UIAAA Connection

The podcast makes its another visit to Salt Lake Country.  UIAAA Connection #128 – Danny Shwam, CAA, Director of Athletics at Highland High School is now available. Danny has served as the AD at Highland for the last ten years.  Before that he spent many years in the world of professional baseball, including as an assistant coach for the Salt Lake Trappers during their record 29 wins in a row in 1...

The podcast makes a visit to the Heber Valley.  UIAAA Connection #127 – Ryan Bishop, Assistant Principal at Wasatch High School is now available. Listen as Ryan, who was born in Heber, tells us about moving to Cedar City as a young man as his Father coached at Southern Utah University.  A graduate of the “Coaching Factory” at SUU, Ryan spent time at Bear River, and Davis high schools as Head Footb...

The podcast makes its second visit to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  UIAAA Connection #126 – Arthur Ballard, CMAA, NIAAA Professional Development Academy is now available. Interesting note – Arthur and NIAAA Executive Director Phil “Badmoon” Rison have been friends since they were small children.  A two-sport athlete in high school, Arthur has influenced thousands of athletes and coaches in Kentuc...

The podcast makes another visit to central Utah.  UIAAA Connection #125 – Cheryl Hadley, CAA, Director of Athletics North Sanpete High School is now . Cheryl shares her experiences in the classroom and coaching before she became the Athletic Director.  Raised in Coalville, Utah, she attended Snow College and Weber State.  A three-sport athlete in high school, she puts that experience to work every...

The podcast makes another visit to northern Utah.  UIAAA Connection #124 – Curtis Hulse, Director of Athletics, Clearfield High School is now available. Curtis a native of Star Valley, shares experiences from his youth in Wyoming.  Curtis is one of the few people in Utah that became the AD at their alma mater.  A ten-year AD, he spent almost two decades coaching athletes at Clearfield.  Please Lis...

The podcast makes its second visit to the state of Missouri.  UIAAA Connection #123 – Josh Scott, CMAA, Director of Athletics and Activities at Springfield Public Schools is now available. Josh has served as Director of Athletics at a high school and now at the District level.  His work with assisting all five high schools in Springfield achieve the NIAAA Quality Program Award is worth the listen....

The podcast makes another visit to one of its Gold Business Partners. UIAAA Connection #122 – Pat Maloney and Nick Tsagalakis, Snap! Mobile is now available. Hear a little about Pat and Nick’s background as they give us look into the world of athletic administration from an outside point of view.  They also share what Snap! Mobile can do for the fundraising in your school. Please Listen, Learn and...

The podcast makes another visit to Central Utah. UIAAA Connection #121 – Susan Hatch, Director of Athletics at Manti High School is now available. Susan, an A D for less than seven months, speaks to the challenges of the job.   Little known fact regarding Susan, her first job was in a three-isle grocery store.  A former softball coach for 18 years, she stepped up when asked to serve the students o...

The podcast makes its third visit to the 6 yearly recipients of the UIAAA Scholarship. UIAAA Connection #120 UIAAA Student Scholarship Recipients:  Kara Camp, Tylee Henrie, Beverly Lancaster, Nicole Lewis, Tyson Morley and Trey Rose, is now available.  Listen as the scholars share their stories on how they became outstanding student/athletes.  You won’t want to miss this one!     Please Listen, Le...

The podcast makes another visit to Utah County. UIAAA Connection #119 – Jeremy Lewis, Director of Athletics at American Fork High School is now available. Jeremy, a Nevada native, grew up in Fallon and played sports there. In high school, Jeremy wrestled in three straight championship matches. He shares the incredible story that occurred during covid with an unresponsive crowd at a home football g...

The podcast makes its first visit to the state of Nebraska. UIAAA Connection #118 – Nate Larsen, CMAA, State Coordinator for the Nebraska State Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association is now available. Nate, a life-long Nebraskan, takes us on his journey through athletics in the Cornhusker State. Currently the AD at Loganview, he will be moving to O’Neill high school next fall. His wor...

The podcast makes another visit to Sevier County. UIAAA Connection #117 – Amy Robinson, CAA, Director of Athletics at South Sevier High School is now available.  Amy, a native of Mt. Pleasant, Utah, attended Snow College and Southern Utah University. She is another product of the “Coaching Factory.” The daughter of long-time UIAAA member John Erickson, she was more experienced than most when...

