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In 2013 Timoteo conducted a league-wide survey to better understand its players. 142 surveys were collected, which is short from a 100% of the league, but it does provide a good sample of those who make up the league. Some teams had full participation and others only had about half of their teams fill out the surveys, so teams with small participation will obviously not be as accurate. Timoteo has players that attend 52 different schools and that live in 19 different zip codes throughout the city. The following chart shows the range in grades represented in the league:
Grade 0 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 alum freshman GED Grad Grand Total # 16 1 11 9 13 28 38 21 1 2 1 1 142
The following document is an in-depth look at our findings based on the surveys, both league-wide as well as teams.
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1 1 3 2% 1 1% 1 1 13 9%
Timoteo is made up of about 50% Hispanic and 50% black players. It appears that most of the teams are predominantly one way or the other. The Cowboys are the only team that is 100% one race, while the Panthers seem to be the most equal between the two categories. Most of those in the other category identify themselves as black and Hispanic.
Question #2 - Do you feel safe in school? Strongly Agree 7 9 8 7 3 7 7 4 8 3 4 3 70 49% Strongly Disagree Percent Strongly Safe 64% 53% 57% 50% 33% 47% 58% 44% 44% 33% 57% 43%
Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total
Agree 4 8 5 7 5 6 4 5 9 6 3 3 65 46%
Disagree
NA
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1 1 1% 1 1% 5 4%
It appears that safety in school does not seem to be a huge problem. Only 2 players in the entire league mentioned that they felt unsafe at school.
Question #3 - Did your parents go to college? Percent Parents Grad. 27% 29% 21% 50% 22% 7% 50% 15% 17% 56% 14% 14% 142
Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total
No 6 7 8 4 4 10 6 6 9 3 3 4 70 49%
NA 1 1 1 1
5 4%
Question #4 - Do you plan to go to college? Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total Yes 11 17 14 12 7 13 11 9 16 7 7 7 131 92% No NA % Plan on Coll. 100% 100% 100% 86% 78% 87% 92% 100% 89% 100% 100% 100% 142
2 2 1 1 1 2
9 6%
2 1%
Question #5 - Do you complete homework on time? % Complete Most of Time 9% 82% 36% 29% 50% 33% 50% 44% 50% 56% 57% 29%
Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total
Sometime 10 3 8 7 3 7 5 4 6 2 1 5 61 43%
Rarely
Never
NA
1 2 2 1 1 2 2 9 6% 8 6% 2 1% 1 2 1 3 1
Question #6 - Would you like help with Homework? % want help w/hmw 45% 24% 14% 14% 33% 40% 42% 22% 11% 44% 0% 0%
Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total
Yes 5 4 2 2 4 6 5 2 2 4
36 25%
No 6 13 11 12 5 9 7 7 15 4 7 7 103 73%
NA
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3 2%
30% of the league stated that their parents graduated from college. What was surprising is that 92% of the league stated that they are planning on going to college. Though 92% of the league desire to go to college, only 44% finish their homework on time most of the time and 43% of the
league finishes their homework some of the time. 25% of the league stated that they would like help with their homework if it were offered through Timoteo. Looking at all of this it is evident that there is a desire for a brighter future, one that includes a higher education. To get to college, students need to take their homework more seriously. There seems to be a need among Timoteo players to build this bridge. The past few years Timoteo staff has been able to take some students on college visits as well as build a relationship with Esperanza College. Currently we have a handful of students attending Esperanza College; some state that they are there as a direct result of the influence of Timoteo. Question #7 Have you ever been arrested? Team Yes No % arrested 49ers 1 10 9% Cardinals 1 16 6% Colts 6 8 43% Cowboys 4 10 29% Eagles 3 6 33% Jets 2 13 13% Lions 1 11 8% Packers 2 7 22% Panthers 1 17 6% Raiders 9 0% Ravens 1 6 14% Vikings 7 0% Grand Total 22 120 142 15% 85%
