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Youth Sports Camp Sign-Up Begins, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Registration is underway for the National Youth Sports Program's 11th season at the University of Maine. Beginning June 23, the free day camp offers six weeks of fun, teamwork and skill development for area boys and girls.

Conference To Explore Middle Level Sports Concerns, Research, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Wedged between controversial youth sports and competitive high school athletics, middle school athletes and their interests are often overlooked. Yet, that's where many students drop out of sports because of lack of opportunity or negative experiences, according to organizers of a statewide conference that will focus on the concerns and issues of middle level athletics.

Coaching Education Center Presents Sports Medicine Award, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Center for Coaching Education has honored a Bangor physician for his dedication to the prevention and care of athletic injuries, and to quality coaching.

Initiative Links Sports, Standards, Stronger Schools, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A federal allocation will provide seed money for the University of Maine to shape a coaching and sports education initiative aligned with timely educational issues and the state's learning standards. Former Maine Education Commissioner J. Duke Albanese is spearheading the effort to create research-based curriculum development and community awareness to improve the training of coaches, and identify and implement best practices for school sports programs.

Umaine Offers Coaching Course In Portland Area, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A new sports coaching course offers college and non-degree students and interscholastic and community coaches in southern Maine the opportunity to add coaching credentials to their resumes. The one-credit Coaching Fundamentals meets the minimal course requirements for interscholastic coaching eligibility at the middle school and high school levels in Maine and most other states.

New Coaching Eligibility Course Offered At Umaine, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A new course offers University of Maine students and others the opportunity to add coaching credentials to their resumes. The one-credit Coaching Fundamentals course, beginning in March, meets the requirements for interscholastic coaching eligibility at the middle school and high school levels in Maine and in most other states.

Umaine Celebration To Honor Popular Athletic Trainer, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

University of Maine legendary athletic trainer Wes Jordan will be the guest of honor Friday, Dec. 14 at a celebration launching a fund-raising campaign to establish a state-of-the-art training facility in his honor.

The kick-off of the $1.25 million project for the Wes Jordan Athletic Training Education Complex will be held from 2-4 p.m. at UMaine's Lengyel Gym, where the training room and lab will be built in existing space.

Umaine Youth Program Earns Another National Award, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The National Youth Sports Program at the University of Maine has been named one of the best in the country for the fourth time in its nine-year history. In announcing the 2001 Meritorious Program award winners, National Youth Sports Corporation President Edward Thiebe recognized the UMaine program for outstanding leadership and performance, service to children and community involvement.

Forum To Discuss Issues In Middle Level Sports, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Middle school kids are causing a lot of conversation and controversy in the sports arena. Not because of their behavior, but because they are caught in the middle of competing interests shaped by tradition, policy, parents and the desire to do what's best for youngsters going through tremendous life changes - physically, emotionally and socially.

Athletic Directors Institute Opens July 31 At Umaine, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Major issues and needs in sports leadership will be addressed at the fourth annual Athletic Directors' Institute, July 31-August 2 at the University of Maine. Workshops on timely topics ranging from dealing with parental expectations in sports to maintaining athletic fields will be featured, along with intensive training in effective use of technology.

Athletic Directors Institute Opens August 1 At Umaine, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Major issues and needs in sports leadership will be addressed at the third annual Athletic Directors’ Institute, August 1-3 at the University of Maine. Topics ranging from curbing violence in sports to managing facilities will be featured, along with intensive training in effective use of technology.

Umaine Youth Program Earns Another National Award, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The National Youth Sports Program at the University of Maine has been named one of the best in the country for the third time in its seven-year history. In announcing the 1999 Meritorious Program award winners, the National Collegiate Athletic Association recognized the UMaine program for outstanding leadership, service to children and community involvement. The UMaine NYSP received a first-year commendation award in 1993 and earned a meritorious program award in 1994.

