Leadership opportunities for Student Athletes
Division I Regional Leadership Conference
The NCAA Division I Regional Leadership Conference provides student-athletes, coaches and administrators with pertinent and customized sessions that teach the leadership skills needed to impact student-athlete development on campus, at the conference, within Division I, and beyond. Sessions offered at the conference will allow participants a greater understanding of the NCAA, the Division I governance and legislation process, and the Division I National Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Other issues like; sportsmanship, diversity, nutrition, mental health, game environment will allow participants to explore how to play an active role, as an agent of change, in reference to these critical topics. Using the knowledge gained at the conference, participants will set out to create positive and lasting change throughout the NCAA structure, their communities and the world. This is a three-day, weekend conference and is provided at no cost to all institutions that are eligible to attend.
The following is a list of participants:
2009
Reina Rogers, Women's Golf
Alex Freitas, Men's Track & Field
Beach Pride Award
| 2000 | Wayne Stickney |
| 2001 | Robert Garcia |
| 2002 | Candice Chick |
| 2003 | Shelley Levinson |
| 2004 | Danny Vivian |
| 2005 | Morgan Wheeler |
| 2006 | Jamie Pollack
Kevin Cape |
| 2007 | Union Newspaper |
| 2008 | ASI Spirit Program |
| 2009 | Jeff Greenwood |
The Beach Pride Award is presented annually by the Long Beach State athletic department to an individual or group that best represents outstanding leadership and school spirit towards 49er Athletics and the school as a whole.
National Student Athletes Development Conference
The annual NCAA National Student Athlete Development Conference provides NCAA student athletes with a forum to openly discuss issues that may affect them on their campuses and in their communities, while also providing them with the opportunity to enhance their leadership, communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills. The National Student Athlete Development Conference also promotes better communication among student athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty and communities. The four-day conference consists of daily exercises and activities to help the student athletes develop as individuals and as contributing members to society. This conference takes place annually in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and is provided at no cost to all NCAA member institutions.
The following is a list of nominees and participants for each year:
(Conference Participants in BOLD)
2009
Stephan Gilling, Men's Basketball
Jeff Greenwood, Men's Water Polo
Nikki Myers, Women's Soccer
Phylicia Johnson, Women's Track & Field
2008
Justin Koeppen, Men's Water Polo
Brice Gallow, Men's Basketball
Sara Baca, Women's Soccer
Lauren Sims, Women's Basketball
2007
Chris Richardson, Men's Track & Field
Jeff Greenwood, Men's Water Polo
Amanda Perry, Women's Soccer
Alexis Crimes, Women's Volleyball
2006
Travis Buchanan, Men's Water Polo
Uchenna Obiora, Men's Track & Field
Jasmine Winfield, Women's Track & Field
Natalie Messina, Women's Soccer
2005
Brady Douglas, Men's Track & Field
Kevin Cape, Men's Volleyball
Melanie McCauley, Women's Softball
Cynetha Rush, Women's Basketball
APPLE, Athletic Prevention Programming and Leadership Education
The Athletic Prevention Programming and Leadership Education (APPLE) conference provides training to an "athletic prevention team" on the APPLE model, a comprehensive design for improving substance abuse prevention programming and policies in the athletics department. The athletic prevention team may include, but is not limited to, athletics administrators, athletic trainers, life skills coordinators, coaches, and health educators and must include at least two student athletes. The seven impact areas are known as the "slices of the APPLE" and include recruitment practices; polices; drug testing; tobacco and other drug-education programs; sanctioning; referral and counseling; and exceptions and attitudes.
Below are the current and past APPLE Teams:
2009 Team
Nikki Myers, Women's Soccer
Jeff Greenwood, Men's Water Polo
Justin Koeppen, Men's Water Polo
Jordan Koeppen, Men's Water Polo
2008 Team
Justin Koeppen, Men's Water Polo
Amanda Perry, Women's Soccer
2007 Team
Travis Buchanan, Men's Water Polo
Amanda Perry, Women's Soccer