Question #8 - Contact with police in the last month? % in contact in last mth. 9% 0% 36% 7% 22% 20% 8% 22% 6% 0% 0% 0% 142
Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total
Yes 1 5 1 2 3 1 2 1
16 11%
No 10 17 9 13 7 12 11 7 17 9 7 7 126 89%
On the one hand all but two teams had someone on it that have been arrested. On the other hand, the majority of the league has not been arrested, and Timoteo has the opportunity to mentor and work with them before they make poor decisions and get arrested. Question #9 - Is your father active in your daily life? % str. Agree Strongly Strongly father is Team Agree Agree Disagree Disagree NA active 49ers 6 3 1 1 55% Cardinals 3 3 5 4 2 20% Colts 3 5 2 4 21% Cowboys 5 5 2 1 1 38% Eagles 1 2 2 4 11% Jets 1 8 3 2 1 7% Lions 9 1 2 75% Packers 6 1 1 1 67% Panthers 5 3 4 6 28% Raiders 2 3 2 2 22% Ravens 2 3 2 29% Vikings 1 4 2 14% Grand Total 44 41 22 28 7 31% 29% 15% 20% 5%
Question #10 - Do you live with your dad? Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total Yes 5 4 4 4 2 3 9 6 5 4 2 3 51 36% No 6 12 10 10 7 12 2 3 13 5 5 4 89 63% NA 1 % live with dad 45% 31% 29% 29% 22% 20% 75% 67% 28% 44% 29% 43% 142
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Question #11 - Do you have one adult who talks about school? Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total Yes 10 15 11 13 7 14 11 9 16 6 6 7 125 88% No 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 NA % have one adult 91% 88% 79% 93% 78% 93% 92% 100% 89% 67% 86% 100%
15 11%
2 1%
Question #12 - Do you feel supported by adult in Timoteo? Strongly Agree 7 8 9 6 6 3 9 7 11 6 3 3 78 55% Strongly Disagree % feel strongly supp. 64% 47% 64% 43% 67% 20% 75% 78% 61% 67% 43% 43%
Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total
Agree 4 9 3 8 2 12 2 2 7 3 4 4 60 42%
Disagree
NA
2 1 1
3 2%
0%
1 1%
Question #13 - How important is Timoteo in your life? Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total Very Important 7 4 3 3 6 2 3 3 2 3 2 38 27% Important 3 8 5 4 1 4 4 4 10 3 3 4 53 37%
2 1%
4%
63% of the league does NOT live with their fathers. That said, 60% stated that their fathers had daily interactions with them. It should also be noted that 7 players skipped filling out this question all together (the most skipped question on the survey), making me think it was simply too painful of a question to fill out, or possibly it touched on an issue the players didnt even want to deal with. 88% of the players said they had an adult outside of Timoteo to talk to about their school. 97% of the league strongly agreed or agreed that they felt supported by an adult associated with Timoteo.
Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total
No 4 4 1 2 3 5 1 2 1 2 25 18%
NA
% in several fights 0% 12% 57% 14% 89% 27% 0% 11% 18% 11% 25% 14%
% in sev. Or couple 55% 76% 93% 79% 89% 40% 33% 33% 61% 56% 29% 29%
1 1%
Question #15 - Have you been in a serious fight in the last month? Team Yes No NA 49ers 1 10 Cardinals 1 15 1 Colts 6 8 Cowboys 3 11 Eagles 3 6 Jets 2 13 Lions 1 11 Packers 2 7 Panthers 17 1 Raiders 1 8 Ravens 7 Vikings 7 Grand Total 20 120 2 142 14% 85% 1% Timoteo players live in a violent culture. Only 18% of the players stated that they had never been in a serious fight. 23% said they had been in several serious fights. That said there has been a shift in the league the past few years during Timoteo games. Each year there seems to be fewer fights that take place on Timoteo Saturdays. A great deal of this is attributed to the friendships being built among the different teams as well as the intentional effort by Timoteo staff to create a non-violent culture.
