Leadership Training
The IADA is pleased to support the NIAAA Leadership Training Program by offering LTC Leadership courses at the division meeting days and at the state conference. The Leadership Training Program is a broad-based curriculum that enhances the leadership potential and ability of the NIAAA and IADA members. The program is composed of courses, each addressing a specific topic in athletic administration. Leadership Training Courses will be offered during the division meeting days and at the state convention. For the fall division meeting LTC courses, please click on the link. Please look for the registration form in your winter journal and on the IADA web page for the state conference.
Objectives of Leadership Training
1. To provide knowledge to improve professionalism in the field of athletic administration.
2. To develop a leadership pool for involvement in the NIAAA and member state athletic administrators associations.
3. To help candidates prepare for the Certified Athletic Administrator examination.
Benefits of the Leadership Training Program
1. Improve members' working knowledge of the NIAAA and NFHS.
2. Assist members in preparation for the Certified Athletic Administrators examination.
3. Prepare members for service on NIAAA committees.
4. Improve members' working knowledge and competencies in athletic administration.
5. Provide resource information in all areas of the curriculum.
6. Improve professionalism in the field of athletic administration.
7. Provide the opportunity to earn graduate credit.
LTC Courses
| LTC 501 Athletic Administration | Philosophy, Leadership Organizations, and Professional Development
July 9, 2010 - 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | | | Registration Form
The flagship course of Leadership Training serves as an overview for interscholastic athletic administration. This course introduces the philosophy of educational athletics then focuses on the roles of the NIAAA, the NFHS, the State Athletic/Activity Associations, and the State Athletic Administrator’s Associations. The course also previews the NIAAA Leadership Training and Certification Programs. It is a prerequisite for all levels of certification and includes study materials for the CAA Certification Examination.
Enrollees who will derive greatest benefit: Athletic administrators seeking to learn more about educational athletics, national organizations, and those interested in pursuing the certification process. This course is a recommended prerequisite to all other LTP courses.
Required for: RAA, CAA and CMAA Certification
| | LTC 502 Athletic Administration | Principles, Startegies, and Methods
July 8, 2010 - 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | | | Registration Form
This course takes a basic approach to the fundamentals and methods of athletic administration and alerts and educates athletic administrators regarding potential problems and possible solutions in areas such as budgets, transportation, and scheduling and parent/student/coach conflicts. The course also touches upon sample athletic/activity program philosophies, department organizational charts, activity procedures/checklist, public relations, coaching applications/assessments and emergency plans.
Enrollees who will derive greatest benefit: Inexperienced athletic administrators seeking to define and improve their operational procedures.
Required for: RAA, CAA and CMAA Certification
| | LTC 504 Athletic Administration | Legal Issues I (Risk Management)
July 9, 2010 - 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | | | Registration Form
This course has in-depth coverage of all aspects of liability for sports injuries and risk management, including the duties imposed on athletic administrators, coaches, athletic trainers, and other athletic personnel, documentation requirements for an effective risk management program, and development of a strategic plan for risk management in the context of an interscholastic athletic program.
Enrollees who will derive greatest benefit: Administrators seeking information concerning Constitutional law and the need of exposure to causes for negligence and to legal “Standards of Care”
Required for: CAA and CMAA Certification
| | LTC 616 Athletic Administration | Management of Indoor Physical Plant Assets
July 9, 2010 - 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | | | Registration Form
This course will consider spectator facilities, special use gymnasia, natatoriums, laundry rooms and locker rooms and the various systems that support them. Mechanical system checklists for use in regular inspections and maintenance programming will be provided. In addition, considerations and issues related to construction and remodeling programs will be discussed.
Enrollees who will derive greatest benefit: Administrators seeking guidance concerning management, maintenance and construction or remodeling of sport facilities and methods to enhance customer satisfaction and safety
| | LTC 630 Athletic Administration | Interscholastic Contest Management - Planning, Preparation and Methods
July 9, 2010 - 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | | | Registration Form
This course examines the historic foundations and precedents for contest management as an extension of educationally sound sports programs. Planning methods for contest management are examined including selection of supervisory personnel, suggested need assessment tools, and checklists for the development of supervision plans and policies. In addition, an overview of methods is suggested for creation of an educationally sound competition environment among players, coaches, students and other spectators. Course appendices provide assessment tools and examples of contemporary management practices. These tools are also contained on an attached compact disc for local reproduction, discussions and planning.
Enrollees who will derive the greatest benefit: Administrators seeking to increase knowledge of event planning methods in order to develop policies, enhance safety and provide assessment surrounding contest management.
| | LTC 709 Athletic Administration | Communication, Methods and Applications for Athletic Administrators
July 9, 2010 - 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | | | Registration Form
The purpose of this course is to examine the concepts, methods and best practices available to athletic administrators in the skills of leadership, management, supervision and decision making. These methods have been researched from strategies currently used in education, government and business. The implications of those disciplines relevancy for athletic administrators will be emphasized throughout the course.
Enrollees who will derive greatest benefit: Administrators who are not familiar with the effect of personal preferences on communications, leadership and decision-making styles.
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