University of Massachusets Athletics
NCAA Selects Leadership Conference Participants
May 24, 2006 | Women's Soccer
May 24, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The NCAA has selected 352 student-athletes who have been tabbed as current or future leaders on their college campuses for the 10th annual NCAA Leadership Conference, which serves as a forum to enhance leadership and decision-making skills and provides an opportunity to discuss key issues in intercollegiate athletics. The leadership conference will take place May 28-June 1 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, just outside Orlando.
The 2006 NCAA Leadership Conference provides 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 communication and leadership skill sets. The NCAA Leadership Conference also promotes better communication among student-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty and communities. The conference consists of daily exercises and activities to help the student-athletes develop as individuals and as contributing members to a group.
During the leadership conference, student-athletes will discuss a variety of topics such as sportsmanship; public perceptions of student-athletes; conflict resolution; student-athlete mental health; and social responsibilities. They also will discuss division-specific issues, create dialogue surrounding possible solutions to division-specific issues, and discuss potential career direction. In addition to the speaker and discussion sessions, the student-athletes will participate in teambuilding initiative games at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex.
