The Education Through Athletics Summer Camp is a sleep away camp that will house up to 300 at-risk youth for 7 weeks. This camp will ensure that these youth are not in the streets and are active in sports as well as educational activities. We will be competing in sports competitions both on and off site. By reaching out to the youth we are also changing lives and creating opportunities. All you have to do is look outside of the window, open your eyes to the world, and decide to make a difference. This program has a purpose, and that is to work TODAY for a better TOMORROW. We believe in a diverse community, and that each youth develops more each day. The programs mission will be achieved by offering the following incentives:
1) E. T. A is designed to increase the number of at-risk/disadvantage student-athletes that receive academic/athletic scholarships to attend post-secondary education
2) provide a safe, academic, athletic, and cultural enriching atmosphere, as well as recreational to prevent our youth from turning to the street
3) increase the GPA and SAT/ACT test scores of at-risk/disadvantage student-athletes
4) increase the number of student-athletes that are exposed to college/university campuses, and while visiting the campus do all necessary paper work
5) ensure that at-risk/disadvantage student-athletes are well prepared before taking the SAT/ACT, are registered to the NCAA Clearing House, and no the required core classes that are needed
6) bridge the gap between minorities youth and a college degree
7) train and condition student-athletes to improve on the abilities in their sport(s)
8) student-athletes will compete in NCAA sanctioned athletic events to gain the exposure of college coaches
9) the program will pay for a majority of the expenses of the athlete; Application fees for SAT/ACT testing, hotels rooms for all travel, food for all travel, uniforms for competition, hiring of tutors for the student-athletes that may need it
