Senior Blue Devil Athlete Survey Underway

Blue Devil senior athletes can have their voices heard about their experiences over the past four years by participating in a survey that is now underway.

This marks the second year Huntington UFSD’s athletic department is surveying its graduating seniors in an effort to gain feedback on their experiences. The survey can be submitted anonymously or an athlete can list their name if they’d like to further discuss any aspect of their experience.

NCAA by-laws require that each member institution conduct exit surveys with a sample of student-athletes. To meet that requirement, when a student-athlete completes their participation in intercollegiate athletics they are typically asked to complete a survey, including questions regarding the value of the student-athlete’s experiences athletically, academically and socially while representing the college in sports.

Seniors representing all 34 varsity sports programs are being surveyed. The survey asks about all aspects of the student-athlete experience and extends an offer for an in-person meeting with the athletic department’s administration.

The survey itself is modeled after similar college surveys. It’s the logical extension of the Blue Devil athletic program’s philosophy that opens with the following sentence: “We strive to provide the most student-focused athletic experience available in any high school in the country.”

The first “Huntington athletic priority” is “to provide positive and meaningful athletic experiences to as many students as possible.”

The surveys asks about experiences related to the coaching staff, facilities, athletic training, intramural opportunities, team morale, time demands and pressures associated with participation, student-athlete camaraderie, etc.

Seniors can access the survey now at either this link:

Senior Athlete Survey: Google Doc Form

or by scanning the above QR Code at the top of the story.