"Shoot For The Stars" Peer Leadership Program
Over the years, Wali Jones has developed a passion for motivating countless numbers of kids to stay in school and develop a great love of learning.  As a  Community Affairs Liaison for the NBA’s Miami HEAT spent almost every day traveling to different area schools to help students realize their dreams through his peer leadership program, which combines motivational speeches and basketball clinics designed to teach kids problem-solving, goal-setting, communication and team development skills.

His messages are simple: “Do the best that you can do,” and “kids don’t fail; plans fail.”

They might be concepts that children have heard before, but it’s the way that Jones delivers his messages and instills them in our youth that is so impressive to see. He uses his background in educational psychology to captivate students and at the same time deliver his points.  Read more on Shoot for the Stars


New Journal and Guide Article           Virginia Pilot Article                New Orleans School Project


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The Champions 4 Champions Troop Morale Program
Connects soldiers more than 8,000 miles away with the opportunity to participate in Morale Welfare and Recreation family events such as celebrity base appearances. The program includes military installations here in the United States to enable soldiers to interact with Sports Inside and Out celebrity athletes, dignitaries and loved ones using  video collaboration technology.

At the 2007 & 2008 NBA All-Star Weekend, retired NBA players were able to speak with members of the 25th Infantry Division in Iraq through video technology.



Superbowl XLII Release         Final Four Video Report         Families of Fallen Soldiers Release

  
Featured New Members....
 
        Ken Easley       

In a seven-year career, Easley picked off 32 passes, including 10 in 1984 to earn NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors. That went up next to his 1981 award as the AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year and his 1983 award for AFC Defensive Player of the Year.    Read More...

 

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick
Human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, internationally recognized expert on sports issues, scholar and author Richard E. Lapchick is often described as “the racial conscience of sport.”  He brought his commitment to equality and his belief that sport can be an effective instrument of positive social change.   Lapchick became the only person named as “One of the 100 Most Powerful People in Sport” to head up a sport management program.  He remains President and CEO of the National Consortium for Academics and Sport and helped bring the NCAS national office to UCF. 
Read more on Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Listen to "Sports Inside and Out" hosted by Coach Hatcher and NBA legend Sam Jones on Blog Talk Radio! 
                               
“Legends of Sports” gives a window into the lives of “Old Skool” sports legends while providing sharp analysis of today’s young stars. “Coach” Chuck Hatcher and co-host NBA Hall of Famer Sam Jones, interview the best in all sports. Whether it is basketball, football, baseball, golf, soccer or boxing, these sports legends will provide a weekly unique perspective of interviews and analysis. Also, listeners will feel a part of the action during live remote broadcast from major sporting events such as the NFL Super Bowl, NBA All-Star Weekend and the NCAA Final Four to name a few. Listen to the show every Saturday morning, 9:00 a.m. (EST) at: www.blogtalkradio.com/legendsofsports.                                                    

Champions 4 Champions Ambasadors


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Sam Jones


NFL
  Ed "Too Tall" Jones


NCAA 
Clem Haskins

C4C Partnerships

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