Is Player Development NEEDED in High School?
Absolutely! As a former high school Coach, if we had a program in place, it would have been super beneficial.
There are 1.04 million HS football players and only 7.8% will play college football.
So, what about the 92.2% of HS football players who won't?
Now playing college football doesn't solve the need for player development immediately, but there are resources and individuals at that level who are in position to help.
When I was a high school Coach, I noticed our players who were on college campuses were exposed to more conversations around topics which fall under player development.
But for the sake of this newsletter. High school athletic directors and coaches are there plans in place to develop your athletes?
If you have a plan, CONGRATS. Keep it going but stayed locked into this newsletter.
If not, here are three simple areas where you can begin making a player development plan for your programs:
Personal Wellness
Community Impact
Career Development
Those three are an incredible start for your program and the athletes you may serve at the high school level.
I dive deeper into those areas in this week’s podcast here:
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As mentioned earlier there is a great need for player development at the high school level.
