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KM Committed Life of an Athlete
Mike Fink Athletic & Activities Director LOA Advisor OUR TEAM Alissa Darin, School Counselor, AODA Coordinator LOA Advisor
● What is LOA? Outcomes ● Why LOA? ● Our Story… ● Starting LOA at your school
What is LOA? ● Program ○ Created by John Underwood, American Athletic Institute ● Philosophy – a way of being, a lifestyle ● Teaching beyond the X’s and O’s ● Systemic Community Approach to prevention ○ Reducing risk factors & Increasing protective factors ○ Consistent Boundaries and Consequences ○ Teaching “Lifestyle” for chemical usage, nutrition, rest and recovery
The 5 Components of LOA Codes of Conduct: To make revisions to the Pre-season Meetings: To Youth Leadership : To student codes of conduct and create plans for involve parents and students in assist the coach in enforcement that include the principles of discussion of conditions for improving athletic restorative justice. involvement with the program, performance and team expectations, philosophy, unity through the impact of alcohol and other promotion of healthy drug use on performance and lifestyle choices among what it means to be an athlete. teammates Training for Coaches : Stakeholder Unity: To So that coaches understand and create positive social promote positive lifestyle choices (including ATOD) amongst norms across the athletes. Includes workshops on community using media how to send a message to the and marketing materials team and how to use student with key messages leaders to monitor team dynamics.
LOA Founder - John Underwood
Why Athletics? ● A target population for prevention ● A large group: 40-90% of students in US schools are involved in at least 1 sport ● Many are leaders of the school – social dynamics of athletes ● A forum for positive influence by coaches ● Research shows how chemicals negatively impact athletic performance
Life of an Athlete?? The state of Athletes and Lifestyle... ● “How Pro-Athletes Lose Everything” New York Post ● “More Money, More Problems, Why Pro-Athletes Go Bankrupt” TheStreet ● “How Painkillers are turning young athletes into Heroin Addicts” SI ● “For Pro Athletes battling addiction, their names can be the biggest obstacle” ● “Sports, crime and money: Athletes gone wrong”
What’s the Intended Outcome?
Playbook Stats...OUR WHY? ● WE ARE WISCONSIN! ○ YRBS data - state, local ○ “Monitoring the Future” ● “Your Opinion” survey ○ Our community norms ○ Athletes and the perception of usage ● The SCIENCE of Prevention ○ Positive Social Norms theory
“Your Opinion” Survey Results
177 Respondents
Wisconsin
Lifestyle & Human Performance ● Diet ● Recovery ● Sleep ● AOD ● Stress ● Mental Health
Diet: Energy for Performance Training Like an Olympian! ● Calories Matter ● All About the Carbs ● Recovery Matters
Mindfulness For Sport and Life...
Our Story...
Year 1 Accom plishments : 2013-2014 WIN BIG LIVE BIGGER ● Student Leadership Team ● Marketing LOA - Slogan Creation ● Athletic Code Review Committee ● LOA curriculum in 7th- 12th grade AODA lesson sequence ● LOA Parent Committee created ● LOA Video ● Student Panel at Fall Preseason Code Meeting
John Underwood Presentation Spring 2014 Presentation to Coaches, student athletes and community
Year 2: 2014-2015 ● Monthly Meetings began ○ Students discussed pertinent topics ○ Student met during school hours, not after school ● Philosophy Statements created ● Our LOA wall was created
Year 3: 2015-2016 ● Leadership ○ Advisors ○ Student Leadership Team ○ Coaches ● Chuck for a buck - School Spirit ● Yearly Survey - “Your Opinion” ● Open Monthly Meeting covering LOA topics ● Speaker Series ● Coaches Training/Coaches Eval ● Morning Training Sessions/Summer Training ● Championship Wall
Speaker Series Bonnie Blair 5 time Gold Medalist Women’s Speedskating Achieving Your Personal Best Balance
Speaker Series John Vodenlich Univ of Wisconsin Whitewater Head Baseball Coach 2005, 2014 NCAA Division III National Champions 2005, 2014 NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year Core Values – Resiliency, Excellence, Discipline, Responsibility, Optimism
Speaker Series Jack Hervert KMHS Head Girls’ Basketball Coach Univ of Wisconsin - Waukesha Instructor Nutrition Alissa Darin KMHS AODA Coordinator/School Counselor “Let’s Get Real: Discussing Pressures of Drugs and Alcohol” Student Athletes report it's an issue they deal with Review of “Your Opinion Survey” data with students, Brain Research
LOA Student Leadership: Creating Role Models
Year 4 Accomplishments
Summer Session Presentation, July 2016
Lake Placid Olympic Training Center
CREED for KM COMMITTED I, as member of KM committed, vow to stay dedicated to this program, my sport and all that they encompass. I pledge myself to live the life of an athlete: being a team player, always having a positive attitude, giving 100% effort, and living the Laser Way. I promise to always encourage my team, being the best version of myself on and off the field. By being a member of KM Committed, I devote myself to a high school experience with a chemical free social life, and encourage others to do the same. I am committed to representing Kettle Moraine with the utmost character through struggles and successes, being a positive influence on my peers and community. This is my promise: I am KM Committed!
KM Coaches Clinic ● Mandatory for Each Program ● Full Day Clinic from 8-2pm ● Content ○ Philosophy of Athletic Program ○ Lifestyle Choices and How to Positively Influence Lifestyle ○ Preseason Meeting ○ Stakeholders - Creating a positive team atmosphere ○ Code of Conduct and Accountability ○ Coach's Creed
Fostering Student Leadership Creating your Team ● LOA “Captains Guide” ● Host a Captains Training ● LOA Leadership Training Sustaining your Team ● Weekly Meetings with our LOA Leadership Team
● Monthly Evening Meetings ● ALL are invited (athletes, coaches and others) Team Talks ● Topic led by a KM TEAM ○ LOA Learning Content ○ Application ○ Activity to reinforce application
Training Techniques, November, 2016
Activity to reinforce application of learning
UP NEXT for our LOA: Player Card Bios
What’s the IMPACT? It’s not a club, it’s a lifestyle!
Program Must Haves... How do I start LOA? ● Strong Student Leadership ● District Support ○ Athletic Code Analysis ○ Finances - identify resources & materials ● Yearly Strategic Plan ○ Preseason Meeting ○ LOA Content - Use data and research ● Parent Support
Challenges that we faced... ● Student Perception of what LOA is... ● Reporting and Accountability ● Commitment vs Involvement - Coaches and Athletes ● Meeting time ● Balance
LOA video
Contact Information Alissa Darin, M.A., NBCT, LPC-IT Lead School Counselor, AODA Coordinator darina@kmsd.edu, 262-968-6200 Mike Fink - Athletic Director finkm@kmsd.edu, 262-968-6200
Questions?
Handouts ● “What’s Life of an Athlete About?” ● Program Checklist ● Coaches Playbook ● Selecting and Training Student Athlete Leaders ● Captains Guide ● Coaches Checklist to Address Chemical Health ● Power Back Diet ● LOA Manual - New Hampshire
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