Electives & Athlete Development
Just as in our academics, our sports and arts programs are designed to help your children reach their fullest potential with world-class coaches and mentors.
Moreover, our school day is especially designed for those who would like to excel in sports or the arts. Teaching starts at 10am so students can work on individualized training before school, and ends at 3:30 so that children can participate in high level club sports and arts programs after school.
Expert Training
Coach Adrian
At Blaze School, our growing enrollment drives the expansion of our extracurricular programs. Scholars currently have the opportunity to participate in basketball training with former professional basketball player Adrian Thomas. A home-grown local talent, he was a standout player at Del Valle High School. In college, he was honored as the #1 point guard in the NJCAA in 2010 and is the All-Time Assist Leader at Kishwaukee College in Illinois. Adrian finished his college career at Missouri Western State University, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management.
After college, Adrian played professional basketball in Sweden, Turkey, and Spain, where he later discovered his passion for training youth basketball players. He has worked with youth basketball programs in many states and international, in Turkey, Spain, Bulgaria, Germany, and the list continues.
Coach Center
Michael Center is the tennis coordinator for Blaze School. Mr. Center was a head coach in tennis at Division I schools for 27 seasons. During that time, he was named NCAA Coach of the Year, six times Big 12 Coach of the Year, and three times Big Eight Coach of the Year. He coached 28 players who became All-Americans under his tutelage.
Coach Center also speaks nationally and one on one to those who have to overcome physical and mental challenges that are inevitable as one tries to become the best.