COLORADO COACH- WINTER 2018-2019 CHSCA CLINICS by John Burke, Executive Director Coaches of all levels retain a peculiar status level as we are competitors and colleagues, a situation that rarely, if ever, exists in the corporate world. On the playing surface coaches remain the most intense of competitors but off the field you can often find the top coaches sharing their strategies and techniques with those they may see across the field or court. One of the finest places to see this cooperation is the wonderful clinics sponsored by the Colorado High School Coaches Association. Our clinics are designed to teach, inform, and provide networking opportunities for all levels of school coaching. Attend one of our clinics and you will see the nuts and bolts of coaching as well as the business end of our profession - helping coaches navigate the maze of classroom teaching responsibilities, meeting the needs of the athletes and parents all the while presenting a positive image to our administration and community. Coaches are a rare breed in that we value the projection of confidence while remaining humble enough to realize we don’t have all the answers and will sit in the front row at the CHSCA Multi-Sport or Track and Field Clinic to garner the answers to the coaching questions that eat at our competitive soul. The CHSCA clinics make you feel good about our profession as we view our attendees hungry to learn and willing to share. These clinics take a great deal of planning and organization and require many hours of patience and persistence in order to provide the very best to our members. Both of the clinics schedule the very best in presenters, as well as cover the gamut of sports, techniques, fund-raising, and CHSAA seminar requirements. Our clinics feature food and beverages and many exhibitors to browse as well as a chance to see old friends and acquaintances. We often see coaches sharing innovative ideas, mentoring each other, and developing leadership skills. One will always be able to find a variety of speakers and a chance to develop your knowledge as well as the opportunity to earn college credit. The CHSCA works tirelessly to offer the best in clinics for our members and at the current price of $30 per clinic it is one heck of a bargain. Unfortunately the finance committee of our organization has determined the amount spent on each attendee is just over $60 per person. The hotel meeting rooms and audio visual costs, food and beverage charges, fees for speaker travel, presenting and sleeping rooms as well as the other amenities all add up to an upside/down situation for the Board of Directors of the CHSCA. With this in mind I ask for your understanding as the registration fee for the Multi- Sport Clinic and Track and Field Clinic are raised a minimal amount in order for us to continue to offer the very best for our members. We are determined to continue to provide outstanding benefits to our clinic attendees and we have no intention of cutting back on our offerings but have determined the most fiscally responsible action will be to raise the clinic registration fees a bit. Thank you very much for your understanding. Coaches are a rare breed in that we value the projection of confidence while remaining humble enough to realize we don’t have all the answers…