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🏈📚 Training • Academics • Mentorship
🎓 Helped 1K+ students secure $100M+ in scholarships & aid
🌍 Building futures on & off the field

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What a night.
Grateful to IEX for hosting our About U Fundraiser and to every supporter who showed up with heart, intention, and belief. Your generosity fuels the work we do every day — helping kids learn, train, grow, and build real pathways to high school, college, and lifelong opportunity.
Our students feel this support.
They feel the community behind them.
And when that happens… they rise.
Thank you for standing with us, investing in our mission, and helping us create futures filled with possibility.
We’re just getting started. If you’d still like to donate or support the mission, you can do so here:
https://www.classy.org/give/318703/#!/donation/checkout
— Founders, Alex Coombs & George Lanese
#AboutUOutreach #OwnYourFuture #EducationMatters #Mentorship #CollegeAccess #IEXGroup #CommunityImpact #YouthDevelopment by @aboutunyc

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10 months ago

A small highlight reel of our extensively eventful showcase weekend‼️

About U is glad to help continue moving the needle for NY CITY football talent with our Elite V Showcase.

It takes a lot of resources, coaches, and community members who believe in what we do to put this on every year and grow it to what it is. This way, none of our talented student athletes miss out on the opportunity to show what they worked for and compete for a scholarship that could change the trajectory of their academic and athletic careers.

Sign-Up to join our About U Family and train to #BeTheBestU

#NFL #NCAA #football #db #defensiveback #drills #technique #lockdown #profootball #hsfootball #collegefootball #draft #draftday #nli #nil #newyork #bronx #sports #NCAAF #BIG10 #SEC #ACC #UFL #CFL #Nike #nikefootball #underarmour #adidas taken in Lincoln High School (Brooklyn) by @aboutunyc

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2 years ago

🏈 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: FROM ABOUT U TO THE NFL! 🎓

This week, we’re highlighting Sanoussi Kane, one of About U Outreach’s original members dating back to 2018!

Sanoussi has always shown what it means to be a true student-athlete. His commitment to academics helped him score in the 95th percentile on the SAT Math section, setting the foundation for his journey to Purdue University.

At Purdue, Sanoussi continued to excel on the football field, earning Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors before being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2024 NFL Draft!

Beyond his accomplishments, Sanoussi has been a role model for past, present, and future About U student-athletes, reminding them of an important lesson: Always put the STUDENT before the ATHLETE.

We’re incredibly proud to have Sanoussi as part of the About U family and can’t wait to see where his journey takes him next!

#FlashbackFriday #AboutUOutreach #StudentAthlete #AcademicsFirst #SanoussiKane PurdueFootball BaltimoreRavens NFL by @aboutunyc

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3 days ago

Helpful SAT Reading Tip - Function of a Sentence. Save this post for your next study session and use these strategies to work through the problem more efficiently.

Want more SAT help or have questions? Reach out to Coach George at glanese@aboutuoutreach.org for more test prep guidance. by @aboutunyc

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4 days ago

Agility isn’t straight-line speed. 🔥

It’s reading a stimulus and reacting to it. Coach calls the cone — buzz the feet, touch it, get back to the middle.

Low hips. Quick feet. Eyes up. Change of direction isn’t born, it’s trained — dial by dial.

Development isn’t random. It’s a process.

First assessment is FREE — link in bio to book yours. 📍 Long Island City + Fordham Prep

#AboutUOutreach #OwnYourFuture #BuildingFutures #AgilityTraining #ChangeOfDirection by @aboutunyc

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Agility is a system, not a warm-up lap. ⚡

The drills: short shuttle, L drills, box drill, crossover runs.

One of the 7 systems every About U athlete is built on.

Free first assessment: AboutUOutreach.org
#AboutUOutreach #OwnYourFuture #BuildingFutures by @aboutunyc

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5 days ago

Helpful SAT Math Tip - Equation of a Line. Save this post for your next study session and use these strategies to work through the problem more efficiently.

Want more SAT help or have questions? Reach out to Coach George at glanese@aboutuoutreach.org for more test prep guidance. by @aboutunyc

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6 days ago

🎓 Flashback Friday: Celebrating Student Success! 📚

This week, we’re looking back at the incredible results from our SAT Prep Program at Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church in Mount Vernon!

Students who completed the entirety of our program achieved some impressive results:

📈 1291 – Average SAT Score

🚀 290 Points – Average SAT Score Improvement

📍 863 – Average SAT Score in Mount Vernon

These results highlight the impact of consistent preparation, hard work, and dedicated instruction. We’re proud of our students for their commitment and excited to continue helping young people reach their academic goals!

💙 At About U, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to succeed.

#FlashbackFriday #AboutUOutreach #SATPrep #StudentSuccess #MountVernon by @aboutunyc

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10 days ago

Helpful SAT Reading Tip on Main Purpose. Save this post for your next study session and use these strategies to work through the problem more efficiently.

Want more SAT help or have questions? Reach out to Coach George at glanese@aboutuoutreach.org for more test prep guidance. by @aboutunyc

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11 days ago

Helpful SAT Math Tip - Equation of a Line. Save this post for your next study session and use these strategies to work through the problem more efficiently.

Want more SAT help or have questions? Reach out to Coach George at glanese@aboutuoutreach.org for more test prep guidance. by @aboutunyc

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13 days ago

Four cones. One call. Go. 🔢

Our box drill: the athlete buzzes their feet in the middle, the coach
yells a number, and they hit that cone and get back, all in 4-5
seconds.

We pair it with 5-10-5 shuttles and L drills to build the brakes, then
circle, semicircle, and crossover runs to cut at game speed.

That’s how you get quicker in every sport.

👉 Sign up for training with About U. Link in bio.

#AboutUOutreach #OwnYourFuture #BuildingFutures #AgilityTraining
#AthleteDevelopment by @aboutunyc

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🏈 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: From SAT Prep to the NFL! 🏆

Throwing it back to the summer of 2018, when THREE future NFL players were sitting in the same SAT prep classroom! 📚✏️

⭐ Ajani Cornelius — Dallas Cowboys

⭐ Israel Abanikanda — Dallas Cowboys

⭐ Jared Harrison-Hunte — Arizona Cardinals

Before making their mark on the football field, these three athletes were putting in the work in the classroom as part of our SAT Prep Program!

At About U Outreach, we’re proud to have been a small part of their journeys and love seeing our former students succeed both on and off the field! 💪

#FlashbackFriday #AboutUOutreach #SATPrep #StudentSuccess #NFL StudentAthletes BeyondTheClassroom by @aboutunyc

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