Youth Basketball 少年篮球班 9岁及以上 (Age 9 & up)

The Chinese School Youth Basketball program has been running since 2018 and is open to boys and girls aged 9 and older. In the past, younger children have also participated and had a great time!

For young athletes, we focus on teaching proper techniques and the fundamentals of the following skills:

• Layups
• Shooting
• Free Throws
• Passing
• Dribbling and Ball Handling
• Jump Stops
• Triple Threat Position and Pivoting
• Jab Steps
• Basic Screening and Cutting
• Defense
• Rebounding
• Basic Post Moves

Our emphasis is on building a strong foundation through drills and scrimmages, with a focus on fair play, sportsmanship, and, most importantly, having FUN!

Instructors:

Young Xu: An 11th grader at Guilderland High School.

Austin Cao: An 11th grader at Shaker High School.

Young and Austin have been playing basketball since 3rd grade and both were part of their school's JV basketball teams during the 2023-2024 school year. They served as Youth Basketball Teaching Assistants at Chinese School in 2021 and have been instructors there since 2022.