National Conference 2021 Wrap Up!

NATIONAL BY ANNE SWANSON USSSA CONFERENCE & MEETING COORDINATOR CONFERENCE 2021 WRAP UP!

Wow! What an amazing 3 days we had in Tampa, Florida!

Seeing the halls filled with networking, connections, and reunions was the best possible way to wrap up to 2021. Our time together kicked off with an all-day workshop led by Andy Worshek, a globally recognized speaker and trainer who worked alongside David Marquet on the USS Santa Fe. The following two days of the conference were jam-packed with sessions on customer experience, client acquisition, leadership, instructor-based sessions, specialized roundtables and more. To close our time together, attendees were treated to a session with Tami Evans who had the entire room up and dancing (literally!), not to mention all the laughs.

Attendees also had an opportunity to meet with our valued sponsors and exhibitors as well as join together for an Awards Banquet to remember emceed by the one and only Rowdy Gaines! Congratulations to the following award recipients:

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR

Kristina Bauer, SwimWest Swim School

GUIDING LIGHT

Lisa Zarda

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Lana Whitehead John Kolbisen

HALL OF FAME

John Kirk

With the use of the conference app, both in-person attendees and virtual attendees had an opportunity to connect with friends and colleagues via the community board as well as direct in-app messaging. It was so wonderful to witness all the reunions, smiles, and laughter throughout the entire conference.

Whether you joined us in person or virtually, we hope you had a fantastic three days. And if you weren’t able to join us at all, we truly hope to see you March 1-2, 2022 in Mesa, AZ for the Spring Workshop! If you are interested in purchasing recordings of sessions from the conference, you may do so in the USSSA Portal. Hoping to see you all in March 2022!