Life Skills Competition
Student-athletes will compete on
behalf of their teams and earn points in the following categories that
align with the Fighting Knights for Life Program: Academic Excellence, Athletic Excellence, Personal Development, Career Development, and Community Service.
The Knights Cup competition encourages the achievement of academic
excellence, promotes personalized choices for supplementing the
student-athlete's educational background, provides opportunities for
personal development, involves the student-athlete as a
role-model/leader and supports the team concept and encourages
student-athletes to support fellow student-athletes. At the end of the
academic year, the team that has earned the most points in all the
categories below is named the Knights Cup CHAMPION and will receive $1,000!
Academic Excellence
Individual Categories
|
Points Awarded
|
| Student-athletes that earn a 3.0 GPA or higher |
100 (Percentage based)
|
Student-athletes that earn a perfect. 4.0 GPA
|
10 |
| Student-athletes named Lynn or SSC Scholar Athlete of the Year |
10
|
| Student-Athletes named Academic All-District |
5 |
| Student-Athletes named Academic All-American |
10 |
Team Categories
|
Points Awarded
|
| Team with the highest GPA per semester |
50 |
| Teams who earn national academic awards (i.e. NFCA, NSCAA, AVCA, etc.) |
25 |
Athletic Excellence
Individual Categories
|
Points Awarded
|
| Student-Athletes who earn All-Conference awards |
5 |
| Student-Athletes named SSC Player of the Year |
10 |
| Student-Athletes who earn All-Region or All-District awards by a coaches association |
15 |
| Student-Athlete who are named All-American |
20 |
Team Categories
|
Points Awarded
|
| Teams who win an SSC Championship |
50 |
| Teams who win a National Championship |
100 |
| Teams who advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament |
25 |
| Teams who advance to the NCAA National Tournament |
25 |
| Teams who have full attendance (80%) at Knights Cup sponsored games or matches |
50 |
Career Development
Individual Categories
|
Points Awarded
|
| Student-athletes who complete a resume and have it evaluated by the Career Center. Bring a copy of the original resume and the edited/corrected version to the Life Skills Coordinator to receive credit |
50 Percentage based
|
| Student-athletes who complete three cover letters by finding three job postings for jobs in your intended field and prepare a brief summary of why you are qualified for each position. Letters must be reviewed by the Career Center and submitted to the Life Skills Coordinator to receive credit |
50 Percentage based
|
| Student-athletes who complete a mock interview in the Career Center. Bring a signed form from the Career Center and submitted to the Life Skills Coordinator to receive credit |
50 Percentage based |
Team Categories
|
Points Awarded
|
| Teams who have full participation (80%) in the resume, cover letter, or mock interview category |
100 |
Personal Development
Individual Categories
|
Points Awarded
|
| Student-athletes who participate in a student organization (must be listed on organization roster and active in organization's regular business to receive credit--SAAC does not qualify) |
50 Percentage based
|
| Student-athletes who attend any Lynn sponsored event outside of athletics (i.e. Student Activity events, Resident Life seminars, campus plays or musical performances, guest speakers/presentations, etc.) |
10 Percentage based
|
Team Categories
|
Points Awarded
|
| Teams who have full participation (2 representatives) at each SAAC Meeting |
5 |
Community Service
Individual Categories
|
Points Awarded
|
| Student-athletes who participate in SAAC's Make-A-Wish Foundation fundraiser |
10 points for every $50 donation |
| Student-athletes who are involved in other approved community service initiatives through the athletic department or other entity on campus |
(# of hours/squad size) x 10 |
Team Categories
|
Points Awarded
|
| Teams who have full participation (80%) at an approved community service event for more than 4 hours |
50 |
| Team who collects the most community service hours for during the year |
100
|
Rules and Regulations
- The Knights Cup champion will
receive $1,000 to spend as the student-athletes wish in compliance with
all NCAA rules. The item(s) must be approved by the Life Skills
Coordinator before spending or purchase.
- Percentage based points will be awarded by the following formula: (#of student-athletes/squad size) x # of points
- The Team Community Service award will be percentage based on squad size.
- All activities that take place
outside of the Athletic Department must have a Knights Cup formed
filled out and submitted to the Life Skills Coordinator within one week
of the event to receive credit. All forms will be in a folder outside
of the Life Skills Coordinators office.
- Each student-athlete must be
scanned in by a member of the Athletics Department staff at events to
record attendance. Verbal requests for attendance recording will not be
accepted.
- Team points will be figured once a month and posted online.
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