Rocky Hill School to Host Leadership and Sportsmanship Conference with Keynote Speaker Joe Andruzzi

Rocky Hill School has been awarded a grant from the Rhode Island Interscholastic League to present Leadership and Sportsmanship in Athletics, a free workshop for rising ninth grade students. The conference will be held at the Rocky Hill School campus on Saturday, April 9 from 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM and is open to all eighth grade students in Rhode Island. Faculty or coach mentors may attend with students and should register, as well.

The goal of the program is to encourage middle school athletes to pursue sports and leadership in high school and to learn skills and techniques that will help them be better teammates. The program, designed by Rocky Hill School senior Allison DeGerlia of Westerly, includes four workshops, lunch, and an address by keynote speaker Joe Andruzzi, the former Patriots offensive guard and three-time Super Bowl champion whose football career was cut short when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Burkitt’s lymphoma in 2007. Andruzzi still works as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Patriots and he founded the Joe Andruzzi Foundation, which helps families battling cancer with financial and emotional support.

The student workshops will include segments on team building, sportsmanship, mindfulness, and how to be a successful high school athlete. Presenters include Rocky Hill School student leaders and coaches, the Rocky Hill School College Counselor, mindfulness expert Vanessa Weiner of ResilientKids, Bryant University's Head Track and Field Coach Mitch Switzer, and a current college athlete.

The public is welcome to attend the keynote address. Reservations are required for both the conference and the keynote. Space is limited and on a first come, first served basis.

PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE.

WHERE

Rocky Hill School (Sharpe Gym, Flynn Lecture Hall, Campbell Center, Hale Center)

530 Ives Road

East Greenwich, RI 02818

WHEN

Saturday, April 9, 2016

SCHEDULE

9:00 – 9:45 Welcome, Team Building, and Ice Breakers (Sharpe Gym)

9:50 – 12:15 Workshops: Sportsmanship and Leadership (Hale Center), How to be a Successful High School Athlete Q&A (Sharpe Gym), Mindfulness (Flynn Center)

12:20-12:50 Lunch

12:50-1:30 Keynote Speaker: Joe Andruzzi (Campbell Center)

Founder - Joe Andruzzi Foundation; NFL Offensive Guard: Green Bay Packers (1997-2000), Scottish Claymores (1998), New England Patriots (2000-2004), Cleveland Browns (2004-2005)

WHO: Joe Andruzzi; Rocky Hill School students and faculty, Vanessa Weiner of ResilientKids,

Bryant University's Head Track and Field Coach Mitch Switzer, and a current college athlete.