Empowering youth athletes in DC to excel academically and professionally. Student-Athletes Organized to Understand Leadership - To help at-risk youth obtain educational excellence, using basketball as pedagogy for youth development. We accomplish this goal through the facilitation of academic workshops and one-on-one tutoring SOUL is a sports-based youth development program that collaborates with DC Public Schools and other community organizations to provide academic, athletic, and professional enrichment opportunities for high school students.