Question #16 - Do you attend church regularly? Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total Yes 4 10 3 3 1 3 7 3 3 4 1 1 43 30% No 7 6 11 11 8 11 5 6 14 5 6 6 96 68% NA 1 % yes attend reg. 36% 59% 21% 21% 11% 20% 58% 33% 17% 44% 14% 14% 142
3 2%
Question #17 - Have you attended church at least once this year? Test Yes No NA 49ers 10 1 Cardinals 15 1 1 Colts 11 3 Cowboys 13 1 Eagles 6 3 Jets 13 2 Lions 11 1 Packers 7 2 Panthers 10 7 1 Raiders 8 1 Ravens 5 2 Vikings 5 2 Grand Total 114 26 2 142 80% 18% 1%
% att. Church once 91% 94% 79% 93% 67% 87% 92% 78% 56% 89% 71% 71%
Only 30% of our players attend church on a regular basis. There are several players that go to church as a result of being in relationship with the churches through Timoteo. It appears, however, that if the churches stepped up their efforts a little more in building relationships with the players and supporting them on game days, that these percentages could increase quite a bit.
Question #18 - Have you experimented with drugs or alcohol? Yes, Yes, Frequently Occasionally 1 2 4 4 1 2 1 2 5 4 1 2 4 2 5 2 4 % exp. With d. or a. freq. 0% 6% 14% 0% 44% 27% 8% 22% 6% 22% 0% 0% 142
Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total
No 11 10 7 13 3 7 9 7 11 4 3 6 91 64%
NA 1 1
1 1 1 5 4%
17 12%
29 20%
Question #19 - Have you exp. w/drugs or alcohol in past month? Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total Yes 1 2 1 4 4 1 1 5 1 1 21 15% No 10 14 12 14 5 11 11 8 12 7 6 6 116 82% NA 1 1 % in last month 9% 12% 7% 0% 44% 27% 8% 11% 28% 11% 14% 0% 142
1 1 1 5 4%
It appears that the majority of the league has never experimented with drugs or alcohol. Based on conversations with players and Facebook posts, this number seems a bit skewed. On several surveys, players circle that they had experimented with drugs or alcohol, only to mark it out and put no. It seems like many put no because they did not want to get caught, or did not want Timoteo staff to know they were doing drugs or alcohol.
Question #20 - Have you been sexually active this past year? Team Yes No NA 49ers 8 3 Cardinals 9 7 1 Colts 10 3 1 Cowboys 11 3 Eagles 9 Jets 12 2 1 Lions 3 9 Packers 3 5 1 Panthers 12 5 1 Raiders 6 3 Ravens 6 1 Vikings 2 4 1 Grand Total 91 45 6 142 64% 32% 4% Question #21 - Do you have any children? Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total Yes 1 3 1 3 1 2 No 11 16 11 13 9 12 12 8 15 9 7 6 129 91% NA
% active 73% 53% 71% 79% 100% 80% 25% 33% 67% 67% 86% 29%
11 8%
1 2 1%
Question #22 - How involved are you in your child's life? Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total Daily 1 1 1 1 1 1 Weekly Monthly Less than monthly NA 11 16 12 13 9 12 12 8 17 9 7 7 133 94%
6 5%
3 2%
64% of the league is sexually active. That said, only 11 players stated that they have children. Of those players with children, 6 of them see their children on a daily basis, 3 see them on a weekly basis, and 2 did not answer the question. Timoteo staff may want to consider talking about sex with the players. Also, it may be worth looking into providing resources for young fathers. Question #23 - Does the head of your house have a job? Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total Yes, FT 7 17 10 11 5 11 6 5 14 8 3 4 101 71% Yes, PT 1 3 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 18 13% 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 18 13% No 3 NA % head have ft job 64% 100% 71% 79% 56% 73% 50% 56% 78% 89% 43% 57% 142
1 1 1 1 5 4%
Question #24 - Do you have a job? No, but would like 8 11 10 11 6 11 7 5 8 6 4 3 90 63% Not interested 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 1 14 10% 7 5% 142 1 2 1 1 % have a job 27% 24% 21% 7% 33% 13% 17% 11% 39% 22% 0% 43% % no but would like 73% 65% 71% 79% 67% 73% 58% 56% 44% 67% 57% 43%
