Mission Statement

The goal of the Praise God Ballers Youth Basketball Club is to provide young people the opportunity to learn and enjoy the game of basketball at a highly competitive level. We offer a program, which will develop and improve individual as well as team skills, promote good sportsmanship, team spirit, and encourage club loyalty. The club demands a high degree of ethical conduct by all its coaches, players, volunteers, and parents so that it provides a good example for the community, opponents, and its participants, thus helping their growth to adulthood. By accomplishing these goals, the Praise God Ballers will provide our players with additional exposure to the game of basketball thereby enhancing their opportunity to play at the junior high and high school level or beyond.

Goals and Objectives

1. Offer a program that is Christ centered with a secondary focus on basketball skills development, team play, basketball education, and positive club activities. Provide team players with an opportunity to Praise God and have fun!
2. To be financially sound and provide affordable membership to all those who are willing and able to make a commitment to our club.
3. Promote member family involvement.
4. Provide coaching of the highest quality available and use other resources that enhance player development.
5. Be an example of class and quality, conducting ourselves in an honorable and sportsmanlike manner.
6. Strive to seek out the strongest competition. Strong competition helps the team improve and reveals our weaknesses. 7. To be a positive force in the local community by seeking out opportunities for community service.

Coaching Philosophy and Strategy

It will be the responsibility of the coaches to develop the team members ' individual character, physical skills, and knowledge of the game of basketball. At its best, basketball is a team game. Success is built on disciplined practice which in turn leads to success in games and renews commitment to practicing. Praise God Ballers coaches will be responsible for assessing penalties for improper behavior or violations of club guidelines. Conflicting coaching ideas, concepts, or techniques will not be taught. All coaches will share common beliefs about teaching of fundamental concepts, therefore providing a continuous and proper learning environment. Our method of instruction shall include: Explain, Demonstrate, Drill. Explain shall include verbal instruction or copies of plays that can be studied at home. Demonstrating shall take place by coaches or assistants and repeated by players. Drill shall include the use of the specific fundamental and repeated many times to insure proper execution. Praise God Ballers coaches will all meet regularly to discuss team philosophy and strategy.