2017 MAAA Conference Final Schedule – Email
2017 MAAA Conference
IP Casino & Resort, Biloxi, MS
January 10 – 13
Tuesday, 1/10
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Registration for NIAAA LTC Courses
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. LTC 501
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (provided by MAAA)
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. LTC 502
Wednesday, 1/11
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Registration for Booth Vendors
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Conference Registration
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Booth Vendor Setup
11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Booth Vendor Visitation
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. First General Session
Welcome and Introductions, Woody Barnett, MAAA Director
MAAA Officers
MHSAA Staff
Vendor Recognition
Instructions for Vendor “Bingo”, Joyce Franklin, MHSAA
Semi Credits and CEU Credit Information, Diane Bruser, MHSAA
Speaker Introduction, Derrick Hooker, MAAA President
“AD Relationships & Challenging Personalities”, Jamy Bechler,
Certified John Maxwell Leadership Coach
Speaker Introduction, Mike Wilkinson, Director of Outreach Services, Mississippi
Sports Medicine
“Employing your own athletic trainer has the winning edge. A look
into the MDE /CTE approved sports medicine curriculum”,
Kira Berch, Athletic Trainer Mississippi Sports Medicine/Florence HS
Thursday, 1/12
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Conference Registration
7:00 a.m. – 7:50 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Second General Session
Welcome Derrick Hooker
Presentation of Colors – Biloxi High School
National Anthem – Biloxi High School Show Choir
Devotion, Josh Gilreath, FCA
Speaker Introduction, Derrick Hooker
“Current Social Issues Facing Athletics”, Jamy Bechler, Certified John
Maxwell Leadership Coach
Speaker Introduction, Derrick Hooker
“Heads Up Program” Kevin Brown, USA Football
9:40 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Door Prize Drawings D Hooker/S Sanderson
9:50 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Break and Vendor Booth Visitation
Refreshments in Vendor Booth Hall
10:35 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Roundtable Discussions by Classifications
1A-2A Moderators: Derrick Hooker, MAAA President
Karen Green, AD, Marshall County School District
3A-4A Moderators: Shane Sanderson, AD, New Albany
Adam Dillinger, AD, Choctaw County
5A-6A Moderators: Anthony Jenkins, AD,
Greg Freeman, AD, Pascagoula School District
Superintendents & Principals Moderator: Paul Tisdale, Former Biloxi Superintendent
11:30 a.m. Reconvene
11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Roundtable Recap
11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Rotation Sessions Instructions Derrick Hooker
Door Prize Drawings D Hooker/S Sanderson
12:10 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. BSN/MAAA Awards and Recognitions Luncheon
1:30 p.m. Reconvene for Breakout Sessions
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Breakout Session 1 – C2C, Keith Warren, MHSAA
2:05 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. Breakout Session 2 – “Booster Clubs – Separate vs. Together”,
Mark Hubbard, AD, Ocean Springs High School
2:40 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Breakout Session 3 – “Mentoring Young Coaches – Setting Expectations”
Tom Gladney, Athletic Director, Biloxi Public Schools
3:10 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Ice Cream Social in Vendor Booth Hall
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Speaker Introduction, Greg Freeman, AD, Pascagoula School District
Wayne Rodolfich, Superintendent, Pascagoula-Gautier School District
4:45 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. Door Prize Drawings D Hooker/S Sanderson
Friday, 1/13
7:00 a.m. – 7:50 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. Devotion, Dustin Saucier, FCA
8:10 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Speaker Introduction, Shane Sanderson, AD, New Albany School District
Title Nine, Office of Civil Rights
8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Third General Session
Speaker Introduction, Tom Gladney, AD, Biloxi School District
Richard Williams
9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Door Prize Drawings D Hooker/S Sanderson
9:40 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Break and Vendor Booth Visitation
10:35 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. Speaker Introduction, Clint Johnson, AD, Jackson Public Schools
Legal Issues, Jim Keith, Adams & Reece
11:25 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. MAAA Business and Updates Derrick Hooker
11:35 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. Door Prize Drawings D Hooker/S Sanderson
Vendor Booth “Bingo” Winner
11:55 a.m. Adjournment