Basketball Program

The Stay In The Game spring and summer grassroots basketball program organized in 1993.  It has a long and rich history of developing excellent college and professional players, along with outstanding team achievements. Our mission is to teach children how to work together and encourage them to make good decision utilizing the team sport of basketball as a channel to teach life- skills.

Affiliate Organizations

Stay In The Game Basketball is also a participating member of the national organization called Grassroots Basketball Of America (GBOA).  The mission of GBOA Hoops is to celebrate, sustain and generate broad support for the very positive role Grassroots Basketball and it's Academic and Athletic Programs play in our society. Provide in a unified fashion a clear voice for the concerns of and issues related to youth grassroots programs, it's program directors and all grassroots coaches on a national basis.

In addition, Stay In The Game Basketball is also a member of the Amatuer Athletic Union organization more commonly referred to as AAU.  The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is one of the largest, non-profit, volunteer, sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.  The AAU was founded in 1888 to establish standards and uniformity in amateur sport. During its early years the AAU served as a leader in international sport representing the U.S. in the international sports federations. The AAU worked closely with the Olympic movement to prepare athletes for the Olympic games. After the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, the AAU has focused its efforts into providing sports programs for all participants of all ages beginning at the grass roots level. The philosophy of "Sports for All, Forever," is shared by over 500,000 participants and over 50,000 volunteers. The AAU is divided into 57 distinct Districts. These Districts annually sanction more than 34 sports programs, 250 national championships, and over 30,000 age division events.

Basketball Philosphy

The team concept is an absolute necessity for our athletes. We teach a style of play that requires tremendous intensity on defense and total unselfishness on offense. We demand that the student athlete be in great mental and physical condition.  We spend numerous hours with the student athlete to develop their individual basketball abilities.  Our program utilizes several highly trained individual instructors to work with each player to help take their game to the next level.   

Success Measurements

It is our desired outcome that every player that participates in Stay In The Game Basketball attends college, makes wise decisions, and become productive citizens. We want the best for the players in every phase of their lives, both on and off the court.  We do not measure our program by the number of games or tournaments we win, but by the number of kids we are able to help fulfill their dreams of going to college and playing the game of basketball.