Paula Rodriguez
Titan FX gives back to the Vanuatu community through basketball. With the goals of enhancing children’s education and personal development, Titan FX together with other prominent businesses located in Vanuatu brought in former NBA basketball player and Brisbane Bullets star “Big” Andre Moore. These included Ramada, AirVanuatu, AJC Vanuatu and Pacific Private Bank.
Supporting Andre’s Big Feat clinic, the group spent a week visiting different schools to promote overall health and wellbeing through the game of basketball. With motivational talks and basketball games, Big Feat delivered a fun and positive experience to the youth of Vanuatu.
Taking big steps with “Big Feat”
Together with “Big Feat” basketball clinic, Titan FX takes its first steps to give back to the kids of the Vanuatu community. Being a prominent figure in Brisbane basketball, Andre has been an active mentor in many schools and other organizations throughout Australia. Bringing in the first Big Feat program to Vanuatu, Titan FX and Andre gave kids the opportunity to learn about healthy living, personal development and goal setting.
Through the sport of basketball, former NBA player Andre Moore created Big Feat to inspire self-worth and confidence. Taken from his personal experience, Andre is determined to share his life skills and how basketball has given him excellent opportunities.
"I've always loved workin' with kids and try to incorporate life skills in my clinics. It's about healthy bodies and healthy minds.” Andre Moore on The Courier Mail
The Big Feat objective
The Big Feat program revolves around a basketball and lifestyle experience that focuses on providing positive seminars, workshops and clinics. The clinic encourages a healthy mindset that values:
- Positive decision making
- High self-esteem
- Smart goal setting
- Positive role modeling
- Self-confidence
- Behavior responsibility
- Teamwork and discipline
In effect, Big Feat’s objectives can help the youth overcome adversity and stick to a successful path. This includes avoiding substance abuse, dealing with peer pressure and properly managing stress. Andre hopes to train the youth to become equipped with a healthy state of mind especially when a great opportunity presents itself.
By sharing his experiences as a boy up to becoming a professional basketball player, the objective of Big Feat is to help kids become their best by making smart life decisions.
A week with “Big” Andre Moore
Titan FX spent a week with Andre and the children of Vanuatu. Visiting 4 schools, many children learned about the importance of setting personal goals and staying motivated. Starting with an inspirational talk, Andre shared the importance of working hard for your success and making the right choices along the way.
After sharing his experiences and views to the kids, Andre led basketball drills and games. All in all, the basketball experience promoted Andre’s belief in healthy bodies and healthy minds.
Titan FX in Vanuatu
In an effort to focus on children’s education and welfare, Titan FX aims to establish a stronger presence in Vanuatu. With its objectives to enrich the lives of the youth, Andre Moore’s Big Feat programme is a great starting point. To further motivate and improve the Vanuatu community, the Titan FX team continues to support programs like Big Feat.
