⛊ATHLETICS CHANGE THE OUTCOME:
- A positive correlation exists between high school athletic participation, education, health, and future success.
- High school athletes are highly successful in pursuing post-secondary education and, ultimately, a bachelor’s degree.
- High school prep and varsity-level athletes earned higher incomes when compared to those who did not participate in high school athletics.
- Athletics contributed to positive health fitness, reduced participation in smoking and illegal drugs, and stimulated a health-conscious attitude when compared to students who did not participate in an athletic program.
- Elite athletes are 49% more likely than non-athletes to be employed up to eight years post-graduation.
⛊ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
- Earn higher scores and grades for college acceptance.
- Build a stronger knowledge base and better self-discipline for future college success.
- Have more time for physical maturity before playing college athletics.
⛊PLAYERS ENROLL IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES:
- Earn higher scores and grades for college acceptance.
- Build a stronger knowledge base and better self-discipline for future college success.
- Have more time for physical maturity before playing college athletics.
⛊OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM:
- Enhance classroom abilities for college.
- Provide guidance and tutorials to improve SAT and ACT test scores.
- Improve GPA.
- Develop better study habits through mandatory study hall.
- Provide individualized programs of study with computers and technology.
- Gain exposure to a variety of college programs.
- Improve sports technique through videotaping analysis.
- Provide additional years of growth and maturity.
- Enhance strength and agility in a supervised program.
- Allow ineligible seniors to continue to play.
⛊ACADEMIC SUCCESS FORMULA:
- We stand for a cooperative partnership between academics, sports, and character development.
- We provide each student with a Personal Education Plan (PEP) that details a strategic plan for their path to success in the classroom.
- We will have certified teachers and tutorial programs.
- We have a certified ACT and SAT Prep program.
- Our program requires mandatory study hall attendance and periodic education conferences with advisors.
- We stress positive sportsmanship, appropriate dress, and character development.
- We host a series of speakers and self-improvement classes to help student-athletes become better students, individuals, and citizens. The classes include:
- Social Etiquette
- Public Speaking
- Money Management
- Anger Management
- Cultural Diversity
⛊ATHLETIC SUCCESS FORMULA:
- We provide sports coaches who are certified and have professional and academic backgrounds in sports. We also employ certified athletic trainers, sports medicine physicians, and speed, flexibility, strength, conditioning, and sports-specific coaches.
- Attending our program will provide the athlete with a solid foundation of athletic skills that they will build upon and will allow them to succeed when they advance to a four-year college or university.
- Through Fourth and Goal Ballers, Inc Recruiting Service, we will have access to every college coach at every academic level.
- Our goal is for athletes to leave the program with an athletic scholarship to continue their education and athletic experience.
⛊HOW DOES THE PROGRAM WORK?:
- Student-athletes will attend the local community college.
⛊MGM SPORTS ACADEMY PROVIDES:
- Individualized Academic Education Plan
- Tutoring/Study Hall
- Counseling
- Academic Advisor
- Mentoring
- Nutritional Counseling
- Speed, Agility, Conditioning, & Strength Training
- Life Skills & Character Development
- Sports Scholarship Promotion Through Film Highlights
- Career Counseling
- Prep, Universal, & Junior College Tracks
- Football & Basketball
- 3 Unofficial College/University Visits.
⛊WHAT TO BRING:
- Each student must bring his own laptop.