BCYC Leadership Athletic Leadership Track
Track Dates: June 8-13, 2025
The Athletic Leadership program for high school students is built for teens who are leaders on their sports team. A good leader has the power to transform the culture of a team. Teens will learn how to create an environment that breeds success while incorporating their Catholic faith and morals.
This track will feature activities, lessons, and guest speakers to help students develop their leadership skills within a Catholic perspective. By using the saints as models for various athletic leadership principles, participants in this track will gain a deeper understanding of what it takes to lead with confidence, passion, and character. Young leaders will be equipped with practical ways that they can serve in leadership positions on their sports teams.
Track Instructor
Senior Woman Leader, Athletics
Dr. Annie Hart is the Senior Woman Leader for the Raven Athletic Department. Hart serves the BC student-athletes in many roles, including academic support, game management, advising Chi Alpha Sigma, and co-advising the Student Athlete Leadership Team. Additionally, she teaches courses in the Education Department and in the Health, Wellness, and Exercise Science Department at Benedictine. Hart completed her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership at Rockhurst University in 2022 and earned a master’s degree in Higher Education with an emphasis in Athletic Administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2015. Dr. Hart utilizes her research about motivation in Catholic schools in her work with students, athletes, and coaches, which compliments Benedictine’s mission to educate men and women in a tradition of faith and scholarship. Hart served as the PE Teacher and Athletic Director at St. Benedict Catholic School in Atchison from 2011-2022.