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The Extra Point
Monthly News and Notes from Play It Smart
October 2008
Volume II | Issue II |
Lawrence North (Indianapolis, IN) gets ready for kickoff in Lucas Oil Stadium home of the Indianapolis Colts. |
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Mark Your Calendar:
Past Due
September 30th
PACE
Student Personal Data Sheets
October 10th
November 1st SAT
Late Registration Deadline
October 17th
Play It Smart
Student-Athlete of the Month Submissions
October 31st
School Academic Data Form
(Submit to National Office)
November 5th
December 6th SAT
Registration Deadline
November 7th
December 13th ACT
Registration Deadline
Remember to submit ACT/SAT scores directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center using code"9999" | |
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The SIDELINE REPORT focuses on important issues for Play It Smart schools and Academic Coaches. |
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Remember if you don't tell us, we don't know. So keep us in the loop of your events and the happenings at your campus. Do this by communicating and submitting information to your Program Officer. |
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Student-Athletes of the Month
Brandon Walker of William Penn/York, PA is crowned Play It Smart National Student-Athlete of the Month for September 2008. http://www.playitsmart.org/news.php?id=1659
Click here to click entire list of student-athletes for the month of September. 
Nominations for October are due on October 17th. |
Prep 48 Training
By now many of you have heard of the Prep48 program and the benefits that the program can provide to your campus. Prep48, a web-based solution, allows students, parents, coaches and guidance counselors to simply and accurately track a student-athlete's academic progress toward qualifying for NCAA initial-eligibility.
If you have not been trained or have not scheduled training sessions with your program officer please do so.
We encourage you to involve others at your school such as guidance counselors, coaches, and athletic directors to maximize the benefits of the program. If you are unable be trained at the same time, that's ok. There is a user manual for the program so once you are trained on the system you will be able to assist the others within your school. We are working to increase the amount of resources available to member schools and encourage you to take advantage of resources like Prep48.
As we move forward we hope to bring you more benefits that will help your student-athletes realize their dreams. So play it smart and contact your program officer to get set up on the system.
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Multi-Sport Programming
Inherent in the Play It Smart philosophy is that the key to the success of any program lies in the quality of relationships that are built between academic coach and student-athletes participating. Many member schools are faced with the excitement and challenges of expanding their program to include additional athletic teams and student-athletes. Click here to continue reading about Multi-Sport Programming: http://www.playitsmart.org/news.php?id=1658
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NCAA Eligibility Center (formerly NCAA Clearinghouse)
The NCAA Eligibility Center website is a valuable tool for student-athletes and their parents. Student-athletes can register with the NCAA Eligibility Center on the website as well. Here is a sampling of the website:
What Do I Need To Do?
- Grade 9
- Verify with your high school guidance counselor and the online core-course listing to make sure you are on track.
- Grade 10
- Verify with your high school guidance counselor and the online core-course listing to make sure you are on track.
- Grade 11
- Register with the eligibility center.
- Make sure you are still on course to meet core-course requirements (verify you have the correct number of core courses and that the core courses are on your high school's 48-H with the eligibility center).
- After your junior year, have your high school guidance counselor send a copy of your transcript. If you have attended any other high schools, make sure a transcript is sent to the eligibility center from each high school.
- When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the eligibility center (the code is "9999").
- Begin your amateurism questionnaire.
Grade 12
- When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the eligibility center (the code is "9999").
- Complete amateurism questionnaire and sign the final authorization signature online on or after April 1 if you are expecting to enroll in college in the fall semester. (If you are expecting to enroll for spring semester, sign the final authorization signature on or after October 1 of the year prior to enrollment.)
- Have your high school guidance counselor send a final transcript with proof of graduation to the eligibility center.
Please visit the site to find out more useful information for your student-athletes. We strongly encourage you to use and become familiar with Eligibility Center website and encourage parents and student-athletes to do the same: https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/student/index_student.html. |
| National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
Opportunities with NAIA member schools exist for student-athletes. Click below to see freshman eligibility requirements and member institutions.
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| Quick Facts on Play It Smart from the 2007-2008 Academic Year
| The PLAYBOOK features useful tools and resources for Academic Coaches. |
| Play It Smart partners with N4A
Play It Smart and the National Assiocation of Athletic Academic Advisors team up to benefit Academic Coaches across the country.
