OUR PHILOSOPHY
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall don’t turnaround and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
Michael Jordan
OUR GOALS ARE:
TO PROMOTE AND GROW THE SPORT OF NINJA/OCR
TO USE NINJA/OCR TRAINING AS A TOOL TO BUILD OVERALL ATHLETICISM
TO PROMOTE THE MULTI-SPORT LONG-TERM ATHELETIC DEVELOPMENT (LTAD) PHILOSOPHY
TO HELP OUR ATHLETES BUILD MENTAL TOUGHNESS THROUGH NINJA/OCR TRAINING
TO HELP THOSE WHO WISH TO SERIOUSLY PURSUE NINJA/OCR AS A SPORT HAVE SUCCESS AND ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT THEY HAVE SET OUT FOR THEMSELVES
"WE HELP BUILD ATHLETES, NOT PLAYERS!"
Our program is tough. Our athletes AT ALL LEVELS need to be disciplined not only to learn how to conquer new obstacles, but to ensure the safety of everyone in our gym. We have three primary rules that govern our gym:
- I will be safe.
- I will be respectful.
- I will always try my best.
WE EXPECT EACH AND EVERY ATHLETE AND PARENT/GUARDIAN to abide by and support these rules.
As athletes, coaches and parents ourselves, we recognize that we are all, children especially, living in a unique society that ‘protects’ us from failure and self-responsibility for our own actions and decisions. Over time, this ‘bubble wrap’ approach leads to greater feelings of inadequacy, the inability to accept loss, lower motivation, the inability face criticism, feelings of entitlement, etc. To that end, our program uses challenging physical training, skill acquisition and obstacle mastery techniques in a DISCIPLINED YET FUN (YES THE TWO CAN COEXIST!) environment to help our athletes develop into the strongest physical and more importantly mental, persons they can be
We have both recreational and advanced(competitive) stream programs. Our competitive season runs September through June and concludes with the World Ninja League (WNL) Championships. The advanced/competitive stream is BY TRYOUT ONLY and is ONLY OPEN to those students that not only demonstrate athletic ability, but more importantly what we call the 3 Ds: Discipline, Desire and Dedication.