A Master Teacher’s Influence Never Ends

PHE America Repeats
10 previously published articles in 10 days that we think you will enjoy

Reprint 6 of 10
(Originally published – January 1, 2016)

The 3rd Annual Dr. Bob Frederick Sport Leadership Lecture Series took place on the campus of Lewis-Clark State College this past October. I started the series in 2013 to help students gain insight from leaders in the sport industry, and provide a glimpse into the number of career opportunities available to them. In three years, 44 presenters from sport-related fields including: interscholastic sport, intercollegiate sport, professional sport, collegiate sport recreation, municipal recreation, education, outdoor recreation, sport business, and sport governance, have kindly given their time and knowledge to the series.

Jump Rope

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The Story of the Lewis-Clark Valley Loggers Football Program

This is a 4-part series on the Lewis-Clark Valley Loggers, a college-level football program composed of men who play and coach for the love of the game.

Part 4: Finding Their Niche

The small college football community is tight-knit and programs support one another in meeting the myriad of challenges they face in their efforts to stay viable. Many NCAA Division-III programs carry rosters of 120-130 student-athletes. As such, it’s likely that most freshman and sophomores won’t see much playing time which often results in them leaving to seek a new and different opportunity. The Loggers provide such teams with competition opportunities. Doing so helps those programs retain student-athletes and provides the Loggers with the opportunity to increase the number of games on their schedule.

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