Hello, Community!

The SportsHopes Fall 2010 Highlights newsletter is attached in pdf format.

Thank you to three California college coaches who took time to share their insights
as to how we can better assist student-athletes on the higher education pathway:

– Head Football Coach, Danny Calcagno, Chabot Community College, Hayward, CA
– Director of Track & Field/Cross Country, Kathleen Raske, Sacramento State Univ., Sacramento, CA
– Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball, Jesse Clark, Saint Mary’s College, Moraga, CA

Page 1: NCAA Proposal 2009-64 decertifies online core courses used by student-athletes
for D1 eligibility.
Pages 2-4: Snapshots of local high school and community college student-athletes.
Pages 5-6: “We Need to Help Student-Athletes Earlier On” by Coach Calcagno, Chabot.
Pages 6-8: “Knowledge is Key to Success for College-Bound Student-Athletes” by Director Raske,
Sac State.
Pages 8-10: “Programs and Pathways to Help Student-Athletes” by Coach Clark, Saint Mary’s.
Page 10: SportsHopes updates

SportsHopes is a high school to college pathway student-athlete support all-volunteer
nonprofit public benefit corporation organized for public and charitable purposes.

The mission of SportsHopes is to help high school and community college student-athletes
move forward to four-year colleges, play the sports they are passionate about in college,
stay in college and graduate from college.

Castro Valley – Hayward – San Leandro – San Lorenzo
and neighboring communities in the Greater S.F. East Bay Area

Sincerely,

Jennifer Oliver
Founder and President
SportsHopes

Click Here – Download Fall ’10 SportsHopes Highlights PDF

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