Kelly Brooks: Facilitating OPPORTUNITIES through SPORTS

Show Notes:

  • Saw the power of having opportunities through sports firsthand with his sisters playing college basketball and what it has allowed him to do in his career
  • Once you’re a coach, you’ll always be a coach
  • Loves coaching because of his passion for helping others and facilitating those opportunities that create a positive transformation
  • Enjoyed his time at the NCAA but many times it was a very slow process to make significant changes
  • Was an assistant women’s basketball coach at the University of Alabama during the same time that Dabo Swinney was an assistant coach for the football team and believes that Dabo is the same person now as he was then
  • Spent time as the Director of Student-Athlete Development at Xavier University
  • Would work for the Southwestern Athletic Conference as the Associate Commissioner
  • Dedicated 8 years of his career at the NCAA a Director of Academic and Membership Affairs
  • Words of Wisdom from Kelly: “Wisdom in itself is pretty much the key to everything we do in life.”

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About the author, Richmond Weaver

Richmond, a graduate of Clemson University has been involved with sports for most of his life and developed a passion for basketball and sports at an early age. He currently lives in Greenville, SC with his wife Karen, founder of Upstate Esthetics and their three kids.

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