Athletics Mission
Genesee Community College athletics program endeavors to provide a quality and competitive intercollegiate athletics program consistent with the National Junior Collegiate Athletics Association (NJCAA) philosophy and the overall educational mission of Genesee Community College.
Intercollegiate athletics is sponsored as an educationally purposeful activity that focuses on the individual development of the student-athlete. It emphasizes habits of self discipline and excellence developed through competitive athletic experiences, learned skills, good sportsmanship, and teamwork with a diverse population of student-athletes. The intercollegiate athletics program will strive to instill in all student-athletes the desire and ability to represent themselves, their team, the department and the college in a positive manner at all times.
The intercollegiate athletics program is committed to the physical and emotional well-being of student-athletes and strives for multicultural diversity in the student-athlete population. In concert with the mission of Genesee Community College, we are committed to the intellectual, personal and professional growth of our student-athletes, and we strive to foster citizenship, sportsmanship and conduct which brings credit to the image of Genesee Community College.
We are committed to the recruitment and retention of a diverse population of highly motivated student-athletes. We are also committed to the recruitment and retention of coaches and athletics staff personnel that represent multicultural diversity who can contribute to the success of our student-athletes to help foster pride, spirit, ethical values, teaching ability, and diversity throughout the college. This ensures that our teams achieve their desired goals.
Athletics Department Philosophy
Participation in collegiate athletics should be an extension of the total educational experience for the student athlete. The inherent philosophy emphasizes the athletic setting as a classroom used to teach character, commitment, work ethic, respect for differences, and the importance of sacrifice, teamwork, and cooperation.
In addition, research has provided us with some valuable insight into the fact that student athletes exhibit higher grade point averages, higher retention rates and higher graduation rates than non-athletes. The direct correlation to participation in extra curricular activities as a primary predictor of success in later life has been documented in self studies done by both the ACT and SAT testing services.
Participation in athletic endeavors also provides an opportunity for self expression not found in other venues. Learning how to win and lose with dignity, pride, grace, and character are traits uniquely developed through the athletic experience.
The main goals of the program are participation and involvement. We believe that our students, through their participation and involvement, have the opportunity to receive many benefits from the athletics program.
The athletics department hopes to accomplish these goals by meeting these objectives:
- Assuring that the athletics program supports the institutions' educational mission
- Hiring qualified, dedicated coaches who take a sincere interest in student athletes and exhibit fairness, openness, respect and honesty in their relationships with student athletes.
- Providing a high quality program within the framework of the college and its available resources and facilities.
- Encouraging the development of sportsmanship and positive societal attitudes in all constituents, including student athletes, coaches, administrative personnel, and spectators.
- Providing the opportunity for competition both within and outside the conference and region, and supporting student athletes in their efforts to reach higher levels of athletic performance including national championship competition.
- Encouraging students' participation by maximizing the number and variety of athletics opportunities.
- Providing equitable athletics opportunities for males and females and giving equal emphasis to men's and women's sports.
- Supporting ethnic and gender diversity for all constituents.