WIAA 2023 Sportsmanship Summit to be Held in December
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Sportsmanship Summit. The WIAA, in cooperation with Rural Mutual Insurance Company, will conduct the Summit Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, at the Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Stevens Point, Wis.
Registration was be open to all member schools beginning Oct. 1. Each registered school team will consist of five members that can include students, coaches, administrators, booster clubs or members of the community. The deadline to register a team for the Summit was Wednesday, Nov. 15. Registrations will be processed in the order they are received. Schools that registered more than one team will be contact to verify if multiple teams are able to attend the Summit.
The Summit is scheduled to begin with check-in at 8:15 a.m. with the first session starting at 8:55 a.m. The cost of the event is $150 per team, which includes Summit materials, a commemorative t-shirt and lunch.
The purpose of the Summit is to assist membership schools with their citizenship and sportsmanship efforts for students, student-athletes, adult fans, advisors, parents and booster clubs; developing plans to improve or maintain good sportsmanship locally; and assisting schools identify and implement a respectful environment for education-based athletics.
The Summit will feature a morning keynote address, an afternoon workshop and three time slots for four different break-out sessions, which focus on the ideals of sportsmanship/citizenship.
The keynote address will be presented by Craig Hillier, author of “Playing Beyond the Scoreboard.” The afternoon workshop will be moderated by Brian Yerkey, principal at New London and member of the WIAA Sportsmanship Committee.
Participants will also attend three morning break-out sessions. The subjects for the four, 30-minute break-out presentations available during the three time slots are “Supporting and Instilling Exceptional Sportsmanship” by Bill Gosse, author of SCORE - A Guide to Supporting and Instilling Exception Sportsmanship;” “Coach & Participant Roles in Sportsmanship” by Mark Horbinski of WON80 and former member of the WIAA Sportsmanship Committee; “Sportsmanship: The Official’s Prospective” moderated by Dennis Kaczor, superintendent at Rosholt High School and member of the WIAA Sportsmanship Committee; “Super Fan Groups” by Waukesha West High School Athletic Director Kyle LeMieux and students; and “Sportsmanship Roundtable Discussions” moderated by Tyson Tlachac, athletic director at Racine St. Catherine’s High School and Cody Schultz, athletic director at Wayland Academy High School.
The link to the online registration form is on the Sportsmanship Summit page of the WIAA website at https://www.wiaawi.org/Schools/Sportsmanship/2023-Sportsmanship-Summit.
Schools interested in registering for the 2023 Sportsmanship Summit should complete the online registration form by Wednesday, Nov. 15. Please contact the WIAA with any questions regarding the Summit by calling (715) 344-8580, or by emailing to [email protected].
Schools wishing to reserve hotel rooms the night prior to the Summit should contact the Holiday Inn in Stevens Point directly at (715) 344-0200. The room rate for the Summit is $109 for a single or double.
2023 Sportsmanship Summit Schedule
8:15 a.m.-8:55 a.m. - Check-in
8:55-9:50 a.m. - Welcome (Stephanie Hauser) & Keynote Introduction
Keynote Speaker - Craig Hillier
10-10:30 a.m. - First Break-Out Session
Ballroom - Bill Gosse, Author of SCORE (two groups)
Woodland/Trillium - Passing the Baton - Letting Students Lead (Mark Horbinski)
Stonefield/Harvest - Officials Perspective Forum (Dennis Kaczor)
Evergreen/Frontier - Sportsmanship Roundtable (Cody Schultz & Tyson Tlachac)
Sands/Spruce - Waukesha West Superfan Group (Kyle LeMieux)
10:40-11:10 a.m. - Second Break-Out Session
Ballroom - Bill Gosse, Author of SCORE (two groups)
Woodland/Trillium - Passing the Baton - Letting Students Lead (Mark Horbinski)
Evergreen/Frontier - Sportsmanship Roundtable (Cody Schultz & Tyson Tlachac)
Sands/Spruce - Waukesha West Superfan Group (Kyle LeMieux)
11:20-11:50 a.m. - Third Break-Out Session
Ballroom - Bill Gosse, Author of SCORE (Two groups)
Woodland/Trillium - Passing the Baton - Letting Students Lead (Mark Horbinski)
Stonefield/Harvest - Officials Perspective Forum (Dennis Kaczor)
Evergreen/Frontier - Sportsmanship Roundtable (Cody Schultz & Tyson Tlachac)
Sands/Spruce - Waukesha West Superfan Group (Kyle LeMieux)
11:50 a.m. -12:40 p.m. - Lunch (Expo Center)
12:40 p.m. - WIAA Board of Control President Comments (Paul Pedersen)
12:45 p.m. - Rural Mutual Insurance Comments
12:50 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. - Summit Action Plan Workshop (Brian Yerkey)
1:20 p.m. - Close (Stephanie Hauser)