Team 49ers Cardinals Colts Cowboys Eagles Jets Lions Packers Panthers Raiders Ravens Vikings Grand Total
Yes 3 4 3 1 3 2 2 1 7 2 3 31 22%
NA
The Majority of the league said that the head of their household had full time jobs. We were not able to discover what kind of jobs they have, and whether or not they were receiving a living wage. 63% of the league said that they did not have a job, but that they would like to. Timoteo seems ripe for an employment harvest! The Timoteo summer camp is one way we are able to hire 8 youth for summertime employment. We may want to consider how we can expand this throughout the city to employ many other youth! We may also want to think of ways to create jobs, such as training youth to re-finish hardwood floors, construction, auto mechanics, etc. Timoteo could be a great hub to provide the accountability and infrastructure to hire many of our youth and young adults.
The Cowboys had the 2nd highest percentage (50%) of parents that graduated college, and 86% (12) plan on going to college. That said, they had the 4th lowest percentage (29%) that complete homework on time. 29% of the team had been arrested. All the players except one had been in a at least one serious fight in their lives, and 79% (9) had been in serious fights a couple of times, while 14% (2) had been in several fights. 29% of the team lives with their father, but 10 of the 14 players either agree or strongly agree that their father is active in their daily lives. 21% of the team attend church regularly and they had the 2nd highest percentage (93%) in the league for attending church at least once during the year. Only one of the players stated that they had experimented with drugs or alcohol. 79% of the team stated they were sexually active, and one player has a child and maintains daily contact with that child. 79% of the team said the head of their household had full time jobs. 79% of the team said they did not have a job, but that they would like to work. Below are the schools, grades, zip codes and years played of each of the players that took the survey of the Cowboys. Schools Grade Zip Year Played Imhotep 11 19134 3 Northeast 10 19140 1 KEAU 10 19134 1 PMA Elverson Grad 19134 1 Imhotep 11 19122 2 Frankford 11 19132 1 Frankford 10 19124 1 Edison 10 19134 1 Frankford 10 19124 1 Imhotep 10 19136 2 GWS 9 19115 1 GWS 10 19134 2 Imhotep 11 19132 1 ENS 12 19134 5
The Lions had the 2nd highest percentage (50%) for parents graduating from college, and the second in % (92%) for planning to go to college. 50% of the team said they finish their homework on time. 42% of the team said they would like help with homework if it were offered to them through Timoteo. Only 1 player has been arrested. They had the highest percentage (75%) of fathers actively involved in their lives, while having 75% of their fathers still living with them. They had the lowest % (0) for being in several serious fights, and the 2nd lowest % (33%) for being in a couple of fights. They had the 2nd highest percentage (58%) attending church regularly, and the 3rd highest (92%) for attending church once this year. The Lions had the lowest % (25%) for being sexually active, and none of them have children. Half of them stated the head of their houses had full-time work, while a third of them had part-time work, and a third were unemployed. 58% of the team stated that they did not have a job but that they were interested in working. Below are the schools, grades, zip codes and years played of each of the players that took the survey of the Lions. Schools Grade Zip Year Played Pan American 8 nonelisted 1 Pan American 7 none isted 1 Central 9 19115 1 New Foundations 11 19135 1 GED GED 19134 1 Boone 8 19134 1 Memphis St. Acad. 8 19134 1 Penn Treaty 7 19134 1 Mercy Vocational 12 19124 1 Frankford 12 19124 1 Wilson 7 19111 1 Baldi MS 7 19111 1