Student Athlete Leadership Program

For more information please contact us at jhoedel@characterandleadership.com or 231-938-4140.

Working closely with coaches, we developed a digitally-based program to develop the character, leadership and sportsmanship of high school students - on athletic teams or in PE Classes.

It's easy to use, it's inexpensive and it works!

This is the perfect complement to the character education "classroom" curriculum, that is currently used in 3,500+ high schools across the country.

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Program Highlights
  • This program is intended for use with students in athletics or in PE classes.
  • We provide enough content to cover 4 years without redundancy (144 weeks).
  • This is a digitally-based program that provides 2-5 minutes of daily content.
  • Students respond to a reflective question after each lesson. Those responses go directly to their coaches/teachers, who can then lead meaningful conversations.
  • All athletes receive a positive daily message focused on a positive character trait, which helps to develop a positive culture across all sports.

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Sample Week

To view a sample week from the program as an athlete would, follow the instructions to at the bottom of this page.  For simplicity, here's a sample of a week of the program:

Monday: Life Lesson

Powerful 2-minute video-based life lessons delivered by coaches and athletes.

Watch Video

Tuesday: Sports Blog

Dr. Hoedel authors a sports blog about current events related to character and leadership.

Read Blog Post

Wednesday: Role Model

Students read about a group of diverse sports-oriented role models that exemplify the traits covered in the program.

Read Example

Thursday: Ethical Dilemma

Students respond to sport-oriented ethical dilemmas to learn decision-making skills and ethics.

Read Example

Friday: Character Movie

Segments from character-based popular sports movies are viewed and discussed.

Watch Movie Clip

Student Athlete Leadership Program Character Traits

Season 1Season 2Season 3
CommitmentPositive AttitudeCoachable
DesireEnthusiasmPassion
DeterminationInitiativePreparation
PerseveranceEffortGrit
AppreciationTeamworkSportsmanship
DisciplineSelflessCompetitiveness
AccountabilityTrustCaring
HumilityGood JudgmentComposure
HonestyIntegrityCourage
LoveToleranceService
LeadershipLeadershipLeadership
CharacterCharacterCharacter

Student Athlete Leadership Program Training for Coaches

Check out our 45 minute training video that shows coaches how to use the student athlete leadership program.

View Sample Week On the Web as a Student Would

We have provided instructions on how to access the online Student Athlete Leadership Program Sample Course (contains one full unit).

  1. On your computer, tablet or phone, go to  https://classroom.characterandleadership.com.
  2. Log in with the following credentials:   Username: demo    Password: demo (case sensitive)  You are now logged in as a student and will see the program from that perspective.
  3. Select my courses and then choose student athlete leadership program sample
  4. You will then see the sample unit: Season 1: Week 1 (Positive Attitude).
  5. You can now view all 5 exercises. At the end of each exercise, answer the follow up question. In the real course, your responses would immediately be seen by your designated coach or teacher.
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