The five basic competency areas that are essential for the success we envisioned for growth and development of the youths in the communities are:

 

1. Health and Physical Competence - Good current health status plus evidence of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors that will ensure future health. Using their athletic talents to help in the advancement of their gifts and economic empowerment.

2. Personal and Social Competence - Skills for understanding self and having self-discipline; working with others, communicating, cooperating, negotiating, and building relationships; coping, adapting, and being responsible; and finally, making good judgments, evaluating, making decisions, and problem-solving.

3. Cognitive and Creative Competence - Useful knowledge and abilities to appreciate and participate in areas of creative expression for thinking, seeing, feeling, tasting, and hearing.

4. Vocational Competence - Understanding and awareness of life planning and career choices, leisure and work options, and steps to act on those choices.

5. Citizenship Competence - Understanding of personal values, moral and ethical decision-making, and participation in public efforts of citizenship that contribute to the community and the nation