PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF STUDENT ATHLETES
THE COLLEGE HOCKEY EXPERIENCE
"In the beginning of a change the PATRIOT is a scarce man, and brave and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it cost nothing to be a PATRIOT."
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– MARK TWAIN, 1904
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us."
– RALPH WALDO EMERSON
WHO WE ARE
The Center for the Support of Student Athletes (CSSA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity dedicated to protecting the interests of student athletes and their families.
CSSA'S FUTURE ACTIVITIES AND GOALS
1. Provide leadership, support, education, a unified voice and when necessary, legal support to athletes and their families.
2. Administer and publish culture assessments of NCAA athletic programs.
3. Pursue legislation to ensure that academic obligations and scholarship commitments are honored regardless of the athlete’s ability to participate in his or her sport.
4. Enhance the integrity of the recruiting process.
5. Eliminate play for pay scholarship commitments.
6. Challenge and limit delayed college enrollments.
7. Pursue legislation to diminish transfer restrictions and seek to correct the imbalance of power over student athletes.
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."
– WINSTON CHURCHILL
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"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle stand like a rock." – THOMAS JEFFERSON
CSSA STAFF
CSSA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. We are seeking additional Directors who agree with our vision and will support our cause though their influence and experience with student athletes.
PETER FERRIERO
FOUNDER &
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Tel: 978-532-6870
Peter has provided services similar in nature to those of CSSA to Native American tribes. For 20 years Peter has been an expert witness consultant for over 30 cases on behalf of 80 tribes for breach of trust and mismanagement of tribal trust funds. Peter has coached and mentored hundreds of student athletes through the youth, prep, college and pro levels of hockey over the past 20 years. Peter is the President of Rocky Hill Advisors, a Registered Investment Advisor in addition to specializing as an Expert Witness for Native American Tribes.
PETER HUBER
DIRECTOR
Peter W. Huber is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and a partner of the law firm Kellogg, Huber, Hanse, Todd, Evans & Figel. He taught engineering at MIT and clerked for Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. He is the author, most recently, of The Cure in the Code: How 20th Century Law is Undermining 21st Century Medicine. His previous books include The Bottomless Well and Hard Green. He lives in Hanover, NH.
PETER BRAGDON
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Tel: 603-770-6131
The son of the renown history teacher Henry Bragdon, young Peter Bragdon spent his winters playing shinny on the Exeter River. After graduating from Exeter Academy, Peter spent occasional interludes on the bench of great Harvard teams in in the late 50’s. Ten years into his educational career found him in the fortunate situation of being both Kent School’s Director of Admission and Men’s Varsity Hockey Coach. From his very first day in 1983 to his final day in 1999 as Headmaster of Governor’s Academy, Peter directed half of his time to fund-raising and, after his Headmastership, continued to fund-raise as a Major Gifts Officer in the Governor’s Advancement Office until 2014. He welcomes the opportunity to serve CSSA in this role.
GIVING TO CSSA
The Center for Support of Student Athletes (CSSA) solicits and accepts gifts for purposes that will help the organization further and fulfill its mission. CSSA urges all prospective donors to seek the assistance of personal legal and financial advisors in matters relating to their gifts, including the resulting tax and estate planning consequences. Click below for information about the policies and guidelines that govern acceptance of gifts made to CSSA for the benefit of any of its operations, programs or services.
CSSA was incorporated on June 19, 2015 with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and certified as of June 21, 2016, by the Department of the Treasury as a 501(c)(3) Public Charity. Contributions are fully tax deductible.
CONTACT
CSSA
CENTER FOR THE SUPPORT OF STUDENT ATHLETES
We are here to help student athletes and their families. Reach out to us with your concerns.
7 Essex Green Drive #53-55
Peabody, MA 01960
Email: info@student-athletes.org
Tel: 978-532-6870
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