FHSAA STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SPRING MEETING FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015

WELCOME! Section 1 Representatives Jurian Edelenbos, Fleming Island Ryan Fournier, Escambia Katie Ringdahl, Oak Hall (Gainesville) Daniel Veillux, St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) Section 2 Representatives Andrew Cacciatore Holy Trinity (Melbourne) Caroline Gibbs, Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) Alexandra Romanello, Nease (Ponte Vedra) William Thomas, Dunnellon Section 3 Representatives Kellisha Bellamy, Booker (Sarasota) Tyler Lopes, Seacrest Country Day (Naples) Elizabeth Roux, Gulf Coast (Naples) Matthew Walker, George Jenkins (Lakeland) Section 4 Representatives Kendra Guerrero, Archimedean (Miami) Sydney Konrath, Marathon Antonio Menarde, Archimedean (Miami) Sima Vazquez, Carrollwood (Miami)

ICEBREAKER Who Am I? Rules Who Am I? is a guessing game where you use the traits and characteristics of famous, historical, or company figures to break the ice with each other. Any sized group can play — you are only limited by your own imagination! Materials required are sticky nametags and a marker. Self-adhesive white Avery labels work great. This game works well for medium to extra large sized groups. Setup for the Who Am I Game Before your group arrives, prepare sticky nametags with the names of famous people (or any other people that EVERYONE in the group will know). For example, you can write: SUPERMAN, INDIANA JONES, HARRY POTTER, BATMAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, BRITNEY SPEARS or MICKEY MOUSE And so on. If you like, you could also stick labels on each person’s forehead instead of their back. Playing Who Am I? Place one of the nametags on the upper back of each player. Once everyone has a nametag on their back, explain the rules to everyone: each person must try to figure out which famous person that they are, only asking “Yes” or “No” questions to gain clues about the name that is on their back. For example, a player can ask questions like: “Am I an athlete?” “Am I a female?” “Am I a young person?” and so on.

SAAC MISSION STATEMENT “We work to represent the best interests of all student-athletes by presenting their concerns to the FHSAA, thereby developing initiatives for future improvement. Our goal is to promote the advancement of sportsmanship and integrity by fostering an ethical, safe, competitive environment on and off the field.”

SAAC INITIATIVES Promoting sportsmanship through the Sunshine State Spirit Showdown Creating guidelines for school level student leadership/advisory groups that serves to address concerns of their own student-athletes, not limited to but including college prep, sportsmanship, community service, inclusion of ALL sports and safety of student-athletes

TODAY’S AGENDA & GOALS  Selection of the Sunshine State Spirit Showdown Winner  Creation of a PowerPoint Presentation about forming leadership groups at the local level

FACILITATIVE LEADERSHIP – WORKING AS A GROUP  Everyone needs to be heard  Respect all other opinions  Agree to Disagree  Reach your objectives  Work with timelines  Bring a problem, bring a solution

SUNSHINE STATE SPIRIT SHOWDOWN SELECTING A WINNER! DISCUSSION LED BY QUINTEN ERSHOCK OBJECTIVE: WATCH AND REVIEW VIDEO SUBMISSIONS TO DECIDE ON A WINNER OF THE FIRST EVER SUNSHINE STATE SPIRIT SHOWDOWN

SUNSHINE STATE SPIRIT SHOWDOWN OVERVIEW Videos must be between 90 seconds and 3 minutes Must also include at least 30 seconds of discussion about why school should be winner Cheers must be positive Sportsmanship is the overall goal for this program Submission videos were sent to FHSAA by February 2 and YouTube playlist is created with all of the submissions Videos that meet the requirements will be uploaded to FHSAA social media. Fans will be encouraged to watch all videos and vote on favorites using Survey Monkey link on social media sites

SUNSHINE STATE SPIRIT SHOWDOWN CHOOSING A WINNER Fans will be encouraged to watch all videos and vote on favorites using Survey Monkey link on social media sites Fan votes will be divided by school population to keep competition fair amongst large schools and small schools SAAC makes final decision on winner which will be determined based on the following criteria: Positive sportsmanship Student body & community participation School spirit Originality of cheers Organization of the group and student body Overall fun How well did the school follow guidelines Social media votes

SUNSHINE STATE SPIRIT SHOWDOWN Second Annual School Spirit Competition Nine Entries:  “Go Crusaders” by Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville)  “Clay Crazies Part 2” by Clay (Green Cove Springs)  Chiles (Tallahassee)  Fort Walton Beach  Mosley (Lynn Haven)  “Knightmares” by Oakleaf (Orange Park)  “One School, One Family” Palmetto Ridge (Naples)  “Robinson Knightmare” by Robinson (Tampa)  Seabreeze (Daytona Beach)

SUNSHINE STATE SPIRIT SHOWDOWN YOUR TASK – SELECTING A WINNER Rate videos in each distinct category on a 1 – 5 rating scale 1 being low, 5 being high To keep the contest fair between large schools and small schools, fan votes will be divided by school population and only used to enhance the score provided by the SAAC evaluation Fan vote formula Social Media Fan votes divided by School Population then multiplied by 100 Fan vote will be added to the SAAC overall score Winner will receive banner and plaque from FHSAA at a pep rally hosted by winning school

SUNSHINE STATE SPIRIT SHOWDOWN WATCH & RATE VIDEOS 2015 Sunshine State Spirit Showdown And the winner is…….

FORMING A STUDENT LEADERSHIP GROUP AT THE LOCAL LEVEL DISCUSSION LED BY SEAN BERGER OBJECTIVES: CREATE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR MEMBER SCHOOLS TO UTILIZE WHEN FORMING THEIR OWN STUDENT LEADERSHIP GROUPS

GENERAL DISCUSSION  What is a student leadership group?  Group Composition  Selection Process  Meetings

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION Topics to address with Student Leadership Group College Prep Sportsmanship Community Involvement Inclusion of All Sports Student-Athlete Safety

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE SAAC! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE GRADUATING SENIORS! JUNIORS – GET READY FOR NEXT YEAR!