resigns to assume the Principal position at Harbor Creek High School, and the leadership of the association is in good hands. Additionally, Dennis Ramella is appointed to fill the Mem-bership Chairman position in July of 2013.

3.

The 11h annual Western Golf Outing hosted by Jon Vallina and Jack Fullen on July 12, 20123at Rolling Acres Golf Course netted $3,733.61; and the Eastern Golf Outing hosted by Gerry Schwille on July 25, 2013 at the Range End Golf Club netted $1,638.48 both benefiting the PSADA Foundation Scholarship Program.

4.

The NIAAA recognized Holly Farnese with the prestigious Award of Merit at the national conference in Anaheim, CA on December 17, 2013. Holly has served on the PSADA executive council since 1996, including a term as President from 2002 to 2004. On the national level, Holly has served on the NIAAA Board of Directors as secretary from 2006 to 2011. She has chaired the PSADA Professional Development Committee since 1996-97, and serves on the National Faculty for two LTI courses, and is certified to instruct over 20 LTI courses.

5.

PSADA partners with PSBA to conduct survey of member schools showing the increase in participation fees as a common way for school districts to ensure viability of their athletic pro-grams. In comparing data from previous surveys starting in 2010, only 13% of reporting schools charged students fees to partici-pate as compared with 38% of schools assessing a fee from the 2013 survey. The 2013 survey also found that 25% of districts established partnerships with corporate sponsors, and that 90% of districts indicated that booster clubs support athletic programs. Finally, the survey found that 11% of respondents had to cut ath-letic programs for financial reasons.

6.

The Class of 2014, under the direction of Greg Pinelli, marked the 18th year for the PSADA Student-Athlete Scholarship Program and the 4th year under the PSADA Foundation. Since 1997, the scholarship program has distributed $69,000.00 to 170 deserv-ing student-athletes. The Foundation Board unanimously allocated $10,000.00 to be distributed to the Class of 2014 award recipients.

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PSADA member schools in Districts 3, 4 and 11 respectively hosted Craig Hillier student leadership workshops on October 28th at Range End Golf Club, October 29th at Loyalsock High School, October 30th at Stroudsburg High School, May 6th at Penn State Harrisburg, and May 7th at Royal Oaks Golf Club. Gerry Schwille coordinated these events and regarded the workshops as a great opportunity for students to get involved and interact with each other away from the fields of competition, and to understand the leadership role of being a team captain. Approximately 600 stu-dents representing over 40 high schools participated.

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A record 270 members registered for one or more of the Pre-Conference Professional Development Workshops coordinated by Chairperson Holly Farnese. Instructors included: Peg Penne-packer, Arnie Fritzius, Chuck Abbott, Mike Craig, Greg Goldthorp, Robert Miller, Greg Pinelli, Dave Eavenson, Dave Bitting, and Holly Farnese. The ASEP Coaching Principles Instructor Course was pre-sented by Bob Bozzuto and Jeff Laux.

9.

The 47th Conference Exhibit Hall featured 128 booths rep-resenting 110 different companies under the direction of Charles Nesbitt and assisted by Jack Fullen. The “Hall with it all” continues to generate energy and excitement for attendees and guests.

PSADA Membership Chairman Dennis Ramella recognized 50 members for long service ranging from 15 years to 35 years of service to their respective schools, student-athletes, coaches, parents and communities.

10.

The PSADA Foundation has made considerable progress and experienced financial growth since its inception at the March 2010 conference. Beginning with a fund balance of $62,000.00 four years ago, the foundation has grown to approximately $225,000.00. The board approved to expand the awards program to $10,000.00 annually funded by the foundation.


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The PIAA and PSADA made history again in March of 2014 by publishing the first joint newsletter featuring the 100th anniversary of the PIAA and the Coaching Education requirement which goes into effect July, 2016. Executive Director’s Bob Lombardi and Bob Buckanavage were extremely pleased with the result and vowed to continue the alliance.

12.

