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The Jr. NBA is the league’s official youth basketball participation program for boys and girls ages 6-14 that teaches the fundamental skills and core values of the game at the grassroots level to help grow and improve the youth basketball experience for all.
Come play with the NBA. Register your Organization today at jrnba.com
Honoring The Game (ROOTS)
“Honoring the Game” is Positive Coaching Alliance’s term for sportsmanship, using the acronym ROOTS for respecting Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, and Self.
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Don't cheat! Respect yourself and your standards, even when others don’t.
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Coaches can teach sportsmanship through PCA's acronym, ROOTS, and share it with athletes and their parents.
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Your children complaining about too little playing time? Here is Doc Rivers' advice on how to handle that.
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Listen in as PCA goes 1-on-1 with National Advisory Board Member and Former Angels Manager Brad Ausmus.
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To Mike Nealy, the hockey handshake is a powerful example of respect for the game and for opponents.
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Former Phoenix Suns player explains why he had so much respect for the competitive, but fair, Hakeem Olajuwon.
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Ultimate frisbee limits arguing and promotes integrity, as this editorial from a local news station shows.
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Skyd Magazine hosts a panel on teaching spirit to younger athletes with several top ultimate frisbee coaches.
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A panel of coaches discusses how spirit (fairness) and winning in ultimate frisbee tend to go hand in hand.