For the advancement, growth, and
success of team sports at the collegiate and public school level, coaches
should be required to provide academic standing reports as well as team record
reports to the athletic director each season. Most coaches live by the numbers game and
improved numbers equal added success.
It’s been known that success in
the classroom equals success on the playing field and the academic standing of student-athletes
reflects upon schools as a whole. Tracking an athlete’s progress throughout
their academic career helps ensure their success and provides a positive image
for the athletic program. Maintaining team records is another sure-fire method
for keeping a team on the path to success. Athletes are competitive by nature and strive
to excel when challenged by goals such as ‘most tackles’, ‘bench press
champion’, or ‘fastest 40’. Team records keep the program progressing in the
right direction.
Providing academic standing
reports and team records to the athletic director every season can and will
help the athletic program, along with the image of the school. All coaches
should be required to provide these reports.
I like how you discuss how these reports can add to the competitiveness of athletes. I think this will also stimulate competition among the sport coaches and the athletic department as a whole. Having the sport coaches submit these reports also provide the coach and athlete with a road map for success. It lays out where each athlete needs to improve and at a personal and individual level. Also, the coaches can keep these records over the course of each athlete's collegiate career in order to see improvements or where he/she is still lacking. I like this idea and believe it is a step in the right direction for schools.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with your blog, success in the classroom correlates to success on the field of play. Taking Stanford University for example, they have one of the highest graduation rates in the nation of their student athletes in turn they have also won more national championships collectively throughout their men’s and women’s teams than any other school in the nation. Being a coach I drill into my position player’s minds that what they do from Sunday through Friday will affect how they play on Saturdays.
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