Mission Statement

The South Sound Shockers Athletic Association (SSSAA) is an organization that attempts to moderate the negative impact of school budget cuts.  The organization, headed by a well-trained staff, provides no cost athletic training, nutritional information, physical education, and career counseling programs. 

This grass-roots program attempts to moderate the negative effects of school budget cuts in Washington State.  The SSSAA is in its third year of operation.  It began as an outreach program designed to work one on one with athletes who could not otherwise afford specialized training.  The organization has increased staffing each year and is expanding their offerings to formal camps open to athletes of all economic backgrounds.  The organization has survived on private funding as well as sponsorships from small companies.  It has created training opportunities to children who could not receive this one on one interaction elsewhere, and has assisted athletes in improving their skills, allowing some to continue on to careers in competitive sports. 

SSSAA provides athletic-oriented educational services to school aged children and their parents.  The program provides a stimulating environment for children that addresses their intellectual, physical and social-emotional growth and assures mastery in many of the skills required to succeed in athletic endeavors.  The goal is to prepare these children for futures in athletic careers, fostering their self-confidence and high self-esteem as well as providing a basic, thorough foundation for future success in athletics and in life. 

The children who attend the classes and participate in the skills camps are instructed by professionals with years of athletic experience, as well as certifications in personal training, education, nutritional counseling, and coaching.  Many have received recognition from their peers in the form of awards for their efforts. 

Our staffing is deeply committed to obtaining excellence in the field of youth athletics, and is composed of player volunteers who have experience in all areas of athletic achievement:  personal training, coaching, nutritional counseling, and education.  A board of directors handles the coordination of activities and organizational aspects of the association.  

The staff provides educational programs addressing healthy nutrition, injury prevention and care, careers in sports, and acquiring scholarships, as well as offering one on one specialized training in football technique, weightlifting technique, and camps designed to increase speed on the field—a skill that crosses lines into all sports realms.

Governed by a Board of Directors, the SSSAA utilizes the expertise of volunteers and contracted professionals in it's goal of bettering the lives of our community youth and increasing the opportunities for those kids coming from financially strapped families.

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