{"id":5871,"date":"2024-02-26T21:26:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T21:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/?page_id=5871"},"modified":"2026-02-25T21:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:33:49","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5871\" class=\"elementor elementor-5871\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4e0a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e4e0a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f7606 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63f7606\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbfd1f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbfd1f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our story<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83dffcb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83dffcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Since day one, hard work and dedication has guided our journey and helped us make a difference in the lives of over 700,000 kids worldwide.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe978a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afe978a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0984f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0984f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/our-story.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5873\" alt=\"Our Story\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/our-story.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/our-story-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/our-story-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c71c7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c71c7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344da95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"344da95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147b011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"147b011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Fearless Founders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fca412 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fca412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carmella and Mark Gelgor came to Canada with nothing more than an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for helping kids get active. They dreamed of sharing their love for sports with as many children as possible, which led to a big idea.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770582e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"770582e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5219f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5219f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Gelgor-Family-Blue-Upscaled-768x549.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6573\" alt=\"The Gelgor Family - Founders of Sportball\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Gelgor-Family-Blue-Upscaled-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Gelgor-Family-Blue-Upscaled-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Gelgor-Family-Blue-Upscaled-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Gelgor-Family-Blue-Upscaled-1536x1097.png 1536w, https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Gelgor-Family-Blue-Upscaled-2048x1463.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9933a2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9933a2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec9a89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aec9a89\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa11f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa11f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/English-1024x812.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9045\" alt=\"Before and After - Sportball Font\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/English-1024x812.png 1024w, https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/English-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/English-768x609.png 768w, https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/English.png 1142w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63715b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63715b4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace5d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ace5d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab99e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bab99e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Humble Beginnings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06afbd6 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06afbd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The very first Sportball program was held in Toronto, Canada, in 1995 with only 3 kids. 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We opened more Canadian locations in 2003, opened our first U.S. location in 2005, our first Asia-based location in 2009, and expanded into India in 2025. As our global reach grew, so did our family of passionate coaches who believed in our methodology and impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddfd0f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddfd0f0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e300a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42e300a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/global-impact.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14484\" alt=\"Sportball Global Impact\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/global-impact.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/global-impact-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/global-impact-768x608.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1633ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1633ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2e3e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e2e3e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/line-our-story-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5928\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea3bd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ea3bd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf724da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf724da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13fdf9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13fdf9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/our-team-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5880\" alt=\"Our Team\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/our-team-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/our-team-1-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportball.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/our-team-1-768x607.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33188b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f33188b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b66a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b66a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3cde0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab3cde0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Bright Future<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b073408 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b073408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">With 900+ locations operating around the world, the momentum for Sportball is only growing. We\u2019ve recently introduced a new brand identity, invited some new and exciting faces to our leadership team, and secured a financial investment that will help us reach even more children globally.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our story Since day one, hard work and dedication has guided our journey and helped us make a difference in the lives of over 700,000 kids worldwide. Our Fearless Founders Carmella and Mark Gelgor came to Canada with nothing more than an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for helping kids get active. 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