Hello, I’m Mark Tee Armstrong — the inventor of Basketball-the-Remix and founder of the No Backboard Basketball League.
For more than 20 years, I have personally paid for, produced, filmed, tested, taught, and shared No Backboard Basketball — long before there was a gym, sponsor, or potential institutional backing.
This campaign is not funding an idea from scratch.
It is helping move a proven body of work into its first physical home.
No Backboard Basketball is a faster, more creative, more precise version of basketball played without a backboard - Futsal of Basketball.
The game removes the bailout. Every shot has to be earned. Every make has to be clean. Every player has to develop better touch, better focus, better decision-making, and better confidence.
Over the years, the idea has already proven demand.
Millions of people have watched No Backboard Basketball content online.
Athletes have played it.
Coaches have seen the training value.
Families and communities have responded.
The concept has grown through video, word of mouth, demonstrations, music, research reports, and real on-court testing.
Now we have an immediate opportunity to turn that demand into real-world access.
The Opportunity
I have a signed agreement to assume operations of the gym pictured on this page as the first No Backboard Basketball League Training Gym & Creator Studio beginning September 1, 2026.
This facility gives us exactly what we need to begin serving athletes, families, and the basketball community right away.
The gym includes:
- A full high school basketball court
- Bleachers
- A stage
- A production bird’s nest
- A conference room and classroom
Space for training, events, filming, education, and community programming.
This is not just about renting a gym.
This is about creating the first physical home for a basketball category that has been growing online for years.
With this space, NBBL can immediately begin offering youth training, club basketball events, recreational leagues, high school NIL content, community programming, creator studio production, and No Backboard Basketball demonstrations.
It gives us the infrastructure to move from proof of concept to real-world access.
Why This Matters
Youth basketball has become too expensive for too many families.
Training, tournaments, travel, exposure events, uniforms, media, and club fees continue to price out athletes who need access the most.
No Backboard Basketball League gives us a way to build something different.
- A gym where athletes can train.
- A gym that supports families.
- A gym where content can be produced.
- A gym where young people can learn NIL, media, discipline, teamwork, and ownership of their story.
A gym where basketball becomes more than a game — it becomes a platform for development, exposure, and opportunity to monetize their Name, Image, and Likeness.
The No Backboard Basketball League mission has always been bigger than competition. NBBL is built around economic opportunity, innovation in basketball development, equity, inclusion, and community investment — all core themes reflected in the brand identity and mission.
The mission is to save American Basketball. This gym gives that mission a home.
The goal of this campaign is $75,000.
What the $75,000 Covers
That amount will secure the required deposit, first month, and final month payment needed to lock in the facility and begin operations.
Here’s the math:
- 15,000 people x $5 = $75,000
- 10,000 people x $7.50 = $75,000
- 5,000 people x $15 = $75,000
- 3,000 people x $25 = $75,000
- 1,500 people x $50 = $75,000
Every amount matters.
This is a community-powered campaign. No contribution is too small.
A $5 donation helps.
- A share helps.
- A referral helps.
- A text message to the right person helps.
The goal is simple: secure the gym and open the doors.
Listen to the Mission
To help tell the story, I created the GoFundMe Playlist: Listen to the Mission
This playlist gives people another way to understand and share the campaign.
Each song connects to a part of the No Backboard Basketball League story: the origin, the problem, the athlete opportunity, the community mission, the need for infrastructure, and the vision for a new basketball category.
The playlist is not just music.
It is the soundtrack to the mission.
Please use it as a sharing tool.
Share one song.
Share the full playlist.
Send it to a coach, parent, athlete, educator, investor, creator, pastor, business owner, or community leader.
Post it with the GoFundMe link.
Use it to help people feel what we are building.
- Some people will donate after reading the campaign.
- Some people will connect after watching the videos.
- Some people will understand it after hearing the music.
That is why the playlist matters.
Video Proof
Please watch and share the videos on this page.
The Mind Virus. The Mismatch. The 0 to 1 Opportunity
A video that explains the disconnect between a validated NBBL audience of 81 million, our small social media following, and a window of opportunity to capture and own the entire category, starting with the first gym
High School NBBL Pilot Game 3
Real athletes playing the game and showing the speed, creativity, and training value of No Backboard Basketball.
High School NIL Pilot Participant Interview
A look at how young athletes respond to the opportunity, the game, and the larger development mission.
The Opportunity You Are Supporting
Your donation helps us launch the first No Backboard Basketball League Training Gym & Creator Studio.
This space allows us to begin building programs around:
- Youth basketball training
- No Backboard Basketball demonstrations
- Club basketball teams invite events
- Recreational leagues
- NBBL High school NIL Programming
- Creator studio programming
- Community education
- Family-centered sports events
- Basketball skill development
- Local sponsorship opportunities
- Content production and distribution
This facility gives us a place to create, train, film, teach, gather, and grow.
It gives NBBL the chance to move from online demand to local impact.
How You Can Help
Donate any amount.
Share this campaign with basketball families, coaches, athletes, educators, investors, creators, business owners, and community builders.
Ask 8 basketball families in your circle to contribute or share.
Watch and share the Listen to the Mission playlist.
Follow and share No Backboard Basketball on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and X:
@nobackboards
Business, sponsorship, and partnership inquiries are welcome.
Final Word
I have carried this vision for more than 20 years.
I have paid for it, filmed it, tested it, coached it, explained it, defended it, and kept building when there was no easy path forward.
Now the opportunity is real.
The gym is available.
The demand has been proven.
The content exists.
The community is ready.
The next step is physical access.
Your support helps us open the first home for the No Backboard Basketball League.
Please donate. Please share. Please help us open the doors.
Thank you for helping us change the game — and change communities.
Donation Note: Contributions to this GoFundMe are donations and do not provide equity, ownership, repayment, revenue share, or financial return.
Business sponsorships, partnerships, and other formal opportunities can be discussed separately
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