National Council of Youth Sports 2004 Sports Leadership Summit

2003 NCYS Leadership Training Conference

Held in conjunction with TEAMS 2003
November 5-8, 2003
The Fairmont Hotel New Orleans

Saturday, November 8, 2003

8:00am Breakfast and NCYS Business Meeting

9:00am "Kid News From the Present Future"
Keynote Speaker: Paul Kurnit, KidShop
Overview: There is so much focus and attention being dedicated today to the new savvy and sophistication in the kids market. We recognize kid power in their spending and influence. We talk about kids getting older younger. We study the new tween audience. The implications of these developments are critical to understanding today's kids and in marketing to them. Successful marketing to kids is about establishing brand relationships, not about one shot purchase occasions. We build products and messages that are intended to connect with kid lifestyle. In turn, we believe they'll connect with our brands. Or will they?

Presented by SportsTravel magazine

10:00am "Including Youth With Disabilities Into Your Programs”
Pam Carey, Wheelchair Sports USA
Overview: Through their participation in organized sports programs, young children learn how to play the game, how to be a team player, how to perform the skills correctly, how to use the equipment, and how to condition the body. They also learn about sportsmanship, honesty, discipline, and dignity. Organized sports programs build strong characters as well as strong, healthy bodies. Children with disabilities are more like these children than unlike them. They, too, can greatly benefit from participation in organized sports programs. Imagine having a son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandson, or granddaughter who has a disability. What are you willing to do to make sure that they receive these life experiences?

10:30am "Youth Sports - Positively Complex!"
Gregg Heinzmann Rutgers University--Youth Sports Research Council
Pat McInally, Good Sports for Life (invited)
Rob Miller, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Mike Killpack, Amateur Athletic Union
Overview: Here's a novel idea! Let's talk about the importance of creating a positive youth sports experience for the well being of kids! In this session you will hear from the industry's best on how to help parents improve youth sports by promoting meaningful participation. You'll leave with know-how to create the contagious spirit of good sportsmanship, and how to implement character training during your practice even when you only have kids for one-two hours a week!

12 noon Luncheon

12:30pm "Adversity, Advocacy, Attitude and Achievement"
Honored Guest Luncheon Speaker (invited)
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA)

1:00pm Hershey's NCYS "STRIVE" Awards Program Announcement
Curt Robinson, Hershey's FundRaising
Pete Waldron, Hershey's FundRaising

1:30pm
"Promoting Safety, Protecting Children with Background Checks for Volunteers"
Chad Salahshour, IntelliCorp
Cris Cruz, IntelliCorp
Drew Smith, American Specialty Companies
Overview: This is what we have all been waiting for--reputable background checks that provide cost-effective, reliable, comprehensive internet checks with instant results! There are a multitude of companies providing internet background checks; but there is only one company who is not only an industry leader today but they have the big picture vision and resources for future growth. IntelliCorp is owned by ISO, Insurance Services Office, the premier source of information about property and liability risk. Together IntelliCorp and ISO have a broad repository of criminal records that is the largest of its kind. IntelliCorp was selected by NCYS as its exclusive provider because of the depth of its database, the quality of its delivery capability and the integrity of its leadership.

American Specialty is the industry leader in providing risk services for the Sports Entertainment Industry. Their expertise and experience in managing risk is proven, unsurpassed and supported by the world's leading risk capital providers. In this session you will learn how your participation in background checks for volunteers might affect your insurance policies in a positive way.

2:30pm NCYS Programming WIIFM: "What's In It For Me!"
Chris Cope, Best Western International Barbara D'Antonio, Every Day Expressions
Clay Walker, NFL Youth Football
Tim Schneider, TEAMS 2003
Kenny Hansmire, National Child Identification Program
John Schaper, Count On Me
…and Stay Tuned for MORE Breaking News!
Overview: NCYS is offering a variety of opportunities to advance the high quality of youth sports with a lineup of forward thinking programs. The credentials of professionalism, integrity and mutual respect set the standards for NCYS to carefully select the finest corporate partners. There are no tricks, no slick marketing schemes, just good, honest, wholesome assistance to strengthen and broaden our industry. This is NCYS' WIIFM, your place for the best in youth sports programming!

