Georgia HR 176: Reddick, Coach Michael; South Atlanta High School; commend

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House Resolution 176
By: Representative Waites of the 60
th
A RESOLUTION
Commending Coach Michael Reddick of South Atlanta High School; and for other purposes.1
WHEREAS, Coach Michael Reddick was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, and2
graduated from Stetson University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in health and physical3
education; and4
WHEREAS, Coach Reddick was a member of the 1982 gold-medal-winning United States5
National Basketball Team where he traveled to Korea, Taiwan, and China; and6
WHEREAS, Coach Reddick was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks and played professionally7
abroad in Belgium, France, Holland, Venezuela, Italy, and Turkey, and won five national8
championships; and 9
WHEREAS, he has worked as an assistant coach at Westlake High School for two years and10
the head boys basketball coach at South Atlanta High School for 17 years; and11
WHEREAS, his team has won several region and sub-region titles and several tournament12
titles, including the Atlanta Public Schools tournament for the past nine years and nine13
appearances in the state tournament; and14
WHEREAS, Coach Reddick has received the following honors: 2002 GHSA All Regions15
Coach Of The Year, 2003 Atlanta Tip Off Club Georgia High School Association All-Region16
Coach of the Year, 2004 Bob Eskew Outstanding Sportsmanship Award for metro Atlanta,17
2009 AAA Coach of the Year, 2009 Georgia High School Coach of the Year, Coca Cola18
Achievement Award for the past 12 years, and four-time AJC Atlanta Boy's Basketball19
Coach of the Year; and20
WHEREAS, Coach Reddick is involved in several mentoring programs and has helped the21
City of Atlanta Police Department basketball camps; worked eight years as camp counselor22

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at the True Ballers boys basketball camp; was the 2003 Assistant Coach for the Georgia23
All-Star Team; was the Head Coach of the Metro Atlanta All-Star Classic (west team) in24
2004, 2005, and 2006; and was the 2007 Assistant Coach of the Metro Atlanta All-Star25
Classic (west team); and26
WHEREAS, he is a member of the Georgia Coaches Association selection committee and27
the Atlanta Tip-Off Club selection committee; and28
WHEREAS, Coach Reddick conducts free basketball exposure camps for high school seniors29
across the nation who are interested in going to college, which has resulted in at least 1730
students receiving college scholarships; and in the past eight years, he has sent every student31
who was a part of the program to college except two kids, which equals 94 students. 32
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that33
the members of this body commend Coach Michael Reddick of South Atlanta High School34
for his service to the many children that he has coached and inspired.35
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized36
and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to Coach37
Michael Reddick.38