ELITE PLAYERSBECOMINGELITE LEADERS
Building elite athletes into future leaders through basketball excellence
WHAT IS BEYOND BASKETBALL?
The Beyond Basketball program partners with elite travel basketball teams, local business leaders, charities and churches to accomplish 4 key things in the lives of elite young basketball players.
Mentorship
Community Service
Spiritual Growth
Financial Assistance
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Local business owners donate full scholarships that cover the team fees for players. All players who receive Beyond Basketball scholarships participate in a leadership development program that includes:
Mentorship
Community Service
Spiritual Growth
Financial Assistance
THE MONEY PROBLEM
Basketball used to be a sport that gave athletes life-changing opportunities regardless of their socio-economic status. Those days are over for the most part.
Virtually all exposure and recruiting happens via travel basketball events, and playing on a travel team is EXPENSIVE. Higher level team fees are often close to $2,000 and don't include travel expenses, game tickets for families, etc. Some families can't afford to play at all.
THE "ELITE" OPPORTUNITY
You would be hard pressed to find more dedicated, hard-working young men than these elite athletes. Unfortunately, athletic success doesn't always translate to the rest of life.
By connecting these young men with established business, faith, and community leaders, we're lifting their gaze to see the horizon, thinking long-term. We get to help these "elite" players become "elite" men and leaders.
CURRENT PARTNERS
We are offering scholarships to elite travel programs in Atlanta, working with middle and high school athletes who frequently earn college scholarships.
Special thanks to our anonymous donors