About Us

 

Youth Basketball Association of South Florida is an innovative nonprofit organization devoted to creating a positive impact on the lives of students in our community through access to mentoring and instruction in basketball. Our principal goal is to serve boys and girls in grades of three through twelve. The organization’s projects, implemented by an expert staff, provide many opportunities for the attainment of a higher quality of life and wellness through the powerful impact of fitness education. Our particular area of expertise emphasizes basketball as a means to develop self-awareness and discipline. Supporting the development of self-sufficiency, the attainment of quality athletic instruction, the provision of a safe environment, and overall health and wellness, Youth Basketball Association of South Florida provides many students with a thorough foundation for future success.

 

Youth Basketball Association of South Florida’s outreach begin over five years ago and was initiated by three coaches in the community, who have witnessed the positive and dynamic benefits immersion in healthy activity and proper afterschool programs can have on the future of young children. Since the inception of the organization, these coaches have committed themselves to providing extensive basketball instruction and wellness opportunities to students who would not otherwise have been able to participate in such a valuable program for many years. Based in Miramar, Florida and serving a diverse audience of interested and deserving children, Youth Basketball Association of South Florida is a nonprofit organization that nurtures and inspires its students to find the innovative and healthy outlet necessary to achieving overall success.
Our mission is to foster the spirit of sportsmanship and help develop their individual skills, the importance of teamwork, and tolerance for others.

 

Youth Basketball Association of South Florida is prepared to serve 150 boys and girls and their families through its charitable program. The nonprofit efforts of the organization offer children professional basketball instruction while allowing their parents and guardians the peace of mind provided through a safe program and facility. Through fundraising efforts and charitable foundation grants, we hope to grow this nonprofit initiative and in so doing, to reach additional children and families in our community and beyond within the next few years. Youth Basketball Association of South Florida is committed to maintaining a positive, safe and secure environment for the children and families it serves.

 

Youth Basketball Association of South Florida is committed to providing valuable educational and instructional fitness services to students in our community. In an effort to realize our vision, the organization will focus on the creation and implementation of carefully formatted curriculum plans. Our methods have demonstrated success in the basketball, fitness, and social development of youth who have participated in our previous and related projects. Youth Basketball Association of South Florida , its experienced and energetic board of directors, and its passionate workforce have extensive knowledge and practice as educational and basketball instruction professionals.

 

The following goals enumerate our anticipated outcomes:

 

Our organization strives to:

 

• Provide a safe environment for children in afterschool and summer programming.
• Expose participants to the powerful influence of general fitness and wellness with a specific focus on basketball.
• Create innovative instructional lessons for children to cultivate their basketball skills.
• Encourage the children we serve to become self-confident, self-aware, and strong.
• Promote health and exercise through original and enjoyable activities.
• Build positive mentoring relationships with our students.
• Develop interest in fitness and basketball among our students’ families, such that they will actively participate and volunteer in our program, sharing their children’s enthusiasm. This will encourage the formation of stronger bonds at home.

 

Youth Basketball Association of South Florida currently works with five teams of 10 children in grades three through nine and plans to begin the upcoming season with great enthusiasm not only from the instructors but from the participants as well. Our organization will offer these children a complete program of basketball instruction during the summer. Each team will meet three times per week to develop their individual talents as well as construct a positive team atmosphere. Furthermore, the organization will aspire to expand its service roster to include more children and families in the upcoming academic year and summer months.

 

We expect that meaningful and sustained involvement in our community, and especially with our children, will lead to the successful implementation of our overall endeavors. We strive to involve the families in our efforts to build healthy and responsible students. By exposing children to unique activities, curriculum, and practices, Youth Basketball Association of South Florida teaches and inspires them to become self sufficient, to grow from the inside out, and to improve their overall well-being. In sum, Youth Basketball Association of South Florida provides youth with opportunities for overall emotional, physical, and spiritual independence.

 

All organizational constituents will be provided with interim and final reports that include overall results and expenditures.