...more than sports!
Your District. Our Infrastructure. Their Legacy.
From Locker Rooms to Legacies
What began in Western Pennsylvania is now becoming a nationwide movement.5A Elite’s five-year strategy will establish 50 Civic Campuses across the country.
Each campus will serve as a Full-Service Community School hub, anchored by a Student-Athlete Advancement Academy that unites education, wellness, and leadership through sport.
Every Civic Campus transforms athletic culture into a sustainable ecosystem where student-athletes thrive, families engage, and communities rebuild together.
Built to scale. Designed to last.
The Flagship System Suite
The Flagship System Suite powers every Civic Campus. It is composed of six interlocking systems that transform athletic culture into sustainable infrastructure for growth. Together, they form one unified framework connecting academics, wellness, coaching, family, postsecondary readiness, and leadership into a measurable ecosystem for human potential. It is not a program. It is a blueprint: a living system that strengthens schools, restores communities, and redefines how sport drives transformation.
Building Scholar-Athletes. Advancing Academic Identity.
Academic ExtraPoint gives schools a coordinated system for developing the academic identity, accountability, and performance of student-athletes. It integrates executive function coaching, personalized success plans, and dynamic progress dashboards into one framework that turns focus and effort into measurable growth.
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The system connects the discipline of sport with the structure of learning, transforming fragmented supports into a unified academic ecosystem that builds confidence, resilience, and achievement. Educators and coaches gain clear tools to track progress, celebrate milestones, and provide timely interventions that keep every student-athlete on course for success.
Together, these elements create lasting infrastructure that links athletics and academics, helping every student-athlete realize their full potential.
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Academic ExtraPoint also equips schools and families with NCAA alignment resources, transcript reviews, and compliance guidance to ensure college readiness and recruitment eligibility.
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Transforming Sport into a Classroom for Leadership and Career Readiness.
OverTime Sport Studies transforms school athletics into a living internship system where students learn to lead, create, and operate within the world of sport. It merges education and enterprise, giving student-athletes the tools to manage events, produce media, develop brands, and understand the business that powers the games they love.
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Inside this ecosystem, students serve as sport managers, media producers, and brand strategists, running real projects that impact their school and community. They learn to plan, promote, and perform under pressure, gaining the confidence, professionalism, and creativity that translate far beyond the field.
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Each experience builds tangible career fluency through authentic leadership and collaboration. Schools gain a self-sustaining system that develops young professionals who think critically, communicate effectively, and contribute meaningfully to their environments.
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OverTime is redefining what it means to “go pro.” Students won’t just play the game; they learn how to run it.
Where Every Student Finds Their Starting Line.
ZeroGround Sport Development provides direct service for elementary students and indirect leadership development for varsity athletes. As the foundation of a district’s athletic pipeline, it builds the culture, character, and competencies that shape future teams and leaders.
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Through age-appropriate camps, clinics, and skill-based experiences, students develop speed, agility, coordination, and sport-specific fundamentals while learning grit, resilience, and teamwork. ZeroGround treats play as preparation, using sport to teach focus, perseverance, and belonging long before competition begins.
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Each experience draws from the 5A Flagship System Suite to align physical training with academic identity, wellness habits, and leadership formation. Varsity athletes serve as mentors and youth coaches, applying their 5A training in real time while nurturing the next generation of student-athletes.
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ZeroGround Sport Development strengthens the school’s athletic foundation, creating a sustainable system where excellence starts early, grows intentionally, and carries forward through every level of play.
Cultivating Strong Minds, Steady Emotions, and Sustainable Habits.
HealthySeeds Initiative trains student-athletes to build the inner foundation required for lasting performance, leadership, and growth. It connects recovery, nutrition, and emotional control to discipline and focus, helping students manage stress, rebound from adversity, and sustain the drive to improve.
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Grounded in neuroscience, psychology, and sport science, HealthySeeds uses the framework of holistic wellness to strengthen every dimension of the student experience. Through the Seven Dimensions of Wellness; physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, and occupational... athletes learn to train the whole person, not just the performer.
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Each experience reinforces daily habits of rest, reflection, and readiness that translate into the classroom, the locker room, and life. For schools, HealthySeeds offers a practical framework that unites coaches, staff, and students around shared principles of consistency, accountability, and care.
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HealthySeeds Initiative develops durable leaders who understand that true strength begins within and grows through stewardship of mind, body, and purpose.
The Future of Coaching Starts Here. This Is Coach For Life.
Coach For Life equips coaches to lead with clarity, purpose, and care. Designed for schools, districts, and community programs, it establishes a unified standard of leadership that strengthens culture and ensures every athlete is known, supported, and challenged to grow.
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Through certification labs and leadership intensives, coaches gain practical skills in life coaching, strategic life planning, and case management. Each tool reinforces the coach’s ability to guide student-athletes through academic, emotional, and personal milestones while maintaining balance and professionalism.
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The result is a culture of consistency, trust, and accountability that elevates both coaches and athletes. Whether serving a single team or an entire district, participants return equipped to lead with integrity, build resilient programs, and inspire lasting impact.
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Coach For Life builds the kind of leaders who strengthen people, shape programs, and leave a legacy that lasts.
Advancing Social Impact Strategy Through the Power of Sport.
PeaceBuilder Institute empowers student-athletes to turn their influence into leadership that heals, builds, and transforms. Rooted in human-centered design and systems thinking, it equips young leaders to examine the systems around them, identify opportunities for change, and create solutions that strengthen community well-being.
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Anchored by Student-Athlete Advisory Councils (SAAC), the Institute provides a structured pathway for students to research, design, and launch projects that address real challenges within their schools and neighborhoods. Each experience integrates sport culture, civic engagement, and collaborative leadership, helping students connect their athletic identity to social responsibility and purpose.
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Through mentorship, design labs, and peer-led initiatives, students learn to facilitate dialogue, build coalitions, and manage projects that promote belonging, wellness, and opportunity. Their work demonstrates that sport can serve as a framework for reconciliation, innovation, and lasting community growth.
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PeaceBuilder Institute builds a generation of social impact strategists who lead with empathy, think within systems, and act with courage. They leave more than a record of wins; they leave a blueprint for peace.
Why The Academy Works
Districts do not need more disconnected programs. They need systems that align across academics, wellness, and leadership. The Student-Athlete Advancement Academy creates that alignment by embedding trauma-informed infrastructure that connects classroom performance, athletic culture, and community engagement into one cohesive ecosystem.​
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✅ Improve GPA by +15%
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✅ 4x Family Engagement
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✅ Certify 90% of Coaches in Trauma-Informed
mentoring, case management, and life coaching.
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✅ Eliminates silos across academic, wellness,
athletics, and leadership.
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The Academy works because it builds coherence. Every layer of the school environment is connected by shared data, shared language, and shared purpose, ensuring long-term success for every student.
​The Student-Athlete Advancement Academy operates as a districtwide infrastructure for learning, wellness, and leadership. Each site embeds measurable systems that sustain impact beyond the life of any single program.​
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✅ Embedded Trauma-Informed PD
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✅ FSCS + MTSS-Aligned Tiered Systems
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✅ LegacyLink Dashboards + ROI Metrics
✅ Family + Community Activation Tracks
✅ Onsite Coaching, Real-Time Support
Partner districts function as National Design Labs, co-authoring the 5A National Strategy Playbook and training the next generation of cohort sites. Each Academy becomes a working model for how sport, education, and community operate as one system for sustainable student success.