For student-athletes, there are a great deal of responsibilities to manage on a day-to-day basis. While the “status” of being a student-athlete may be overwhelming at times, it also comes with a lot of really cool opportunities that other college students might not get the chance to have, including community service.
Community service is a wonderful opportunity for student-athletes to give back to the communities they represent and in which they live. During my own personal experiences Bridgeport and Temple, as a team we were able to work with a handful of organizations. At Bridgeport, we were fortunate to be able to participate in Team IMPACT and “adopt” a gymnast into our team. At Temple, we did a lot of community outreach activities, like hosting younger athletes for clinics and doing other schoolwide activities to give back to the community.
My experience is just one of many, and in an attempt to shed light on different organizations and make this as diverse as possible, I wanted to look across divisions and conferences to see how community service is emphasized within other programs.
“Each week there are three opportunities [for community service],” said Florida senior Chloi Clark, who is a member of the 2023 All-SEC Community Service Team….
