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Picazo Selected for AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute
12/9/2019 10:53:00 AM | Football
Identifies and develops future leaders in the football coaching profession
Rice quarterbacks coach Robbie Picazo is one of 35 assistant coaches who have been selected for the 2020 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute, which will be held on January 12 in Nashville, Tennessee during the AFCA's annual convention.
The AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute is a prestigious program aimed at identifying and developing future leaders in the football coaching profession. Selected participants are invited to attend the one-day institute that features a curriculum of interactive lectures focused on topics specifically tailored to emphasize leadership in the coaching profession, ethics, influential responsibilities, career progression, and family balance.
Picazo is in his second year of guiding Rice's signal callers and the Owls have increased their passing efficiency rating and completion percentage in each of his two seasons.
This year's class was chosen from a field of hundreds of applicants. In order to be eligible, applicants had to be born on or after January 1, 1985, and must be currently serving as a high school head coach, two-year college full-time assistant or head coach, or NAIA/NCAA (all divisions) full-time assistant or head coach. Applicants were required to submit a resume, five references, and a 1,600-word article or five-minute live instructional video on an offensive, defensive, special teams, or position-specific topic of the applicant's choosing back in the summer.
Members of the AFCA 2020 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute receive a stipend to assist with expenses incurred while attending the AFCA Convention, provided by the NCAA Leadership Development and the American Football Coaches Foundation.
They will be published in the bi-monthly AFCA Magazine, AFCA Insider weekly email blast, and/or have their articles and videos added to the AFCA Educational Library. Additionally, participants will be placed on the AFCA Foundation Committee and become a part of a network of rising coaches in the profession.
The AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute is a prestigious program aimed at identifying and developing future leaders in the football coaching profession. Selected participants are invited to attend the one-day institute that features a curriculum of interactive lectures focused on topics specifically tailored to emphasize leadership in the coaching profession, ethics, influential responsibilities, career progression, and family balance.
Picazo is in his second year of guiding Rice's signal callers and the Owls have increased their passing efficiency rating and completion percentage in each of his two seasons.
This year's class was chosen from a field of hundreds of applicants. In order to be eligible, applicants had to be born on or after January 1, 1985, and must be currently serving as a high school head coach, two-year college full-time assistant or head coach, or NAIA/NCAA (all divisions) full-time assistant or head coach. Applicants were required to submit a resume, five references, and a 1,600-word article or five-minute live instructional video on an offensive, defensive, special teams, or position-specific topic of the applicant's choosing back in the summer.
Members of the AFCA 2020 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute receive a stipend to assist with expenses incurred while attending the AFCA Convention, provided by the NCAA Leadership Development and the American Football Coaches Foundation.
They will be published in the bi-monthly AFCA Magazine, AFCA Insider weekly email blast, and/or have their articles and videos added to the AFCA Educational Library. Additionally, participants will be placed on the AFCA Foundation Committee and become a part of a network of rising coaches in the profession.
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