2025-26 Professional Development and Continuing Education Programming

2025-26 Programming | Downloadable Resources | CSC Voices Podcast | Archive | Subscribe

Continuing education programming is coordinated by the Professional Development and Education Committee. The committee leaders are CSC Professional Development and Education Committee chair Ali Paquette and CSC Executive Board liaisons First Vice President Matt Panto and Second Vice President Katie Gonzales, and this CSC program is administered by the CSC Director of Operations and Professional Development Becky Griesmer. Contact Paquette, Panto, Gonzales or Griesmer to submit your topic ideas or express your interest in presenting.

Free registration is required to attend live CSC Professional Development and Continuing Education Webinar sessions; sessions are open to all. There are separate registration links for each session in the table below. On-demand sessions will be available via the CSC Youtube channel, with selected sessions available on CSC podcasting platforms. This page will be updated throughout the year as more programming is added.

2025-26 Professional Development Webinar & Programming Schedule More programming coming soon!
Mon., Aug. 18	Pro-Tip	Tips for Game Notes with ESPN's Holly Rowe	Available via Youtube
Mon., Sept. 15	New Media	Updated 2025 Pronunciations in SIDEARM \| New Media Tips	Available via Youtube
Wed., Sept. 24	Stats	Webinar - PrestoStats Refresher: Tips and tools for success	Available via Youtube
Thur., Sept. 25 Aired 10/3/2023	Stats	Webinar - Rewind to "Working with volleyball stats & stat rules" Click here for relevant rule changes.	Available via Youtube
Wed., Oct. 1 Aired 1/24/2024	Stats	Webinar - Rewind to "Working with ice hockey stats and stat rules"	Available via Youtube
Mon., Oct. 13 Aired 10/18/2023	Stats	Webinar - Rewind to "Working with soccer stats and stat rules"	Available via Youtube
Wed., Oct. 15	General	Webinar - Students are our most valuable resource – but how do we recruit, train and retain them?	Available via Youtube Available via podcasting platforms
Tue., Oct. 28	General	Webinar - Mentorship Matters: Giving and receiving with impact	Available via Youtube Available via podcasting platforms
Thu., Oct. 30	Stats	Webinar - Rewind to "Working with basketball stats and stat rules" Slides from the webinar (on team rebound, dead-ball rebound, flopping rules)	Available via Youtube
Mon., Nov. 10	CSC U	Webinar - The Team Behind the Team: A look at what college sports communicators do	Available via Youtube Available via podcasting platforms
Tue., Nov. 11	Academic All-America®	Webinar - Tips for preparing a standout Academic All-America® nomination	Available via Youtube Available via podcasting platforms
Tue., Nov. 18	Academic All-America®	Webinar - Managing the Academic All-America® voting period with confidence	Available via Youtube Available via podcasting platforms
Thur., Dec. 11	New Media	Tips for using AI generative fill in Adobe photoshop \| New Media Tips	Will be available via Youtube
Tue., Dec. 16	General	Webinar - AI in action: how FanWord supports today’s communicators	REGISTER HERE (free and open to all, but preregistration IS required)

Resources

CSC Voices: Beyond the Scoreboard podcast

Launched on November 14, 2024, the CSC Voices, Beyond the Scoreboard podcast series brings insights and stories from College Sports Communicators members and leading colleagues in college athletics. We go "beyond the scoreboard" and hear from our members, the creative storytellers in college athletics, and special guests – many of whom have roots in athletic communications. Join us to hear in-depth discussions and insider perspectives with these behind-the-scenes interviews.

Professional Development and Continuing Education Archive
2024-25 Professional Development and Continuing Education Programming
2023-24 Professional Development and Continuing Education Programming
2022-23 Professional Development and Continuing Education Programming

Subscribe to College Sports Communicators Podcasts, Webinars and YouTube

YouTube

Buzzsprout

SoundCloud

iTunes

Spotify

College Sports Information Directors of America

2025-26 Professional Development and Continuing Education Programming

Calendar