How Well Do You Know Your Smart Skills?
Play It Smart unveils its new life skills curriculm, known as the Smart Skills.
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Best Practices, For Academic Coaches By Academic Coaches |
If you have logged into ORBIT lately and checked into the Forms section, you may have noticed the growing resources becoming available to you from fellow Academic Coaches. In addition to the Smart Skills resources, this is where you will find our Academic Coach Best Practices. The resource section is meant "For Academic Coaches by Academic Coaches. So please reach out to us and each other so we can continue to build this valuable tool. Play It Smart believes that there is nothing stronger then the expertise of the national network of our member schools! Please check in to the section periodically as it continues to build. Our spotlight section features our Best Practice Presenters from the 2008 Annual Conference as well as submissions from the 2008-09 field. This week's featured submission is from New Brunswick High School regarding online registration for the College Board. Thanks to Laurie, Miguel and Rafael for their efforts. Please see below for more details. http://www.playitsmart.org/news.php?id=1649 |
Can you help?
Academic Coaches are looking for resources addressing the issue of teen pregnancy. If you or your school has had effective programming, please contact your program officer with more information. |
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Come INSIDE THE HUDDLE to find out what is happening in member schools across the country. | |
Haggins named High School Huddle Player of the Week
Jamel Haggins, senior at Ben Franklin HS in Philadelphia, PA, has been named the High School Huddle Player of the Week by 6abc. The highly touted tight end/defensive end/kicker was also featured in a story by the Philadelphia Daily news on his leadership abilities.
http://www.playitsmart.org/news.php?id=1650 |
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Food and study hall: a perfect combination!
Students at Lee HS (Houston, TX) enjoy meals during study hall. |
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
-Chinese Proverb |
Several Play It Smart Athletes Nominated to Play in Post Season Bowl Game
The annual All-American Bowl Game may feature several Play It Smart athletes. The game will be played in San Antiono, TX on January 3rd, 2009. The game highlights some of the best high school student-athletes around the country.
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Congratulations
Congratulations to Dr. Scott and Melanie Crawford of Houston, TX. The couple gave birth to a beautiful baby girl Mia Christine. Mia was born on September 19, 2008 at 8:51 pm. She weighed 9 lbs. and was 20 inches long. Scott is the Manager of Play It Smart in the Houston Independent School District. Congratulations to the Crawfords on their new addition!
Todd Trotter was named the Class of 2008 valedictorian for Aiken University High School (Cincinnati, OH). In his valedictory address, Trotter urged his fellow '08 graduates to "make wise decisions, because that is what will determine your success in life." Todd was active in sports at Aiken, playing football and running track. He succeeded in challenging classes, including Aiken's engineering program and taking a University of Cincinnati dual enrollment class conducted on the Aiken campus. Todd is currently attending Bluffton University on an academic scholarship and playing wide receiver for the Beavers. |
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Keybank Bowl Downtown Showdowns
(Indianapolis, IN) Ben Davis and Lawrence North were 2 of 4 high school football teams to be the first to play in Lucas Oil Stadium, the new home of the Indianapolis Colts.
The two teams were participants of the first annual Keybank Bowl Downtown Showdowns. Ben Davis Head Football Coach Mike Kirschner had this to say in the weeks leading up to the game; "the kids were ecstatic when we gave them the news! We have some good, athletic kids, and if we come to play, we'll be OK."
Ben Davis certainly showed up to play, as the Giants were victorious over North Central (48-20).
"The Lawrence North Football Team had an awesome experience playing in the brand new Lucas Oil Stadium", stated Academic Coach Kyle Williams.
Unfortunately, the outcome was not what the Wildcats were hoping for; as they were defeated by highly ranked Warren Central 56-14.
For each touchdown scored in the 2 games, ProLiance Energy donated $250 to United Way agencies to assist with electric/gas costs in the winter. Ben Davis and Lawrence North collectively helped to contribute $2,250 for their performances on the field.
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Our mission is to help student-athletes take responsibility for their futures through lessons learned on the playing field, in the classroom and in service to others.
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If you're going to play...Play It Smart
Sincerely,
Play It Smart Staff
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