The Scholar Baller® Paradigm
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TheScholarBaller™Paradigm
AtArizonaStateUniversity(ASU),thefootballstudent‐athletesarebeingchallengedtotapintothesamecompetitivefirethatmakesthemgreatathletesandbringthistotheirendeavorsasstudentsthroughtheScholar‐Baller™concept.
Intheurbanvernacular,a“baller”isanindividualwhoexcelsinagivenactivity.WithintheASUfootballculture,theterm“Scholar‐Baller”referstosomeonewhocompetesatahighlevelandissuccessfulintheclassroomwitha3.0GPAorabove.TheimplementationoftheScholarBallerprogramatASUhasbeenacollaborativeeffortbetweenDr.C.KeithHarrison,DirectorofthePaulRobesonResearchCenterforAcademicandAthleticProwess,JeanBoyd,AssociateAthleticsDirectorforStudent‐AthleteDevelopment,andtheASUfootballcoachingstaff.TheScholar‐Baller™paradigmteachesthatperformingwellinschoolandearningabachelor’sdegreearevictoriesthatlastalifetime.
• Student‐athletesarechallengedtobeScholar‐Ballersandarerewardedfortheiracademicsuccessinsomeofthefollowingways:
• Scholar‐Baller™AwardsatCampTontozonaeachyear(T‐shirts,backpacks,etc.)recognizing3.0andabovestudent‐athletes;
• Scholar‐Baller™Dinner;
• ApatchonthefrontofeachScholar‐Baller’sgamejersey(ASUisthefirstDivisionIschoolinthecountrytoacknowledgefootballstudent‐athleteacademicsuccessonitsjerseys).
SinceCoachKoetterandhisstaff’sarrivaltoASU,JeanBoyd’sappointmentasAcademicCoachforfootballandimplementationoftheScholar‐Baller™concept,ASUFootballhasexperiencedsignificantimprovementintheacademicperformanceoftheentirefootballteam:
• ASUhadanall‐timehighof41student‐athletesearnScholar‐Baller™recognitionforthe2004‐05academicyear.
• TheSunDevilshada68percentgraduationratein2005.
• ThecumulativeGPAsfortheASUfootballteamshaverisensubstantiallyoverthepastfiveyears.
• Onlytwooutof96footballstudent‐athletesrecruitedbyCoachKoetter’sstaffinthepastfouryearshavebeendeclaredacademicallyineligible.
WhilewinningonthefootballfieldismostcloselyscrutinizedandisabsolutelynecessarytobesuccessfulasaPac‐10Conference,DivisionIfootballprogram,preparingyoungmenforlifeisjustasimportantinthebroaderschemeofsociety.PromotingtheScholar‐Baller™imagedoesjustthat;preparesASUfootballstudent‐athletesforthegreatestcompetitionofall:LIFE!