We make it easy for you to make an impact on your team beyond sports!
Banner Player Development brings the same identity, character, and leadership training used by top college athletic programs to your middle/high school athletes. Our curriculum helps students grow beyond the game — on the field, in the classroom, and in life.
Developing Athletes Beyond the Game—So You Don’t Have to Do It Alone.
Driven By Impact
Help your athletes grow on and off the field by building their character, confidence, and long-term success.
Designed For Ease
We handle the content and structure, so you can focus on coaching—however involved you want to be.
Built For Differentiation
Stand out to parents and players with a program that shows you invest in more than just wins.
OUR SCHOOL PARTNERS
Player Development Services We Offer Schools and Teams:
1) Partner with Banner to Bring Our Player Development Curriculum to Your School or Team
Bring college-level identity, character, and leadership training directly to your athletes. Our turnkey curriculum is easy to implement and can be customized to fit your needs:
Whole Athletic Department: Every team gets access, and each coach leads their group.
Single Team: Perfect for coaches who want to invest deeply in their specific program.
Leadership Council: Equip your team captains and emerging leaders with high-level development.
2) Group Workshops and Presentations
Engage your athletes with dynamic, interactive workshops led by experienced coaches and guest speakers. Topics include leadership, mental toughness, branding, life skills, and navigating the recruiting process. These sessions can be tailored for specific age groups, sports, or team needs and are ideal for kickoffs, mid-season motivation, or end-of-season reflection.
3) Team Sessions
Customized small-group sessions designed to foster trust, communication, and cohesion among teammates. These deeper-dive workshops focus on building team culture, conflict resolution, goal setting, and leadership development. Delivered in-person or virtually, these sessions create a safe space for athletes to grow individually and as a collective unit.
Discover how Banner can support your athletes’ growth.
What you’ll be learning from experienced experts:
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Module 1 – Identity: Building a Foundation That Lasts
Athletes need more than talent—they need to know who they are. This module helps athletes build a solid foundation rooted in faith, character, and self-awareness.
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Module 2 – A Real Day in the Life of a College Athlete
We pull back the curtain on what college athletics really looks like. Athletes learn early that discipline, balance, and perspective are essential when the grind hits. | featuring Ben Bosmans-Verdonk, University of South Carolina MBB Player
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Module 3 – Humility: Competing with the Right Heart
True humility isn’t thinking less of yourself—it’s thinking rightly about yourself. This module shapes athletes into leaders who can serve others and stay grounded.
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Module 4 – Work Ethic: Showing Up When It’s Hard
Athletes explore what consistent effort, mental toughness, and servant leadership look like in action | featuring Ryan Bellerose, Director of Sports Science at the Carolina Panthers
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Module 5 – Influence vs. Impact: Leading Beyond the Field
Athletes are seen and heard—this module equips them to use that platform to serve their teams, schools, and communities in meaningful ways. | featuring Darien Rencher, former Clemson RB, entrepreneur
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Module 6 – More Than an Athlete: Academic and Personal Development
We push athletes to pursue excellence in the classroom and discover their other interests. Strong resumes start now—and so does life preparation beyond sports. | featuring Franklin Buchanan, CEO of Post Up Careers
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Module 7 – Networking: Building Relationships That Matter
This module teaches how respect, communication, and follow-through can open doors—not just for recruiting, but for life success.
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Module 8 – Building Your Brand: Who Are You Becoming?
Athletes are already building their brand. This module teaches them how to be intentional about their image, character, and values both on and offline | featuring Braden Galloway, former Clemson TE
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Module 9 – NIL: Understanding Opportunity and Responsibility
Name, Image, and Likeness is changing the game. Athletes will learn the basics of NIL, what it means for them, and how to prepare wisely. | featuring Chaise Belt, Sports Marketing Director at ESM
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Module 10 – Mock Interviews: Life Skills That Translate
From job interviews to coach meetings, this module helps athletes develop soft skills—like communication, confidence, and etiquette—that transfer into every area of life.
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Module 11 – Beyond Sports: Preparing for What’s Next
Sports end, but leadership doesn’t. Athletes reflect on their gifts, goals, and passions to prepare for life after their athletic careers.
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Module 12 – Conclusion: Carrying the Banner
We close with reflection, goal-setting, and a challenge to take everything learned and lead in their schools, homes, and communities.
“I support Banner Player Development because kids today need something to help teach them where to get and place their value. It’s easy to view your identity in athletics. We want to teach young people that you are valuable regardless of what you do in life. The Banner Player Development Course helps facilitate these difficult conversations by providing a curriculum that is impactful and easy to follow.”
- Coach Jason Tone, Head Football Coach at TL Hanna High School (Anderson, SC)
Player Development used to be just for college athletes
Big-time SEC, ACC, Big 12, and Big 10 athletic departments and their sports teams are equipped with multiple full-time staff members and superb programming to help their college athletes excel in their sport and beyond.
I am someone who has benefited from this expertise in my time playing football at The University of South Carolina. These skills that I have learned have changed my life and launched me into life after sport with confidence and hope!
After graduation I started to think about how those same lessons that I learned are needed for not only college athletes but also for high-performing middle and high school athletes who are managing similar stresses and challenges.
The Banner Player Development Course is the combination of my 6 years of experience playing and coaching in the student-athlete development space at the highest level of college athletics + insights and coaching from other athletic & player development experts who have 20+ years of experience. With my experience and these industry experts, we have come together to help middle and high school athletes thrive beyond sports.
-Jay Urich, Former USC QB/WR
Partner with Banner to bring our full athlete development course to your program—whether it’s a specific team, captains, or your entire athletic department.
Each partnership is tailored to fit your goals and your athletes’ needs. If you're a Coach or Athletic Director ready to explore what this could look like for your school, connect with Jay to start the conversation.
