Baller 21

Be a Baller // Life Lesson Booklet

For a recent Baller Basketball Camp in Redlands, CA, I created a booklet as a part of our player packages.
The booklet was designed to encourage ballplayers to be the best they can be in athletics and life. The life lessons included a message from the basketball world as well as a comparable biblical concept.
The [...]

Sneaker Wars // Adidas, Puma, and the Dassler Brothers

Chapter 4 in Swoosh: The Unauthorized Story of Nike, entitled Shoe Wars, introduces an intriguing account of the origins of Adidas and Puma.
Rudolf, the oldest brother, and Adi were born into the Dassler family that would become one of the world’s most preeminent athletic shoemaking companies.  During the economic struggle of World War I, the [...]

B21, Basketball Clip Board Apps, and the iPad

I stopped by an Apple Retail Store and finally got my hands on the iPad.  I was also curious to see what this blog, www.baller21.com, looked like and its level of functionality.
In short, the device lived up to the commercial hype and made for impressive browsing and a more comparable laptop/desktop experience than the iPhone [...]

The Unauthorized Story of Nike

In college, a book on the shelf of one of my Kinesiology professors caught my attention. That book was entitled, Swoosh: The Unauthorized Story of Nike and the Men Who Played There.
What is intriguing about this book is that it was the first book about the inside story of Nike, Inc., [...]

Verité Sport

Verité Sport, an international sports ministry, exists to promote a Christian presence in sport, to take the teachings of the Bible and to apply them to sport. While Verité Sport is a new missionary organization based in Oxford, England, its Executive Director, Stuart Weir, has been involved in Sports ministry for over 25 years. [...]

The Street Stops Here // Documentary

The Street Stops Here brings to film a story previously written in the book, “The Miracle of St. Anthony.” (Update: The film is not based on the book, but takes a fresh look at Coach Bob Hurley, Sr, a new team, and a new season).
I really enjoyed the book and was inspired to make [...]

DWYL Resources

The team over at Don’t Waste Your Life continue to provide new engaging resources and many for FREE.
Similar to Relevant Revolution, Sermon Jams have mixed the message of DWYL to various musical beats on CD.
Below is a DWYL Sermon Jam Video:

Download FREE DWYL Wallpapers:

The entire DWYL Book and group Study Guide is available [...]

The Image of God in the Human Body // Essays on Christianity and Sports

While listening to a C.J. Mahaney message, “Don’t Waste Your Sports,” I noted an article that he referenced.
The article is entitled, “Created to Play: Thoughts on Play, Sport, and the Christian Life,” written by Erik Thoennes, Associate Professor at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University.
I searched for this article and discovered [...]

Kurt Warner // ProBook 09

After following Sports Spectrum, a magazine covering sports and faith, on Twitter, I received a direct message informing me that I was the winner of a ProBook 2009 Booklet, featuring Kurt Warner, giveaway.
The booklet features a cover story on Kurt Warner of the Arizona Cardinals and it contains a 2009 pro [...]

Brian McCormick Interview // Coach, Trainer, Author

Brian McCormick is a basketball coach, trainer, author and entrepreneur.
He is the Performance Director for Train for Hoops, the creator of 180 Shooter, and author of Crossover: The New Model of Youth Basketball Development.
McCormick has coached professionally in Sweden and Ireland, and coached and trained youth, high school and [...]