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By The Numbers: The rise of women’s basketball 🏀📈 🏀 Last year’s NCAA Tournament Championship Viewership (Women’s, Average of 18.9 Million Viewers vs. Men’s 14.82 Million Viewers, H/T: Associated Press) 🏀 WNBA Start of Season: “WNBA Arenas were filled to a 94% capacity, up 17% from last year” (H/T: WNBA) “More girls are playing youth basketball, there’s more attention, more eyeballs, more marketing deals, more sponsorship, more excitement and enthusiasm for women’s ball. And it just leaves me feeling hopeful and inspired. And really joyous for the future of the women’s game.” — Crystal McCrary McGuire 🎥: (ESPN, WNBA Got Game, Little Ballers, AAU, Overtime) #GirlsBasketball #WomensBasketball #WNBA #Basketball #YouthSports #GameUp

Karl-Anthony Towns has roots in the DR & has represented them since he was 15 years old in international competition. 🏀🇩🇴 He is bringing a state-of-the-art youth basketball facility to Santiago, with completion estimated for 2026. “I’ve been very fortunate to live the American dream. But for me, having a different set of eyes, seeing it through my mother’s eyes and what she had to do to really even feel like an American, I wanted to bring the resources that we have here to there and give kids the opportunity to have the best equipment and the best chances possible to not only make money for their family but also pursue their dreams.” #NBA #Basketball #YouthSports

Effort Matters Success at the higher levels can be achieved through an attribute any player can control, your 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁. Adam Finkelstein's scouting report of Keyshuan Tillery shows just how big of a factor it can play with descriptions of his “fight” and “ultra-competitive, tough, and true leadership abilities”. #basketballtraining #BasketballCoach #AAU #AAUBasketball #Basketball #GameUp

As an athlete, fueling your body is one of the most important things. Athletes can do all the training they want, but if they aren’t eating the right things, it can all go to waste. Active children should eat vitamins and minerals, protein, healthy fats, and carbohydrates to keep up with their bodies, per recent statements from sports nutrition experts. Each food group has its own benefits, such as protein repairing and growing muscles, carbohydrates refueling the body, and healthy fats reinforcing the body. The timing of everything matters, too. Athletes should try to eat a carb heavy meal 3-4 hours before their activity and aim to eat a post-game snack within 30-60 minutes after the activity ends. But it should also be noted that everyone is different and these are just baseline recommendations. As a parent, what are some types of foods that have helped your youth athlete stay fueled? #nutrition #food #youthathletes

Profound words by Lisa Leslie 🏀👏 “Life is not always easy, you have challenges. Sports, you’re presented those same things. You’re in a game, you’re not always winning, you’re in foul trouble, you feel pressure. That’s life.” 🎙️Interview from Skylar Diggins-Smith & Crystal McCrary McGuire docu-series “Little Ballers Indiana” #Basketball #BasketballMom #YouthSports #SportsMom #Parenting #GameUp

They say defense wins championships 🏀🏆 Harper is projected as the #3 Pick in next year’s NBA Draft by Draft Express & still makes defense one of his main priorities. Harper’s message speaks volumes to any aspiring hooper. “All of high school that was a red flag I had, that I don’t play defense…so for me I just [wanted to] change the narrative.” #BasketballTraining #Basketball #YouthBasketball #BasketballCoach #AAU #GameUp

By The Numbers: How difficult is it to play NCAA College Basketball? ⤴️ 🏀Overall Boys HS Participants: 537,438 🏀Overall Girls HS Participants: 373,366 🏀Overall Boys NCAA Participants: 19,213 🏀Overall Girls NCAA Participants: 16,668 #YouthSports #HighSchoolBasketball #AAU #AAUBasketball #BasketballCoach

The power of goal setting 🏀💪 by Dalique Mingo Mingo is an established Long Island, NY basketball trainer who has worked with professionals & aspiring professionals such as his brothers Kayden & Dylan. #BasketballTraining #Basketball #BasketballMotivation #YouthSports #HighSchoolBasketball #GameUp

Brent Clark ensured his daughter Caitlin gained the confidence in her shooting technique first before launching three point shots. Caitlin’s jump shot was carefully developed from years and years of practice. Now she thanks her Father for prioritizing @FormShooting first and foremost. Jeremy Baumann of Form Shooting explains into further detail about what we can learn here. ⤵️ “It’s vital for players of all ages around the world to understand the most important thing you can do is focus on your form from close range before you even think about 3-pointers There isn’t a single great shooter who began their ascent to consistency by chucking 3s. And highlight videos circulating fail to address this, so there’s a widening disconnect between what young players see and what they should actually be doing to improve.”