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Coach Joe

Joseph Phillips is the Founder, CEO, and Executive Director of Triple Double Sports Camp. Coach Joe has played organized and recreational sports since he was six years old. He has taken his passion for sports and turned it into a career. Coach Joe is ecstatic to lead Triple Double Sports and create a safe haven for youth to be impacted as deeply as he was by the discipline, perseverance, and community that participating in sports brought to his life.

My Story & the Origin of Triple Double Sports

My world has revolved around sports since I was a little boy. I'd wake up early in the morning during the summers to play with my friends - basketball, football, baseball. I only came home to replenish and finally returned when the street lights came on. My father instilled a deep adoration of sports in me. I have vivid memories of my dad, brother, and I sitting around the TV, cheering on our favorite sports teams. My dad taught me how to love AND play the sports we watched. I grew up in the Southside of Chicago. My family struggled financially, and oftentimes, it felt like all I had was sports. Playing basketball helped me escape from all my worries and troubles. All day in school, I ached to get back on the court, so I could continue honing my skills, hoping to one day play in the NBA. A severe head injury I sustained during a varsity basketball game during my senior year of high school crushed all of my dreams of playing professional basketball, but that did not stop my love of watching and playing the game. As I continued to mature with age, God directed me down the path of business and journalism. I have had the great joy and honor of working and writing for some of the biggest agencies and have covered all professional Chicago sports teams in some capacity. Simultaneously, I have also been able to nurture my passion for coaching and working with youth. I am an encourager and developer by nature; I can spot potential in people and draw out the best in them. I enjoy seeing children fall in love with sports and develop skills they did not know they had. I've been able to do this during my time while working as the Atheltic Director for the Boys & Girls Club, being a Lead Coach for Hot Shots Basketball Camp, serving as the Camp Director for the Chicago Cubs Headfirst Baseball Camp, and most recently working as the Sports Director at a local YMCA. After observing how other organizations run their sports programs, I decided that I wanted to launch my own sports camp. Triple Double Sports Camp will provide the best training and elite development opportunities for youth all over NWI and the Chicagoland area. We are excited to have the opportunity to sculpt your player into the athletes of their dreams. We will help your athlete reach their God-given potential. Thank you for trusting us with your child's development. You will not regret this investment into your player's growth. God bless you!

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ZeeT-C the Bear

Name: ZeeT-C

Title: Team Mascot

City: Beary Lake, Indiana
Raised: Chicago, Illinois
Name derived from the initials of Founder Coach Joe's wife Cassidy and sons, Zion and Theo (ZeeT-C)

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ZeeT-C the Bear, whose full name is Christian DeBear, is the official mascot of the Triple Double Sports Academy Worshipping Warriors 14-18U Club Basketball Team. He was created as part of the team's branding effort in Summer 2024 and is said to have been discovered by founder Joseph Phillips while climbing a tree near a basketball court in the city. ZeeT-C is known for wearing the signature blue and orange Triple Double Sports Camp jersey and shorts, but also enjoys dressing up in football, baseball and soccer gear as well. He loves using props during his Biblical skits to win souls for Christ. He's won the John "Speedy" Anderson Phillips Gold Cup award 3 times as employee of the month and is said to make over 1 million people smile each year.

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