Greg Hall, the track and field coach at Cane Bay High, has been selected to participate in South Carolina’s inaugural “Tomorrow’s 25” class. The South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association and the South Carolina High School League partners with the Excellence in Coaching Project to provide this signature leadership program to South Carolina's coaches.
It is a 10-month fellowship designed to invest in 25 coaches from across the state who have been deemed emerging leaders in high school and middle school athletics.
"It's been an honor to be selected for the inaugural class, and the opportunity to collaborate with such an amazing group of coaches and educators has really inspired me," Hall said. "This experience will further help me pour into the athletes that I coach."
All 25 coaches, including Hall, were identified by a selection committee and represent the best the state has to offer. Final selections had to represent the values of the coaching fellowship – a love of young people and a desire to develop them for life within the context of sports – and had to demonstrate excellence in their sports as ambassadors for the state.
"I am not surprised at all that Mr. Hall was selected," Principal Glenda Levine said. "Being selected for this list lets students know that he believes in the importance of continuing to learn and grow regardless of how far along he is in his coaching career. I believe this attitude encourages the same type of growth in his students."
The coaches meet monthly throughout the course of the school year and the goals for each session of the fellowship are to assist in three areas of growth for each candidate:
Coaching the Whole Athlete (Leadership, Resilience, Empathy, and Responsibility)
Each participant will be able to implement all sessions’ materials at their current school and share with their colleagues.
Opportunity to network with 24 of their peers who have demonstrated the capacity to be the state’s future leaders in athletics.
Access to current leaders in the SCACA, SCHSL, College Athletics, and other thought-leaders in education to learn how they can grow their spheres of influence in their communities and across the state.
This year’s class of coaches will officially finish the program in mid-May.