D'Amico Attending Student-Athlete Leadership Forum

BROCKPORT, NY (11/07/2013)(readMedia)-- Brianna D'Amico a sophomore member of The College at Brockport field hockey team is traveling to Rhode Island this weekend to attend the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum.

D'Amico, who was identified as a student-athlete leader on the Brockport campus will join more than 350 student-athletes from the northeast region of the United Sates at the forum from Nov. 7-10.

"We are very honored and pleased that Brianna will be representing The College at Brockport at the forum," said Associate Athletic Director and coordinator of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) Susan Hoffman. "As an integral part of SAAC here on campus, the skills that Brianna learns at this event will be helpful to her not only during her time here at Brockport, but in her future as well."

The Leadership Forum is one of the largest non-competitive gatherings of NCAA student-athletes representing their colleges and universities. The forum was designed for student-athletes to discuss key issues collectively and provide them with an opportunity to enhance personal awareness and leadership skills needed to positively impact their development at the campus and conference levels, as well as beyond the collegiate realm.

Throughout the Leadership Forum, representatives from NCAA member schools will lead small group discussions about a variety of topics such as: behavioral styles, branding, social media, decision-making, emotional intelligence and values. This will help the student-athletes become more effective leaders and motivators when they return to their campuses.

The student-athletes will also hear from several speakers including Chris Herren, former NBA player and founder of Hoop Dreams with Chris Herren and The Herren Project, about decision-making. They will also hear from Rayna DuBose, a former basketball student-athlete about facing adversity. Additionally, participants will hear from keynote speaker Sam Davidson, president and co-founder of Cool People Care, about leadership lessons that he learned at a young age.

To gain a better understanding of the NCAA association-wide and division-specific structures and committees, participants will also learn from peer representatives on the NCAA National Student-Athlete Advisory Committees as well as NCAA governance staff.