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What is an 8th Grade Enhancement Year?
Whether our student-athletes are first-year 8th graders or re-classing 8th grade, it is most likely an opportunity beyond anything they will ever experience again. It is a year of growth that allows for individual expression, challenges, physical and mental maturing, self-recognition, friendly competition, and fun. Curriculum From an academic standpoint, the Parisi Academy is not …
It’s All About the Teacher/Student Ratio
The teacher/performance coach-to-student-athlete ratio is critical to an 8th-grade enhancement year, whether on the training floor or in the classroom. Most educational experiences operate on a ratio of 1:18+ (one teacher/performance coach to 18+ students). While this may be fine for some situations, when it comes to core curriculum and technique training (such as strength …
Choosing a Great Athletic Enhancement Year for Your Student-Athlete
Molding a talented athlete into a great athlete takes a combination of success not only athletically but in academics and personal responsibility. An athlete not prepared to make the grades required to stay on the team is a wasted talent. Likewise, an athlete with no sense of personal responsibility to the coach, teammates, school, or …
Parisi Academy Professor, Dr. Rob Gilbert, Applauded by Sen. Cory Booker
Rob Gilbert, a Montclair State University professor and Parisi Academy Sports Psychology and Motivation Professor, who has been leaving inspirational messages on his answering machine daily for the past 30 years, has legions of fans. The sports psychology professor, who started recording the three-minute motivational missives for his students in 1992, logs thousands of incoming …