The Awards Program Luncheon was well-attended and it gave our members and guests an opportunity to recognize 11 outstanding individuals for their contributions to athletic adminis-tration. Under the direction of Awards Chairman Greg Pinelli and Videographer Mickey McDaniel, the following members were hon-ored: PSADA Athletic Director of the year – Scott Heinauer, Region I – David Strock, Region 2 – Thomas Moll, Region 3 – Brian Koontz, Region 4 – Guy Montecalvo, Region 5 – Pat Tulley, Distinguished Instructor of Coaching Education – Greg Pinelli, NIAAA State Award of Merit – Barbara Clark, PSADA Distinguished Service Awards- John Bomboy and Dr. Randy Ireson and The Robert Buckanavage Citation – Dave Eavenson.

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Keynote Speaker Mark Scharenbroich delivered an outstand-ing message to the PSADA members focusing on the importance of making connections with those that we serve. He inspired ev-eryone with his message of understanding the many challenges that we face as athletic administrators with an emphasis on the importance of acknowledging, honoring and connecting with peo-ple. He shared anecdotal messages from his book, “Nice Bike- Making Meaningful Connections on the Road of Life.”

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Dr. Gregory Dale, Professor of Sport Psychology at Duke Uni-versity, presented an insightful general session during the 47th an-nual conference on “The Art of Coaching.” Dr. Dale explored past coaching philosophies and long standing ideas of what constitutes a successful coach. He offered several new perspectives on how to foster confidence and the important role that athletic adminis-trators have in working with their coaches to achieve a positive environment. Dr. Dale’s session resonated with the audience.

15.

The PIAA Current Issues session on Wednesday evening dur-ing the Annual Conference proved to be a valuable time for an update by Dr. Bob Lombardi, Executive Director who spoke about the 1st joint newsletter, the coaching education requirement, char-ter schools, and the scheduling dilemma in the next cycle. Dr. Lombardi explained the Rawlings ball contract with the PIAA and addressed the heat acclimatization issue.

16.

The Workshop Sessions staged on Thursday were well-at-tended and the topics and speakers were well received. Aaron Menapace presented a valuable session on “How To Develop Leadership in Student Athletes,” Greg Caprara explained in detail “How to Develop Multi-Level Sponsorship for Fundraising,” Bob Miller spoke about the challenges and information needed about “How To Fund Facility Improvements,” and Holly Farnese present-ed a session on “How to Manage Stress.”

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The “Cracker Barrel Sessions” scheduled for A AA-AAA-AAAA and Jr. High/Middle School were conducted by the respective chairpersons. Topics included an update on the PSADA Founda-tion, PIAA heat acclimatization, HB 1734 Legislation, Coaching Education, THE 2015-16 winter scheduling dilemma and PIAA Cur-rent Issues. Sessions were well-attended and action items were referred to the Delegate Assembly.

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The Annual “Mini-Sessions” presented on Friday provided at-tendees the opportunity to select from four (4) outstanding topics and speakers. Teresa Shakespeare, PA Department of Education, provided an “Update on Act 82,” Derek Samson, USAToday, gave a very informative session on “High School Sports Journalism,” Neil Matz, PATS Liaison, presented information on “Concussions and the Academic Athlete,” and Paul Kreider, Executive Coach and Con-sultant, presented a session about “Strengths Based Leadership.”

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The PSADA Foundation staged four (3) fund raising events at the March 2014 Conference. Each one contributed to the $3,400.00 that was raised, namely, the Raffle (41 gifts plus 8 silent auction items), 5K Run/Walk, and the 50/50... Thanks to Dave Eav-enson, Gerry Schwille, and Jon Vallina and members of the board for their time and energy to make this all happen.

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The 14th Annual Delegate Assembly Meeting was chaired by Presi-dent Gerry Schwille and 51 voting delegates representing all 12 PIAA Dis-tricts were present. The following motions were properly presented and approved for action by the PSADA Leadership: 1. That PSADA pursue with the PIAA to move the winter sports season up four days from November 2oth to16th in 2015-16. 2. That PIAA revisit the method of classifications for sports.3. That PIAA exempt students who participate in military boot camp from heat acclimatization per principal’s sign-off.

