MIDWEST BOOM
FOOTBALL
Club 212
Exclusive character education - formal mini-lessons begin each weekly practice, highlighting character values (i.e., leadership, self-reflection, gratitude, communication) and their application to football, athletics, classroom, family, and life.

Club 212 Testimonials
"I'm going to enroll at Coastal Carolina next month and just wanted to reach out and let you know I think about the things you said in Club 212 all the time!!"​
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"Thank you, Coach! Without all the advice from Club 212, I wouldn't be the man I am today."
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"Just wanted to reach out and say thanks for everything. I feel I became a better player, learned different lessons from Club 212, and had a ton of fun. So I just wanted to say thank you."
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"Club 212 taught me to be a better version of myself on and off the field."
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"I will continue to use your teachings and words in my athletic journey as well as in life where I plan to pursue psychiatry. I truly mean this when I say you changed my life and taught me things I never knew I needed and for that I will always be grateful and work towards that 212th degree."
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"I loved playing for BOOM and will always remember Club 212!"
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"Hey Coach. Dropped a big touchdown last week, felt pretty down on myself. Went back to Club 212 and your words of character development in the Band app. I was as motivated as ever! This week I was Player of the Week, and had the Play of the Night in our win against our rivals!"
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"Thank you for everything I learned in Club 212. Wanted to let you know that I just committed to play Division 1 football by investing in the process to get one day better every day. Thank you!"
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"Just wanted to reach out and let you know how much I appreciate what you and Club 212 did for me. It got me ready to come to this new school and earn my spot and become a leader. We ended up winning state last week and I made a huge play down the stretch in the 4th quarter on our final drive to win the game. Again, thank you for everything and Club 212!"
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"Great news - I committed yesterday! What a long brutal process! But the work was done in the dark and I stayed patient with my head down knowing something was going to come. Thank you for everything Coach, without Club 212 I wouldn't be here."
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"Club 212 taught me so much and helped develop me mentally and physically. I got an offer from Illinois State and I wasn't on their radar until I showed out at their camp. Just wanted to say I appreciate the advice in Club 212 and how you always wanted the best for me. And things have started to recently go in my favor."
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"Club 212 and the words of wisdom inspired me every day to get better and better each and every single day. From the mental reps to the physical reps the past 2 years with BOOM made me such a greater player because of Club 212. I really appreciate everything Club 212 taught me, I became such a better leader this year, being more vocal than ever because of Club 212."
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"I have been offered by dream school! Club 212 has helped form me as a player and a person. Playing at the next level is solely because of how you've helped me. I think about Club 212 all the time - especially when things aren't going my way - and it works! This changed me as a human and I could never pay you back for what this has done."
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"Thank you for all the things you talked about during Club 212, especially about being a better person and teammate. I've truly worked on it and I see the results. I appreciate everything we did in Club 212. It changed me so much as a player and a person and I'm super grateful for that! Thanks again!"
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"I just wanted to reach out personally and say thank you for everything Club 212 has done for me this season. It helped me see so many new things that I never knew and now I feel so much more confident in the things I can do with all the knowledge Club 212 has given me. Truly blessed and thankful and I will never forget the things Club 212 taught me and all the lessons that were really life lessons."
Darin Ashiru, 2025

2025 BOOM Club 212 Award Recipient
Inspired by the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award which assumes talent (you’re in the NFL!) and recognizes excellence in character, in 2025 we recognized the inaugural BOOM Club 212 award recipient. Assuming talent (you’re in BOOM!), this young man consistently exemplified the difference-making attributes covered over the course of the season, and embodied the "what is done in the dark shall be brought to the light" philosophical foundation of the BOOM organization. We couldn’t be more impressed with and prouder of our first annual BOOM Club 212 award recipient, Darin Ashiru!
Challenge your athlete to apply learning to all domains of life to maximize growth as a player, teammate, student, friend, brother, nephew, and young man. BOOM will. Application is a character attribute that separates the good from the great, and will move your athlete from where he is to where he aspires to be…the 212th degree.