Sports Inside and Out, "Champions 4 Champions" (C4C), is a cadre of retired sports legends and celebrity athletes that are committed to positively impacting the lives of underprivileged and disadvantaged youth throughout the world and also dedicated to supporting our troops and their families. C4C Presentation Proud Supporters of the
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The Champions 4 Champions Shoot for the Stars 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. The Community Affairs Liaison for the NBA’s Miami HEAT spends almost every day traveling to different area schools to help students realize their dreams through his “Shoot for the Stars” program, which combi
nes 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
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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.
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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.
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