One of the major problems facing Native communities is the high dropout rate.
Sports is one of the most effective ways to motivate Native youth to stay in school.
The baseball program is in its fifth year with former New York Yankee pitcher, Jack Aker, as the instructor. Jack is one of the few Native Americans to find success in the major leagues. Currently, two of Jack's former students, both members of the Navajo tribe, are playing college baseball. Through funding support from the Southwest Indian Foundation, Jack offers his baseball clinics free of charge to local youth. Basketball is the major sport in reservation communities in the southwest.