Payette School District Athletic Strategic Plan outlines roles, responsibilities, expectations and goals for the athletic programs throughout the district.

• Goal area 1 is committed to providing athletic programs that are coordinated and aligned throughout the grades in skill development, curriculum and coaching capabilities to build capacity for positive athletic performance.

Actions for this goal include:

• Dedication to continuous improvement of the athletic department in the areas of communication, skill alignment.

• Dedication to hiring the best coaches and investing in training for continuous improvement.

• Expand and strengthen the positive relationship between student athletes in the classroom and their success as competitive athletes with the community, specifically youth athletes.

• Goal area 2 is committed to enhancing the welfare of student athletes and developing partnerships with other departments in the school and within the community.

Actions for this goal include:

• Engage in clear, regular, and reliable communication of appropriate information to all stakeholders in the community.

• Identify and engage positive parents to take a lead in developing skills for children outside of school sponsored activities and sports.

• Provide student-athletes with the support necessary to help them achieve to the highest level possible in and out of the classroom.

With these goals in mind, the district contracted with The Positive Coaching Alliance to provide workshops for coaches, athlete leaders and parent groups. These workshops include a series of trainings.

Payette parents and athletes at Parent Night

Trainings will take place throughout the remainder of this year and next.

Spring:

• Developing Competitors (Coaches, Spring sports)

• Triple-Impact Competitors (Athletes, Spring sports or a specific team)

Fall:

• Developing Competitors (Coaches, Fall sports)

• Character and Leadership Development Program (4 workshop series for athlete leaders/captains – all seasons combined)

• Second-Goal Parents (Fall sports)

• Consider a Triple-Impact Competitors workshop for all incoming 9th graders who plan to play sports in Payette School District.

Winter:

• Developing Competitors (Coaches, Winter)

• Second-Goal Parents

• Triple-Impact Competitors (Athletes, Winter sports or a specific team)

The above plan calls for 12 workshops.  A 12-workshop partnership for the year includes all workshops and partnership features and benefits which are substantial.  The Idaho Youth Sports Commission helped  to underwrite this plan. They committed to donating $2,500 towards the partnership fee!

Payette School District is excited to move forward with this athletic plan and the training it will provide for coaches, parents and student athletes.

Spring training dates that already took place were:

February 23, 9:00 to 11:00 am at PHS Auditorium (Spring Coaches)

March 9, 9:00 to 11:00 am at PHS Auditorium (Fall and Winter Coaches)

March 4, 7:00 to 8:30 pm at PHS Auditorium (All spring coaches and parents)

Trainer Greg Patton, former Boise State Men’s Head Tennis Coach, conducted the training. Coach Patton comes highly recommended and knowledgeable. Coach Patton is ranked both nationally and at the collegiate level. He lead the nationally ranked men’s tennis program at Boise State University as their head coach. His career record at Boise State is 203-67.

At Boise State, he won seven conference championships in nine seasons in four different conferences (Big Sky, Big West, Western Athletic Conference, Mountain West).His overall college coaching record is 554-260.Patton is also a veteran coach in the World Tennis ranks. He was the head coach of the St. Louis Aces, whose roster includes Andy Roddick.

Coach Patton’s insights and knowledge are extremely valuable to the coaches as they gain more skills in leading the young athletes.

Payette School District coaches received training from Coach Greg Patton

Payette is excited for this program and the direction it will take the athletics program in the district. For more information, please contact superintendent Robin Gilbert at (208) 642-9366.

About Payette Schools

Payette Schools is an environment of champions both in the classroom and the community.  Our dedicated and caring staff arrive each day ready to teach our students. Payette students are prepared to be leaders, innovators and difference makers in the classroom and the world with support from a variety of programs such as Robotics, Performing Arts, Career Technical Education, Athletics, Clubs, Makerspace, Academic Competitions, and more.  Payette Schools is excited about our planned facility improvements to create even more inviting spaces to teach and inspire our future generations. Payette Schools – achieving success through education.

For more information about the Payette School District, please visit www.payetteschools.org.

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