Chinese School Youth Basketball lesson

Join our Youth Basketball Class to improve your skills, boost confidence, and have fun on the court!

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.

School Website Course Link： https://registration.albanychineseschool.org/albany/node/5845