high school venue partnerships
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HowHighSchoolSailingisAdaptingtotheChangingTimesandContinuingGrowth
AdaptingtoChanges• GrowthofPublicAccess• IncreaseinCommunitySailing• Morediverseparticipants• Financiallymoreaffordable• Lessexpensiveandmoreefficientwaystoparticipatein
sailing• Boatownershipnotarequirement• WellroundedActivities• TeamBuilding• CompetitiveSport• SocialInteraction
HighSchoolSailingSuccess• 520registeredschools• 800%increaseinlast25years• 400+schoolsin2015• 5,000sailors• Over250regattas/year(144thisfall)• 4ofthe7districtshave80-100school
teams• Hugeintrinsicvalue:coedsport,
positivesocialinteraction,competitiveteamincludingnationalchampionships
• Goal:improvesailingatalllevels
ExpandingintoNewAreas
• DevelopmentofDistrictsintoRegionsandLeagues
• Developmentofcoachesclinics• SignificantincreaseinJVand
local/regionalregattas• KeelboateventswithinDistricts
andNationally• Increasedevelopmentin
Women’ssailing
HighSchoolSailingProgramPartnerships
• CommunitySailingCenters
• City/countyfacilities• YachtClubs• CollegeSailingfacilities
andpartnerships• IndustryandCorporate
sponsorship
PartnershipBenefitsSailors-Parents-Coaches-Schools-Clubs
• Teamworkbetweenschool,coaches,club/sailingcenterandparents
• Successfultraining&coachingleadstooverallimprovementofHighSchoolSailingandJuniorSailing
• FinancialBenefitsarisefromshareduseofCapitalAssets,CoachingStaff,Overhead,insurancerequirements,etc.
• PotentialnewParticipants(JuniorsandFamilies)• Increasedactivityinnon-summermonths• Cohesivepartnershipsincreaseoverallsuccess
ChallengesforFacilitiesin hostingHighSchoolSailing
• LiabilityandInsuranceissues• Financialimpacts• Wear&tearonfacilities&equipment• Additionalmanagementresponsibilities• Managingnewteams,sailorsandparents• Burdenonrunninglargeeventsandpractices
RelationshipExamples• CommunitySailingCenters
• SeaScoutBases
• CollegeFacilities
• YachtClubs-largeprograms
• YachtClubs-MidSizeprograms
HighSchoolSailingProgramsinCommunitySailingCentersMilwaukeeYouthSailingTeam(MYST)outofPewaukeeLakeSailingSchool
WayzataCommunitySailingCenter
• Upto40students/season• 20C420’s–10PLSSowned,10borrowed• FullMYSTsetof21HSsails• 3“Anchor”schoolswithlargeteams,3with
individualsailors• Practice3x/week,Regattaseveryweekend• Exposingstudentstoalife-timesport• LocalCharterSchoolnowbringingPhysics
studentstoourfacilityforonthewaterscienceclasses.
