2012 Conferences

January 20-22, 2012: Charlottesville, VA
January 27-29, 2012: Huntington Beach, CA

APPLE Program to Prevent Student-Athlete Substance Abuse Gets Award

The APPLE Conferences, the University of Virginia-led program to promote student-athlete health and wellness, has won the 2008 Silver Excellence Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

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Registration

By registering your campus, you agree to send a team of at least four, but no more than six members as your "prevention" team and understand that the team contact must participate in both pre- and post- conference evaluations. Prevention teams may include, but are not limited to, athletics administrators, athletic trainers, life skills at least two student athletes.

The conference begins Friday at 5 pm and adjourns at 11:30 am on Sunday. APPLE is jam-packed with educational sessions, speakers and networking activities. If you want to sightsee, please arrive early Friday or plan on staying through Sunday evening.

The Gordie Center will make all hotel arrangements.

Featured Articles and Presentations

Washington and Lee University program developed after attending APPLE conference highlighted on the NCAA's Division III news page.

The APPLE Conferences were featured in the April/May 2006 issue of The Peer Educator. The Peer Educator is published by The BACCHUS Network. Read the article titled APPLE: A Comprehensive Approach to Promoting Student Athlete Wellness & Substance Abuse Prevention.

“APPLE: A Comprehensive Student Athlete Substance Abuse Prevention Model”
This program was presented at the 2007 U.S. Department of Education National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education.

Athletic Trainers will receive 10 Continuing Education Units and CHES can receive up to 8 Category I continuing education contact hours.

Purpose

The APPLE conferences, developed by the Gordie Center for Substance Abuse Prevention at the University of Virginia, are the leading national training symposiums dedicated to substance abuse prevention and health promotion for student athletes and athletics department administrators.  The goal of the APPLE conference is to assist colleges in promoting student athlete health and wellness by empowering teams of student- athletes and administrators to create an institution-specific action plan. 

What APPLE has to offer

APPLE participants will:

• Improve relationships between administrators and student athletes
• Increase their understanding of the APPLE model
• Increase their ability to impact substance abuse problems
• Increase student ability to confront teammates
• Increase student leadership skills
• Increase knowledge of alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) issues for student athletes
• Increase knowledge of effective ATOD prevention programs
• Create a clearly defined, measurable action plan

The APPLE conference allows you to:

• Assess your athletics department’s strengths and weaknesses in substance abuse prevention.

• Share ideas and resources with other colleges and universities.

• Learn about exemplary policies and programs including Student Athlete Mentor (SAM) programs.

• Listen to exciting speakers and experts in the field.

• Return to your campus with specific resources and an individualized plan for implementing change.

The APPLE Model

There are seven distinct areas where athletics departments can address substance use. Discover how your athletics department can enhance alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse prevention efforts by examining the “slices” of the APPLE and assessing your department's strengths and weaknesses in substance abuse prevention.