3C SPORTS PROGRAM
Community, Culture, and Competition
BGCSM's 3C Sports program is designed to offer a holistic sports experience for young athletes, emphasizing three core elements: Community, Culture, and Competition. It goes beyond the traditional concept of sports to incentivize youth engagement, instill critical life skills, and provide opportunities for personal development. The program aims to create a powerful ecosystem that fosters equity and quality in youth sports.
Register your family in the BGCSM Club Hub Portal and learn more about upcoming sports programs.
Our Holistic Approach for Youth Athletes
- Wide Variety of Sports: BGCSM offers a wide range of sports under its umbrella, including basketball, baseball, cheerleading, dance, flag football, gymnastics, and more. This diversity ensures that young athletes have access to various sports throughout the year, providing them with options beyond a single sport.
- Equity and Inclusion: The program is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for all youth. It focuses on providing programming equally to both boys and girls, emphasizing the values of fairness and inclusivity.
- Physical Activity and Mental Health: The program recognizes the numerous benefits of organized youth sports and ongoing physical activities. These include not only physical health but also positive impacts on mental health, such as reduced anxiety and depression, improved self-esteem, cognitive performance, creativity, and social skills. Participation in sports is associated with enhanced life skills, teamwork, social responsibility, and academic achievement.
- Nutrition: Providing food within BGCSM's 3C's sports program is essential to address food insecurity in the underserved communities we serve. It ensures that young participants have the energy to engage fully in sports activities while promoting healthy eating habits and fostering a sense of community and support. By eliminating hunger as a distraction, the program helps youth build life skills, develop confidence, and form lasting friendships.
Our World-Class Sports Programs
In the Fall of 2023, we opened our state-of-the-art Indoor Sports Training Facility, and kicked off an exclusive partnership with Quarterback University that will provide 1,600 youth with free football position training. This collaboration will offer athletes within BGCSM's 3C Sports Program personalized coaching, skill development exercises, and valuable insights from experienced trainers at QBU.
The exclusive position training offered through this partnership is available solely to youth athletes within BGCSM's 3C Sports Program, ensuring that those who are part of the organization can benefit from this unique opportunity.
Boys Flag Football.
The 3Cs Sports Boys Flag Football program provides boys ages 5-15 a chance to learn the game of flag football through skills & drill camps, team practices, and competitive competitions. Through our 3C Sports Flag Football League, these programs are offered at each of our standalone Club sites and youth represent their respective Clubs in competitive play. Leagues run in the spring, summer, and fall.
Ages: 5-15
Season dates: April -June/ July-Aug/ September- October
Girls Flag Football
The 3Cs Sports Girls Flag Football program provides girls ages 5-15 at chance to learn the game of flag football through skills and drill camps, team practices, and competitive competitions. Through our 3C Sports Flag Football League, these programs are offered at each of our standalone Club sites and youth represent their respective Clubs in competitive play. Leagues run in the spring, summer, and fall.
Ages 5-15
Season dates: April -June/ July-Aug/ September- October
Tackle Football & Cheer
The 3Cs Sports Youth Tackle Football & Cheer program provides youth ages 5-15 an opportunity to learn the game of football through skills and drill camps, team practices, and competitive competitions. The 3Cs Sports Youth Tackle Football & Cheer League consist of the following teams BGC Lions, BGC Spartans, BGC Gators, BGC Nittany Lions, BGC Tigers and BGC Bearcats. These proud league members believe in providing a positive, safe, and healthy community, a family-oriented culture, and a competitive but healthy environment. The 3Cs Sports Youth Tackle Football & Cheer League is a proud national member of the United Youth Football League and every year sends their league champions to compete in the national tournament after the league Championship at Ford Field.
Ages 5-15
Season dates: June- December
Esports
The 3Cs Sports ESports/EGaming program provides youth the opportunity not only to develop a love for video games and EGaming, but also to teach our youth game design, content creation, & league management. Our youth participate in open play, league play, and tournament play in state-of-the-art gaming lounges that have been donated by the Detroit Red Wings and the Children’s Foundation.
Ages 6-18
Season dates: January- March/ June- August/ October-December
Basketball
The 3Cs Sports Basketball League provides youth 5-15 years of age to learn the game of basketball through skills and drill camps, team practices and competitive games. The 3Cs Sports Basketball League competes in a ten-week basketball season. Through our partnership with the Detroit Pistons, we also provide 5 four-day basketball camps at each of our Clubs during the summer programs.
Ages 5-15
Season dates: January- April; Basketball Camps- July – August
Get Involved
BGCSM is always looking for individuals and groups to join us in inspiring young people. Whether your passion is coaching, sports medicine, team management or site monitors, we have a role for you.
For more information about our 3C Sports programs send an email to sports@bgcsm.org.
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