who we are

  • We are followers of jesus who are seeking to honor him

  • we are coaches who believe the person comes before the player

  • we are coaches who teach & disciple in order to build character & growth

  • we are coaches who work to develop the whole person - spiritually, mentally, physically, athletically, and relationally

  • we are believers that who we are on the court flows from who we are in the heart

  • we are coaches who teach and encourage players to compete, respond to adversity, lead, serve, and persevere

  • we are believers that basketball can reveal the heart and become a powerful tool for life lessons - when interpreted with a biblical perspective

  • we are coaches with decades of personal basketball and ministry experience

  • we believe parents, coaches, and mentors are part of the athlete development process

  • we are coaches who help players become better teammates, better leaders, better competitors, and ultimately better people

  • we are coaches who lead young people toward jesus, and strive to use our experience to build them up

  • we are coaches who understand the pressures of competition and have been involved in the game at every level

  • we are coaches who love jesus, the bible, the game of basketball, and the young people we work with

who WE are not

  • we are not an aau program

  • we are not a travel basketball organization

  • WE are not a program that compromises sundays for basketball

  • we are not those who chase trophies, rankings, exposure, or personal glory

  • we are not coaches who sacrifice character development for basketball; not in our players, or personally

  • we are not simply a basketball skills training business

  • we are not a program that uses the name of jesus or scripture as a means for personal or selfish gain

  • we are not coaches who separate faith from competition; or the person from the player, coach, or parent

  • we are not promising that hard work guarantees scholarships or attention

  • we are not here to create entitled athletes or parents

  • we are not here to tell kids and parents what they want to hear in order to keep people signing up

  • we are not participants in a broken youth basketball culture - a culture that builds and enforces bad habits, damages kids playing experiences, and devalues faith and family

  • we are not trying to make basketball the core of a young person’s identity or value

  • we are not just developing players

what we do

we develop more than players. bible and ball develops young athletes from the inside out - building their faith, strengthening their minds, and elevating their play. we develop young people who play ball, and we prepare them for life.

spiritual - build the foundation

we teach biblical principles that shape character, discipline, leadership, integrity, and purpose - helping athletes understand that who they are becoming matters more than what they accomplish.

Mental - train the mind

we implement a one-of-a-kind mental training program that gives our athletes practical tools to develop confidence, focus, resilience, composure, and mental toughness - because like the body, the mind must be trained.

basketball - master the game

we share a lifetime of basketball experience and wisdom, including the direct influence of legendary coaches john wooden, pat riley, and don nelson, to teach the fundamentals, decision-making, teamwork, toughness, and basketball iq that have stood the test of time.

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