‘Team Hartford’ Tutors Coaches on Personal Finance at NABC and WBCA Conventions
HARTFORD, Conn. – Playbook for Life,
the award-winning national education program developed by The Hartford
Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG), in collaboration with the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA®), to help
student-athletes and other young people get a jump start on their
financial future, will bring its personal finance planning message to
members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and
the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) at their annual
conventions in Atlanta and Cleveland.
The Playbook
clinic for NABC coaches will take place Friday, March 30, at 9:30 a.m.,
at the Georgia World Congress Center, and the session for WBCA coaches
is scheduled for Monday, April 2, at 10 a.m., at the Cleveland
Convention Center.
At each session, coaches will get a closer look at the Playbook
program – which provides practical personal finance information to
student-athletes and young adults – and receive coaching of their own
on how to apply this information to reach their financial goals.
"Many
of our members have expressed interest in this type of information, not
only for their student-athletes, but also for their own benefit,” said
Rice University Head Coach Willis Wilson, vice president of the NABC.
“We applaud The Hartford for creating a program with valuable tools and
resources that are applicable for college students and adults,
regardless of life stage, income and work experience.”
Basketball
Hall of Famer, former WNBA coach and current ESPN analyst Nancy
Lieberman will join Bill Poutre, an adjunct professor of
entrepreneurship and head coach of the University of Hartford’s men’s
golf team, to present the Playbook program to coaches and share
insights from their own coaching experiences. Both are members of
“Team Hartford” – a select group of former student-athletes who have
achieved success both in and out of sports and travel to college
campuses to share their personal stories of financial mishaps and
triumphs.
“Regardless of where coaches fall on the pay
scale or how many years experience they have courtside, the information
presented in the Playbook about compounding interest,
investment basics and credit scores can help them build a solid
financial plan to meet their goals,” said Lieberman.
“Less than one percent of student-athletes make it to the pros. With the Playbook
program, we are able to enrich student-athletes’ lives by giving them
lessons that will benefit them well beyond their college years,
regardless of the career path they choose,” said NCAA President Myles
Brand. “We are pleased to present this valuable program to coaches –
many of whom are former student-athletes -- to help them successfully
manage their own personal finances.”
Since its inception in 2005, The Hartford’s Playbook for Life
program has been widely praised by coaches, administrators, parents and
students. The program has brought its financial planning message to
more than a dozen college campuses to date and has reached thousands of
students across the country with its free 33-page guidebook and Web
site at www.playbook.thehartford.com.
About the NCAA
The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and
universities committed to supporting academic and athletic
opportunities for more than 380,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000
member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000
student-athletes compete in NCAA championships in Divisions I, II and
III sports. Visit www.ncaa.org and www.ncaasports.com
for more details about the Association, its goals and members and
corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes.
About the NABC
Located in Kansas City, MO,
the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) was founded in
1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of
Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball,
organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of
the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting
primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All
members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a
Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of
the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and
athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of
being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and
education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and
membership, can be found at www.nabc.com.
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes women's basketball by unifying
coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and
to foster and promote the development of the game in all of its aspects
as a sport for women and girls. For more information about the WBCA,
please visit www.wbca.org.
About The Hartford
The Hartford, a Fortune 100 company, is one of the nation's largest
financial services and insurance companies, with 2006 revenues of $26.5
billion. The Hartford is a leading provider of investment products,
life insurance and group benefits; automobile and homeowners products;
and business property and casualty insurance. International operations
are located in Japan, Brazil and the United Kingdom. The Hartford's
Internet address is www.thehartford.com.
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