Some Marion High School student-athletes are learning how to be
better leaders in order to help their teams on the field of competition
and improve the world around them.
About 25 student-athletes from various teams at Marion met weekly
this past semester before school to learn about different leadership
concepts.
“The morning sessions taught me a new thing every single week on how
to be good teammate and player both on and off the field,” said Luke
Oliver, who plays both football and soccer.
The student-athlete leadership training was led by Marion’s Director
of Athletics Jamy Bechler. It was a combination of the IHSAA and
NAIA’s Champions of Character programs and Bechler’s own ULeadership
initiative, which promotes the concept of “Leadership Begins with U.”
