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    2Apr, 2024
    2024 “Summer of Hope” Breakaway Initiatives


    In 2024, Breakaway’s “Summer of Hope” campaign will include 11 youth camps this year as well as life-giving GOSPEL outreach initiatives serving prisoners’ kids, justice-impacted youth, and migrant/refugee children.

    Please prayerfully consider making a special donation to these SOH outreach efforts:

      • Our East Tennessee “Camp Elevate” is going into its 18th year of serving disadvantaged kids impacted by hardship and trauma. These campers depend on scholarships from Breakaway partners to attend the camp. If you’d like to support this ministry, you can make a secure online donation, or subscribe to our newsletter to get more info.
      • We have sports camps and sports ministry leadership development active on FOUR continents this summer: North America (+ Latin America), Europe, Africa, and Asia. Fill out the mission trip inquiry form if you are interested in serving on a sports mission trip with Breakaway.
      • We are working with a team in South Korea to develop a new youth sports league in the city of Bucheon—a population with a little less than a million people, where 81% are gospel-destitute. The league will run from April into October, getting kids off the streets, and bringing them into safe recreational spaces to hear about the life-changing message of Jesus. We are also running sports clinics in schools and ministering in juvenile centers and prisons in the region.
      • In addition to our existing baseball outreach in Germany, a new partnership is developing with a first-year multisport camp near Frankfurt. The local pastor’s heart for the camp is that it will be a sustainable long-term Gospel outreach to youth, especially the many Muslim migrant youths in the area.
      • A first-year sports camp is launching this year in Mali, a region that is 95% Muslim, through our West Africa partnership. Local leaders have recognized the impact that sports ministry can have in breaking down social and religious barriers, building bridges into Muslim communities for Gospel engagement.
      • In the Dominican Republic, we will be running Vacation Bible School for orphans, community-wide sports ministry in Barahona, and outreach to Haitian migrant/refugee communities in the Dominican bateyes. With the ongoing crisis in Haiti, please pray for the ways in which God would have us help through our Dominican partnership, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti.

    Partner with us for 2024 Summer of Hope by making a secure online donation (you can designate your gift to any specific ministry).

    5Feb, 2024
    NFL Flag Youth Championships Coming this Summer

    The National Football League announced today that the NFL Flag Championships, the world’s premiere youth football flag tournament, will be hosted on July 19-21, at the Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio. The NFL Flag Championships will feature over 280 teams of girls and boys, NFL Flag regional winners from across the country representing all 32 NFL clubs.

    ESPN will provide LIVE coverage of the 30-game showcase, beginning with the round of 16 for 14U boys and 17U girls. The 15 boys and 15 girls’ games will appear on multiple ESPN platforms, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+, and ESPN YouTube. In addition, the games will be available to stream on NFL+.

    “The worldwide broadcast of—and global participation in—the NFL Flag Championships, being held at the center of football excellence in Canton, Ohio underscores NFL Flag’s popularity and its global reach,” said Troy Vincent, Sr., executive vice president of NFL football operations. “This tournament emphasizes the importance of Flag Football and will showcase it as the highly competitive cornerstone of affordability, accessibility, and inclusivity of football for all.”

    BREAKAWAY OUTREACH INCORPORATES FLAG FOOTBALL IN OUR YOUTH SPORTS CAMPS

    The platforms for the Championship finals will expand to include additional Disney platforms, with both the boys and girls’ games airing on ABC, Disney Channel, Disney XD and ESPN Deportes and streaming on Disney+, ESPN+ and NFL+.

    Coverage of the NFL Flag Championships will be available in over 125 countries on ESPN branded networks including Mexico, Brazil, throughout Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Netherlands, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands.

    “The NFL Flag Championships is ESPN and Disney’s newest opportunity to support the NFL’s tremendous work around flag football. We will equally showcase the girls 17U and boys 14U tournament across our television and streaming platforms and our branded social networks, introducing the sport to new fans. The summer tournament adds a signature event on our year-around NFL calendar and further deepens our youth-focused initiatives.”

    —Julie Sobieski, ESPN senior vice president of league programming and acquisitions

    NFL Flag, operated by RCX Sports, will produce the three-day competition in partnership with Omaha Productions just footsteps from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The NFL Flag Championships will be the premiere youth flag tournament of the calendar year, featuring some of the very best girls’ and boys’ Flag Football players from across the country and around the world. International youth flag football teams representing multiple countries will compete in an NFL Flag Championships showcase.

    “The inaugural NFL FLAG Championships is the most prominent stage these athletes will have ever played on. As we look ahead to the 2028 Olympic Games, it’s encouraging to see how our mission of increasing accessibility and inclusivity has led to more kids getting involved in NFL FLAG. I’m excited to see how many athletes competing here in Ohio may be competing to represent their country on the global stage in four years.”

    —Izell Reese, CEO of RCX Sports, executive director of NFL Flag and a Global Flag Football Ambassador

    “For all of us at Omaha, it’s been fun to team up with our friends at the NFL and RCX Sports to build out the NFL Flag Championships and create a new platform for high-level competition,” said Peyton Manning, whose company Omaha Productions helped develop the plan for the tournament. “We’re excited about this initiative and the impact it will have on growing youth football participation worldwide.”

    The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Oct. 16, 2023, that Flag Football will be included in the 2028 Summer Olympic Games program in Los Angeles, CA. The inclusion puts flag football on the world’s largest stage.

    “We are honored to host the NFL Flag Championships and to welcome these flag football athletes and families from around the world,” shared Michael Crawford, President and CEO of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, Hall of Fame Village’s parent company. “Hosting this type of youth sporting event at our world-class sports complex directly speaks to our Mission, which is to Honor the Past and Inspire the Future. Youth Flag Football athletes of all skill levels will be competing at the highest level in the shadows of the place that houses to best to ever play the game.”

