2016-2017 FHSAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

1. 2016-2017 FHSAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Spring Meeting Friday, March 10, 2017

2. Welcome! • Section 1 Representatives • Ashlyn Aleywine, Bozeman (Panama City) • Lauren Perry, Oak Hall (Gainesville) • Daniel Sweeney, Maclay (Tallahassee) • Section 2 Representatives • Lauren Cameron, Trinity Prep (Winter Park) • Jake Donovan, Lake Mary • Ryan Savoldy, Fivay (Hudson) • Alana Shew-A-Tjon, Menendez (St. Augustine) • Section 3 Representatives • Natalie Chapman, Northside Christian (St. Petersburg) • Kristen Lloyd, Carrollwood (Tampa) • Bryan Markovich, Cape Coral • Section 4 Representatives • Korey Creary, Plantation • Catherine Dorcinvil, Northwest Chirstian (Miami) • Esteban Sainz, Marathon • Abigail Serda, South Florida HEAT (Fort Lauderdale)

3. Icebreaker • Two Truths and a Lie • Break into two groups • Make up two true statements and one false statement about yourself • Be creative and funny! • Go around the circle saying your two truths and one lie while everyone attempts to guess which statement is the lie. • The person with the best set of statements from each group will go to the front of the room and everyone will try to determine which statement is the lie.

4. individual Goals • Form a Student Leadership Group at your school • Work together with fellow leadership members to organize a volunteer effort • Report to SAAC with the results of your volunteer efforts and achievements of your local school’s leadership group

5. 2016-2017 SAAC Initiatives • Promoting sportsmanship through the Sunshine State Spirit Showdown • Emphasize the aspects of being a student-athlete through time management and communication within the school leadership • Promote “Competing with Character” on and off the field

6. Today’s Agenda & Goals • Selection of the Sunshine State Spirit Showdown winner • Create guidelines for student-athletes and school leadership to establish student leadership groups so that each group can work together to improve academic and time management goals • Write social media campaign promoting positive student-athlete character while educating students on their online presence, relationships with officials and school rivals

7. 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.”

8. 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

9. 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 Sunshine State Spirit Showdown

10. 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 1 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

11. 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 and the resulting percentage will determine how many of the ten possible bonus points the school will receive 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

12. Sunshine State Spirit Showdown Fourth Annual School Spirit Competition Entries: • Bishop Kenny • Cypress Bay • Fort Walton Beach • Montverde Academy • Oakleaf • Palmer Trinity • Pedro Menendez • West Nassau

13. 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 based on 2016 Population Report • The resulting percentage will determine how many of ten possible bonus points a school will receive. • Bonus points will be added to the overall score • Fan votes are only used to enhance the score provided by the SAAC evaluation • Winner will receive banner and plaque from FHSAA at a pep rally hosted by winning school

14. Sunshine State Spirit Showdown:Watch & Rate Videos 2017 Sunshine State Spirit Showdown And the winner is…….

15. Emphasize the Aspects ofBeing a Student-AthleteService Discussion led by Brookelyn stephens Objectives: create guidelines for student-athletes and school leadership to establish leadership groups to showcase importance of academics and time management

16. Discussion Questions – Establishing a baseline • How does communication between athletics/school administration and student-athletes happen now? • What is the process to establish a new group/club at your school? • What goals should student leadership groups have? • Describe the qualities you would look for in a student-athlete leadership group leader. • How do you balance academics and your sports? • What are some ways you manage your time? A downloadable PowerPoint will be posted on the FHSAA website with guidelines for how to establish these groups at your school following our discussion today!

17. Communication and Time management • Figure out HOW to create a group within your school • Define tangible goals for student-leadership groups and effectively communicate these goals to the school • Improve personal time management skills to help balance academics • Make a to-do list • Set realistic goals • Find the most productive time to work

18. CompetingwithCharacter Discussion led by Brookelyn Stephens Objectives: Write social media campaign promoting positive student-athlete character while educating students on their online presence, relationships with officials and school rivals

19. Quick Social Media Tips and discussion

20. Discussion topics • Defining Competing with character • Students’ online presence • Relationships with officials • Handling school rivalries

21. Presentation – Initiative Activity • Break into 4 teams • Each team is given a different photo. You will have to decide what platform it would be best for and write an accompanying message. • Platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram

22. Presentation – Initiative Activity Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4

23. Social Media Campaign • Objectives for each platform • Determine a hashtag • Establish a voice for “Competing with Character”

24. Feedback • Students’ online presence • Rise in racial stereotyping and unsportsmanlike conduct on social media • What can FHSAA do to address this issue?

25. Thank you for participating in the 2016-2017 SAAC! Congratulations to all the graduating seniors! Juniors – get ready for next year!