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Davenport athletics director lays out feeder program plan, sixth‑grade intramurals to widen access
Summary
Coach Dave Shovlin described a multiyear plan to strengthen feeder programs, improve middle‑to‑high‑school continuity and launch a sixth‑grade intramural program to increase access and development. Board members pressed for lists of sanctioned feeder groups and clarity on facility use and co‑op rules for private‑school students.
Coach Dave Shovlin gave the board an update on Davenport athletics and outlined a plan focused on feeder programs, middle‑school development and a sixth‑grade intramural program aimed at boosting participation and access.
Shovlin described a multi‑step strategy that begins with strengthening middle‑school connections to the high‑school programs, building consistent terminology and fundamentals across schools and working with community partners and local colleges to recruit coaches and mentors. “We want a vested, well developed team,” he told the board. “It isn’t all about winning and…
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