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Executive Director Bob Buckanavage is pleased to announce that the 2013-14 fiscal year was an extremely rewarding year for corporate sponsorships. The actual contribution that our sponsors made to the association either through cash or in-kind amounted to $123,187.50.


psADAstudent-Athlete scholarship Foundation

Class of 2014 Award Recipients

The 2013-2014 school year marks the 18th year for the PSADA Student-Athletic Scholarship Awards Program. Under the direction of Awards Chairperson Greg Pi-nelli, CMAA, scholarships were presented to the PSADA Distinguished Service Award, NIAAA State Award of Merit, Rob-ert Buckanavage Citation, Regional and State Athletic Directors of the year.

Each school is requested to select their student-athlete scholarship recipient fol-lowing the PSADA guidelines. Beginning with the class of 1997, this signifies the eighteenth year for the scholarship pro-gram in which 177 student-athletes have been granted $69,000.00 in scholarships.

For the class of 2014, sixteen (16) outstanding senior-athletes were selected by their schools, and the PSADA Founda-tion Board approved to expand the awards to $10,000.00 in scholarships. PSADA is proud to present the Profiles of the Class of 2014!

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high SchOOl:Mars Area High School

acaDeMic infOrMaTiOn:Grade Point Average: 4.03SAT Total: 1770

aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Varsity Letter – Basketball | Varsity Letter – Football

hOnOrS: • WPIAL Scholar-athlete award top 10 • All-WPIAL AAA Basketball First Team • All-Conference First Team Football • 1234 Career Basketball Points – 2nd in school History • All-time Leading Three Point Shooter in School History • Leading Career Passer in School History

fuTure planS: Attend Robert Morris University majoring Cyber Forensics and Information Security

naMe Of aThleTic DirecTOr:Scott Heinauer, CAA


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high SchOOl:Mars Area High School

aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Varsity Letter – Soccer (4) | Varsity Letter – Track & Field (4)

hOnOrS: • National Honor Society – 4 Years

clubS/acTiViTieS: • Class Vice President 4 Years • Planet Preschool Teacher grade 12 • R.E.A.C.H grade 9

fuTure planS: Attend University of Pittsburgh majoring in Sports Nutrition and Human Performance

naMe Of aThleTic DirecTOr:Scott Heinauer, CAA

high SchOOl:Owen J. Roberts High School

aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Varsity Letter – Swimming (4)

hOnOrS: • Team Captain – 2 Years • PAC 10 Record Holder • Mercury Swimmer of the Year • District Qualifier – 4 Years • District Champion – 2Years • State Qualifier – 2 Years • All –American - 2 Years

fuTure planS: Attend Bloomsburg University

naMe Of aThleTic DirecTOr:David Strock


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aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Varsity Letter – Cross Country (2) | Varsity Letter – Track & Field

hOnOrS: • 1st team All PAC-10 Cross Country Team Selection – 2 years • PIAA State Cross Country Championships (AAA) Qualifier • District Qualifier in the 300 Hurdles • PAC-10 Champion in 300 Hurdles and 4x100m relay Penn Relays participant in 4x800m and 4x400 relay teams • District One 300 Hurdle Champion • State Qualifier in 300 Hurdles and 4x800m relay

fuTure planS: Attend University of Kentucky



acaDeMic infOrMaTiOn:Class Rank: ValedictorianGrade Point Average: 4.816

aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Varsity Letter – Field Hockey


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high SchOOl: Catasauqua High School

acaDeMic infOrMaTiOn:Class Rank: 10 out of 117 | Grade Point Average: 95.63

aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Varsity Letter – Field Hockey (3) | Varsity Letter – Girls Basketball (1) Varsity Letter – Softball (3) hOnOrS: • Colonial League Field Hockey Honorable Mention 2013 • Distinguished Honor Roll – 16 Marking Periods

clubS/acTiViTieS: • Class Historian – 4 years • SADD Vice President – Senior Year • Member of National Honor Society • Member of Student Council • Member of the Varsity “C” Club

fuTure planS: Attend the University of Pittsburgh to Major in Psychology

naMe Of aThleTic DirecTOr:Thomas Moll, II

high SchOOl: Catasauqua High School

acaDeMic infOrMaTiOn:Class Rank: 1 out of 117 | Grade Point Average: 100.41

aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Varsity Letter – Field Hockey (3) | Varsity Letter – Girls Basketball (1)

hOnOrS: • Colonial League Field Hockey Honorable Mention 2012 & 2013 • Distinguished Honor Roll – 16 Marking Periods • Donley Award for Excellence Recipient 2014 • Colonial League Academic All-Star 2014

clubS/acTiViTieS: • Class President – 4 years • SADD Treasurer – Senior Year • Member of Student Council • Member of Varsity “C” Club • Catasauqua School Board Student Representative

fuTure planS: Attend St. Joseph’s University with double major in Actuarial Science and Mathematics



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high SchOOl:Catasauqua High School

acaDeMic infOrMaTiOn:Class Rank: 11 out of 117 | Grade point Average: 95.61

aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Varsity Letter – Field Hockey (3) | Varsity Letter – Girls Basketball (3)Varsity Letter – Softball (4)

hOnOrS: • Colonial League Field Hockey – Second Team 2013 • Colonial League Softball – Honorable Mention Catcher 2014 • Colonial League Softball – Second Team Catcher 2012, 2013 • Colonial League Softball Honorable Mention – 1st Base 2011 • Distinguished Honor Roll – 15 Marking Periods

clubS/acTiViTieS: • Class Historian – 4 years • SADD Vice President – Senior Year • Member of the National Honor Society • Member of Student Council • Member of the Varsity “C” Club • Catasauqua School Board Student Representative

fuTure planS: Attend Moravian College to Major in Psychology and SociologyContinue her Softball Career


high SchOOl:Everett Area High School

acaDeMic infOrMaTiOn:Class Rank: #1 in Class | Grade Point Average: 4.0 | SAT Total: 1500

aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Varsity Letter - Volleyball | Varsity Letter – Track & Field

clubS/acTiViTieS: • Senior Editor of Yearbook • EAA Treasurer • Senior Class President • Student Council Secretary • FBLA Treasurer • Member of National Honor Society

fuTure planS: Attend Penn State University majoring in Engineering

naMe Of aThleTic DirecTOr:Brian Koontz


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high SchOOl:Canon-McMillan High School

acaDeMic infOrMaTiOn:Grade Point Average: 3.3

aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Track – 4 | Football – 3 | Wrestling – 2

hOnOrS: • 2 Time WPIAL Runner Up for Shot Put and Discus • 2nd All-Conference Line Backer in AAAA • 1st Team All-State track • Member of the State Champion wrestling Team • 3rd Place State Shot Put Finalist • 5th Place Discus Finalist • 2 time Washington County, Field MVP • 5th Indoor States Shot Put • Senior Varsity Track and Football Team Captain • Canon-MAC School record holder in both Discus and Shot Put

fuTure planS: Attend Marietta College to major in Petroleum Engineering

naMe Of aThleTic DirecTOr:Guy Montecalvo, CAA

high SchOOl:Governor Mifflin Senior High School

acaDeMic infOrMaTiOn:Class Rank: 4 | Grade Point Average: 3.98 | SAT Total: 1880

aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Varsity Letter – Volleyball

hOnOrS: • Volleyball Team Captain Junior and Senior Year • Berks County Volleyball Player of the Year 2014

fuTure planS: Attend Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University ParkMajoring in finance or marketing

naMe Of aThleTic DirecTOr:Pat Tulley, CAA


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high SchOOl:Marion Center High School

acaDeMic infOrMaTiOn:Class Rank: 6 out of 110 | Grade Point Average: 4.06 | SAT Total: 1790

aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS: Varsity Letter – Cross Country (4) | Varsity Letter – Swimming (1) Varsity Letter – Indoor track (2) | Track and Field (4)

