General athletic department fund-raising, sport specific fund-raising, general corporate partnerships, special event corporate partnerships and creative multi-party sponsorships will all be covered in the full seminar. Your organization will learn how to measure your program benefits by studying such things as the positive economic impact of your athletic program on your institution and community.

Optional Components:

• Summer Athletic Camps
• Booster Clubs
• Fund raising for capital construction, planned giving, annual fund-drives, and endowments
• Follow up consultation to ensure successful fundraising implementation

Building a Booster Club (and boosting your current club)
Dr. Waggoner has 28 years of experience in starting, building and operating booster clubs at all levels. The infrastructure, mission, philosophy, control systems, activities, fund-raisers, expenditure focus, membership and incentive systems for the beneficiaries and membership are all vital components that need to be organized harmoniously and communicated clearly in order for a successful booster club to sustain itself over a protracted period of time and be an asset rather than a liability to an organization, institution or program. Building the right culture and environment within the booster club is critical. This seminar also ties nicely with the seminar titled Athletic Fund-Raising, Marketing and Promotions.

Summer Athletic Camps
This seminar will focus on strategies, steps, procedures and protocols designed to maximize a collegiate athletic program’s summer camp activity and develop a comprehensive program which brings growth and consistency. Components will include designing and tailoring a camp model to match the ideals, philosophy and mission of the institution. Strategies for maximizing summer camps as a fund-raiser for the athletic program and the institution as a whole are explored. Models can be constructed to balance the benefits of these camps so it becomes a winning situation with incentive built in for the institution, the athletic department, the specific sport and the coach/camp director. Fund-raising for specific sports and the institution, exposure for specific sport programs and the institution, networking and the ability to attract and retain quality coaches are all specific components of benefits that will be addressed. Strategies on comprehensive programming and marketing will also be reviewed. This seminar also fits nicely with the seminar titled Athletic Fund-Raising, Marketing and Promotions.

Parent Relations for Coaches
The primary focus is on the communication that takes place from the various constituents commonly involved in a coach-athlete conflict. These constituents include the coach, student-athlete, parent and the administration. Communication of the roles and missions of the school, the athletic program and the specific sport, as well as an understanding of the coaches’ philosophy and expectations are the foundation to build on. Once communication lines are well established, it can keep conflicts at a minimum. When a conflict does occur this foundation provides anchor points to begin discussion regarding conflict resolution. Each constituent understanding the roles they play and the lines of communication helps to minimize conflicts and helps to solve them at the early stages. When approached correctly the parties can all work toward a common objective and use each other as advocates rather than adversaries. Some discussion related to legal issues will be discussed as it relates to athletic participation as a privilege and not a right. This seminar is great to couple with Sportsmanship and Crowd Violence and/or Marketing the Student-Athlete to College.

Sportsmanship and Crowd Violence
The issues of sportsmanship and crowd violence will be addressed. Understanding causes and developing proactive approaches and techniques that minimize problems in these areas are the first steps. Concepts in creating a culture where poor sportsmanship and crowd violence are not accepted practices are additional important components. Crowd education and defining roles of parents, students, athletes, coaches, officials, and event management are also explored. Legal issues related to event and facility management are additional key components that will equip the athletic administrator. This seminar is great to couple with Parent Relations for Coaches and/or Marketing the Student-Athlete to College.

Legal Issues in Athletics
A basic understanding of tort law will be discussed, as well as the application of tort law to the everyday environment in today’s athletic programs. Issues such as supervision, progression, risk management, Title VII and hiring practices, contracts, drug testing, product liability, facility design, management and risk assessment will be discussed. Also, there will be discussion on substantive vs procedural due process and how that applies to the concept that athletic participation is a privilege and not a right. Title IX issues will be touched upon, but there is a completely separate seminar offered by RMACS on Title IX issues called Title IX---Contemporary Issues and the Future.

Title IX Contemporary Issues and the Future
This topic is always a dynamic issue. It is possibly one of the most misunderstood laws athletic educators deal with on a regular basis. A real understanding of this law and its application will be addressed. A discussion of the current climate and issues debated at the national level in the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education will reveal the issues of controversy regarding Title IX including, but not limited to the benefits, positive results and the unintended consequences. Knowledge obtained from this seminar will enable the athletic administrator to assess current gender equity status and implement strategies and plans with confidence. This empowers the administrator to be properly pro-active, but not over-reactive.

