Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Coach Jarvis Addresses Everglades Elementary Students
12/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | General
Dec. 10, 2012
I walked into the cafeteria of Everglades Elementary this morning and was not surprised to find that Coach Jarvis had the full attention of everyone in the room, which is not an unusual sight when he speaks.
He was there to speak to the students about the importance of overcoming obstacles and education. Coach Jarvis recounted the tale of Michael Jordan being cut from his high school team as a sophomore and instead of quitting, dedicating himself to getting better and eventually becoming the best basketball player of all time.
The students were then allowed to ask Coach Jarvis questions, which provided entertaining questions and equally entertaining answers. He closed by addressing the teachers scattered around the room, drawing on his own experiences as an educator, and told them never to lose sight of the importance of their job.
As someone who listens to as many of Coach Jarvis' speeches, it's a common sight to see the audience captivated, but today's speech was unique because rarely do you see an audience with such a wide age difference have the same reaction to a speaker.
The speech was set up by Bill Nedoroscik, who was a graduate assistant under Coach Jarvis. In yet another common occurrence, Coach Jarvis had long known someone in attendance. The students who meet certain benchmarks will be invited to attend the February 2 home game against Middle Tennessee.
It is all a part of engaging the community and no coach has been more proactive in that regard than Coach Jarvis and those efforts will continue to pay off even more in the future. Especially February 2.
