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Student Athletic Programs & SEL: Best Practices for Winning on the Field and in Life (Course 1)

April 22, 2026, 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Participants will know and understand the profound short-term and long-range impact that the interscholastic sports experience has on the happiness, well-being, career readiness, and growth of students through the social-emotional, cognitive, and physical learning domains. Participants will critique and identify core beliefs for their school’s athletic programs focused on learning domains through a collaborative, community-based organic process; determine desired athletic experience outcomes linked to the athletic program’s core values; analyze a data collection instrument to determine the level of success in meeting the desired athletic experience outcomes; and synthesize student survey data to be used as a foundation to establish “best practices” to ensure positive social-emotional growth outcomes for all student-athletes.

IPA will deliver this ONLINE training through Zoom. To participate in the virtual workshop, you must have Internet access, a web camera, and a microphone.

You will receive the Zoom training link, handouts and detailed instructions in the registration confirmation from netforum@ilprincipals.org. If you don’t see the confirmation in your inbox after registering, please email workshops@ilprincipals.org.

Registration changes must be received via email at workshops@ilprincipals.org. If you do not cancel or transfer your registration before Noon the day prior to the event and/or are not in attendance, you are responsible for full payment.

If you are unable to attend, the following options are available (provided your request is received before Noon the day prior to the event):

  1. Send another individual in your place incurring no service charge;
  2. Transfer your registration to another IPA event (of equal or less value);
  3. Receive credit in the amount of the event eligible for all IPA events and IPA merchandise (see below for details); or
  4. Receive a refund (see below for details).

Information regarding credits and refunds:

  • If refund/credit request is received more than five business days prior to the event, the refund/credit will incur a $25 service charge.
  • If refund/credit request is received within five business days of the event, the refund/credit will incur a $50 service charge.
  • If refund/credit request is received after Noon the day prior to the event, you are responsible for full payment.
  • Credits for events and merchandise expire each year on June 30.

The IPA reserves the right to cancel or reschedule events at any time. If your event has been canceled or rescheduled, you may request a refund, credit or transfer the registration fee to another IPA event.