Oklahoma Flame Sports

OKLAHOMA FLAME SPORTS (OFS) IS A COMPETITIVE HOMESCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAM IN TULSA, OK AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. OFS IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PROGRAM WITH THE TAGLINE ONE DRIVE, ONE GOAL. OFS'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE GREAT BASKETBALL TEACHING AND EXPERIENCE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY HELPING YOUNG, HOMESCHOOL ATHLETES DEVELOP SKILLS THAT WILL BENEFIT THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES, SUCH AS WORK ETHIC, RESILIENCE, GRIT, INTEGRITY, SELF-AWARENESS, CONTROL, AND STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS. OFS WAS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR PUBLIC, CHARITABLE, AND/OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THIS IS NOTED IN THE OFS BYLAWS, ARTICLE 2, SECTIONS 1 AND 2. EARLY FORMATION OF OFS OFS STARTED WHEN SIX FAMILIES GOT TOGETHER AND REALIZED THERE WAS A GREAT NEED FOR ANOTHER HOMESCHOOL SPORTS ORGANIZATION IN THE TULSA, OK AREA. EACH OF THE FAMILIES HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN HOMESCHOOL SPORTS AND HAD STUDENT(S) THAT WERE WANTING TO PLAY AS WELL. KNOWING THAT THEY HAD AT LEAST FOUR TO FIVE SOLID TEAMS, THE FAMILIES DECIDED TO START THE NEW PROGRAM. THEY FELT CONFIDENT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE PROGRAM AND FILED AN ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO BECOME A NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND SECURE THE NAME OKLAHOMA FLAME SPORTS. NEXT, A BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS GATHERED AND MET TO DISCUSS THE DIRECTION OF OFS. SINCE THEN, OFS HAS COMPLETED MUCH WORK TO START UP THE CORPORATION SUCH AS: CREATING OPERATING DOCUMENTS, REGISTERING FOR INSURANCE, OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT, CREATING A WEBSITE, SECURING GYM SPACE, SETTING A SCHEDULE, SETTING A BUDGET, ORDERING UNIFORMS, AND FILING FOR 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF CURRENT, OFS CONSISTS OF 100 HOMESCHOOL STUDENT ATHLETES IN GRADES 3RD THROUGH 12TH. THE INAUGURAL TEAMS (2023-2024) WERE ACCEPTED AFTER AN OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD WHICH BEGAN AUGUST 10, 2023. EACH OF THE FAMILIES OF THE STUDENT ATHLETES REGISTERED THEIR ATHLETE WITH THE ORGANIZATION DECLARING THEIR INTENT TO PLAY DURING THE 2023-2024 SEASON.REMAINING ANSWERS TO PART IV CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 36-39 OF THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT.