Senior Blue Devil Athlete Survey Continues

Huntington athletic department officials have been studying the first round of surveys submitted by Blue Devil senior athletes who are making their voices heard about their experiences over the past four years. Officials hope that at least three dozen more seniors submit responses to the online survey.

Seniors can access the survey at either this link: https://forms.gle/6s1bszUZhMbAV8U79 or the QR code above.

This marks the fourth 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.

As news of the survey has spread, athletic directors here on Long Island and more than 400 miles away in Upstate New York have reached out to Huntington and asked the Blue Devils to share information about the survey and what it’s all about.

The Huntington survey is modeled after ones completed by college athletes. 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 their experiences athletically, academically and socially while representing the college in sports.

Huntington seniors representing all 36 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 is 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 survey asks about experiences related to the coaching staff, facilities, athletic (medical) training, intramural opportunities, team morale, time demands and pressures associated with participation, student-athlete camaraderie, etc.

Seniors are asked early in the survey: “In a few words, how would you summarize your high school athletic experience at Huntington?”

Department officials take the survey results seriously and will use them to make improvements in the 2026/27 athletic program offered to students in grades 7-12.