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My son loves Crossfire Commandos! Once, when we were having problems [with him] we tried different things but …my husband told him that to be a member of Crossfire there are certain values and ethics that you have to have and if he wanted to stay in Crossfire he was going to have to straighten up. My son’s eyes got real big and he said, “Do you think Dad meant it”? I said, “Yes,” and after that we didn’t have any more problems.

His coach requires him to really tow the line. He is never made to do anything he can’t handle, but he is pushed to a certain limit and every time he achieves it I can’t tell what it does for him. He is just so happy.

He has learned so many things: respect, honor, accountability. If he does something wrong he admits it and doesn’t argue. Crossfire is something that he does that is very important.

My son is eight years old; he has asthma, and attention deficit disorder. Every sport I have tried never worked out, but I came across Crossfire Commandos and finally found an atmosphere that worked.

My son is, sadly to say, a product of divorce, and one reason I brought him here was to have a good role model. His coach and coach Ty give him such a positive role model it’s just incredible.

[Crossfire] is an extremely structured atmosphere and above all it’s a Christian atmosphere… Not only is Christianity preached here, but it is practiced, and in everything they do the Christian spirit comes out.

If he does something wrong or acts up…He is held accountable. He sees men that can be kind and good to him and good leaders.

[His coach is a] role model for what I want him to be as a grown man later in life.

[He] just wants the patch so much but the coach doesn’t just give it to him. But when he finally earns it… he’s truly happy. It’s something he’s earned… and I think that’s very important. Later on in life he’ll know in work and business or in any situation that if he works hard he can achieve good things.

A couple of weeks ago my 8 year old was doing push-ups, sit-ups, mountain climbing and some of the other conditioning exercises they do at Crossfire… I remember watching him do that about a year ago, but not being able to do a push-up or sit-up very well. [Now] he was doing it really well; I was impressed with how much he had improved in a year.

My two boys have been in Crossfire for about two years now. They really love the program they love everything about it. They love coming. I have noticed their overall coordination improving.

They to want to someday be like the older boys who are coaches.

Every time they earn a new patch, master a new skill, or advance to the next level, they really seem to take a lot of pride in their accomplishment.

I really like the “In The Zone” patch; they have to behave a certain way, follow directions, and listen in order to be in good standing in the class. I really like that and I think they really like that discipline as well.

They can’t wait to be a coach; they want to progress to where they are eventually a coach because they seem to really look up to the boys that are the coaches.

Just being in the Christian environment where they are required to act right, to treat others right, to treat their coaches with respect and to treat their friends with respect, I think that’s important.

I have two kids in the program and my son is crazy about Crossfire. He has been doing it for about three years and it is the one thing that he has stuck with. He loves the fact that he is part of team and that everyone counts

My daughter has loved [Crossfire]. It has been great for her self esteem. The idea of earning patches…at first she thought she couldn’t do it, and now she has so many patches I can’t tell you.

I think the thing I like the most about it is that it teaches the kids values and has Christian ideas and ethics behind it.

They know when they are here they are here to work hard and play hard.

The coaches are awesome guys, they are all so good. [My son] talks about his coach all the time, what a good leader he is, how kind he is…I think we’ll be here for a long time.

Crossfire has definitely helped teach him more discipline and it’s helped him to learn to be kinder.

He likes the Biblical studies and gets a lot out of that. I think that is such a neat part of an after school program that you’re not going to get anywhere else.

The coaches are wonderful – they really mean a lot to him; they are an inspiration to him.

I have been really thrilled with John’s involvement with Crossfire Commandos. He just loves to come here each week.

As a parent I love the physical challenges but I also like the spiritual emphasis… and I love the self-discipline that they learn in the program.

I really like the coaches, they are very encouraging. I love the fact that [students] have the sense of accomplishment with the patches. It really spurs them on to work harder, to build self-discipline and self-initiative, to actually take the new steps to get those new patches.

I like the structure of the program.

Probably my favorite thing about Crossfire Commandos is the fact that it stretches them to go outside of themselves and try something new. And I love that self-confidence is built. I feel like that will help them the rest of their lives.