Village Student-Athlete Academy monitors the student-athlete’s academic progress all school-year long, provides tutoring for necessary challenges, mentors them with character and life lessons, and ensures they are taking the necessary CORE classes to be eligible for NCAA athletics. We tailor our philosophy around the 3 P’s. Passion, Performance, and Placement. VSAA nurtures the Passion the student-athlete has for their respective sport and challenge the student-athlete to have the same Passion for academics. We monitor their Performance on and off the playing field through weekly academic progress reports, showing the student-athlete how to access local school resources for academic support, and routinely observe live sporting events and film to enhance character and athletic skill set. Ultimately, we prepare the student athlete academically for Placement in schools they choose to apply. The goal is to have our student-athlete qualify for academic scholarships, in addition to, an athletic scholarship and prepare them to have a Division I mindset and curriculum. Meeting this goal may garner a Division I, II, or III opportunity. We continue to nurture our graduates through college and have them come back to speak to their fellow VSAA members through panel discussions and community events.
Services
- Educate student-athletes and parents on importance of academics, NCAA Eligibility and the recruiting process
- Guidance on selecting classes to fulfill NCAA CORE class requirements
- Monitor grades and assignments
- Pinpoint academic issues to prevent grade average decline
- Tutoring
- Life Guidance through mentoring which will reflect in classwork, sports and future professional career
- Teach student-athletes how to balance academics and sports
- Community outreach events
- College campus visits
- Review of athletic highlights for sport performance advice
- HUB for athletic and academic services