hello, I'm looking for a basketball team for my son near my house.?
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I'm not from NY but you should try asking around local gymnasiums and contact the local chapter off AAU (Amatuer Athletic League).  They will point you in the right direction.\n\nAlso, instead of looking closest to your house....look for quality coaching with  emphasis on sportsmanship, academic responsibility, and fundamental basketball skills.
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You may have a second hand store near by, i had a store called "Play It Again Sports."  E-bay, classifieds are other places as well.
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Depending on the age of the kids, it varies. Because they're kids, I would start with a fun shooting drill. Perhaps "Miami" - Set up a shooting line and a rebounding line. Have the shooting line move from layups to the baseline to the wing tho the elbow.\nBall handling - Get a partner, dribble from baseline to baseline and back, pass ball to partner. Go through right, left, safety dribble (with offhand protecting the ball), and depending on age some hesitations and crossovers.\nPassing - Just get across from a partner and do chest and bounce passes.\nWork on defensive slides. Zig Zag pattenrn\nPositional instruction - Big men( layup drills, Mikan, teach them drop steps, power dribbles, pump fakes, going up with the ball, Do one-on-one post up)\nGuards - More shooting, one-on-one,\nOffense - Teach your plays \nHalf-court, run an offense against a defense. Controlled, possibly Make it - take it, or rotate every five possessions.\nAs season progesses, scrimmage more.(Always under control)\nBe Creative, be observant.  Does your team need to improve rebounding? Teach Box-out technique and make a drill. Offer incentives for defense not to allow any offensive boards.(like less conditioning).\nHave fun
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Go to the Town/City Hall and ask about the recreation department, they may already have one.  If not they could point you in the right direction.  Or ask the local high school what you would have to do to start an adult basketball team and when/where you could practice, they should be able to also point you in the right direction.\n\nAs far as gathering a team put flyers and posters around town advertising the fact that you want to start an adult basketball team and put your phone number, email etc.
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SIMPLY GO TO NEAREST SPORTS SHOP AND BUY IT..\nOR GET ONE PREPARED FROM YOUR CARPENTER..
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You need to talk to owners and managers of local businesses and tell them you have a youth basketball league and see if they would sponsor a team.
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well there is this organization called AAU (Armature Athletic Union) it will only be helpful to you if you are between the ages of 10 and 18 you can go to the website and find teams in your area and try out for them. they compete nationally across the u.s \nwww.aausports.org then you click on basketball
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Take your son to the local park playground.  Even the local McDonalds has a play area for kids.  You don't need to get an official group.
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I like basketball--phil7566
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Go to NBA.com and see if there any seatings open.
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Try your Local Sports World Shop or Streetwise Sports or JJB Sports
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Report the coach to the sponsoring organization and encourage other team parents to do likewise.  Have specifics - content, circumstances, tone, dates.  If nothing comes of it, then either you are being excessivly sensitive or its time to find another team.  \n\nBest of luck!
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You could search around for some kind of indoor field hockey team or a non-school related team. If not you can't find one you could join a track team since both sports insist on running, alot. With a track team you wouldn't be running alone.
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My SL son is a builder - try him.   Jordan Nicholas
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go to your local YMCA, you dont need anything, just a few extra hours for practices and games, hope this helps
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You could get the Stephon Marbury shoes- I think they're only $15 and he actually wears them on the court
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You need to tell whoever is sponsoring the basketball games. Old man probably dont know nothing his self. Hopefully he gets fired so you can be back on the b-ball team.