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WADA: serving
athletic directors throughout Wisconsin
By Mike Bates
Information Coordinator, WADA
As the scope and direction of the Wisconsin
Athletic Directors Association (WADA) has evolved, the membership recently
approved
new wording for the vision, purpose and mission statement.
A special committee came up with
the wording when they also
conducted a thorough review of the organization’s bylaws, which the
WADA Board determined was needed to adequately reflect the changes and growth
made
by the association.
The WADA Board expressed its
appreciation to the committee, particularly
chairperson Linzi Gronning of Holmen, for the many hours of work put in to
provide the
WADA membership its final version.
Other committee members:
John Frizzell of Wisconsin Dells, Brian Smith of Waunakee, Greg Smith
of West De Pere and Todd Sobrilsky of Beaver Dam.
If you would like to join the
WADA, contact your District Rep.
Names and contact info
may be found on the WADA web site at www.wadawi.org.
. VISION:
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The vision of the Wisconsin
Athletic Directors Association (WADA) is to enhance, preserve, respect and
promote interscholastic athletic programs and the profession of athletic
administration.
. MISSION:
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The mission of WADA is to:
A. Respect and promote the educational aspects of
interscholastic athletics and preserve their place in the total educational
program;
B. Foster a working relationship an effective system for an
exchange of ideas between WADA, the WIAA member schools, NFHS and the NIAAA,
and
C. Promote the professional growth and image of
interscholastic athletic administrators.
. PURPOSE:
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The purpose of the WADA shall be
to:
A. Advance the standards of leadership, sportsmanship,
physical and emotional well-being in the program of interscholastic
athletics, further developing citizenship qualities in student-athletes;
B. Coordinate the efforts of its members toward enhancing and
promoting participation in interscholastic athletics at local, regional and
state levels;
C. Encourage educational agencies to respect and value
interscholastic athletics as an integral part of the curricula of schools;
D. Improve the quality and diversity of interscholastic
athletics by responding to changing interests of student population demographics;
E. Provide recognition for outstanding interscholastic
athletic and academic achievement through awards and scholarships to
Wisconsin student-athletes;
F. Promote leadership through involvement in WADA, WIAA, and
in the NIAAA;
G. Provide a method for ongoing mentoring support of WADA
members;
H. Encourage advanced professional certification and provide
opportunities for advanced training courses; and workshops; and
I. Recognize and promote outstanding athletic administrators
through local, district, state and national awards.
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The web site for
the WADA is www.wadawi.org and Mike Bates may be reached via
e-mail
at mbates1@new.rr.com.
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