Basketball
Learn the FUNdamentals of basketball through skills and drills to develop dribbling, passing and shooting ability. The team will incorporate scrimmages after 3-4 weeks of practicing with the goal of skill development. At the end of the season, the team will show off their newly developed skills in a final exhibition and celebrate with a party and awards ceremony. Learn more about scholarships here.
Division Info
Key:Champions
Unlike other divisions, coaches in the Champions division will take sensory breaks between structured tasks as needed by each class. We strive to provide 1:1 volunteer assistance as the athletes improve their basic basketball skills and scrimmage when appropriate.
Division Requirements
- Must have a disability that limits participation in mainstream sports
- Requires extra attention due to any behavioral or sensory diagnosis
- Needs help to follow directions and stay on task during group activity
Sport Requirements
- Athlete must have fair standing balance
- Athlete must be cleared for minimal contact
Allstars
Course will focus on improving basketball skills, increasing knowledge of game rules and scrimmaging. This class utilizes volunteers to help children progress with direct guidance from the basketball coach.
Division Requirements
- Must have a disability that limits participation in mainstream sports
- Must be able to follow directions and stay on task during group activity without assistance
- May need help completing activities due to physical or intellectual needs
Sport Requirements
- Child should have fair standing balance
- Must be cleared for minimal contact
SA Premier
Designed for athletes with physical or intellectual disabilities who follow directions in a group settings. There will be direct guidance from the basketball coach in order to progress their individual basketball skills, but no one-on-one volunteers.
Division Requirements
- Athlete may have a physical or intellectual disability
- Successful tryout or recommendation by staff
- Possess the skill and desire to compete at a higher level
- Must be able to comprehend and retain rules and skills, and then build upon them from week to week
- 1:1 support is not provided, so must be able to train, compete, function in a group setting and follow the coach’s directions without volunteer assistance
Sport Requirements
- Athlete should have fair walking balance and be able to run
- Athlete should be cleared for minimal contact in scrimmaging
- Athlete must have a desire to participate in group setting
- Athlete must be able to understand the concepts of the sport and game play