Coaching Education Center Honors Sports Medicine Pioneer, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Center for Coaching Education has honored retired Colby College educator and athletic trainer Carl E. Nelson of Waterville for his outstanding contributions to the promotion and practice of sports medicine in Maine. A pioneer in the care and prevention of athletic injuries, Nelson is the 1999 recipient of the Robert J. Lahey Sports Medicine Award.

Youth Program Honors Bus Company For Outstanding Service, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Champion of Maine was honored recently for outstanding service to the National Youth Sports Program at the University of Maine. The community-based NYSP Advisory Board presented a special Corporate Appreciation Award to the Old Town school bus contractor, recognizing six years of dedicated, safe service and for "going the extra mile" for the more than 200 area youngsters participating in the summer program.

Athletic Directors Institute Opens August 3 At Umaine, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Major issues and needs in sports leadership will be addressed at the second annual Athletic Directors’ Institute, August 3-5 at the University of Maine. Topics ranging from curbing violence in sports to promoting athletic programs and communicating better with parents will be featured, along with intensive training in effective use of technology.

National Youth Sports Camp Plans Seventh Season At Umaine, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) will open its seventh season at the University of Maine on June 28, offering six weeks of fun, teamwork and skill development for area boys and girls.

Two More Schools Selected For Sports Improvement Project, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Hall-Dale and Kennebunk high schools have been selected to participate in the 1998-99 round of a corporate-sponsored project to evaluate and strengthen the contribution of athletics to local and state educational reform efforts. Sports, Schools and Learning Results, funded by the UNUM Foundation and sponsored by the Maine Center for Coaching Education at the University of Maine, provides an intensive, year-long athletic program review, assessment and professional development process, grounded in Maine's performance-based learning standards.

Six Schools Selected For Expanded Sports Improvement Project, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Six Maine high schools have been selected for the second round of a corporate sponsored project to align, evaluate and strengthen the contribution of athletics to local and state educational reform efforts. Sports, Schools and Learning Results, funded by the UNUM Foundation and sponsored by the Maine Center for Coaching Education at the University of Maine, was initiated last year at four schools and is providing one of the first models of program assessment that is grounded in Maine's new performance-based standards.

Student Research Indicates Need For Greater Awareness, More Effective Intervention To Reduce Courtship Violence, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The latest dating violence survey of a small random sampling of UMaine undergraduates indicates no significant decline in courtship acts of violence over the past 15 years, despite heightened public awareness and prevention programs on the UMaine campus and throughout society. The study is conducted on a five-year basis by students in Professor Robert Milardo's Research Methods in Child Development and Family Relations course. The information is revealing and consistent with national data of dating violence among college undergraduates, according to research project coordinators Wendy Weise and Alisa Meggison, graduate students in the College of Education & Human Development.

Sports Advancing Academic Standards In Maine, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

As schools across the country gear up for the challenges of the growing educational standards movement, an unlikely force is giving shape and substance to the Maine Leaming Results. Coaches participating in a University of Maine pilot project are providing one of the first models of program assessment and improvement that is solidly grounded in Maine's new educational reform standards.

Youth Sports Program Begins Fifth Year In Maine, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) has lined up a full slate of activities and another top-notch staff for its fifth season which begins June 26 at the University of Maine. The six-week program offer a variety of skill-building and educational opportunities for area boys and girls ages 10-16 whose families or guardians meet Department of Health and Human Services income guidelines. There is no cost to participants, and transportation is provided, if needed, within the greater Bangor area, including north to Lincoln, south to Newport, east to Ellsworth, and west to Dover-Foxcroft.

Pilot Program Helping Schools Link Lessons Of Athletics And Academics, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Four Maine high schools are pilot sites for a new program designed to strengthen the relationship between athletics and academics and formally connect the contributions of sports to the educational improvement goals of each school. The foe us of the project is professional development of coaches to ensure that the lessons and experiences of athletics support the local school mission and the state's performance-based expectations for students.