Youth ages K5 – 9th grades receive sports training, fitness education, crisis resources, character development, parent resources, leadership skills, mentoring from all-star coaches, & certified educators. NOW SERVING SPORTS TRAINING FROM BETHUNE MIDDLE SCHOOL STARTING MAY 14 - JUNE 28, 2025.Registration opens soon at www.connectsportsatl.org. ALL MUST ATTEND TRYOUTS AND ORIENTATION DAY AT
** CONNECT CHURCH ATLANTA**
3532 COVINGTON HWY, DECATUR, GA 30034
Saturday, May 3, 2025 (1 PM - 5 PM)
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - (6 PM - 8PM)
SESSION STARTS AT THE TOP OF EVERY HOUR
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BACKGROUND**
Connect Sports was founded in 2012 by Tez and Gala Andrews to enhance the community through recreational sports. Tez and Gala are certified mentors through the Student Mentorship and Partners for DeKalb County Public Schools. In 2012, Connect Sports served the community at Exchange Parks Recreation Center in Decatur, GA. Since 2013, Connect Sports has partnered with elementary and middle schools such as Flat Shoals Elementary, Clifton Springs Elementary, Oakview Elementary, Toney Elementary, Columbia Middle School, Henderson Elementary School, DeKalb School of the Arts High School, Towers High school, and Bethune Middle School. In July 2021, ConnectsportsATL hosted a 1-week camp which served students from over 55 Atlanta metro area schools. These schools included schools from Henry County, Clayton County, Dekalb County, and Fulton County. Summer 2024, Connect Sports ATL served students at DeKalb School of the Arts in Avondale Estates. May - June 2025, we will serve the community from Bethune Middle School, 5200 Covington Highway, Decatur, GA 30035. Our Mission
Connect Sports is an outreach ministry that aims to bring families together by providing parent resources, teaching youth life and leadership skills thru Sports, Fitness, Education, Mentoring and Mental Health programs. The goal is to bring families together one child at a time by mentoring youth, training them to be leaders, teaching them life skills thru intense basketball and cheerleading training, tutorial sessions, developing character and self-esteem, exercise, and showing them how to portray sportsmanship in the 9-week season or 1-week summer camps. Participants will receive guidance from trained and experienced coaches who utilize a proven structured curriculum. During the season, youth are engaged in healthy competition, and receive positive reinforcement from all involved in the program. We believe it takes a village to raise a child, so we have committed our ministry to working within our local community to help produce young men and women of integrity and character. In the past, several community organizations and individuals have partnered with Connect Sports to provide complimentary eye exams, fitness classes for parents and even sponsorship to send selected youth to Kids Across America Sports Kamps, located in Branson, Missouri. In 2024, we traveled to Camp Grace in Robertson, GA. All volunteers and coaches undergo background checks before serving in the ConnectSports League. Connect Sports Basketball and Cheerleading League provides a positive sports experience for every child and makes the most of your family’s time and money.
