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2024 Football Season Sponsorship
Francis Marion School
Marion, AL
XMAN Performance and Development was a proud sponsor of 2024 Francis Marion Rams Football. We thank Coach Termaine Todd, his staff, and players for the opportunity to serve this season.
During the season, we took regular opportunities to coach players individually, in position groups, and as a full team about championship character and championship competitiveness, both on and off the field.
Through our participation in the Nike, “Until We All Win” Program, XMAN also was able to sponsor new Nike Vapor Edge Pro 360’s for each player. Learn more about XMAN.
“Thank you Oscar, Nike, and XMAN Performance and Development for sponsoring the football team this year!! Hope we can keep it going for years to come! Great job!” Coach Termaine Todd
XMAN Experience 2023
Valiant Cross Academy
Montgomery, AL
Since 2018, XMAN has hosted an annual Excursion Experience through the Nike Until We All Win community investment program and is focused on three key tenets: Character Development, Career Development, and Competitive Development. In 2023, we partnered with Valiant Cross Academy located in Montgomery, AL to host their football team in historic Memphis, TN.
For Career and Competitive Development, XMAN took the Valiant Cross Academy football team to a Memphis Grizzlies NBA event. Prior to the game, personnel from the Grizzlies organization took our athletes on an arena tour, and we had the opportunity to observe their pre-game warm up. Our students sat court-side, observing the results of a lifetime of dedication and discipline firsthand. They were also able to see the sport from a business perspective, learning that there are many opportunities around the sports they love. For Character Development, we visited the historic Lorraine Hotel - the site of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination - where we discussed King’s lifetime commitment to others and how deeply his depth of character still impacts our lives today.
The Battle of the Golden Cleats
Autaugaville School v. Billingsley School
Autaugaville & Billingsley, AL
The Battle of the Golden Cleats was created by XMAN Performance and Development in 2018 to highlight a longstanding rivalry between the Autaugaville School and the Billingsley School football teams.
Since 2018, the two teams have competed for the Golden Cleats trophy each season. The trophy itself is a wooden box, painted in Autaugaville blue, and Billingsley yellow, and plated with the phrase “Consistency + Character + Competitive Drive = Culture of Success”.
The metallic gold pair of Nike cleats atop the trophy were worn in the 6A State Championship football game by a high school football player whose family traces its roots to both the communities of Autaugaville and Billingsley. They represent the XMAN commitment to support and reward excellence and achievement in rural communities.
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XMAN Performance and Development transitions student athletes into multidimensional men. XMAN exists to expose young men to their own potential while revealing their personal responsibility to utilize that potential to cultivate excellence – for God, for their communities, for their families, and for themselves. We appreciate your support and hope you will let your team, school, or community know about XMAN Performance and Development.