What Can You do as a Coach to Improve Academic Progress and Eliminate Ineligibility

Vic Wallace, former Head Coach Lambuth University and now Special Assistant to the President for Athletics Lambuth University is a small, academic university. The university provides, for all students, a person with the title: Director of Student Success, Retention and Academic Advising. Professors report to this person via e-mail, phone or note anyone who is struggling in class, not attending, not getting assignments in or any student that requires special assistance or tutoring. This person will call the student in to access the specific problem and discuss a solution or strategy to solve the problem. Coaches, advisors and parents are informed as needed. Monitoring continues throughout the semester. Steve Wyllie, Head Coach, James A. Garfield High School (OH) What we do at James A. Garfield is pass out eligibility reports. The sheets are a half piece of paper in which the player