FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Bolin, Program Director
Phone: (530) 514-0996
Email: james.bolin@athletesinaction.org
ATHLETES IN ACTION TO LAUNCH BASKETBALL PREP ACADEMY
Gap year basketball program to begin in the fall of 2022 on AIA’s historic campus
Xenia, Ohio, November 18th, 2021- Athletes in Action has created a basketball prep academy program, a new subsidiary of the world-renowned sports ministry which will serve athletes that have graduated high school prior to their entering the college sports landscape. This team will be based out of AIA’s headquarters, a 250-acre complex featuring onsite dormitories, dining facilities, and sports performance center, among other resources, and will play a 30+ game national schedule. With the organization’s elite resources and staff’s expertise, the academy will provide a unique experience that leads athletes to grow spiritually, mentally, and physically. In a college sports landscape that has grown increasingly muddy in recent years, the organization sees a strong need to maximize its impact by offering a longer form program than ever before undertaken in its history.
In addition to a full schedule of daily practices, strength and conditioning, and individualized on court basketball skill workouts, the academy will teach a Bible based leadership course, while also offering SAT and ACT preparation resources, and ESL for international athletes. Regular community service initiatives are also a planned component of the programming.
“Every prep school in the country has the same goal, for their athletes to improve in their craft as much as possible, in order for them to make their dreams a reality. Our motto of ‘Grow, Serve, Compete’ showcases a different route to finding success on the floor- we want to maximize who they are as people, not just basketball players.” says James Bolin, program director.
If you would like more information about AIA Prep, please visit www.aiaprep.com, follow @aiaprepmbb on social media, or reach out via email to aiaprepmbb@athletesinaction.org.
Since 1966, Athletes in Action (a Cru ministry) has been helping competitors find a relationship with the One who truly satisfies, join a community where they are valued beyond their success, and use their platform to make a difference in the world. AIA has been meeting athletes where they are in life for 55 years, and continues to seek initiatives to fulfill the vision statement of seeing a day where there will be a Christ follower on every team, in every sport, in every nation.
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