POOP?
>> Mark: NO.
>> YOU WERE SPARED.
IT WILL HAPPEN.
>> Rance: SOME MIGHT BE
TRAUMATIZED BECAUSE THE NBA
FINALS ARE OVER.
>> YEA!
>> Rance: SHE'S HAPPY.
I THINK WE ONLY HAVE 90 DAYS
UNTIL THE NFL.
WHAT!
I DIGRESS.
THE BASKETBALL ENERGY HAPPENED
THIS WEEKEND WITH THE SECOND
ANNUAL HOOPING FOR HOPE
TOURNAMENT.
>> HOOPING FOR HOPE IS
SOMETHING THAT I PUT TOGETHER --
THIS IS OUR SECOND ANNUAL FOR
MEN OF ALL AGES.
NOT ONLY FOR LITTLE MEN, BUT BIG
MEN, TOO.
IN COMMUNITIES WHERE I WORK I
FIND THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF MEN
THAT NEED ENCOURAGEMENT, THEY
NEED HOPE, THEY NEED UPLIFTING
AND THEY NEED TO BE BROUGHT TO
THEIR NEXT LIFE LEVEL.
>> Rance: THE SECOND ANNUAL
HOOPING FOR HOPE BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT TIPS OFF THIS
SATURDAY AND FOCUSED EVEN MORE
ON RAISING MEN'S LIFE LEVELS.
THAT IS A NEW CONCEPT FOR ME.
>> I SEE A LOT OF MEN THAT ARE
JUST GETTING OUT OF JAIL, MAYBE,
AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY
ARE GOING TO GET A JOB.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPUNGE
THEIR RECORD.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT
KIND OF STUFF.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIND
ANOTHER MAN TO CONFIDE IN ABOUT
WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THEIR LIFE.
THE NEXT LIFE LEVEL IS GETTING
HIM EMPLOYED, MAYBE GETTING HIS
RECORD EXPUNGED, MAYBE HELPING
HIM WITH HIS FAMILY TO GET HIS
FAMILY BACK TOGETHER.
>> Rance: THE TOURNAMENT IS
OBVIOUSLY MORE THAN BASKETBALL.
ITS PRIMARY FOCUS -- STIR UP
CONVERSATION FOR MEN BY MEN.
>> WHAT THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE,
WHAT THEIR DREAMS ARE.
SOME DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET TO
THE NEXT LIFE LEVEL.
WE ARE BRINGING IN MEN WHO CAN
POSSIBLY HELP THEM.
I'M ASKING THE MINISTRY, LAW
ENFORCEMENT, AND AS YOU CAN SEE,
BASKETBALL TEAMS TO COME OUT AND
HELP US WITH THIS EFFORT.
>>Reporter: RETURNING CHAMPIONS
SOUTH COAST FIRE, EMBRACE
RAISING LIFE LEVELS BEFORE
PLAYING IN LAST YEAR'S
TOURNAMENT.
>> WE HAVE A WHOLE GAMUT OF
PLAYERS' AGES.
OUR TEAM IS FROM 18 TO 80, IF
YOU CAN BALL.
KIDS ARE COMING OUT OF THE
BRIDGE, HAVEN'T PLAYED
BASKETBALL.
WE'LL BRING THEM TO THE FIRE,
GROOM THEM UP, TEACH THEM HOW TO
GET BACK INTO SOCIETY AND ALL
THAT STUFF COME TOGETHER LIKE
YOU ARE PUTTING IN A BASKET AND
ALL GETS TOGETHER.
IT IS EXCITING TO BE INVOLVED IN
THAT TYPE OF SITUATION.
>> Rance: THE MINISTRY OF OLD
PLAIN ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FEELS
PARTNERING WITH THE SOUTH COAST
FIRE AND UTILIZING BASKETBALL AS
A TOOL TO CONNECT ENHANCES THE
MESSAGE THEY ALL STRIVE TO
SHARE.
>> WE ARE ABOUT PEOPLES' LIVES.
WE KNOW, MEN, THAT THIS IS A GOD
GIVEN ASPECT OF THAT THAT WE CAN
COME OUT AND PLAY BASKETBALL AND
ENJOY IT AND IT BE A VEHICLE BY
WHICH WE CAN MINISTER INTO
PEOPLES' LIVES, WHEREVER IT
MIGHT BE.
WHETHER IT IS JUST COMING OUT
AND PLAYING A GAME, BUT ALSO
BEING A GREATER NARRATIVE AND
ASPECT OF THAT IN MIND OF
MEETING NEEDS IN PEOPLES' LIVES.
WE SEE FRUITS OF THAT.
THAT DOES HAPPEN DOWN THE LINE.
THIS IS A DOORWAY TO THAT.
>> Rance: THE COACH SAYS HE
GETS LIFE WATCHING THE KIDS
EXPERIENCE THE TOURNAMENT
ATMOSPHERE.
>> THE EXCITING PART IS TO SEE
THE KIDS COME OUT AND THEN SEE
THEIR EYES LIGHT UP WHEN YOU SEE
BALLPLAYERS OUT THERE
INTERACTING WITH THE KIDS, THE
KIDS RUNNING THE BALLS DOWN.
>> Rance: EVERYONE IS INVITED
TO ATTEND, BUT HELEN REALLY
WANTS MEN TO COME OUT.
>> MEN CAN POINT TO THE LIVES
OF OTHER MEN.
I CAN ONLY TELL THEM WHAT TO DO
SO FAR, BUT WHEN THERE IS A MAN
TO TELL HIM HOW TO GET TO
DIFFERENT LIFE LEVELS.
HE CAN TELL HIM THINGS HE NEEDS
TO KNOW THAT I CAN'T DO.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR MEN TO
PARTICIPATE AND DO THIS.
I BELIEVE IN JACKSONVILLE WE
NEED THAT MORE THAN ANYTHING.
AROUND JACKSONVILLE, CERTAINLY,
BUT NORTH SIDE OF JACKSONVILLE
IS WHERE I WORK AND SEE THE MOST
NEED.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THEY
COME OUT AND WRAP THEIR ARMS
AROUND THESE YOUNG MEN.
>> Rance: I'M RANCE ADAMS FOR
RIVER CITY LIVE.
SO THIS IS A GREAT EVENT FOR
DADS TO GET OUT, AND ALL MEN
JUST TO GET OUT AND HAVE A
CONVERSATION.
IT IS SATURDAY, TIP-OFF IS AT
11:00 AM AT THE CHARLES REECE
PARK AT THE KEN KNIGHT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE TEAM REGISTRATION IS CLOSED,
BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND
HAVE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE AND
HAVE SOME GOOD MAN TALK, THAT IS
THE PLACE TO BE.
>> THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT
WHEN DAD TALKS.
I CAN TALK UNTIL I'M BLUE IN THE
FACE, AND BE LIKE, I'M TELLING
YOUR DADDY.
IT IS GOOD.
A LOT OF FAMILIES DON'T HAVE MEN
IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
HAVE TO RALLY BEHIND THEM.
>> Mark: ALL THE INFORMATION
WILL BE ON RiverCityLiveTV.com.