Program Development Series – Academic Success Plan
Academics. It should be the number one priority of a student-athlete when it comes to the school day/school year. We as coaches sometimes forget to discuss and remind our players that basketball is a privilege and not a right, and that academics is their number one job on a day-to-day basis.
As the season is upon us, the need for constant monitoring and reinforcement of academics with our players is paramount. There is nothing more frustrating than to have ineligible players…especially if they are some of your key contributors. The importance of making your players understand that it is their “job” to perform at the highest level they possibly can in the classroom is of the utmost importance. Academic success and proper behavior in the classroom will ultimately lead to success on the court for these young men and women.
We are trying to be proactive in our approach to the Academic Success Plan this season. Instead of making it about punishment and fear, we are working to make it important to our players that they focus and succeed in the classroom. We do this with our Academic Success Plan Binder that we have for our program. The contents of this binder allow for coaches and teachers to work together on a daily basis to help any under-performing student-athletes we have work to achieve a satisfactory or better level.
I am sharing with you the basic inner contents of the Academic Success Plan Binder, so that you may peruse it, use it, or re-work it to fit your program’s needs. The importance of staying on top of grades and being proactive is what our program is working towards. It will help us and our athletes in the long run, and serve as a tool to create quality relationships with the teachers in the school and our basketball program. Anything we (or you) can do to build positive relationships with the staff at school is HUGE in winning supporters for your cause!
Hopefully this Academic Success Plan is of some use to you in some way. Wishing all of you in the Coaching Fraternity the best of luck this season, and keep those kids eligible!
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Head Boys Basketball Coach
Payson-Seymour High School (IL) – 105-39 Record in 5 seasons @ Payson / Elite 8 Qualifiers in 2013
Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Board Member (District 16)
Email: coachbrea3@gmail.com
Played College Basketball @ Quincy University (2 Years ’96-98) & Aquinas College (2 Years ’98-’00)
Head Basketball Coach for 10 Seasons and counting (All in the State of Illinois)
Have sent 7 players to play in College basketball programs
Personal Speed, Strength & Skill Trainer
Click on the pdf link to download the academic success plan:
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