What is Heart of the Team?
Heart of the Team is a leadership training program that prepares high school athletes to be principled leaders and inspiring role models in sports and beyond. Its premise is simple yet compelling; highly principled, inspiring leaders are critical to the success of every institution and endeavor; and sports is a powerful medium for engaging young people and promoting the strength of character and the skills needed for such leadership.
Begun in 2003, the program was developed by the American Heart Association, Ukrop’s Super Markets, Chesterfield Public Schools, and the University of Richmond’s Center for Educational Leadership, a joint program of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies and the School of Continuing Studies. Read more
