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Leadership on & off the field: leadership development for the student athlete is a new initiative by the Kansas Youth Leadership Academy (KYLA) and is designed to provide Kansas high school student athletes, regardless of sport, with comprehensive leadership training. This program has two objectives: first, to nurture and enhance the leadership behaviors that many young student athletes are beginning to display; and second, to help student athletes transfer these skills from the athletic arena to other areas of their lives. Utilizing leadership experts, coaches, athletic directors, and community leaders from across the country, this specialized curriculum focuses on character development, leadership and teambuilding skills, and citizenship. Today our young student athletes face many societal and personal challenges. The negative influences in their lives are often overwhelming and too difficult to overcome without proper training, guidance, and direction. These young student athletes also face unique pressures from their peers, schools, and communities to always perform at the highest level. Leadership on & off the field is designed to help develop young people with strong character who practice positive leadership and serve as active citizens.
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“Young athletes have a natural drive and instinct to compete and succeed. However, sometimes they can allow those instincts to be channeled in ways that are destructive to themselves and to others. Clearly there is a need to develop positive attributes of leadership and character in athletes. That's why I support efforts like Leadership on & off the field. I applaud the Kansas Youth Leadership Academy for its efforts in this important area.”
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