Baddour Leadership Academy teaches UNC athletes skills for college and beyond

Posted Sep 26, 2020
The Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy has aimed to teach University of North Carolina student-athletes leadership skills since 2004. But the organization tries to ensure the effects go beyond the lessons learned. Chase Jones, a former UNC baseball player, said the program taught him leadership skills he hadn't fully honed coming into college. (Daily Tar Heel)

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