...for your philosophy and all the lives you've shaped, especially through VABA programs! Coach Wooden never mentioned winning to his teams the result was not his focus his emphases were the process, preparation, character and moral condition. Industriousness and enthusiasm were the cornerstones for his Pyramid of Success, the blocks of which have been taught for over a decade through VABA teaching programs to hundreds of youth. It was divine intervention that eventually brought together a meeting of Coach DAlessandro and Coach Wooden back in 2004 and since then this friendship has grown and the VABA philosophy continually reinforced. Thank you, Coach, for all you have done to inspire us, shaping this organization and vicariously impacting so many lives over the years. Thank you for all the lives you have touched and will continue to touch through our organization. We know you are with the Lord now, and with your precious wife, Nellie. We pledge to carry on your legacy FOREVER!
