ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE

To ensure that Troy Athletics is one of the top Group of Five athletics departments in the nation where we experience competitive success across the entire athletics department. Troy Athletics will have a growth mindset that fosters innovation, culture and competition that produces championships and postseason appearances.

STAFF & COACHES

• Create a Leadership Institute where staff can continue to grow and learn from industry leaders

• Ensure that we hire the most talented candidates great staff and coaches to ensure a deep and talented candidate pool

Recruit...

Hire... the most talented individuals

Train... in industry leading standards and in the Trojan Way

Retain... talented staff members to provide stability and growth opportunities

Department

• To be a top 10 Group of 5 athletics program

• Produce best practices for sports and individual units

• Ensure that we are following industry leading standards

• Create a professional development program to continue to invest in our own coaches and staff

• Develop a retention plan for coaches and staff

• Ensure that we are providing the necessary resources and budgets to compete at the highest level

• Ensure that our budget is comparable to other Sun Belt Conference and Group of Five athletics departments

Sun Belt Conference

• Be a leader among our conference colleagues

• Competitive success across all sports

• All sports finishing top four in Sun Belt Conference standings

• Competing for and winning Sun Belt Conference Regular Season Championships

• Participating in and winning Sun Belt Conference Postseason Championships

• Producing all-conference selections and coach of the year honorees

• Ensuring the Sun Belt Conference continues to be a leader in the Group of Five conferences

• To win the Bubas Cup

Ncaa

• Participating in NCAA Championships (individually and teams)

• Participating in Bowl Games (football)

• Producing All-Americans

• Winning games in NCAA postseason tournaments

• Finishing top 100 in the Learfield Cup annual standings

• Hosting postseason and NCAA Tournaments / Regionals

• Continue to evolve and adapt in the rapidly changing NCAA landscape

• Continue to be a premier FBS program

OFFER THE TOTAL TROJAN EXPERIENCE...

on the field, in the classroom and throughout the community to student-athletes so they will maximize their potential as a student-athlete and in their post graduate careers.

• Implement the TROY CARES plan that prioritizes communication, action, respect, education and social responsibility.

• Produce a dedicated budget that allows for outside speakers, activities, and engagements to promote a culture of collaboration, empathy, inclusiveness and respect.

• Ensure 100% job placement for graduating student-athletes

• Focus on social responsibility and p ersonal development through experiential learning

• Establish a study abroad initiative where all student-athletes will be able to take advantage of this opportunity over a four year period