BATON ROUGE — Men’s tennis player Danny Bryan volunteered at the University Lab School’s “Jump Rope for Heart” event on Thursday morning as part of the LSU Shaquille O’Neal CHAMPS/Life Skills Program.
Bryan helped fourth graders at the school on the jump rope skills station. He explained the different jumps and helped the students record their numbers.
There were different rotations the students went through for the jump rope activity. This was done in conjunction with their fundraising for the American Heart Association.
The American Heart Association’s “Jump Rope for Heart” is an event that raises money in the community for heart disease and stroke, which are America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers.
The CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success)/Life Skills Program was designed by the NCAA to help student-athletes realize higher academic achievement, increase likelihood of graduation and enter a chosen profession with a higher level of vision, knowledge, motivation, self-responsibility and greater overall success. In Spring 2003, the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program honored one of LSU’s most memorable graduates, Shaquille O’Neal, by naming the program after him.