Educational Services
"Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority."
by Vince Lombardi
Mission Statement
The mission of Team First Educational Services is to emphasize the importance of education and to help student-athletes engage in the pursuit of academic and personal success. Team First Educational Services achieves its mission by providing programs and services to facilitate the academic and personal development of student athletes.
A major priority of Team First Educational Services is to ensure that student-athletes progress toward a meaningful college degree. It is our goal that they learn to balance the demands of being both a student and a athlete as they grow and develop as young men. Student-athletes need to learn ways to budget time and energy as they combine practice and competition with academics. Because of their unique demands, some student-athletes need academic assistance.
Goals
Help student-athletes:
- take responsibility for their academics
- understand their learning strategies and ways they can improve
- identify and achieve their goals
- build academic self confidence
- improve study skills and strategies
What does the Team First Educational Services Staff do?
- Encourage academic accountability and responsibility
- Promote student development/academic achievement
- Refine study techniques
- Meet one-on-one with targeted students
- Develop an educational support plan for each student tailored to his needs
Services and Programs
- Academic Enhancement Classes
- Field Trips to Local Universities and Colleges
- ACT Prep Classes
- NCAA Clearinghouse Workshops
- Sports Nutrition Seminar
- Leadership Workshop
- Mental Conditioning
Contact Us
Andre Collins, Director of Operations
Telephone-(972) 689-3697
e-mail: collinsar@t1camps.com