The podcast makes its third visit to the state of New Jersey. UIAAA Connection #116 – Dave Suiter, CMAA, Assistant Executive Director  of the DAANJ is now available. Dave shares stories from the DAANJ and their new initiative if summer Boot Camp for athletic administrators. Now retired, Dave spent time at two different highs school as an AD. He has some great experiences from his time at the...

The podcast makes another visit to Salt Lake County. UIAAA Connection #115 – Tom Sherwood, Principal at Brighton High School is now available. Tom grew up in Bluffdale and graduated from Bingham High School.  A veteran Principal of 15 years, Tom shares his best practices for an Athletic Administrator and a Principal to effectively run a program. He also has a unique perspective from serving o...

The podcast makes its first visit to the state of Michigan. UIAAA Connection #114 – Fred Smith, CMAA, Director of Athletics at Bangor High School is now available. Fred served as Director of Athletics at five different high schools in Michigan. He shares his unique hobby of baking and traveling. Fred also shares stories of coordinating LTI’s in Michigan and his time on the NIAAA Board. Click to he...

The podcast makes its second visit to the state of New Hampshire. Lisa shares her journey in education.  She currently serves on the NIAAA Board of Directors and was mentored by the legend Carol Dozibrin. She talks about remembering your why. This is an episode not to missed. Please Listen, Learn and Share! You can subscribe to UIAAA TV on YouTube! This podcast is also available on Amazon Mus...

The podcast makes another visit to the NIAAA office. UIAAA Connection #112 – Justin Chapman, Communications Director at the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association is now available. Justin grew up in the shadow of the NIAAA in Carmel, Indiana, and is a graduate of Taylor University like is co-worker Nellie Crocker. He shares his unique perspective on the NIAAA, with this being...

The podcast makes its second visit to the state of Ohio. UIAAA Connection #110 – Glen Gillespie, CMAA, Executive Director of the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association is now available. Glen shares his journey teaching at eight high school in Ohio, finishing at Sylvania Southview. He shares his unique perspective having served 15 years on the NIAAA Publications committee. Click t...

The podcast makes another visit to central Utah. UIAAA Connection #109 – Heidi Woolsey, Director of Athletics at Wayne High School is now available. Heidi, a native Utahn, speaks to growing up in Panguitch, playing sports in her youth and attending coaching factory at the then SUSC in Cedar. She shares some unique views on serving as a female Athletic Director and some of the challenges that resul...

The podcast makes another visit to Southeastern Utah. UIAAA Connection #108 – Mark Stuckenschneider, Director of Athletics at Pinnacle High School is now available. A Salt Lake City native, Mark takes us on his journey as a two-sport athlete at Olympus High School, to SMU where he played rugby and finally to Pinnacle High School as the AD. Please Listen, Learn and Share! You can subscribe to UIAAA...

The podcast makes another visit to Southern Utah. UIAAA Connection #107 - Mike Hudson, Director of Athletics at Canyon View High School is now available. Born and raised in North Carolina, hear how a Carolina Blue fan finds his way to Cedar City, Utah. In only his second year, Mike shares his successes in learning how to become a better AD.  Please Listen, Learn and Share! You can subscribe t...

The podcast makes its first ever visit to authors of a book. UIAAA Connection #106 – Rich Barton, CMAA, Carol Dozibrin, CMAA, and Mike Ellson, CMAA, is now available. The three authors, all Executive Directors, share how an idea a few years ago became the book – Leadership with Legacy in Education-Based Athletics .  This episode takes you on fascinating ride to world of self-publishing and ho...

The podcast makes only its second visit to an AD who has served in both Kansas and Missouri. UIAAA Connection #105 – Lane Green, CMAA, Director of Athletics at Liberty North High School is now available. The UIAAA Connection kicks off its third year with Lane, who is known as the more famous of the Green brothers. It marks the first time we have had brothers as guests. Lane shares his journey as a...

The podcast makes another visit to Utah County.  It’s the first podcast broadcast from Hawaii.  Born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, Wendy has played and coached both in high school and the collegiate level. Wendy recently earned her CAA designation and shares a wealth of information regarding athletics. With five older brothers, Wendy learned from her siblings as well. As the UIA...

The podcast makes another visit to Utah County UIAAA Connection #103 - Jordan Blanchard, CAA, Director of Athletics at Mountain View High School is now available. Born in Dayton, Oregon, Jordan articulates his journey in education and youth sports. He also talks about the importance of certification. His idea of using tv’s instead of banners in your gymnasium is worth the listen. Please Listen, Le...