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Mercyhurst's Guilherme Alves Participates in 2009 NCAA Student-Athlete Development Conference
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Mercyhurst College's Guilherme Alves (Coral Springs, Fla./Marjory Stoneman Douglas) participated in the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Student-Athlete Development Conference on May 24 to 27 in Orlando, Florida at the Walt Disney World Coronado Spring Resort. One of 700 student-athletes selected from the NCAA, Alves scored six goals and handed out three assists for nine points in his first collegiate season.
The conference provides attending
student-athletes with a forum to openly discuss issues that may
affect them on their campuses and in their communities while also
providing them with the opportunity to enhance their leadership,
communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills. It also
promotes better communication among student-athletes, coaches,
administrators, faculty and university stakeholders.
The conference consisted of daily sessions, exercises, speakers
and activities designed to help student-athletes develop as
individuals and contributing members of society.
Alves was grouped into a team of 25
students and spent the beginning of the conference participating in
self-exploration and value assessments. Speakers covered topics on
financial management, time management and sports psychology.
Institutions can nominate four student-athletes, two of each
gender, and two must be international students or minorities.
A total of over 4,600 student-athletes have been honored through the conference since its inception in 1997. Overall, 21 of the 23 NCAA sponsored sports were represented at the 2009 conference.
