LAFAYETTE, La. — A free professional athletic mentorship program is coming to Lafayette the weekend of January 17 for any interested middle and high school students and their parents.
Presented by Lead Louisiana, it will feature one-on-ones, seminars, and games of golf, bowling, hunting, and fishing with various professional athletes and personalities. A visit to the Acadiana Mall is included as well.
More than 400 spots are available according to Lead Louisiana's Youth Director, Walter Guillory.
"We want to certainly invite athletes, but any kid is invited to come to this, and we are encouraging parents to bring their kids and of course for parents to stay, we have a session for parents as well," Guillory told KATC.
Here is the current schedule:
All day Friday, January 17
Golfing, Fishing, Bowling, Hunting, and Acadiana Mall visit
Saturday, January 18, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Panelists of Professional Athletes to discuss conflict resolution, peer pressure, life skill practices
Location: Northside High School
Lunch will be served
Corporate Banquet - 7:00 p.m.*
Location: Downtown Convention Center
124 S. Buchanan Street, Lafayette
*Those interested in being a corporate sponsor of the event can reserve a table for $600. Organizers say each table at the banquet will seat a student involved in the free program to give them another networking opportunity and introduce them to an environment they have likely never experienced before.
Notable athletes invited to participate include:
· Dusty Baker – Former Major League Manager
· Dave Stewart – Former Major League Pitcher
· Ron Washington – Manager of the Los Angeles Angels
· Randy White – Former NBA Player
· Sheri Sam – Former WNBA Player & Current Scouting Manager, Portland Trail Blazers
· Shannon Clavelle – Former NFL Player, Green Bay Packers & Kansas City Chiefs
· Clarence Verdin – Former NFL Player, Washington Redskins, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons & Tampa Bay Buccaneers
· Julie Wilkerson – Former Louisiana Tech Basketball Player & Two-Time National Champion
· Wade Richie – Former NFL Player, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, San Diego Chargers & Baltimore Ravens
· Brandon Mitchell – Former NFL Player, New England Patriots & Seattle Seahawks
· Don Wallace – Former University of Southwest Louisiana Player & Current PGA Executive
· Johnny Hector – Former NFL Player, New York Jets
· Roger Cador – Former Professional Baseball Player & Head Baseball Coach, Southern University
· Jarred Mitchell – Former Major Leaguer, Analyst for ESPN/SEC Network
· Malik Nabers – NFL Player, New York Giants
· Trev Faulk – Former NFL Player, Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams & New Orleans Saints
· Paul Reed – Girls Head Basketball Coach, Centenary College of Louisiana
· Matt Deggs – Head Baseball Coach, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
· Tommy Badon – University of Louisiana at Lafayette Track Team Coach
· Hollis Conway – Olympic Track Athlete
For more information, visit www.leadla.org or call Walter Guillory at 337-564-2031.
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