Eight L.E.A.D. Ambassador program graduates started college. These young men brought the lessons they learned through L.E.A.D. with them and are playing baseball at their respective colleges. Gensen Scott is a freshman at Shaw University . He has written a guest blog to talk about how L.E.A.D. has impacted his college career so far.
The L.E.A.D. organization has helped me in so many positive ways! I am currently a college student at Shaw University in Raleigh , North Carolina . L.E.A.D. helped me as a student and personally. They have provided me with the knowledge of correct decision making skills which have truly helped me in college in an environment where I am now responsible for all my actions. As a student, they pushed for excellence in the class room and without grades I would be unable to play this season. Due to the decision making skills and that extra push for academics from L.E.A.D., I am more confident in my studies and class work. They took me from being a livewire ready to explode any second, to teaching me how to be a man with a brain and how to think situations all the way through.
I have been tested many times since beginning college but I applied what I learned from the L.E.A.D. organization and the outcome has come to benefit me in many ways. As a player, the coaching staff of the L.E.A.D. organization is absolutely phenomenal. They have given me the correct fundamentals and knowledge of the game. Now I can help my new teammates and teach them the right fundamentals. That way we can become better as a team instead of me just being a good individual. I have learned the greatness of team work and being a part of something that’s more than just an organization and a baseball team. The L.E.A.D. organization is like my family I always feel welcomed and loved when I am in the presence of any member of the L.E.A.D. organization.
I cannot express enough how appreciative I am of Coach CJ and Ms. Kelli for starting an organization to help young men like me.
Sincerely,
Gensen Scott #21