UNC Rowing

Hello Tar Heels!

We recently got back from an amazing experience in Vietnam through the Coach for College program.  Coach for College is a program that takes collegiate American athletes across the world to Vietnam. During the month of June, we were stationed at middle school camps in rural Vietnam and worked with other American university students along with Vietnamese university students to teach both academic and athletic lessons to Vietnamese youth! Our efforts were in an attempt to decrease the school drop-out rate and increase the health and physical activity enjoyment of the Vietnamese children.

Indiana Track & Field

Derrick Morgan ran four years of track and field in cream and crimson before earning his bachelor’s degree in sports management.

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But to the IU graduate it was the red that he wore in Vietnam that made the 
biggest difference.

Boston College Swimming

Early this summer, I participated in a volunteer-service program called Coach for College. The goal of the organization is to promote higher education through sports and similar competitive initiatives to Vietnamese youth living in rural areas. Along with 7 other student-athletes from across the country, we taught academic classes, life skill classes, and sports to 8th and 9th graders for three weeks. Although none of us knew Vietnamese, we quickly learned that sports can transcend linguistic and cultural barriers and help build confidence and motivate kids in a variety of positive ways.

South Carolina Sand Volleyball and Track & Field

South Carolina’s Erika Rucker and Maddie Frome were in a much different classroom setting than they were accustomed to this summer. Rucker, a fifth year senior on the track and field team, and Frome, a junior on the beach volleyball team, went to Vietnam to teach underprivileged children as part of the Coach for College program, which is a non-profit organization that offers student-athletes the chance to teach youths in rural parts of developing countries.

Wisconsin Track & Field

The day after UW-Madison discus thrower Hanna Barton competed at the Junior Nationals track meet in Eugene, Ore., she was on her way to Vietnam. After nearly 24 hours on several planes, she made it there in late June where she spent three weeks working with 120 middle school aged students.

Indiana Volleyball

Courtney Harnish’s high standards have driven her to excel on and off the volleyball court. She’s helping her teammates do the same.

Harvard Softball

Softball's Savannah Bradley spent six weeks volunteering in Vietnam this summer (courtesy Savannah Bradley).

Louisville Soccer and Track & Field

Over the summer, two University of Louisville student-athletes had a chance of a lifetime. Through the 'Coach for College' program, they joined fellow student-athletes from across the country on a month long trip to Vietnam. Tim Kubel, a sophomore defender on the men's soccer team, and Taylor Bradley, a junior sprinter on the track and field team, represented the Cardinals on the other side of the world.

Northwestern Field Hockey

Northwestern field hockey standout Dominique Masters recounts her experiences this past summer in Vietnam - participating in Coach for College - in this edition of "Wildcats Off the Field." Coach for College is a service learning program that brings together US student-athletes and Vietnamese university students to teach academics, sports and life skills at summer camps to children in rural Vietnam.

Indiana Track & Field

Being black in rural Vietnam almost made me feel like a celebrity.

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Everywhere I went during the three-week Coach for College program this past summer, people wanted to talk to me and take a picture with me. Many had never seen an American in real life, let alone a black person.

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As a point guard, communication is an essential part of Brianna Kiesel’s job. She has to call plays, direct teammates and run the show for Pitt on the basketball court.

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This summer her communication skills met a stiffer test.

UNC Gymnastics

Carolina assistant coach Amy Smith recently had the chance to catch up with junior Kristin Aloi and ask her about the Coach For College program which took her to Vietnam this summer. It was a beautiful and enlightening journey that provided Kristin with a fantastic learning experience.