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Conference Schedule
All events are being held in Central Standard Time (CST).
Friday, December 9
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
- NIAAA Incoming Board Member Orientation
12:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- NIAAA Board Meeting
12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- NIAAA Hall of Fame Committee
12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- NIAAA Publications Committee
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- NIAAA Sports Facilities
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- NIAAA Endowment Committee
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- NIAAA LTI National Presentation Faculty Meeting
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Meet the Candidate
- Registration
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
- NIAAA LTI Courses: 611, 617, 631, 633, 721, 724, 901
Saturday, December 10
8 a.m.
- NIAAA Endowment Top Golf (Depart at 7:00 a.m.)
8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
- NIAAA Accreditation Committee
8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
- NIAAA Awards Committee
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- NIAAA International Advisory Committee
- NIAAA Sports Facilities Educational Seminar (Departs at 7:30 a.m.)
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Registration & LTI Booth
9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
- Conference Advisory Committee
10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
- First-Time Attendees Orientation
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
- NIAAA Committee Chairs
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Talking & Trading: Key Issues Discussion
12 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
- NIAAA New Committee Member Orientation
12:15 p.m. – 2 p.m.
- NIAAA Coaches Education Committee
12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- NIAAA LTI Courses: 504, 615, 616, 618, 621, 627, 628, 638, 701, 703, 714, 720, 790, 904
1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Spouse/Guest Welcome Reception
1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- NIAAA Certification Committee
2 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
- NIAAA Committees: Credentials, Membership, Mentoring, National Initiative Assistance Network, Resolutions, Retired, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- Opening General Session
NIAAA At-Large Speeches and Scholarship Awards
Inky Johnson
6:30 p.m.
- Opening Reception featuring Kristine Kabbes & the Skallywags
7:45 p.m.
- Non-Denominational Chapel
- Catholic Mass
Opening General Session Speaker: Inky Johnson

Husband, father, collegiate athlete, entrepreneur and author, Inky Johnson is one of the most highly sought after speakers in the world. For over a decade, executives, professional sports teams, business owners and people all over have benefited from the raw energy of his thought provoking and inspirational presentations. Whether the topic is leadership, teamwork, excelling in the midst of adversity, embracing change, mental agility or perseverance, Inky’s message is effective and efficient.
Sunday, December 11
7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
- NIAAA Past President Meeting
8 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
- NIAAA CAA & CIAA Test Study Session
8 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
- NIAAA State Presidents Breakfast
8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
- NIAAA Blue Ribbon Panel
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Registration & LTI Booth
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
- First Workshop Session – (click here for workshop schedule)
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Spouse/Guest Breakfast Program
9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- NIAAA Incoming Cohorts
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
- Second Workshop Session – (click here for workshop schedule)
11 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- NIAAA Committees – How Do I Get Involved?
11 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- Exhibit Show
- Logo Shoppe
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
- NIAAA State Award Chairs Meeting
- NIAAA State Membership Chairs
- NIAAA State Mentoring Chairs
12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Lapel Pin Exchange (Exhibit Hall Lounge)
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
- NIAAA State Hall of Fame Chairs Meeting
1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
- NIAAA Section Meetings
2:30 p.m.
- Exhibit Show Ice Cream Social
- NIAAA Baggo Tournament Begins in the Exhibit Hall
2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
- Exhibit Show Door Prize Drawings (must be present to win)
3 p.m.
- Exhibit Show Passport Drawings (must be present to win)
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- Registration Gift Pick-Up
3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
- NIAAA LTI Courses: 501, 508, 613, 619, 626, 706, 710A, 719, 723, 799, 903
4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- Exhibit Show Reception
5:30 p.m.
- Exhibit Show Passport Drawings (must be present to win)
6:15 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
- NIAAA Diversity Fellowship
Monday, December 12
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
- NIAAA LTI Information Booth
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
- NIAAA State Liaison & Executive Directors Breakfast meeting (followed by NEDC meeting)
7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- NIAAA LTI Courses: 503, 510, 511, 608, 620, 625, 700, 704, 705, 707, 909
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
- NIAAA CAA Test Administrators Q&A
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
- NFHS State High School Associations Roundtable
8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
- Registration & LTI Booth
9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Exhibit Show
- Logo Shoppe
9 a.m.
