Academic advisor for HS team

Like, these are HS kids. If they can't figure out how to do homework and pass a class, are we really doing them any long term favors by continuing to try to make it easier on them or help them by giving them less adult responsibilities?

Sorry for the veer off topic, but I mean, at some point they have to do something on their own.

we have a short good looking guywith a beard that does ours

Like, yes, these are HS kids, and, like, I’m a coach that has an opportunity to provide extra assistance especially for kids that struggle


We can’t practice be immediately after school and there is downtime for the kids to get their work done, possibly have ACT prep that could Hall them bump their scores and equate to money from colleges for those attending, eliminate babysitting headaches in a productive way, emphasize the importance of academics more than just a coach talking to them when grades slip. No one is doing the work for them, taking a time in the day and making it beneficial to the kids and program.

Wow so do we!

Actually I don’t do that anymore, but when I did I mostly tried to help those who helped themselves. I can’t say I find study hall to be a good use of anybody’s time, but even then I didn’t require it of any players who had solid grades.

We used to have an extra stipend for that, but now we monitor grades by position coach.

Yes we had a sped teacher who was great at helping kids get organized, stay on top of things, and steer them or help herself with extra ACT prep. Most of our kids have some sort of circumstance that makes it tough for them. Poverty, single parent, first generation college possibilities. Many of the kids just don't know how to do the things that will make them successful students. Most will work hard they just don't know how to do school. Their parents usually care and work hard too. It they don't know either. She will help them Fafsa and applications. She pulls the ones who are D2 D1 possibilities out of PE checks grades, organizes, or helps with ACT extras. The kids love/hate it. She is tough on them but they end up being successful. Many of them have continued success in college.

We have daily study hall with all coaches and other content teachers. She checks on at risk kids and the ones who have opportunity. Kids who would be drop out concerns graduate and kids who felt like graduating was a peak go on to college.

We have teachers who feel the same as others here have expressed but not all your kids come to you in a prepared state. That's our job as educators to get them there. Trust me playing basketball in PE is much more fun than the things she has them doing but she does bribe them with cookies and treats.

She gets a stipend and loves being called a football coach.

I have one and I pay him.

He runs our freshmen weekly study hall and teaches them study skills.
He also does the bi-weekly grade checks. Will email the teacher, me, parent, coach whose child family they belong to find out an issues.

Some of them are made to go to study hall with teachers on Wednesday and Thursday if need be and he verifies.

We have a paper trail.

I care more about my kids graduating than winning a state championship so I INVEST IN IT because I afford to pay for the help.

38% of my football players have All A's and B's last semester
69% finished with a 3.0

That's what we do.