OUR FOUNDERS

 
 

OUR STORY

 

On top of their unique backgrounds and extensive experiences within and around sport, what ultimately brought Brittni, Chad, and Tim together to form Strata Athletics was a strong mutual belief that sport can serve as a powerful tool to develop the full person.

Brittni attended several of Chad’s PGC Basketball courses during her competitive playing career. She was deeply impacted - not only by the way Chad shed light on the intricacies of basketball, but also the ways in which he was able to teach her “intangible” skills that centered around topics like leadership, communication, and being a great teammate.

Tim also attended one of Chad’s PGC courses while pursuing his professional basketball career, and he was inspired in many of the same ways Brittni was. A vision emerged: rather than try to “fix” adults who may or may not possess essential social and emotional skills similar to those Chad was teaching at PGC, Tim instead saw potential to make great societal impact by equipping youth with these skills through sport.

Tim shared this vision with Chad, and although there was a lot of synergy, the timing wasn’t quite right for them to bring the vision to fruition. Years later, Chad and Tim were still having ongoing discussions around their initial desire to create a uniquely comprehensive youth sports program, and Brittni, with her wealth of experience using sports data & technology - as well as coaching, playing, and monitoring athlete development - was the missing ingredient and perfect complement to what Chad and Tim were envisioning.

Once Brittni, Chad, and Tim connected on this vision, it became clear that they were all in alignment. With divine timing, a shared passion to use sport to positively impact, and a shared belief that youth sports programs can and should holistically equip young athletes far beyond their athletic careers - Brittni, Chad, and Tim were able to collaborate and ultimately bring Strata Athletics to life.