Year Round expectations and responsibilities of the site principal The principal’s role dr. Nancy Kelly, Jeff Jordon, Dr. Monica Colunga, Carter paysinger

Principal's Knowledge of Athletics Assess your personal knowledge-BE HONESt Assess your athletic administration team's knowledge How do you fill in the gaps? How do you catch up?

Your Athletic Director Clear Expectations Constant Communication Hold your Athletic Director Accountable Allow them to Lead

Your Athletic Director Meet with them regularly Teaching Schedule Resources

Evaluating a Program Be connected – Contests and Practices Pre-season meeting Surveys (Coaches, Parents, Athletes, etc.) Evaluating a Program

Evaluating a Program Post-season meeting with your coach Coach comes to meeting prepared Evaluate the program as a team Look for strengths and improvements – Be specific Provide resources to support the coach Clinics Equipment On Campus Coaches

The Culture of your athletic program Having a plan to develop and maintain a positive school culture is key and must be ongoing Attending and speaking at your initial season parent and student meetings is key in delivering philosophy, mission, goals and general school/program expectations Great opportunity to identify philosophy and expectations of education based athletics Great opportunity to model for your coaching staff

Expectations of your athletic program Student athlete expectations What is the message that is being delivered? Understanding of education based athletics Purpose of athletics Ideals of sportsmanship, and 6 core principles: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and good citizenship

Walk the Talk Visibility No different than your visibility in classrooms and Just as important Supervision at events, who is monitoring student and parent behavior? Use a team approach to get systems in place Stay ahead of the game Walk the Talk

Safety and Wellbeing of your Student Athletes: The importance of a full time athletic trainer Coverage during games only is not enough Coaches are put in a vulnerable position  Proper initial treatment of injuries is sometimes critical  The district is ultimately responsible 

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