About Us
Our Mission
Southwest's Finest’s mission is to improve pathways to higher education for student-athletes by creating greater access to high-quality academic and athletic resources.
Values
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Discipline - training and developing through instruction and exercise especially in self-control.
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Integrity - aligning your thoughts with your words and actions. Meaning what you say and saying what you mean.
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Accountability - accepting the responsibility for your roles and owning the results of your choices and actions.
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Mentorship - passing on experience, knowledge, and connections to uplift those with less.
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Leadership - using your gifts and talents to positively influence others toward a common goal.
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Educational Excellence - exercising your mind and applying the appropriate amount of effort to achieve the highest academic success.
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Youth Development - teaching fundamentals in age appropriate ways to encourage mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, and social growth.
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Equitable Access - providing the necessary ancillary services to underprivileged youth to ensure their ability to take full advantage of our resources.
Siddeeq Shabazz
Siddeeq, who grew up underprivileged himself in Chaparral, decided to combine his passion, talents, and expertise to create a venue for our community to rally together around our youth, especially those without resources. Out of this desire, SouthWest’s Finest was birthed.
SWFinest’s mission is (1) to create more opportunities for local student athletes to be recruited to college and (2) to improve pathways to higher education for student athletes by creating greater access to quality educational resources.
The organization aims to offer the finest educational, position specific training, and coaching resources through quarterly camps and leagues beginning with Siddeeq’s first passion – football.
