Uncommon Sports Group

Usg's newly created usg academy consists of an 8-week curriculum that future leaders of the sport industry complete remotely alongside other members of their team. The usg academy challenges participants to grow spiritually and professionally through weekly calls to action, discussions, and coaching sessions with our usg staff. Usg covers the costs for every individual who successfully completes the 8-week program to come together for an in-person weekend event.these "weekend gatherings" provide an opportunity for attendees to put what they have learned into action through facility tours, guest speakers, bible studies, and outreach projects. Usg hosted weekend gatherings in miami, atlanta, minneapolis, and tampa in 2021, and had 64 individuals complete the virtual component of the usg academy.more details on the new usg members and weekend gatherings can be found here - httpswwwuncommonsgorgpostthe2021n...

Usg once again awarded scholarships in the spring and fall semesters to future leaders of the college and pro Sports industry. Participants of the scholarship programs were challenged to reflect upon a specific article through an essay. A total of $40,000 in scholarships were awarded to 26 winners in 2021. You can read about the 2021 fall reflection scholarship winners here - httpswwwuncommonsgorgpostmeettheu...

Usg invests in the ongoing professional and spiritual development of the future leaders of the Sports industry by providing them access to our usg connect app in addition to helping them participate in professional and spiritual development experiences. Usg now has hundreds of members active on the usg connect app. Highlights of the 2021 professional and spiritual development experiences usg provided include helping send members to passion in atlanta, men's basketball coaches convention, women's basketball coaches convention, rising coaches conference, ads 4 christ conference, women's leaders in college Sports conference, the national fastpitch coaches association conference, and our mission trip to kenya.the summer ministry highlight for 2021 was our mission trip to kenya. Covid-19 complications forced us to cancel our uganda mission trip at the last minute, but the lord provided us with an opportunity to serve in kenya. The usg staff led a team of current and future leaders of the sport industry to nairobi, kenya for a 2-week missions trip. Highlights of the trip included hosting a 2-day clinic for over 40 local Sports coaches and daily Sports camps for over 300 kids. You can read one of the participants' reflections on their time in kenya here - httpswwwuncommonsgorgusgmissionst...