Leadership Development Program

The NCAA offers various leadership development programs throughout the year.
The NCAA will host their annual Regional Student-Athlete Development conference again next fall. The mission of the conference is to provide a forum for student-athletes and coaches to develop leadership skills and discuss how issues affect the student-athlete. The goal of the conference is to use your leadership skills and at the conference develop plans that you can incorporate on your own campus. The objectives for the conference are to:

-Learn and practice skills of exemplary leaders.
-Learn how to build and enhance a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
-Discuss Division I issues and legislation.
-Learn about the NCAA opportunities including scholarships, developmental programs, the NCAA governance process and more.
-Grow personally and professionally.
-Develop a team-directed action plan to promote positive change on campus and within the conferences.
-Make an incredible network of friends!

In critiquing this leadership program the program, the program is only limited to two student athletes per institution. There are 350 member institutions in the NCAA and this program is only available to less than 1% of all student athletes. The regional leadership development program rotates annually and participant attendance is restricted to your region only. The regions are Northeast, South, West, and Mid-atlantic. The program will only be in your available in your area every 4 years.This program change to be offered every two years in your region and potentially offered to more student athletes.

Website:http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=628