President/Nika Williams
I am a mother of three student/athletes of my own and I have had the pleasure of assisting in raising my niece and nephew who are both student/athletes. All 3 of my children play at the collegiate level. So, I'm not only the President but I am a parent that has experienced it all. I want to guide parents through a process that I had to figure out on my own.
My background consists of coaching a variety of sports for over 16 years. The start of my coaching career started with my heart of sports which is and always will be cheerleading. I have been blessed to coach at the youth/high school/all-star levels of cheerleading. I also have my very own non-profit AAU basketball program that is free for all players beginning and experienced who want to learn/play the game of basketball.
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I am now the first and only black female President of any football 7v7 program. This program was created to bring together players from many different HS programs in the Northwest Indiana and Illinois area to play and develop together. When I started Indiana Blaze 7v7 there wasn't a program that catered to kids from this area and because of that, it provided a disadvantage to student/athletes in these areas. A disadvantage I would like to remove.
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As of January 23', we have added Allstar cheer, and I couldn't be more excited. We will get to work with young ladies/gentlemen to help them through their cheer journey by enhancing their skills and helping them get scholarships to cheer at the next level.
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As you can see, I love working with student/athletes. It has always been my dream. I want to create more than just a team; in everything I coach. I'm creating a family of love for the sport and love for each other. Our Blaze family wants to provide more student/athlete homes with the opportunity to see their kid go to college and not have to worry about paying. We can't promise a college scholarship, but I can almost guarantee that if they follow the process they can go to college and play at that next level.
