On March 1st, 2023, we visited the NBA offices. Upon arrival we were already star struck with the efficiency shown by the employees. Everything was so well thought of and executed, almost every detail and having a hidden meaning, it was like it was out of a movie. After we were kindly greeted we started…
On Wednesday, Feb 15th we talked with one of the leaders of the Basketball Program, The City. This program in particular has impacted so many children worldwide. Dave said to us he has had so many people from different countries come to their facilities to bounce a ball and enjoy themselves. The countries he said…
Jonathan Gamberg is the associate director of sports at The CPF. He basically manages the researchers created by the foundation for kids. He said that the main issue that children go through is the access to resources and that many children who live in areas that don’t have them are struggling in my fields. Kids who play sports are said to be much more successful, 57 percent of those who play sports when younger grow up to be business leaders. Jonathan was a true delight to interview and his answers were always on point. Jonathan gave us so much information about the organization he is apart of.
On January 23rd we interviewed Chris Klein a coach at our school, LREI, and a person who played D3 basketball and had his own fair share of experiences. We interviewed him about the differences between coaching and playing and which one he enjoyed more. We continued to ask him questions about NYC basketball in general which he had mixed feelings about. He said, “I feel there are plenty of Programs It’s just that none of them are quality.”
We met with Coach Macky, the leader of a nonprofit organization called steady buckets. He talked about access to youth sports and how his organization is designed for everyone no matter class, race, or sex. Macky went on to talk about the struggles that arose during covid and the struggles in funding organizations. Steady Buckets is an overall wonderful program and learning about how many children it helped only made us more motivated about our topic.
