Listen with ears to hear you. Listen with eyes to see you. Listen with heart to connect with you.
Seek genuine connections by understanding the needs of others and being aware of their feelings, thoughts, and body language.
Embrace mistakes to become your best version.
Engage every challenge with courage and enthusiasm by taking risks without fearing failure.
Raise the confidence of others by making people feel good about themselves—every day.
Bounce back stronger from setbacks with hope and optimism.
Prioritize WE over me.
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🚨 SILVER DIVISION CHAMPS in Anaheim! 🚨
In just their third tournament EVER, Team LEADERS took the court, took the hits, and snatched the SILVER DIVISION TITLE like seasoned vets — bringing home the hardware at G365 The Finals.
We are SUPER proud of these boys and their incredible parents. 🙌🏽💪🏽
Here’s the climb so far:
🔹 1st – Bronze Champs
🔹 2nd – Lost in the Championship
🔹 3rd – SILVER DIVISION CHAMPS (Anaheim – G365 The Finals)
Every game. Every rep. Every moment. This squad keeps leveling up.
GOLD DIVISION… we’re coming for you. 👀🔥
#LEADERSLead #EMA #EarnedNotGiven #NextStopGold #TrustTheClimb
🚨 SILVER DIVISION CHAMPS in Anaheim! 🚨
In just their third tournament EVER, Team LEADERS took the court, took the hits, and snatched the SILVER DIVISION TITLE like seasoned vets — bringing home the hardware at G365 The Finals.
We are SUPER proud of these boys and their incredible parents. 🙌🏽💪🏽
Here’s the climb so far:
🔹 1st – Bronze Champs
🔹 2nd – Lost in the Championship
🔹 3rd – SILVER DIVISION CHAMPS (Anaheim – G365 The Finals)
Every game. Every rep. Every moment. This squad keeps leveling up.
GOLD DIVISION… we’re coming for you. 👀🔥
#LEADERSLead #EMA #EarnedNotGiven #NextStopGold #TrustTheClimb
“All my life...they’ve been tryin’ to keep me down.”
Like the song says—our students and their families have been searching for something transformative.
In USF’s weight room with Coach Nate ( @nathan.culbreath ), our 12U LEADERS weren’t just lifting weights—they were lifting standards and lifting each other.
The energy was high.
The chemistry was real.
The culture? Unshakable.
We’re not just building players—we’re building soldiers to play the right way—for each other.
And the Bay has been starving for this.
#OutworktheWorldWednesday 🌍
Film humbles ‘em.
Weights builds ‘em.
Practice scares everyone else.
Something epic is coming.
12U Leaders. One city. One mission. One family.
The rest of the Bay better lace ‘em tight… athletix 👟
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🎬 @vfxlukas
#WorkTheWorldWednesday #12ULeaders #EarnedNotGiven #BeautifulBasketball #BayBuilt