About Us
OUR MISSON
Our mission is to Empower all ages in sports, education, and serving by enabling the communities to AIM HIGH.
We thrive on Empowering others to Grow by encouraging families through various community resources by inspiring individuals and groups to succeed; mentally and physically, as a non-profit organization that reaches families with fun, education, and events.
We believe it is essential to recognize individual development skills within each youth, teen, and young adult. We believe in Proverbs 22:6.
Coach Silvester is the girl's Program Director and Varsity Girls Coach, including young ladies who are attending middle school to high school overall. Coach Silvester is a New York City native and has strong roots in the New York City basketball community, where he played high school and College Basketball in New York for many years.
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Coach Silvester began his coaching career while serving in the United States Army, teaching each child to Aim High by Empowering them 2 Grow. He coached numerous boys basketball teams, plus a combination of male-female (CO-ED) basketball groups on all levels and various cultures over 20 years. He is currently coaching the Lady Ballers players, which many have moved on to play college basketball under Silvester's skillful training.
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Coach Silvester's ambition, determination, and experience helped him serve as a Junior Varsity (J.V.), Varsity coach, including working with middle school youth. His experience has been at various High Schools while in the military and after he retired from the military. He understands the building, growing, adapting strategies in season and off-season for his basketball teams and individual players.
Silvester enjoyed being the assistant J.V/Varsity coach at Tahquitz High School in Hemet, CA. Silvester united with C.B.A.'s non-profit organization and reinforced the acronym 'C.B.A.' Character, Basketball & Academics throughout the Girls program. He actively stands on the basketball skill development fundamentals, technical, and tactical skills for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Silvester has experience of being an independent coach who mentors youth in various ways. He enjoys working with parents, coaches, and comprehensive teams.
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He has a strong belief in family, community involvement, and accountability. Faith in God, love for his wife Tylisha, the founder, and his four children are everything to Coach Silvester. He knows he would not be where he is today without God and his family.
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Coach Silvester's daily aspiration is to build leaders out of his student-athletes to have the skills for their careers and life after basketball. He stands on Proverbs 22:6 when working with his student-athletes and their families. He enjoys using basketball and coaching to inspire the next generation of athletes. Silvester reminds each youth they can achieve their dreams by motivating them. He empowers each individual to positively impact their community, including when they have transitioned from the Lady Ballers.
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He welcomes new members to the Lady Ballers team who is willing to work hard and learn.
OUR VISION
Our Vision is to empower youth and adults with strategy, wisdom, and insight to succeed on their journey called life. Intentional having fun enjoying athletic sports abilities, leadership skills, communication skills, and daily inspiration and demonstrates by recognizing the meaning of teams (families, groups, and organization).
Our Vision is to AIM HIGH by cultivating the imaginable dreams and potential into greatness within each individual by realizing they are Empower 2 Grow by accomplishing their objectives, with the help of parents, families, friends, and supporters, celebrating in their victory.
