Archive for 'Sports'
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 [...]
3 on 3 Basketball @ Staples // LA Live
Ever since the first time I discovered a host of basketball courts spread across the parking lots of Newport Beach, I have wanted to play in a Hoop-it-up tournament. I never got that opportunity to play in Hoop-it-up, but next week I will get my opportunity to play in a Nike 3 on 3 [...]
Full StoryNew Branding Strategy for the Y.M.C.A.
The family and I continue to get settled in since our move to Southern California. In addition to pursing the vision of Baller Athletics, I have taken a job with the YMCA in Highland, CA.
While beginning an orientation in my new work environment, I was introduced to a new branding strategy [...]
Do Not Look Back // A John Wooden Story
I received an email recently from a Coach Todd James, Dublin, Ireland, outlining a personal encounter with John Wooden a few years ago.
Coach James produced a tract entitled, “Meet My Head Coach,” after finishing his high school basketball coaching career, and after feeling called to go to the mission field to tell people about what [...]
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. [...]
Full StoryThe 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 [...]
Tiger Woods, Athletes, and Atonement
I tuned into the highly anticipated Tiger Woods public statement broadcast yesterday.
While I believe the overall message was sincere and a step in a positive direction for Woods, there was an initial statement that stood out to me, that could of easily been overheard, that really exposes the heart of the issue. [...]
Top 25 Most Influential Christian Sports Figures // Sports Spectrum
Sports Spectrum, a Christian sports magazine, is creating a Silver Anniversary book of the TOP 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL CHRISTIAN SPORTS FIGURES who have appeared in Sports Spectrum over the last 25 years.
You can VOTE NOW through Feb 28 for who appears in the book. There are 101 nominees to pick from.
As I took the survey, [...]
John Wooden
Peter R. Casey
Ron Harvey
Stuart Weir
Tony Dungy
