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Earning Buy-In from Student-Athletes and Parents with Hakeem Young

October 09, 2025 • Moreland University • Season 1 • Episode 35

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Hakeem Young is a math teacher and a head football coach at Spanaway Middle School in Washington state. He’s also an assistant football coach at Spanaway Lake High School. On top of it all, he’s achieved a 100% graduation rate as the head coach of the high school’s girls’ wrestling team.

In this special topical episode, Young discusses how he gets buy-in from parents and helps student-athletes — particularly female wrestlers — build dedication, commitment, and other life skills that pay off beyond the mat with insights that are useful for teachers and coaches alike.

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