Challenges• keepaffordable• Operatinginthered
• Upto80Sailors/season• 18Z420,18C420• 5“AnchorSchools”withotherindependent
teams• Practice3x/week,Regattaseveryweekend• RegattasforsmallerteamsandJVsailors–
hugebenefitingrowth•••
Challenges• Lotsoforganizationrequiredforthelogistics
of5teams• Hardtohireparttime,seasonalstaff• Everyonecansail–scholarshipsprovided
SeaScoutBaseCoronadelMarH.S.outofNewportSeaScoutBase
NewportSeaScoutBase
• Upto36students/season• 12CFJ’s–6CDMowned,6SeaScout• coaching/boatsincluded• Practice4x/week:2xVarsity&2xJV• CDMhas2coachesand2launches• Provideseasyaccesstowaterforstudents• ParentFoundationsupportsteamoperation
andhirescoaching• SeaScoutdoesnotgetinvolvedinteam
managementorcoaching
• Serves4,700youthperyear• Largenumbertake5daysailingclassin
summer• 12CFJ’s,12RSTeras,7RSFevas• 530-40’keelboats• YouthOffshoreSailingTeam(ages14-20)• Jr.BigBoatSailing(ages11-18)• Jr.SeaScouts(ages11-13)• SeaScoutoffersJuniorSafetyatSeaSeminar
ages13+•• Providesaccesstomanyyouthwhowouldn’t
haveanyotheropportunity• Offersmanypathwaysforsailing• Significantcapitalandoperationalcosts
U.S.SailingCenter–LongBeach,CA/PCISAPCISADistrictAdministration CommunitySailingPrograming
• DistrictLeadership-President• DistrictAdministrativeManagement
• Website• OnlineDatabase&Registration
Management• FinancialManagement
• Manage64SetsofDistrictCFJSails• Storage,Maintenance• Transportation• Fundraising&RiskManagement
• ProvideAdministrativeandEventSupportAroundDistrict
• HostMajorEvents• RoseBowlRegatta• DistrictChampionships
• AtRiskPrograms• DisabledSailingPrograms• LearntoSail&KeelboatInstruction• EventManagement• EquipmentandFacilitySupport
• CoachBoats• Classroom
• CollegeProgram• UniversityofSouthernCalifornia/USC• 20-30Sailors/season• 18CFJ’s,6420’s,6keelboats• Practice3x/week• Collegecoachalsoinstructsother
programs
YachtClubs–LargeProgramsChicagoYachtClub SanDiegoYachtClub
• 100+sailors/season–6teams(lotsoforganizationrequired)
• Tryouts(cut55sailors)• 27C420’s&8Sonars(lotsofrepairs)• StrongKeelboatprogram• 4FTSalaried/3PartTime••••Challenges• Operatinginthepositive• Staffingisveryhard• Everyonecansail–scholarshipsprovided• Wehost6highschoolregattasannually.• Fresh/Sophteamhelpspayforthekeelboat
program
• 80+sailorsperyearwith4HSteamstraining.EachteamalternatesMondaythroughThursdaywithclubsailingonFridayafternoon.
• 24CFJfleet:4tripleboattrailers• 14C-420s:• Nocoachingprovided(Teamshirecoaches)• Variouspricingoptions(charterfeesforboat
use,regardlessofclubmembership)•Challenges• Someinvolvementwithclubstaff• Constantboatmaintenance,trailer
shortages,7/days/weekoperation• Clubhostsevents• Lotsofnewsailors• Providingopportunityforbeginningsailors
YachtClubs-Mid-SizeProgramsMinnetonkaYachtClub ColumbiaYachtClub
• MinnetonkaHighSchool• 35-50sailors/season• Providesonemonthofdrylandtraining• 4coaches–3FTSalaried/1PT.•
Challenges• staffing–tryingtofindsomeoneold/mature
enoughtoworkwithHSStudents• Parents–theyutilizetheschoolandathletic
directortohelpwithteamorganization/issues.Theyhavedevelopedafullparenthandbookbasedonpastoccurrences.
• Significantstress/demandontheequipment
• 6-7HighSchoolteams• 50sailors/season• 18C420’s• 3days/week–4-6pm,Saturday9a-4p.••Challenges• Havetokeepthepricelow–notamoney
maker• alotofbrandnewsailors–bettersailors
havetospendalotoftheirtimetrainingnewsailors
• Staffingistough–oddhoursthroughouttheweek
• Lotsofboatmaintenance• Manyeventsarechallengingresourcesand
manpower
ChallengesinStartingaHighSchoolSailingTeam
• Schooladministration• TeamOrganization,
CoachingandParents• Funding• Accessibilitytofacilities• BoatsandEquipment• RiskManagement
OverallSuccessofHighSchoolSailing
• Diversity:AdaptingtotheLocalArea• CooperationwithintheSailingCommunity• Efficientuseoffacilitiesandequipment• Thousandsofvolunteers• Consistentgoalsandobjectives• ProgressiveLeadership• “Let’sGetKidsontheWaterandHavingFun”
HowtoConnect withHighSchoolSailing
• ISSA’swebsite hssailing.org• District’swebsite pcisa.org(example)• Scoringprogram scores.hssailing.org• ISSAAdministration OneDesignManagement
• 619-222-0252
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