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Clear, honest answers about the Ragnarok family of organizations — the commercial program, the future Foundation, the facility, memberships, investment, and the mission.
Ragnarok grew from a love of baseball and a belief that one coach, one team, one mentor, or one real opportunity can change the direction of a young person's life. Christy and Tyler Christensen built it to surround athletes with people who expect more from them and help them reach those expectations — without removing accountability or excusing harmful behavior.
Because your support helps create real, structured opportunity for young people who might otherwise be left behind. It helps fund competitive development, mentorship, accountability, a safe place to grow, and a permanent home for the program.
Both. Ragnarok is a competitive baseball program and a long-term athlete-development organization designed to grow carefully, serve families responsibly, and create measurable community impact.
The mission goes beyond winning. Ragnarok pairs competitive baseball with mentorship, accountability, academic expectations, community partnerships, and second-chance opportunities for young people who need structure and support.
Fayetteville, North Carolina. After establishing sustainable funding, qualified leadership, safe facilities, and measurable impact, the organization intends to expand into additional communities and states as demand and funding allow.
No. Ragnarok is competitive, but its mission includes young people who need structure, mentorship, and a genuine chance — not only top athletes. A child's future should not be determined entirely by what their family can afford.
A difficult behavioral history or past mistake does not automatically disqualify an athlete. The mission includes creating structured opportunities for young people who may benefit from accountability, mentorship, and positive intervention.
Attendance, conduct expectations, team responsibility, and goal-setting. Ragnarok expects more from athletes while teaching them how to reach those expectations — and continues showing up while they learn.
Through athlete attendance, development, family and partner feedback, and verified community impact — not only wins and losses.
Compensation details are disclosed through appropriate organizational channels. Ragnarok is built as a long-term service organization, not a short-term profit project.
Ragnarok is a youth-athlete-development organization founded on Christian values. It is not political. Families of all faith backgrounds are welcome and religious participation is voluntary. Refusing religious participation does not affect team selection.
No. Ragnarok helps athletes develop and gain exposure, but no specific college or professional outcome is guaranteed.
Families can submit an athlete interest form, explore memberships, coaching, volunteering, or a community partnership — each through its own form on this site.
Approved schools, sheriff's departments, juvenile programs, counselors, social workers, churches, and youth organizations may connect through the community partnership pathway.
The organization discloses its structure, verified figures, foundation status, and policies openly, and will not publish unverified rosters, partners, facility locations, or funding totals.
The Academic Excellence Room is a planned Ragnarok Performance Sports classroom and academic-support space designed to accommodate approximately 45 students, subject to final building and occupancy requirements.
No. It is part of Ragnarok Performance Sports, operated by Ragnarok Group, LLC.
The Youth Faith Room is a planned smaller faith-centered classroom, mentorship, Bible study, prayer, and youth-development space within Ragnarok Performance Sports.
No. Christian Youth Leadership is part of Ragnarok Performance Sports.
Participation in explicitly religious programming is voluntary. Ragnarok Performance Sports is Christian-centered while welcoming families from every faith background.
The room is intended to support Ragnarok athletes while also creating opportunities for broader community access as program capacity and operations allow.
No.
Four.
Eleven, for a total of 44 planned roster positions.
Ragnarok does not guarantee a specific number. Individual teams may include athletes receiving approved financial assistance when funding and opportunity allow.
Not necessarily. Assistance opportunities depend on available funding, roster needs, eligibility, partnerships, and program capacity.
No.
No. Athletic roster selection is based on Ragnarok Performance Sports' evaluation and team needs. Financial assistance does not guarantee a roster position, and earning a roster position does not guarantee financial assistance.
Ragnarok Performance Sports.
Future athlete assistance opportunities may depend on commercial sponsorships, community partnerships, approved assistance programs, outside nonprofit partners, or, once legally formed and funded, independent assistance programs established by Ragnarok Rising Foundation.
No. No sponsorship payment, donation, contribution, membership payment, or other payment automatically creates an ownership interest in Ragnarok Group, LLC.
No. Commercial sponsorship supports Ragnarok Group, LLC / Ragnarok Performance Sports under commercial sponsorship terms.
No. Commercial sponsorship does not automatically create an ownership interest in Ragnarok Group, LLC.
Ragnarok Group, LLC may consider strategic investment relationships. Potential investors may submit a confidential inquiry through the Investors & Strategic Partners page.
No. Any potential investment terms, valuation, ownership interest, eligibility requirements, and documentation are handled privately and separately from commercial sponsorship.
The commercial organization has a long-term expansion goal. Expansion will be evaluated as demand, funding, leadership, facilities, compliance, and organizational capacity allow.
No timeline is promised.
No specific state will be named until verified and approved.
Ragnarok Nation is the shared public-facing brand and digital home connecting Ragnarok's commercial sports vision and future charitable mission. The commercial business and future nonprofit Foundation are separate organizational structures with different purposes and financial responsibilities.
Ragnarok Group, LLC is the for-profit commercial umbrella company responsible for commercial strategy, brand development, intellectual property, facility development, business operations, investment activity, commercial partnerships, commercial sponsorships, and commercial expansion.
Ragnarok Performance Sports is the commercial sports and facility operation of Ragnarok Group, LLC, including travel baseball, athlete development, training, coaching, facility operations, gym memberships, private instruction when active, commercial camps and clinics when active, uniforms, merchandise, commercial sponsorships, facility sponsorships, the Academic Excellence Room, Christian Youth Leadership, the Youth Faith Room, mentorship, and leadership development.
Ragnarok Rising Foundation is a future initiative and has not yet been legally formed. It is not currently a 501(c)(3), is not currently accepting charitable contributions, and is not currently awarding scholarships, athlete assistance, or equipment funding.
Commercial payments to Ragnarok Group, LLC or Ragnarok Performance Sports are not charitable contributions to Ragnarok Rising Foundation.
Future Foundation support will not automatically purchase advertising, ownership, gym memberships, roster positions, private instruction, or other commercial benefits.
Ragnarok's immediate focus is successfully launching Ragnarok Performance Sports and establishing the future facility. After the commercial facility becomes operational, the long-term plan is to begin formally developing Ragnarok Rising Foundation as a separate nonprofit organization.
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