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Urban Sports Athletics is an organization that serves youth ages 7 – 18 in Inner North and Northeast Portland. We are a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization that focuses on athletic prowess, academic excellence and community service. Our goals are to build strong characters, develop both team and individual pride, and encourage social and economic empowerment. Urban Sports was originally started back in 2003 by the community who wanted to give back through volunteering their time and resources for the youth in Portland. This new edition of Urban Sports is the manifestation of the ground work laid out back then. The founders of our new installment of Urban Sports are former players from the first generation of athletes who were direct benefactors of the positive influences that we continue to foster.
Following the same model as our predecessors, Urban Sports rejects the coaching-for-profit model that has become the norm in the sports community and instead focuses on creating a positive environment that improves self-confidence and self-esteem through experiences in sports activities. To ensure this goal is always our target we require our coaches to volunteer all their time as an act of good faith to always keep things in perspective. We will become one of the few sports feeder programs available in the area for youth considering careers in sports and whose social behavior will benefit under the strict regimen that Urban Sports Athletics upholds and youth who just want to play and have fun.
The skills taught during our clinics will be transferrable into other fields such as baseball and football field maintenance, professional ball, high school & college coaching, professional teaching, as well as management, sociology. As we continue to improve and grow together our teams will also travel throughout United States playing against teams who share the same philosophy.
While we will provide a positive outlet for youth who aspire to play high school or college sports we will also encourage our youth participants to consider a wide range of other outlets as well to ensure they understand that there is a life outside of sports.
Following the same model as our predecessors, Urban Sports rejects the coaching-for-profit model that has become the norm in the sports community and instead focuses on creating a positive environment that improves self-confidence and self-esteem through experiences in sports activities. To ensure this goal is always our target we require our coaches to volunteer all their time as an act of good faith to always keep things in perspective. We will become one of the few sports feeder programs available in the area for youth considering careers in sports and whose social behavior will benefit under the strict regimen that Urban Sports Athletics upholds and youth who just want to play and have fun.
The skills taught during our clinics will be transferrable into other fields such as baseball and football field maintenance, professional ball, high school & college coaching, professional teaching, as well as management, sociology. As we continue to improve and grow together our teams will also travel throughout United States playing against teams who share the same philosophy.
While we will provide a positive outlet for youth who aspire to play high school or college sports we will also encourage our youth participants to consider a wide range of other outlets as well to ensure they understand that there is a life outside of sports.