Marketing the High School Student-Athlete to College
This seminar will begin with outlining the current NCAA Clearinghouse/NCAA Elegibility Center requirements and steps required of all graduating high school seniors planning to compete at the college level. Then, the focus of this seminar will take a shift toward the steps, procedures, protocols and processes relative to marketing a prospective student-athlete to potential college athletic recruiters. An understanding of what college athletic recruiters are looking for, how to network those potential recruiters and how to prepare yourself to be marketable and noticed is important. Understanding of how to narrow the focus on the type of college and level of competitiveness an athlete can truly compete is important and tips on helping with this assessment will be discussed. Roles of important “players” will be explored including the prospective athlete, college recruiting coach, high school coach, high school counselor and the parent. Timelines and planning are also essential. Impacts of modern technology will also be addressed. This seminar, coupled with the seminar on the NCAA Clearinghouse/NCAA Elegibility Center will provide a package to assure a higher level of success and streamline the college recruiting process for prospective athletes, coaches, parents, and counselors. Dr. Waggoner utilizes his background in teaching college freshman level career education classes to take this seminar to another dimension. This seminar also couples nicely with the seminar on the Comprehensive Multi-Dimensional Student Athlete or Parent Relations for Coaches or Sportsmanship and Crowd Violence.

The Comprehensive Multi-Dimensional Student Athlete
This seminar is great for all levels of high school and college student-athletes, but it is especially designed for high school seniors or college freshman, as it provides tools that enable them to adjust to college academics, athletics and social life in a more efficient manner. This seminar applies values clarification, goal setting, time management, communication, utilization of resources, mental imagery, decision making processes, career education, study skills, common stumbling blocks and more to academics, athletics and the social dimension. The focus is how to make both academics and athletics a high priority with the most minimal conflict with each other and with the social dimension. The concept of “building a resume” is implemented. The end result is a multi-dimensional student-athlete-person. This maximizes the productivity of these areas by combining them into one synergistic direction. Dr. Waggoner utilizes his background in teaching college freshman career education classes to elevate this seminar to another dimension. This seminar goes well when coupled with the seminar titled “Marketing the High School Student-Athlete to College.”

Building a Comprehensive Program
This seminar will focus on the elements necessary for building any specific athletic program or an entire athletic program. Specific skill development and athletic programming are covered, but the dimensions often ignored by many coaches are covered and the dots are connected. These other important dimensions include, but are not limited to Developing a philosophy, mission statement, and goals, Academic and Personal Development of Student-Athletes, Recruiting/Retention, Personnel Hiring and Management, Public Relations, Marketing, Fund-Raising, and Promotions, and cultivation of relations with internal and external constituents. Important Housekeeping items are covered including budget, purchasing, risk management, transportation and travel logistics, and facility logistics and organizational skills. Other skill development and performance enhancement areas covered from an administrative dimension are Mental/Motivational, strength and conditioning, stretching/flexibility, injury prevention and treatment, recovery, practice, competition schedule, in-season vs off-season.

Athletic Facility Design, Management and Risk Assessment
Dr. Waggoner is published in the sport facility design and management field and he has first hand experience in sports facility design and management. Consulting services in this area are tailored to meet the client’s needs.

Consultation on sport facility design is available and will take all elements into consideration including, but not limited to user groups, types of programming, Title IX, climate, codes, standards, equipment, laundry and storage, as well as risk assessment needs. For renovation projects coordination, communication and processes are critical for facility use to be maintained by user groups as construction takes place. This service is available for new facilities or facilities with plans for additions and renovations.

Consultation on Sport Facility Management is also available, including risk assessments of current sport facilities. These assessments enable a facility manager to identify current areas of concern and obtain recommendations for reconciling these areas.

Wrestling Clinics
Dr. Waggoner has 9 years of competitive experience, 18 years of coaching experience, and 28 years of experience as a teacher, coach, and athletic administrator. Greg has coached at the high school level and three levels of college (NAIA, NCAA D-II and NCAA D-I). Coach Waggoner was a two-time NCAA D-II All-American and was a successful coach at both the high school and college levels. Greg was the Head Wrestling Coach for Western State College for 12 years and coached several teams to Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and Colorado Collegiate Championship titles. His teams placed in the “top ten” in the NCAA D-II five times and Waggoner was named Colorado Collegiate Coach of the Year twice. Waggoner coached his wrestlers to 29 All-American titles and two individual national champions. He was also the Head Coach/Team Leader of a collegiate All-American/All-Star team that toured Europe. Greg is currently the Chair of the NCAA D-II Wrestling Committee. Coach Waggoner is a sought after and experienced clinician. His clinics on “Basic Systems and Drills”, “Counter Attacks”, “Leg Counters”, and “The Multi-Dimensional Wrestler” are especially popular. These clinics also go well with most any RMACS seminar, but they are especially interrelated when coupled with seminars on Marketing a High School Student-Athlete to College and the seminar on the Comprehensive Multi-Dimensional Student-Athlete and the seminar on Building a Comprehensive Program.

Expert Witness Testimony
Dr. Waggoner has served as an “expert witness” in legal testimony regarding topics that are athletic management or coaching related. This is a special service available on a case by case basis.