WSSAAA Colleagues,

As Frosty Westering says, "Make the Big Time Where You Are"! Where ever you are, whatever you are doing, and whichever the path you chose today, the right attitude will bring success your way. Believe and share this message.

The longer I work in this profession, the more I realize my job is not to be excellent, or great, or even good. My job is to encourage those around me to strive for excellence. And the best way to foster those qualities is to model them. Be the leader you ARE.

The WSSAAA board has already begun working hard to once again bring you the tools to continue leading and modeling excellence. And the best way to hone your skills is to travel to Spokane in April.

The 2010 conference will be April 18th-21st. Dan Heltsley, WSSAAA Conference Chair and President Elect, has been working hard this summer to secure quality speaker and presenters. Don’t miss out.

WSSAAA 2009-2010 Goals:

• Increase membership by 10%
• Increase our support of Middle School Athletic Administrators
• Work on ways to minimize spending in order to increase conference funding.
• Encourage leagues to increase their support of your WSSAAA experience
• Each league sponsor an AD to the conference
• Working with the WIAA on the Promotion of Athletics and Activities in our schools.
• Continue to expand the ways we reach out and mentor athletic administrators.

Take a few minutes to check out the WSSAAA website. There is a tremendous amount of useful information:

• Executive Board - Current Board members and contact information
• Magazine - Great professional articles to keep you up-to-date on AD news and practices.
• Membership - If you are not a member, Go to this page now.
• Scholarship & Awards - Nomination forms to recognize those in your building / community, plus the history of those who have been honored in the past.
• ... and much, much more.

As each of you are busy in your buildings, working hard to do all the behind the scenes items that are overlooked by many, but not by you, let me say what all too often you do not hear: THANK YOU. Thank you for doing great things daily. Thank you for taking on a job and a profession that is demanding. Thank you for taking on the job of coaching students, coaches, and even the community.

Keep up the great work!

Respectfully,

Stark Porter
2010 WSSAAA President
Athletic Director
Liberty HS, Issaquah SD