Youth Sailing Leadership Symposium

Our 15th Annual Youth Sailing Leadership Symposium & Coaches Clinic was held Saturday, January 28 at Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle.

We would like to thank all of our guest speakers, attendees and volunteers!

Below is the schedule of events from this year's symposium. Presentation materials are available here

Schedule
9:00	Doors open
9:30-9:45	Welcome & introductions (Dick, Haley, Sarah)	upstairs
9:45-10:30	Looking backward, moving forward (Andrew Nelson)	upstairs
10:30-10:45	Break
	Coaching (downstairs)		Program management (upstairs)
Session 1 10:45-11:30	Tips for making the racing rules easier for students (Dick Rose)		Big fundraising (Joan Storkman, Niko Twilla, Ashley Nelson)
11:30-11:45	Break		Break
Session 2 11:45-12:30	Techscore tutorial (Shawn O'Connor)		Place-based learning: Strategies for developing school partnerships (Sara Welsh)
12:30-1:15	Networking lunch		Networking lunch
1:15-1:30	Break		Break
Session 3 1:30-2:15	Singlehanded jr racing: Performance, rigging, & coaching techniques (Cam Hoard)		Board structures & best practices (Multiple organizations)
2:15-2:30	Break		Break
Session 4 2:30-3:15	Coaching best practices from the IOC (Sarah Hanavan)		How to run a successful regatta (Rusty & Haley Lhamon)
3:15-3:30	Break		Break
Session 5 3:30-4:15	Notes from a NW youth sailing alum (Stasi Burzycki)		Zero to hero: How to build a successful youth sailing program (Ashley Nelson & Sarah Hanavan)
4:15-4:30	Break		Break
4:30-5:15	Coaching discussion		Program management discussion
5:15-6:30	Featured speaker Brady Sih & dinner	upstairs	Featured speaker Brady Sih & dinner

Questions? Contact Haley Lhamon at haley.lhamon@gmail.com

Thank you all who attended our 15th Annual Youth Sailing Leadership Symposium & Coaches Clinic