4:00pm "Technology as the Distance Learning Quest of the Future"
Clay Walker, NFL Players, Inc.
Lisa Delpy Neirotti, George Washington University
Overview: A rapidly changing sports market is requiring more sophisticated marketing and greater fiscal responsibility from sports organizations and their management. This session will address solutions for executive education for the professionals who do not have the time, resources or opportunity to earn an advanced management degree but are seeking relevant management training that is grounded in reality with a vision for the future!

4:30pm "Skills for Life"
Featured Speaker: Jonathan Peck
Overview: Conquering life's challenges is a never-ending pursuit. Are you stalled personally and/or professionally? Are you just starting out or are you a mentor to someone who is? Are you a parent, a coach, an employer? Could you benefit from clear and simple useful tips for "real life" applications? This session is for you! "Skills for Life" offers practical advice to help you succeed--in business, in relationships, in life.

5:00pm NCYS Closing Reception

**Programming schedule and topics are subject to change.

Conferences

NCYS "Kicks It Up A Notch" Taking Its Highly Regarded
Leadership Training Conference to SportsTravel's TEAMS 2003!

The National Council of Youth Sports (NCYS) is proud to announce that its annual meeting and Leadership Training Conference will once again be held in conjunction with TEAMS 2003 in New Orleans, Louisianna.

Organized by SportsTravel magazine, TEAMS: Travel, Events And Management in Sports, is the annual conference and expo for the sports event industry. TEAMS 2003 will be held November 5-8, 2003, at the historic Fairmont Hotel in New Orleans.

"We decided to hold our annual meeting in conjunction with the TEAMS Conference to enhance the outstanding educational and networking opportunities NCYS and TEAMS provides," said Sally Cunningham, Executive Director of the NCYS. "Our organization exists to help youth sports grow and we see our alliance with SportsTravel and the TEAMS Conference as a way to advance youth sports."

"We're pleased that the NCYS has decided to meet in conjunction with the TEAMS Conference," said Timothy Schneider, publisher of SportsTravel magazine. "We've designed the TEAMS Conference as the gathering place for all levels of the sports event industry."

The TEAMS 2003 event brings together youth sports organizations, rights holders, cities, resorts, sports suppliers, convention & visitors bureaus, sports commissions, and sport sponsors.

NCYS President Wanda L. Rutledge tells Youth Sports Today, " NCYS is broadening its benefits and services base by expanding the Leadership Training Conference and offering its members joint participation in TEAMS 2003."

One of the conference highlights is the unique fifteen-minute one-on-one appointment sessions at the TEAMS 2003 Expo which allows you to meet with destinations that are eager to host your events. The appointment sessions are extremely popular and an outstanding way to promote youth sports and at the same seek new suppliers, sponsors and event hosts not to mention make volumes of priceless networking opportunities with more than 125 exhibitors at the industry's fastest-growing trade show.

From early morning hospitality to late-night lounge your in-between day will be packed full of sports-related issues, challenges, opportunities, and powerhouse advanced education. This is YOUR INDUSTRY. Be certain to plan your schedule and budget accordingly NOW and we will absolutely look forward to seeing each and every one of you at the Fairmont Hotel in New Orleans November 5-8, 2003!

NCYS members include most of the leading youth and grassroots sports organizations in the nation, including Little League Baseball, American Youth Soccer Organization, Pop Warner, Amateur Athletic Union and Boys & Girls Club of America. In total, the programs of NCYS member organizations involve more than 52 million participants. For further information on the National Council of Youth Sports, visit website www.ncys.org or call (772) 781-1452.

SportsTravel, the sports world's event magazine, is read by more than 10,000 people in the international sports event industry. For further information on SportsTravel or TEAMS 2003, visit the website www.TEAMSconference.com or call (310) 577-3700.