Applications for the 2025-26 school year for the WIAA Student-Athlete Leadership Team are currently being accepted through March 31.
The WIAA Student-Athlete Leadership Team is a collection of diverse student-athlete leaders from member schools across the state. This group of student-athletes will serve as ambassadors for their peers and the WIAA while learning more about the sports industry through various committee activities. Within the activities the group will provide a student voice with the WIAA and will be the point people for creating and executing an annual student-athlete leadership conference for member schools.
Qualifications include:
- Involved in one or more WIAA-sponsored sport
- Engaging leader who is a team player willing to be a student-athlete spokesperson for their representative area
- Interested in learning more about the processes of the WIAA and the overall sports industry
- Innovative and energetic individual who works well in a group setting
- Endorsement by applicant's athletic director or district administration
Expectations include:
- Required attendance at four (4) meetings per year (mixture of in-person and virtual)
- Assist at a minimum of one WIAA State Championship during each season (fall, winter, and spring)
- Required attendance at a Fall Area Meeting in your district
- Assist with promotional and educational materials and leadership training opportunities as desired and/or directed
- Attend virtual meetings as needed/requested by WIAA staff, or Leadership Team Officers, and/or committees