hOnOrS: • 1st Place Heritage Math competition • 1st Place PBLA Regional’s in Business Calculations • 1st Place PBLA Regionals Accounting • Heritage Conference Champion 1600m Run 2013 • Indiana Gazetteland’s Cross Country Team 2012 • Cross Country State Qualifier 2013

clubS/acTiViTieS: • Tae Kwon Do – 10 Years • Math Club – 4 Years; Secretary 1 year, president 1 year • FLBA – 2 Years • Quiz Bowl – 4 Years • History Buff Bikers – 1 Year: Vice president • Lifeguarding – 3 Years

fuTure planS: Attend Robert Morris University majoring in Biomedical Engineering

naMe Of aThleTic DirecTOr:John D. Bomboy, CMAA

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high SchOOl:Marion Center High School

acaDeMic infOrMaTiOn:Class Rank: 1 out of 110 | Grade Point Average: 4.25 | SAT Total: 1990 aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Varsity Letter – Cross Country (4) | Varsity Letter – Track and Field

hOnOrS: • Cross Country Team Captain 2 years • Individual Heritage Conference Cross Country Champion 1 year • Cross Country State Qualifier 3 year • Track and Field Qualifier 3 years • School record Holder in 3200 and 1600 • Achieved Primary Honor Roll all four years of high school

clubS/acTiViTieS: • Quiz Bowl – 4 Years • Project Earth – 2 Years • History Buff Bikers – 2 Years; President – 1 Year

fuTure planS: Attend Shippensburg University as an undecided major in the honors program and a member of the cross country and track teams

naMe Of aThleTic DirecTOr:John D. Bomboy, CMAA

high SchOOl:Merion Mercy Academy

acaDeMic infOrMaTiOn:SAT total: 1710 aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Varsity Letter – Volleyball

hOnOrS: • 1st Team All-State – 4 Years • 1st Team All-District/ Main Line – 4 Years • All-State team and Defensive MVP 2010 • Max Preps American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Player of the Week

clubS/acTiViTieS: • Finer Things Club

fuTure planS: Attend Rider University majoring in Psychology

naMe Of aThleTic DirecTOr:Barbara Clark, CMAA


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high SchOOl:Carlisle High School

acaDeMic infOrMaTiOn:Class Rank: 56 out of 311 | Grade point average: 3.786/4.00

aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS:Varsity Letter – Football | Varsity Letter – Basketball | Varsity Letter – Track and Field

fuTure planS: Attend McDaniel College

naMe Of aThleTic DirecTOr:Dave Eavenson, CAA

high SchOOl:Carlisle High School

acaDeMic infOrMaTiOn:Class Rank: 85 out of 311 | Grade point average: 3.592/4.00

aThleTic VarSiTy leTTerS: 8Varsity Letter – Football Mgr. | Varsity Letter – Wrestling Mgr.Varsity Letter - Girls Lacrosse fuTure planS: Attend Shippensburg University

naMe Of aThleTic DirecTOr:Dave Eavenson, CAA

Congrats to all the 2014 Scholarship Recipients!

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My summers growing up were consumed by “travel ball.” I feel like I saw most of the southeastern United States before I was 12 because every summer weekend meant another district tournament, state championship, world series, or showcase.

During the school year, football season overlapped with basketball season, which led right back into base-ball.

I loved it. Unlike some of the other kids, I was for-tunate in that my parents were always supportive, but never pressured me to do more than I wanted to. Other kids weren’t so lucky.

The father of one of the kids on my travel baseball team growing up was a firefighter. He would throw bat-ting practice to his son almost all day. He would leave him sitting on a bucket in the batting cage just long enough to answer a call from the fire station, then return and get right back to it. They did that for years. The kid went on to play in the Atlanta Braves organization, so maybe it paid off. But while the rest of us were having fun, baseball for him was already a job at the age of 10.

When high school rolled around, there were days during the summer when basketball and baseball games would be scheduled on the same day. My basketball coach would bench me for weeks if I missed a game, so I played both on the same day whenever possible.

