Founded by Dr. Shira Ackerman, Mathis Crowder & Charley Brown in 2011, Creating Young Minds Academy is using basketball to help change young men's lives and learn valuable lessons.
Creating Young Minds is a 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit organization located in Lake Dallas, Texas. CYM was created to help young men achieve success in life that otherwise would be unavailable to them. We focus on teaching, grooming, and developing young athletes into young men. The primary objective is to teach young men how to have a purpose in life, how to humble themselves, work hard, and have good character.
Our Vision
The young men living in our communities will gain a broader appreciation for self and others, education, and athletics through basketball, school, support and guidance.
Our Mission
We focus on teaching young men about the importance of education, hard work and being humble in all aspects of life.
Our Model
Creating Young Minds includes, CYM Academy, CYM Undiscovered League and CYM UL Youth Program.
CYM Undiscovered League is a Professional Basketball League. The purpose of the CYM UL is to help former, current and aspiring professional basketball players compete at a high level in front of Scouts, Owners & General Managers and Sports Agencies to earn contracts to play professional basketball at the highest levels possible.
We are replicating the European model of training, developing and preparing young athletes into Professional Athletes with the combination of our CYM Academy, CYM Undiscovered League and CYM UL Youth Program. The younger players from CYM Academy and CYM UL Youth will have the opportunity to train and play alongside Professional Basketball Players in the CYM Undiscovered League.