    Flag football’s rapid growth and popularity also is reflected in an exhibit inside the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Flag football is the world’s fastest-growing sport, played by over 20 million people in more than 100 countries, across six continents. It is the most inclusive and accessible format of football, played by people of all ages and genders, with female athletes driving some of the fastest growth. The Pro Bowl Games youth participants as well as Global Flag Ambassadors will make appearances at the NFL Flag Championships to promote the growth of flag football and bring awareness to the event.

    23Jan, 2022
    Baseball Camps Cleveland TN

    BASEBALL CAMPS CLEVELAND TN

    FOR: Youth ages 6-14

    WHEN: June 13—17, 2022

    WHERE: Elrod Park (Minnis Rd. and Old Powerline Ln.)
    35.15298643615631, -84.82158527334052

    TIME: 8:30am — 12:30pm

    DAILY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Fun for EVERYONE! Offensive and defensive skills training/drills. Team building components. Positive and uplifting community. Mid-morning snacks. Motivational talks. Scrimmage games. Giveaways.

    Extra goodies include “Baseball Movie Night” (an evening gathering for social time and to watch a baseball movie together), and a Friday afternoon BBQ for families that will include a parents vs. youth “Wiffle Ball World Series” championship game. 

    *Scholarships are available based on eligibility, on a first come, first served basis.

    *Limited spots are available. Register HERE.

    Baseball Ministry Mission Trips

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    Join us for a baseball ministry mission trip (for teams, church groups, or individuals)… Dominican Republic, Italy, Germany, Northern Ireland, Ghana, Poland. Find out more… 

    Benefits of Sports Camps for Your Children

    According to Emily Wyman, a psychologist at Notting University, one of the most striking features of sports camps from a development perspective was the combination of collaborative teamwork, rules, mixed age groups, and spirit of play formulating a camp as a “whole.” This is beneficial in that it has a positive effect on the child at a young age, and by employing the skills available can also provide a positive long-term influence for teenage and adult years.

    1. The Health Benefits

    Potentially one of the greatest benefits of sports camps is the direct improvement in a child’s health. This positive change in their health can be obtained via exercise; however, camp activities also teach children how to exercise and remain active after completing tasks. The World Health Organization estimates childhood obesity is at an all-time high with approximately 6 billion children being affected on a global basis. To avoid placing your child at risk, it is important for the child to remain active and engage in active tasks daily.

    2. The Mental Health Benefits

    In addition to offering physical health benefits, sports camps for children can also offer mental health benefits for the users. Research has found that participation in sports can improve a child’s numeracy score by approximately 8% and studies with underachieving students have found a 29% increase in numeracy skills among those who are engaging in summer sports camp activities.

    3. Increased Social Skills and Independence

    Summer camps have been known to foster independence among the children in their programs. This benefit is due to the child being taught autonomy by completing tasks on their own; thereby, developing more social skills, increasing feelings of independence and self-confidence. Furthermore, the child is also able to learn about equal relations when bargaining overrules games and resolving situations where the rules may be considered ambiguous.

    4. Gaining Self-Discipline

    As children become adults, they will experience many life problems that can seem overwhelming and difficult to resolve. However, by attending a sports camp, the child can learn different problem-solving skills with perseverance to help them deal with challenges in later life.

    5. Having A Good Time

    While sports camps do provide several life skills, athletic skills, and health benefits, it is also important to remember that camps are focused on offering children an enjoyable experience. For the child to truly learn any life skills, it is important that they are enjoying their time at the sports camp and leave the camp with a positive feeling.

    5Jan, 2022
    Dominican Republic Missions Opportunity

    We have a missions opportunity for those interested in helping to launch a new youth summer camp in the Bani region of the Dominican Republic. This can also be a great opportunity for a U.S. sending church to develop a new partnership with a local host church in the DR. Contact us for more info if you are interested in helping to pioneer a new ministry venture that will serve for years to come in raising up a new generation of young Dominican leaders and shapers.

     

    27Jan, 2021
    2021 Updates: New Partnerships and Camp Venues

    We are entering our 15th year of facilitating life-changing adventure camps for under served children across East Tennessee, and we have some exciting new developments for 2021! This summer, Breakaway will be upgrading our flagship residential camp with a new venue in the Smoky Mountains (Tellico Plains area). Additionally, we will continue to expand our “micro camp” experiences that began in 2020, with a new partnership in Fairhope, Alabama, providing an overnight camping experience for under served children in the lower Alabama region. A couple of new sports day camps are also in the making, with a prospective baseball camp in Cleveland, Tennessee, and a basketball camp with some of our ministry partners near Ocala, Florida. We appreciate your prayers and support as we enter into a new season of expansion and opportunities to empower more youth and children through communities of faith, hope, and love.

    10Feb, 2020
    Where Will You Make a Difference in 2020?

    Where will you make a difference in 2020? Your impact can be life changing for this generation—and the next—by serving at a Breakaway youth camp this spring/summer. We have missions opportunities for individuals and teams to serve at our day camps in the Chattanooga area, our regional summer camp for at-risk kids near Greenville (Tennessee), and multiple overseas sports camps (Italy, Germany, Northern Ireland, Dominican Republic). Join us in empowering kids through communities of faith, hope, and love. Serve opportunities include being a camp counselor, leading small group Bible discussions, coaching sports, facilitating recreational activities, helping kids with crafts (VBS lessons), leading worship, preparing and serving meals, and much more. Email us for more specific details.