Ford Ice Center - Antioch
Ford Ice Center - Bellevue
Program Overview & Mission
The Specialized High Aptitude Resource Program offers athletes, parents, and coaches participation in a unique program which is designed to provide opportunities for accelerated learning, skill development, as well as exposure to sport facilitated emotional, intellectual, and physical engagement in many relevant areas.
Kori Ade has been training her national, world and Olympic athletes using this methodology for over twenty years and has now made it accessible through SHARP 4 Sports. Kori believes in training the whole athlete and as a result has produced champions both in life and on the ice.
To implement a program within sports whereby athletes, coaches, and parents communicate with a shared vision, purpose, and intention.
To foster an optimal environment by providing resources of support for each athlete's potential through education, opportunity, and integrity.
To develop young individual's talent within continuous physical, emotional, and intellectual growth in an effort to produce balanced, healthy, and successful athletes.
| SHARP Is Not... | SHARP Is... |
|---|---|
| Learn-To-Play | Learn how to play with integrity, honesty, and the highest possible quality experience in every chosen sport |
| A technique | A methodology to empower athletes through a holistic approach to achieving potential |
| Your coach (or intended to replace your coach or training environment) | A valuable tool to use with your coach which can strengthen communication and streamline information between coach, athlete, and parent |
| One dimensional skill acquisition | A multi-dimensional matrix of information for kinetic, visual, and auditory learning |
| A list of skills | Foundational support which assumes that every athlete entering a paradigm of learning should be granted access to equal opportunity for excellence |
S4S Specialized Programs
Core Values of SHARP 4 Sports:
- Accountability: Responsibility, commitment, reliability and staying true to one’s actions
- Athlete-centric: Best interest of the athlete, selflessness, noble and kind
- Excellence: Persistence, drive, deliver and add value to the expected
- Integrity: Honorable, trustworthy, and sincere in your thoughts and motivation
- Love: Devotion, self-worth, friendship, and confidence
- Opportunity: Sharing experiences, learning from others, and valuing team camaraderie
- Respect: Family, facility and staff appreciation, support of the community and representation of S4S and Team USA
Training Day Preparation:
Each skater is expected to come to the facility prepared for all aspects of training. Jump ropes, binders, stable gym shoes, are all examples of the daily equipment needed to be an advanced athlete. Should a skater show up to class unprepared with the necessary equipment, they may be asked to leave class for the day and gather their supplies for the subsequent class.
Behavioral Policy:
SHARP 4 Sports has a zero tolerance policy for bullying, harassment, or any behavior that is disruptive towards maintaining a positive and supportive training environment for all families and athletes. Both parents and athletes will be held to a high standard of conduct. Should any athlete (or parent) experience misconduct of any kind, please directly report this information to admin@sharp4sports.com. Disciplinary action may result in suspension from programming until behaviors are corrected and policies are followed.
24-Hour Policy:
Due to numerous unique and detailed schedules that are in play each week, we request two processes to be followed:
- To ensure the best opportunities for lessons, classes, and additional programming, please report changes in your schedules due to travel, appointments, injuries, etc. as early as possible (2 weeks in advance). In most cases, we can work around those situations to stay proactive with your athlete’s training plan.
- For immediate lesson changes and class credits, requests will be taken up to 24 hours prior to the lesson/class day and time. After that deadline, absence will result in a full charge for that lesson/class time. We understand life happens, so in the case of emergencies and rescheduling lessons is a possibility, the lesson charge will be transferred to the new day and time.
We respect each family’s time and effort in scheduling an advanced athlete and all the additional appointments, travel, and coordination that it takes for each member of their family. We equally respect out staff’s time at the facility and the planning/coordination that is involved in being the best coach for each athlete.
Questions/Concerns:
Please give the opportunity to our coaches/staff to assist in offering guidance or the ability to answer your questions with their advice, expertise, and understanding. It is important to us as an organization that our facility remains an encouraging and positive environment for each athlete to thrive each day. Through tough intervals and triumphant times, we all make up the team behind the team.
