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Crystal Lake South highlights mental-performance athletics program to CHSD 155 board
Summary
Principal Kim Bromley and students presented Crystal Lake South’s leadership and mental-performance athletics program (MPM Mondays and CLT sessions). Students and coaches described practical tools such as 'E + R = O' and habit tracking; a parent praised Athletic Director Jason Bhatt’s leadership.
Principal Kim Bromley told the board that Crystal Lake South’s athletics program emphasizes leadership, mental performance and life skills and reaches nearly 500 student-athletes.
Students described program takeaways: junior Jack Wilcox explained the "E + R = O" (event + response = outcome) framework and said it helped him manage performance in golf and academics. A softball player described using short focus phrases to reduce negative thinking during competition. Coach Brian Allen described CLT Monday lunch-and-learn sessions and a red/yellow/green self-awareness tool that he said helped coaches translate training into classroom strategies.
Parent Jim Smeratic praised Athletic Director Jason Bhatt, telling trustees Bhatt "has what is arguably the most thankless job in the district" and noting Bhatt pursued certification in mental performance and offered voluntary programming to students and staff. The parent framed the program as practical and character-building and said he personally adopted the program’s habit-tracking tool.
Board members and administrators reacted positively and noted interest in continuing and expanding the curriculum elements across buildings.
The presentation was informational; no formal board policy or budget action was taken on the program during the meeting.
