AAC
By Mary Weeks AAC Representative
The USOC Athletes’ Advisory Council: Goals for the Next Quadrennial
The USOC Athletes’ Ad-
visory Council has had an- other busy year working to- wards our goals for the next quadrennial.
One of the most impor-
tant tasks of the USOC AAC is to provide the USOC with D TXDOLÀ HG SHUVRQ UHFRP mended to serve as athlete ombudsman.
New athlete
ombudsman Kacie Wallace was selected by the AAC at the 2014 Olympic Assembly, hired by the USOC, and “on- boarded” at the AAC’s Janu- ary meeting. Members of the AAC and the National Governing Bod-
ies Council, along with USOC personnel and governance consultant Kae Rader devel- oped a document to help set expectations and best prac- tices for NGB board mem- bers. The AAC unanimously endorsed this document at the January meeting. Former Athlete Services
Coordinators drafted pro- FHGXUHV IRU Á DJ EHDUHU HOHFWLRQV XQGHU ZKLFK Á DJ bearers will be selected by a popular, electronic vote. The procedures were tested at the Pan American and ParaPan American Games in Toronto and will be reevalu-
ated by the AAC for potential improvements prior to Rio. In addition to these ac-
complishments, the AAC’s four initiative groups have continued their work: 7KH À UVW LQLWLDWLYH JURXS continues to work on improv- ing communication within the AAC and increasing en- gagement between meet- ings by redesigning the web- site, increasing the use of social media, and creating an AAC directory, intranet Google site, and documents to help athlete representa- tives better understand their roles and responsibilities. The second initiative
group has been working to improve athlete services. In addition to establishing a website for the athlete ca- reer and education program, this initiative group has also been working closely with the USOC on the formation of the SafeSport board to, among other things, help ensure adequate athlete representation within that organization. The third initiative group has spent much of its time
Kim Rhode was selected as the Team USA fl ag bearer during the 2015 Pan American Games.
this year reviewing and re- vising election procedures for the AAC. The AAC elects and/or nominates athletes to serve in approximately a dozen roles over the course of each quadrennial.
The
initiative group is in the pro- cess of proposing revisions to the AAC’s bylaws so that elections are fair, transpar- HQW DQG UHÁ HFW WKH ZLOO RI the AAC. The fourth initiative group has been working to in- crease and strengthen the voice of our Paralympic ath- letes. For example, over the last year, the initiative has LGHQWLÀ HG DWKOHWH OLDLVRQV LQ most Paralympic sports (in- cluding shooting) to provide additional support to the Paralympic AAC representa- tives, most of whom repre- sent multiple sports in which WKH\ PLJKW QRW KDYH VSHFLÀ F experience. As you can see, it has been another busy but re- warding year! More informa- tion on the USOC AAC can be found at http://www.teamu-
sa.org/Athlete-Resources/ Athletes-Advisory-Council, and if you ever have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact me at shootingaac@gmail. com.
10 USA Shooting News | Year in Review 2015
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