The West Lafayette Schools Education Foundation is pleased to offer grants to West Lafayette Athletics coaches through the John T. Taylor Endowment for Athletics.
Mr. Taylor, a 1957 West Lafayette High School graduate, created an endowment to support athletics. His gift honors the coaches who helped him and his brothers, Walter Taylor ’60 and Karl Taylor ’61, during their formative school years. Mr. Taylor dedicates this gift to coaches Breckenridge, Straley, Berberian and Tatlock who were role models for performance, teamwork, and winning.
Current West Lafayette coaches can apply for up to $500 to support professional development for themselves and/or their coaching staff. Examples include attendance at coaching clinics, access to video/online resources, leadership development opportunities, a retreat for coaching staff to learn and plan together, etc.
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The following grants are awarded in 2025:
2025 Coach Grant Recipient
West Lafayette Youth Softball coaches attended a clinic led by West Lafayette high school coaches and players. The youth coaches, who are all volunteers, learned how to teach skills and lead drills through a variety of activities. They also learned best practices for safety and field maintenance with an emphasis on making practices and games fun. The West Lafayette coaches and players encouraged safety, sportsmanship and team building. This clinic provided a wonderful opportunity to strengthen the youth softball program in our community. Thank you to coaches Chauncey Fry, Becky Creech, Jocelyn Cavalier, Maddie Kubiak, Annie Dooley and Maggie Ziko for leading the clinic.