When it was time to decide what I wanted to play in college, I chose basketball. The NCAA had strict rules on the amount of time we could spend practicing, but by that point basketball for me was a year-round thing.

But as active as I was in sports growing up, it ab-solutely pales in comparison to what kids are being put through today.

I can’t recall a single friend of mine growing up from elementary school through high school who had to have surgery to repair an injury that could be attributed to

Alabama-based surgeon to the stars pleads with parents to give

young athletes a breakBy Cliff Sims

overuse. Sure, there were some torn ACLs, a few broken bones and some severely sprained ankles — heck, most of my front teeth were knocked out — but nobody was going in for Tommy John surgery to fix a frayed ligament that resulted from throwing a curveball all summer in el-ementary school.

My how things have changed.Nowadays it’s not abnormal at all for a middle-

schooler to come in for a surgery to repair a repetitive stress injury, and world-renowned Alabama-based doctor James Andrews — orthopedic surgeon to the stars — has had enough.

“I started seeing a sharp increase in youth sports injuries, particularly baseball, beginning around 2000,” Andrews told The Cleveland Plain Dealer in an interview-last year. “I started tracking and researching, and what we’ve seen is a five- to sevenfold increase in injury rates in youth sports across the board.”

In an effort to spread the word that there is an epi-demic of repetitive stress injuries in youth sports, Andrews partnered with Don yaeger, a former editor at Sports Illus-trated, to write “Any Given Monday: Sports Injuries and How to Prevent Them, for Athletes, Parents and Coaches — Based on My Life in Sports Medicine.”

“I’m trying to help these kids, given the epidemic of injuries that we’re seeing. That’s sort of my mission: to keep them on the playing field and out of the operating room,” Andrews said. “I hate to see the kids that we used to not see get hurt…Now they’re coming in with adult, mature-type sports injuries. It’s a real mess. Maybe this book will help make a dent.”

Here are some other interesting nuggets from An-drews’ interview with the Plain Dealer:

See “Give young Athletes a Break” on Next Page


“specialization and “professionalism” are lead-ing to a spike in youth injuries

Specialization leads to playing the sport year-round. That means not only an increase in risk factors for trau-matic injuries but a sky-high increase in overuse injuries. Almost half of sports injuries in adolescents stem from overuse.

Professionalism is taking these kids at a young age and trying to work them as if they are pro athletes, in terms of training and year-round activity. Some can do it, like Tiger Woods. He was treated like a professional golfer when he was 4, 5, 6 years old. But you’ve got to realize that Tiger Woods is a special case. A lot of these kids don’t have the ability to withstand that type of training and that type of parental/coach pressure.

the whole youth sports system has gotten out of control

The systems out there in youth sports, particularly travel ball, have been important financial resources for the people who run them. Parents spend a fortune keep-ing their kids in a year-round sport, with travel and ev-erything else. What’s happening is, the tail is wagging the dog. The systems are calling the shots: If your son or daughter doesn’t play my sport year-round, he or she

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can’t play for me. Never mind that your kid is 12 — I need year-round dedication.

simply giving kids a little bit of a break could pre-vent most of these injuries

Kids need at least two months off each year to recov-er from a specific sport. Preferably, three to four months. Example: youth baseball. For at least two months, prefer-ably three to four months, they don’t need to do any kind of overhead throwing, any kind of overhead sport, and let the body recover in order to avoid overuse situations. That’s why we’re seeing so many Tommy John proce-dures, which is an adult operation designed for profes-sionals. In my practice now, 30 to 40 percent of the ones I’m doing are on high-schoolers, even down to ages 12 or 13. They’re already coming in with torn ligaments.

Give them time off to recover. Please. Give them time to recover.

There’s a lot more that can be gleaned from Andrews’ interview, and the full post at The Plain Dealer is worth a read.

But the bottom line is, as the summer wraps up and the school year begins, this might be a good time to give the superstars of tomorrow a break, and let them just be the kids of today.


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