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Waterford athletic directors report participation gains, new sports and a move to the OAA
Summary
Athletic directors told trustees participation is up across fall and winter seasons, highlighted new programs (boys volleyball, girls flag football), stronger middle-school offerings and a league move to the Oakland Activities Association to expand competitive opportunities.
Athletic directors Shane Hines (Mott/Mason) and Allison Lisonbee Sartorius (Kettering/Pierce) told the Waterford School District Board that student participation in sports has increased across multiple seasons and grade levels and that the district has added new offerings to broaden access.
Presenters reported a net rise in participants: retention and participation metrics showed increases (examples cited in the presentation include roughly a +70 overall participants increase and a +72 retention increase year-over-year in one data…
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