The University of Texas at Austin has announced a new sports leadership initiative. This at a time of national headline-grabbing stories of involving and as a AG真人百家乐 County grand jury this week players on felony sexual assault charges.
will work with high school coaches on a training program to help detect and intervene at signs of troubling or violent behavior. The new center is led by former NFL assistant coach and lecturer in UT鈥檚 College of Liberal Arts, Daron K. Roberts.
鈥淲e aim to use interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurial thinking and strong relationships with outside groups to ensure that young athletes can all become responsible role models,鈥� says Roberts.
The Center will be largely funded largely with revenue from the Longhorn Network for three years. UT will also seek private, nonprofit partnerships to turn the Center into a financially self-sufficient project.
UT President Bill Powers says the Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation "is a program with a stated goal of helping athletes to succeed on and off the field as responsible citizens."
Filipa Rodrigues contributed to this report.
