Welcome
Basketball is more than just a game!
We are ordained here to remind everyone of
the importance of good sportsmanship
in all levels of basketball and sports!
Mission statement:
CHANGING LIVES TODAY!
We are the ambassadors of the game our founders grandfather invented. We are here to protect its Integrity, Morale Values, and Dignity ; for, who, what, where, when, and why the game was invented.
Working to help and motivate at-risk inner-city youth in reaching their full potential through education and community participation. We will educate and share with everybody about having good sportsmanship, building team comradery, and most importantly, ALWAYS-HAVING- FUN! While creating the best of the best in basketball tournaments - Naismith’s 24 HR SHOWCASE©-
and bringing back qualifying rounds to enter our Naismith Nation™ platform. These tournaments are uniquely created to bring friendly competitive competition , while encouraging anyone with mental concerns to seek our assistance IMMEDIATELY!
Dr. Naismith’s life was a renaissance man’s life. His timeline is very perpendicular to ours!
And the world needs to hear it!
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Remembering a Veteran: Dr. James Naismith
Always concerned about the future!
The regiment was mobilized at Ft. Riley in June 1916 and sent to Eagle Pass, Texas. They served there for about four months. Their time was characterized by monotonously watching river crossings—there were quite a few on the Rio Grande in the low-water season—and by training exercises. There was no combat, not even a desultory pot shot or two.
Naismith took his calling as the chaplain very seriously, approaching the task just like coaching a team of his young players, encouraging them to realize their potential. He conducted church services, counseled soldiers, and advised his CO as to the spiritual needs of the unit. He was particularly concerned with efforts to keep the troops away from prostitutes, gambling, alcohol, and brawls with the locals. To this end, and to keep them busy and physically fit, he organized basketball games, baseball games, and boxing matches involving the entire garrison at Eagle Pass.
Back in Lawrence, when war was declared, Naismith sought to have his inactive National Guard chaplaincy transferred to active duty status, but he was turned down flat: he was a Canadian citizen and he was way too old.
But he found another avenue of service that was open to him. As the ranks quickly swelled, the Army was woefully short of chaplains and concluded agreements with service organizations to provide spiritual guidance and support if not actual religious celebrations. One of these was Naismith’s old friend the YMCA.
National Guardsman James Naismith Guarding the Border in 1916