The GatorMade Program took a group of players to NFL headquarters earlier this year. (Photo: Isabella Marley/UAA Communications)
Florida Football Spotlights GatorMade Week
Monday, October 2, 2023 | Football
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As the Gators prepare to host Vanderbilt on Saturday for homecoming, the UF football program will also celebrate its second annual GatorMade Week.
"We are excited to continually share the life-changing impacts of GatorMade with our scholar-athletes, staff, alumni, investors, corporate partners, and fans," said Savannah Bailey, senior director of player relations and GatorMade. "To connect with GatorMade is to connect with our young men as people, not just as players — to commit to their development and support their growth as they represent the University of Florida for the rest of their lives."
GatorMade Week serves as a way to raise awareness and promote the initiatives of the GatorMade program, which was established prior to the 2022 season.
"GatorMade Week gives us an opportunity to highlight the different things that we do within GatorMade and certainly the great leadership that we have in that part of our program," Gators head coach Billy Napier said. "GatorMade is an initiative that is all about player development — in particular, we're trying to equip and educate our players for life after football. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience to really position the players for success independent of football."
GatorMade is a player-led and purpose-driven initiative that empowers its football scholar-athletes with opportunities to learn, serve, and lead. GatorMade translates the skills of football into personal and professional contexts, instilling independence in the scholar-athletes to be agents of change in their teams, homes, communities, and world.
In honor of GatorMade Week, the program will highlight its 2023 South Africa Abroad Service Trip, Business Break in New York City and the Nike World Headquarters Corporate Visit.
Additionally, the @GatorsFB social platforms will feature the people that make GatorMade possible. The team will also wear helmet decals of the GatorMade logo during Saturday's game.
"We are excited to continually share the life-changing impacts of GatorMade with our scholar-athletes, staff, alumni, investors, corporate partners, and fans," said Savannah Bailey, senior director of player relations and GatorMade. "To connect with GatorMade is to connect with our young men as people, not just as players — to commit to their development and support their growth as they represent the University of Florida for the rest of their lives."
GatorMade Week serves as a way to raise awareness and promote the initiatives of the GatorMade program, which was established prior to the 2022 season.
"GatorMade Week gives us an opportunity to highlight the different things that we do within GatorMade and certainly the great leadership that we have in that part of our program," Gators head coach Billy Napier said. "GatorMade is an initiative that is all about player development — in particular, we're trying to equip and educate our players for life after football. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience to really position the players for success independent of football."
GatorMade is a player-led and purpose-driven initiative that empowers its football scholar-athletes with opportunities to learn, serve, and lead. GatorMade translates the skills of football into personal and professional contexts, instilling independence in the scholar-athletes to be agents of change in their teams, homes, communities, and world.
In honor of GatorMade Week, the program will highlight its 2023 South Africa Abroad Service Trip, Business Break in New York City and the Nike World Headquarters Corporate Visit.
Additionally, the @GatorsFB social platforms will feature the people that make GatorMade possible. The team will also wear helmet decals of the GatorMade logo during Saturday's game.
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