The Power of Sport

“Sport has the power to change the World” Nelson Mandela said. At the Duluth Salvation Army, we are working to change the world one life at a time, through basketball. The vision of RBA is to help youth build character, teamwork and leadership so they can succeed in education, careers, their community and beyond.

Kris grew up in Duluth playing every sport she could. She earned her degree in Sports Management from Bemidji State University. She has over 20 years of coaching experience in a variety of sports from kindergarten through varsity. Kris went to Russia, Moldova and Ukraine on 3 Salvation Army Summer Service Corps teams during college and was a member of the 2016 mission team to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. In 2018, the Rookie Basketball Association was recognized nationally when awarded Program of the Year by the Jr NBA in Chicago. Kris is a member of The Salvation Army’s Sports Mission Steering Team which lead the first Salvation Army European Sports Mission conference in the Netherlands in 2023. She has been the director of Duluth’s 38-year-old Rookie Basketball Association since 2012.