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1979 #13 Susan Summons
Susan Summons is an acclaimed motivational speaker and retired Associate Professor and Women's Basketball Coach. She has been named one of the 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America by the Institute for International Sport.
Summons is an experienced coach, teacher, recruiter, administrator, and community relations advocate on both the national and international levels. A former pro basketball player with the WBL New Jersey Gems and New England Gulls, she is also the founder of the Best of the Rest Stars, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides a basketball training academy to girls and boys.
Over 95 percent of Summons’ Miami-Dade players have gone on to continue their education at four-year institutions. Her enthusiasm, dedication, energy, national notoriety, and experience have made her one of the most recognized and respected women's basketball coaches and educators in the United States.
In addition to this honor, the Institute for International Sport has named Miami Dade College as an All-American Sportsmanship School.
Testimonials
'Susan is different from other coaches or teachers-immediately you are relaxed with her style, but for me a hugely important one, you get real outcomes that you can implement in your day to day life as well. It's not just talking, business, but also discussing personal purposes, breaking barriers, and thinking through ideas and routines to put in place that help. That's what makes Susan different.'
"I am still receiving wonderful comments about your speech." MDC President Madeline Pumareiga Investiture Ceremony-Keynote Speaker, Nov. 2021
'Thank you for your inspirational presentation at our basketball coaching clinic. Not only were you extremely instructional in your presentation as it applies to X’s and O’s, but your message was very powerful as it applies to motivating young athletes to perform at the highest level.Your theory that there is a human being behind every X and O and what separates greatness in coaching (leadership) is your ability to inspire and motivate couldn’t have been delivered any better.' Marcos Rodriguez
'Susan is different from other coaches or teachers-immediately you are relaxed with her style, but for me a hugely important one, you get real outcomes that you can implement in your day to day life as well. It's not just talking, business, but also discussing personal purposes, breaking barriers, and thinking through ideas and routines to put in place that help. That's what makes Susan different.'