Athletic Leadership Program

CCH Athletic Leadership Program Benefits

• Develop student leadership skills through organizing various school and community athletic activities.
• Promote positive attitudes towards leadership, cooperation, teamwork and participation.
• Become an effective and contributing member of our Catholic Central High School Athletic Leadership Team.
• Develop problem solving and decision making abilities.
• Unite students, staff & community by spreading the Cougar Spirit.
• Positively enhance the school community.
• Build and develop your conflict resolution skills.
• Acquire knowledge and understanding of some basic leadership styles.
• Develop really good and effective communication skills.
• Understand volunteerism, interpersonal relationships and mentorship
• Students get an opportunity to build relationships with CCH Cougar coaches, visiting coaches, officials and many athletes.

" Leaders aren't born, they are made. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal which is worthwhile."
- Vince Lombardi -

CCH Athletic Leadership Program Learning Leadership Qualities - Testimonials

Zach Connick (grade 12) on Learning Leadership Qualities:

I have volunteered with Athletic Leadership for the past two years and during this time, I have learned many life skills and lessons. This program has shown me how important teamwork, communication and leadership are when running sports games and also in everyday life. I am fortunate enough to have learned these skills in such a positive environment.

I had the privilege to attend a trip to Calgary where I got to see the inner workings of how a Calgary Flames game is run. This was an awesome experience that put emphasis on the importance of teamwork and communication, without these, everything will fall apart. This is why I am proud to be a part of a group that teaches these skills. This group gives you a sense of pride and accomplishment and offers a way to be a part of the broader CCH community.

The icing on the cake are the trips. They are amazing experiences that are very hard to come by and gives you something that you will never forget! I am so glad to have spent time with this group. The experiences I have had and the lessons I have learned are worth their weight in gold.

CCH Athletic Leadership Program Scholarship and Awards

The Kimberly Oliverio Memorial Scholarship is a prestigious Catholic Central Award for Athletic Leadership Students. The Scholarship is valued at $1000.00 and is given to a student who exemplifies academics, strong leadership skills, school spirit and has given selflessly to school athletics. Kimberly Oliverio was a dedicated and passionate student who volunteered countless hours during her 3 years as an Athletic Leadership team member at Catholic Central High School. She led by example and was a mentor to the other Leadership students. She modelled collaboration, communication, poise and confidence. She was a true team player and never hesitated to do whatever job needed to be done. Everything that Kimberly did was infused with her personality and done with an element of wit and humour. Canadian Student Leadership Association - Awards and Scholarships

" To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless."
- Mike Krzyzewski ( Duke Basketball Coach) -

CCH Athletic Leadership Program History

The CCH Athletic Leadership program began in 1998. Mrs. Delbello was exposed to the idea at a professional development conference that she attended. She liked the idea and brought forward the idea to the principal (Mr. Mombourquette). The idea was good for students in many capacities so the program was off and running. Mrs. Delbello taught the program for many years and turned the program over to Mr. Wikenheiser in 2015. In 2017 Mr. Leroux and Mr. Boudreau took over the program and have grown the program in many capacities. 2017 - 2021 Mr. Leroux and Mr. Boudreau 2022 - 2025 Mr. Leroux and Mr. Pasquotti 2025-2026 Mr. Leroux

"Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players."
- Larry Bird -

CCH Athletic Leadership Program - Events We Organize

The Catholic Central Athletic Leadership Team organizes and runs several activities throughout the school year. Weekly team meetings are held to prepare, organize, communicate and plan these events. The team is in constant motion coordinating and planning for athletic activities. This year we have 43 team members so the communication and trust process has to start building from our first meeting. The team is always treated with pizza, cookies and chocolate milk.

Volleyball Games

Football Games

Pre & Post Season Volleyball Tournaments

Super South Volleyball Tournament

Basketball Games

Cal O'Brien Classic Girls Basketball Tournament: JV & SV

Winter Classic Boys Basketball Tournament: JV & Senior

"Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself.
When you become a leader, success is all about growing others."
- Jack Welch-

CCH Athletic Leadership Program Team Members

We have a very committed group of students that are taking on many of the Athletic Leadership roles. This group of students will be volunteering hundreds of hours throughout the year towards Catholic Central Athletics.

Mr. Boudreau and Mr. Pasquotti are the lead teachers with the Athletic Leadership team.

" Each person holds so much power within themselves. Sometimes they just need a little nudge - direction, support, coaching."
- Pete Carroll-

CCH Athletic Leadership Program Team Building

The CCH Athletic Leadership Team is exposed to many sport, activity and community events throughout the year. The Athletic Leadership Team needs a strong sense of a team first attitude. We try and have various team building activities throughout the school year and encourage a high rate of student participation at them.

The field trips provide the athletic leadership students with many positive experiences. These hands on community events help students to build their individual leadership skills away from a school setting. It is our goal to continue providing team building experiences for our team.

Year End Athletic Leadership Field Trip: Canmore and Banff, AB

Catholic Central High school is very proud of our athletic leadership students. They have committed countless hours of volunteer time for our school. As a final thank you for all the hard work and dedication to our athletic leadership team we provide them with a Leadership Workshop and Team Building trip to Canmore and Banff, Alberta that is typical scheduled for the end of May. The workshop will be led by the Pacific Center for Leadership- a highly regarded company from Canmore, Alberta. They are an organizational consulting group that enhance workplace performance through team and leadership development. They are committed to providing experiential learning opportunities to students as a contribution to building leadership capacity in the next generation. The students participating in this project have volunteered to be part of the athletic leadership program because of their dedication to CCH and the greater Lethbridge community. They have given selflessly of themselves and want to make a difference in the lives of others through servant leadership.