- Exhibit Show Breakfast Break
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
- Third Workshop Session – (click here for workshop schedule)
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Registration Gift Pick-Up
10:15 a.m. – 11 a.m.
- Exhibit Show Door Prize Drawings
11 a.m.
- Exhibit Show Passport Drawings (must be present to win)
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
- Conference Luncheon: NFHS Citations
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Fourth Workshop Session – (click here for workshop schedule)
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
- Give & Take: Forum Networking
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
- NIAAA Delegate Assembly
4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- NIAAA LTI Courses: 502, 506, 614, 630, 640, 709, 712, 715, 716, 726, 910
Tuesday, December 13
7 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
- NIAAA Board Breakfast Meeting
7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
- NIAAA Professional Development Coordinators
8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
- Fifth Workshop Session – (click here for workshop schedule)
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
- NIAAA CAA & CIAA Exam
- NIAAA Retired AD's Breakfast
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
- Hot Topic Session
"The New Normal – Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) Need to Knows for HS ADs" - Dr. Scott Grant
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
- Sports Law Year-in-Review – Johnny Johnson
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
- "Talking & Trading" (Includes Lunch)
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
- Closing General Session
Jeremy Boone, Athletes by Design
2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
- NIAAA Annual Meeting/State Door Prize Drawing
6 p.m.
- 2022 NIAAA Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet
Closing General Session Speaker: Jeremy Boone

Jeremy Boone is an internationally recognized coach, author, speaker, and researcher. He is the founder of Athlete By Design™, a coaching and consulting company for over 25 years dedicated to helping high performing athletes, coaches, and managers maximize their potential focusing on being the best at getting better.
Since 1995, he has worked with over fifty National/World Champions, Olympic Medalists, and Elite Head coaches from six countries.
Wednesday, December 14
7 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- NIAAA Board of Directors Meeting
Workshop Schedule
Session 1 – Sunday, December 11 | 8:45 – 9:45 a.m.
1. Building Culture Through Positive Leadership
2. Addressing Student Behaviors During Contests
3. Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Legal Update
4. Preparing for Difficult Conversations
5. Methods for Encouraging Participation and Retention in Girls Sports
6. Meeting the Challenges of a Middle School Athletic Administrator
7. Working with Differences between School Staff Coaches
8. International – Student-Athlete Leadership
Session 2 – Sunday, December 11 | 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
9. Increasing Multi-Sports Athlete Participation
10. Promoting Leadership Among Your Coaches
11. Life and Work Balance for the Athletic Administrator
12. Hot Topics in Sports Medicine
13. Restoring Civility to Athletics
14. Mentoring Coaches for Character
15. Awareness and Legally Addressing a Racial Incident Associated with Athletics
16. NCAA Eligibility Update for Division I, II, and III
Session 3 – Monday, December 12 | 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
17. Essential Legal Duties for Directors of Athletics & Their Coaching Staff Members
18. Professional Development for Your Coaching Staff
19. Using Social Media Effectively in Your Athletic Department
20. Struggling, Stressing, Striving - Mental Health Strategies for Athletic Administrators
21. Game Management - Some Tricks Athletic Directors Use to Assist on Game Day
22. Adding New Sports Programs and Maintaining Participation
23. The Role of Resilience, Perseverance, and Grit
24. International – Managing Change: Balancing Traditions with Moderation
Session 4 – Monday, December 12 | 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
25. Developing Student Leaders through Athletic Councils
26. Positively Promoting Your Athletic Department
27. Emergency Action Plans - Preparing for the Unexpected
28. Establishing a Championship Culture Along with School Support
29. Planning Pre-Season Meetings for Athletes and Parents - Education Based Philosophy
30. Improving Your Coaches Through Evaluation Using an Education-Based Process
31. Free and Recent Technology to Improve the Athletic Administrator
32. How to Have Difficult Conversations with Parents
Session 5 – Tuesday, December 13 | 8:15 – 9:15 a.m.
33. Supporting Student Mental Health
34. Handling Parent Expectations in a Positive Manner
35. Crowd and Conflict Management at Contests
36. When is it Time to Remove a Coach?
37. Recruiting and Retaining Female Coaches
38. Leading an Education-Based Athletic Program
39. Title IX in Theory and Practice
40. The CMAA Certification Process: Written, Oral, or QPA, Which Path Fits your Strengths