Preparing for the APPLE Conference Susan Bruce, Director Holly Deering, Health Educator & Conference Coordinator 2015 Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia Gordie Center Substance Abuse Prevention. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License
Brief History of APPLE Created at the University of Virginia Funded by a grant from the NCAA Two conferences are held each January open to all NCAA-member schools 2015 NCAA Division II APPLE Conference 2016 - Celebrating our 25 th year! Susan Grossman & Joe Gieck Susan Grossman, Susie Bruce, Debra Reed
Educational Partners
Goals of APPLE Educate Empower & Support teams in preventing alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) use/abuse
The APPLE Conference allows you to: Assess your athletics department s strengths and weaknesses in substance abuse prevention. Share ideas and resources with other colleges and universities. Learn about exemplary policies and programs. Listen to exciting speakers and experts in the field. Return to your campus with specific resources and an individualized plan for implementing change.
APPLE participants will: Improve relationships between administrators and student athletes Increase their understanding of the APPLE model Increase their ability to impact substance abuse problems Increase student ability to confront teammates Increase student leadership skills Increase knowledge of alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) issues for student athletes Increase knowledge of effective ATOD prevention programs Create a clearly defined, measurable action plan
The Seven Slices
Preparing for APPLE
Team Composition At least four, but no more than six members At least 2 must be student-athletes Others may include athletics administrators, athletics trainers, health educators, student-affairs professionals Provide a variety of perspectives and skills Stony Brook University Representative of your athletics department/school (gender, ethnicity, athletic teams) Complete registration by November 1 st. Link provided to team contacts Holly will confirm team rosters with team contacts in November. Please notify Holly (appleconference@virginia.edu) of any changes to your roster. Try to replace individuals with another individual of the same gender and role (i.e.: male student-athlete for male student-athlete)
Preparing your Team Schedule a team meeting prior to the conference to review expectations, format of conference and other details. APPLE staff will send out the agenda in December to help you prepare. The Ohio State University Homework for all attendees: Ask 5 people (student-athletes, administrators, coaches, etc.) what are the biggest issues surrounding alcohol and drugs in our athletics department?
Athletics Department Survey Designed to measure your department s compliance with the APPLE standards. Many of the discussions at APPLE are based on the results. Revised Summer 2015 Complete online by November 1 st Share the survey with other members of your athletics department administration, including your athletics director.
Share your Success Do you have a great program or campaign that you would like to share with APPLE attendees? Step UP! Bystander Training Program Social norms campaign Student-Athlete Mentor (SAM) programs Educational programs (late night, orientation, etc.) We would love to share your examples during our Saturday morning session or a Saturday afternoon breakout session. Apply by November 1 st. https://appleconference.wufoo.com/forms/2016-apple-conferenceprogram-proposal/
What to Bring Dress: Bring casual dress for conference sessions. Khakis and jeans are appropriate attire. Pack a swimsuit! T-shirt swap: All team members are encouraged to bring a NEW campus t-shirt representing your school for the "T-shirt Swap" on Friday night. Materials: We will provide notebooks and pens for all attendees. Helpful for at least 1 individual to have a laptop or ipad to use for the electronic Action Plan submission and evaluations. Bridgewater College
2016 Date & Locations Charlottesville, VA January 15-17 Doubletree by Hilton 990 Hilton Heights Rd Charlottesville/Albemarle Airport (CHO)(4 miles) Free parking & airport shuttle Grapevine, TX January 22-24 Great Wolf Lodge 100 Great Wolf Dr Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW)(7 miles) Dallas/Love Field (DAL) (19 miles) Free self-parking Airport shuttle from DFW is $10/person (must prearrange with hotel)
Hotel details Shared double occupancy hotel rooms for Friday and Saturday night. Can indicate roommate preference in the individual registration process. Single rooms available for $107 in VA and $158 in TX Free wireless internet in meeting spaces and guest rooms. Athletic facilities are available at hotel. Each person needs to provide a debit/credit card at the hotel to cover incidentals. APPLE Staff will make all hotel arrangements.
Meals Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast provided. All meals served buffet style. No snacks or sodas provided so plan/pack accordingly Indicate dietary needs on the individual registration
Palm Beach Atlantic University
A few items to expect Pretest upon arrival Evaluations of every session Post-test before departure Team photos APPLE Swag Chance to network Colorado State University, Pueblo
Friday Night Conference registration is from 2-4pm ALL team members must check-in with the APPLE staff Conference begins at 4pm Dinner begins promptly at 5:15pm Please let Holly know if your team is going to miss dinner Linda Hancock is returning for her famous alcohol education session T-shirt swap Texas ONLY Waterpark available from 9:15-11:45pm for APPLE attendees
Saturday Learn about the APPLE Model and have team meetings in the morning Breakout sessions on health and wellness issues for student-athletes New in 2016: Breakout sessions 4 & 5 are only 20 minutes long and repeat Team Meetings to create Action Plans Virginia ONLY 25th Anniversary Celebration Texas ONLY - Waterpark available from 9:15-11:45pm for APPLE attendees
Sunday Share action plans by NCAA division Closing keynote VA: Aaron White TX: Tracy Maxwell Submit action plan Caldwell College
After APPLE
Expectations Meet with your APPLE team to implement the action plan created at the conference. Complete post-apple surveys in March and October on your progress, barriers, etc. Keep APPLE staff informed of changes to the team contact information.
Advice from Past Team Contacts Come in with and open mind and LISTEN to your student-athletes. They are the cornerstone of your success if you let them honestly tell you what is truly happening and what your needs are.
Encourage your team to be open, be willing and to be daring to make a change, no matter what size... big or small, one person or the whole university or college.
Review the schedules and divide and conquer the sessions; all of the information is helpful!
You really need to have a team meeting before you come to APPLE! It is really important to review the purpose of the conference and what to expect. That way you are not spending time at the conference dealing with confusion or overwhelmed team members.
Remember NOVEMBER 1 st! Individual Team Member Registration Athletics Department Survey Presentation Proposals
Questions?
Questions after the webinar? Contact Holly Deering 434-982-1814 appleconference@virginia.edu Visit our website: www.virginia.edu/gordiecenter/apple Joe Debra Susie Holly