So…you’re a High School senior, and a pretty good football player.  You’re trying to figure out about where to go to college….how to make it at the next level…

Who would you MOST like to turn to for advice?  How about a member of the NFL Hall of Fame.

Imagine getting advice on dealing with the media from Howie Long.

….Or envision Jerry Rice jumping out of his seat to meet you.

…Or Michael Irvin looking you dead in the eye, and talking about leaving a legacy with what you do.

Intimidating ideas, right?  But if you can introduce yourself to these men, and hold a conversation, you can lead the huddle.

Allow me to introduce you to Dr Casey Cooper, Director of the Legacy Leadership Project, which pairs up NFL Hall of Famers with deserving young people from Southern California (and your city too, soon….we hope!).

The LLP offers life skills mentoring, and a fantastic development opportunity to HS athletes in Orange County, but plans to expand to other major US cities, and the four major sports.

Dr Cooper brought two HS athletes out to Canton, OH for the recent NFL Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and is able to provide the boys an introduction, and forum for conversation with the best of the best that the NFL has ever produced.  Players like Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Warren Moon, Steve Young, Jack Youngblood.

And the conversation never turned to football!

The program exists to show the young men these gladiators as people first, and get them thinking about their life after football.

Dr Cooper, and the Hall of Famers do all of this as a giveback opportunity, to leave a legacy of development for young people, and they’re willing to give you the entire blueprint to get a Legacy Leadership Project started in your city.

You can reach her here for more information.

Dr Cooper received her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern California. During her graduate work, Dr. Casey designed an approved Sports Psychology specialization in collaboration with the Kinesiology Department. To date, Dr. Casey is the only clinician to graduate from USC with this unique combination of coursework and training. Therefore, she is able to treat a wide range of athletic and family issues utilizing general and specialized techniques to maximize her client’s goals.