Presentations
"Andrew's Story: Confessions of a Student Bookie" - Athletic Training Continuing Education Network webcast - 2007
"BRACKET BUSTED: Sports Gambling and College Athletics" - Central Michigan University / Department of Athletics - Mt. Pleasant, MI - 2007
"YOU BET YOUR LIFE: Gambling in America's High Schools" - Teen Summit: Your Life, Your Future, Your Choice - Mt. Pleasant High School - Mt. Pleasant, MI - 2007
"BETTOR Education: The Inside Information About Illegal Sports Gambling" - Oakland University / Center for Student Activities - Rochester, MI - 2006
"BRACKET BUSTED: Sports Gambling and College Athletics" - Oakland University / Department of Athletics - Rochester, MI - 2006
“BETTOR Education: The Inside Information About Illegal Sports Gambling – Sports Gambling Training Series” – Central Michigan University / Offices of Student Life, Residence Life and Counseling – Mt. Pleasant, MI – 2006
"BRACKET BUSTED: Sports Gambling and College Athletics" - Mercyhurst College / Department of Athletics - Erie, PA - 2006
Consulting
Tim Otteman offers a variety of presentations to assist you in the education of your students, faculty, and staff about the nuances of sports gambling. Tim has two hallmark presentations - BETTOR EDUCATION: Blowing the Whistle on Illegal Sports Gambling and BRACKET BUSTED! Sports Gambling and College Athletics. The BETTOR EDUCATION presentation has been created for the general college student population, while BRACKET BUSTED is steered specifically toward college student-athletes. Please click on the logo below to access the page you are interested in and specifics about that particular presentation.
Tim has also created custom consultations for more specific audiences. Each of these presentations and seminars will be designed to fit your specific needs and concerns. The following are examples of the different types of customized presentations that have been created for clients in the past.
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STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS:
Tim has designed this 90 minute to two hour session for professional student affairs departments, such as student life personnel, residence hall staff, student life personnel and residence life staff. This presentation is an actual training seminar regarding gambling prevalence in the United States, how and why individuals become involved, where students participate on college campuses, and sports gambling warning signs. Additional features of this tutorial include a packet of resource materials for each attendee, state-specific laws, campus-specific-policies, and intervention protocols specific to your institution. After the seminar, you will receive an Evaluation Summary Sheet regarding the pre- and post-knowledge sports gambling knowledge of all attendees. This type of presentation can be tailored to both the K-12 or collegiate level.
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS:
Tim created this 90 minute to two hour session for athletic department personnel, such as coaches, staff and administrators. This presentation is an actual training seminar including how sports figures are enticed into involvement with sports gambling, gambling prevalence in the United States, historical perspectives of past gambling scandals, academic studies involving student/athletes, and gambling warning signs. Additional features of this tutorial include a packet of resource materials for each attendee including state laws and NCAA policies. This presentation can be tailored to both interscholastic and intercollegiate athletic departments.
ATHLETIC TRAINERS:
This 90 minute presentation is an interactive examination of how athletic trainers are involved in sports gambling. This lecture is aimed at athletic trainers at the high school, college and professional level and also highlights legal and illegal gambling statistics, governing body regulations, gambling warning signs and real-life scenarios that happen with athletic trainers. This presentation can be tailored to both interscholastic and intercollegiate athletic trainers. Click here to see a testimonial from this type of presentation
COUNSELING STUDENTS
This 75 minute presentation is an interactive examination of how and why students are involved in gambling behavior, including wagering on sports and poker. This lecture is aimed at college students preparing for careers in counseling and highlights legal and illegal gambling statistics, gambling warning signs and real-life scenarios that happen in America’s colleges and high schools. Click here to see a testimonial from this type of presentation
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
This 75 minute presentation is an interactive examination of how and why students are involved in gambling behavior, including wagering on sports and poker. This lecture is aimed at high school-aged students and highlights legal and illegal gambling statistics, gambling warning signs and real-life scenarios that happen in America’s high schools.
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For more information about, or to schedule a presentation, please contact Tim Otteman at ottem1tw@cmich.edu , (989) 774-7312 or (989) 621-2238
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