Vision

OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A WORLD OF YOUTH SPORTS WHERE EVERY CHILD, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES, HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY AND GROW THROUGH SAFE, SUPPORTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS.

Goals

1. 1.OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE "A TEAM FOR EVERY CHILD", EXPANDING ACCESS TO YOUTH SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. WE DO THIS PRIMARILY THROUGH A COLLECTIVE IMPACT APPROACH, WORKING WITHIN COMMUNITIES TO ESTABLISH ASSOCIATIONS WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND COLLABORATING TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EXISTING PROGRAMS AND DEVELOP OR EXPAND PROGRAMS TO REACH MORE CHILDREN.
2. 2.OUR GOAL IS TO EXPAND OUR "A TEAM FOR EVERY CHILD" MODEL TO NEW CITIES, ESTABLISHING LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS WHERE THESE DO NOT OTHERWISE EXIST. WE ASPIRE TO MOVE BEYOND OUR REGIONAL EFFORTS TO CREATE A NATIONAL REACH FOR THIS APPROACH AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO EXPAND ACCESS TO YOUTH SPORTS AND ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE WHERE NECESSARY.
3. 3.PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY HAS EXISTED FOR 20 YEARS AS A SMALL NON-PROFIT, TRAINING NEARLY 200,000 COACHES AND PARENTS WITH A FULL-TIME STAFF OF LESS THAN 4 EMPLOYEES. TO EXPAND OUR REACH, WE HAVE EMBARKED ON CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IN ORDER TO INCREASE STAFFING AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO OUR "A TEAM FOR EVERY CHILD" INITIATIVE.