Our young athletes face challenges today that we didn’t face just twenty years ago. It is increasingly difficult to find authentic models of what it means to be a man or a woman. Students are bombarded with images of masculinity and femininity from movie stars, musicians ,politicians and sports heroes. All too often what they find leaves them without a clear vision for what it means to be a man or a woman and what it takes to become an adult who will be successful on the field of competition, and in life beyond the playing field. We believe that sports present a unique opportunity to develop young men and women, because the same character traits that make successful athletes also make... Read more