In
support of the Lakota School District vision of:
“All
Lakota students will achieve to their fullest potential”,
the Lakota Athletic Department has developed the following mission
statement:
Lakota
Athletic Department
Mission Statement
The mission of Lakota athletics is to extend
educational
opportunities so students can compete in a manner that
promotes personal development,
fosters teamwork, and
teaches important life
skills necessary for becoming a valued
member of society
Mission Statement Supporting Language
| Personal
Development |
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- Physical development prep, conditioning, strength.
- Develop individual skills in their sport.
- Promote a healthy lifestyle.
- Drive to your personal best.
- Personal discipline and accepting responsibility for
actions.
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| Teamwork |
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- Promote sense of community.
- Being a part of big picture / commitment to a cause.
- Promote learning of team.
- Responsibility to the team.
- Teach cooperation.
- Promote the importance of team winning versus individual
scoring.
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| Life
Skills |
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- Teach young people how to compete.
- Reinforce classroom learning and academic achievement
directly.
- Develop character.
- Teach life skills of hard work, dealing with success
and failure.
- Coach as counselor.
- Tolerating others faults and shortcomings while appreciating
their strengths.
- Leadership and following.
- Teaching tolerance.
- Teach sportsmanship.
- Social growth.
- Handling conflict.
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