Patton’s A Plus Athletes (PAPA)

Mission

PAPA is a value driven motivational and mentoring service designed to:

• Create a winning culture in athletic programs through athletes who will learn how to strive for excellence, excitement, and exhilaration in competition.
• Develop award winning character 
• Disciplined to achieve professional ambitions and fulfilled dreams.

Structure

Urban America’s renowned mentor and motivational coach Dr. L. Pettis Patton of Portsmouth, VA is the founder of PAPA.   For over twenty-five years Dr. Patton has successfully shaped and molded the lives of thousands of urban youth and athletes. Her unique voice, when heard once will never be forgotten and her “mother wit” is phenomenal. Her style of relating to urban youth and athletes demands respect, gets attention and clients take action. Dr. Patton is relentless when it comes to making a difference in the lives of athletes, for both youth and athletes must be equipped with more than athletic abilities. Success in life is not accidental; it comes as a result of being fully prepared to take advantage of life's opportunities. With the change in family structure in this nation, many youth are not being given the necessary tools in order to be successful with their lives. Thus the purpose of Patton’s A Plus Athletes is to fill this void and open the doors to success and opportunity in the live of athletes.

PAPA Principles

Papa’s motto, “Creating athletes that are determined to achieve and destined to succeed” through a foundation built around five key principals:

• Self-discipline and courage
• Self-respect and self-confidence
• Honesty, integrity and reliability
• Work ethic of excellence and mutual benefit
• Sustainable success through effort, determination and commitment.

PAPA’s Elite Athlete Programs

Elite Athlete Program

This program provides elite athletes with motivational coaching that inspires a winning spirit and the determination to think through any process encountered on the field, court, arena or in everyday life in order to be  in control of oneself at all times.
PAPA’s  athletes are recognized for their strong character, excellent values, team player ship, good role models for youth with confidence exemplified on and off the field. PAPA’s athletes participate in one on one mentoring sessions, life skills seminars, conference calls whenever the need arise and the athlete wants to talk or resolve a situation or issue. A PAPA athlete is never left to “happenstance” they are focused thereby destined for the road to success in athletics and more importantly in life.

Life Skills Program for Athletes

With athletes perfecting their athletic skills much earlier and being presented with opportunities to matriculate to professional sports after high school, their lives are void in preparation for being able to handle the transitioning to professional sports.  Through PAPA’s Life Skills Program young athletes are provided in-depth mentoring and motivational coaching to put them on par with more experienced athletes. A PAPA athlete is not ever alone or wondering what the next best steps are for his/her career. With confidence building and the support PAPA provides these athletics transition very successfully and know how the make good decisions about what’s best for their career and future.

To find out more about Patton’s A Plus Athletes (PAPA) and how we can help you, please call our office at 757-617-0573.

We guarantee making a difference in an athlete’s life.