 
Assembly Resolution No. 1029
 
BY: M. of A. Steck
 
        RECOGNIZING  May  17-20, 2022, as NYSPHSAA Coaches
        Appreciation Week
 
  WHEREAS, It is the custom of  this  Legislative  Body  to  recognize
official  weeks  that are set aside to acknowledge the role and value of
coaches and to thank them for being instrumental to the  development  of
children and young adults throughout the State of New York; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
recognize May 17-20, 2022, as NYSPHSAA Coaches Appreciation Week; and
 
  WHEREAS,  NYSPHSAA  Coaches Appreciation Week recognizes the men and
women who serve the athletes  of  New  York  State,  as  well  as  those
organizations  and  institutions that are committed to preparing coaches
to provide not only the technical and  tactical  knowledge  required  to
coach  a  sport,  but  also  the  interpersonal skills to teach the life
lessons which are the moral fiber on which our future  as  a  State  and
Nation depends; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The New York State Public High School Athletic Association
Inc.    (NYSPHSAA)  is  a  non-profit,  voluntary,  educational  service
organization   composed   of  public,  parochial,  and  private  schools
dedicated to providing equitable and safe competition for  the  students
of its member schools; and
 
  WHEREAS,   Membership   is   open  to  secondary  schools  providing
interschool athletic activities for boys and girls in grades 7-12; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Association serves as a  central  organization  through
which  its  member high schools in the state may cooperate to: encourage
as many pupils as possible to participate  in  athletic  games;  promote
sportsmanlike  conduct  in  all  athletic  contests;  maintain essential
minimum standards of  eligibility;  provide  means  to  settle  disputed
athletic  contests  amicably  and  authoritatively;  conduct appropriate
athletic meets and  tournaments;  cooperate  with  the  State  Education
Department  in  fostering  educationally  sound athletic programs; adapt
rules governing sports contests to the particular  conditions  governing
high  school  competition;  and  continually  seek  data to support rule
changes leading to greater safety for high school athletes; and
 
  WHEREAS, In conjunction with  the  observance  of  NYSPHSAA  Coaches
Appreciation  Week, Coaches Appreciation Day was established in 2018, as
a way to recognize all coaches at every level, including  Modified,  who
have  coached  fall,  winter  or  spring sports within a NYSPHSAA member
school; and
 
  WHEREAS, Furthermore, on this day student-athletes are encouraged to
thank school approved coaches who have had an impact in  their  life  or
high school athletic career; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Coaches  are  a  vital  component  in  the  lives  of  our
scholar-athletes, promoting integrity, responsibility and  success  both
 
on  and off the field through skill development, foundational values and
discipline; and
 
  WHEREAS,   Rare   indeed  is  the  impressive  dedication  shown  by
individuals  for  the  benefit  of  others  which  coaches  across   all
disciplines  throughout  the State of New York have displayed throughout
their lives; now, therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
recognize May 17-20, 2022, as NYSPHSAA Coaches Appreciation Week; and be
it further
 
  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted  to  The  New  York  State  Public  High   School   Athletic
Association Inc.
Recognizing May 17-20, 2022, as NYSPHSAA Coaches Appreciation Week

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