Our day starts with about 100 student-athletes from low-income backgrounds. More than half of these athletes don’t have the basic safety and workout attire, shoes, and socks. As a staff, we want our kids to compete at the same level as their peers from other school districts.
Our student-athletes are composed of a majority Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders who live on Hawaiian Homestead and low-income rental housing projects.
They have a very limited worldview because of the lack of opportunities and travel outside of our small community. They have unique personalities, but they are very loyal and dedicated. No one knows my students' ability because they are not portrayed to the public. The only representation of our community is negative media and below average demographics.
My Project
Lack of equipment prohibits proper training and preparation to compete with other schools with top of the line facilities and equipment. Our school, NHIS, ranks last in the state for academic achievement. However, since we have been in charge of the program, 50% of our football athletes have earned honor roll/principal’s list accolades.
My student athletes will be able to train like the rest of the teams in our country.
A single piece of equipment will allow each student to take their game to the next level. They will learn how to train their bodies physically to perform the rigorous activities associated with the game of football. They will also learn safety procedures and proper techniques to minimize injuries.
For this project, we are requesting funds to pay for our use of HUDL. HUDL is a product and service that provides tools for coaches and athletes to review game footage and improve team play. We use it to review game footage as coaches and players. Players are assigned certain plays that they need to watch for the week. As a program we also use it as a tool for our student athletes to send to College Coaches, if they request game film on them. This is an invaluable service for our program. Currently, HUDL is considered an extra service and not a part of our budget from the school. We would really like to continue this service as our program continues to grow.
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