Motion Hoops in Hamptons ’12
Mo’ Motion Hoops is heading to the Hamptons this summer. We’re currently working on setting up workouts at indoor and outdoor gyms Aug. 13-Aug. 24. If you are interested in joining a workout or setting up a group, please email Coach Ryan – ryan@momotion.org. More details will be announced...
read moreMom: “He’ll definitely play college ball.”
In the past 18 months, I’ve either received emails or phone calls that go something like this: “My child is a very talented basketball player. He/She wants to play travel and another program has offered my child a spot on the their travel team. We heard great things about your program so I wanted to find out more. Do you have travel?” “What grade is your child?” “Third grade.” What was I doing in third grade? Playing with my friends, going to an all-sports camp, playing pick-up in the driveway with my brothers and his...
read moreMo’ Motion Interns & Volunteers
Mo’ Motion is offering positions for high school and college students to earn internship and community service credit this spring through July. Commitments can range from volunteers contributing a set amount of hours up to a full May-July internship. Applicants can specify how they’d like to spend their hours by choosing from the following options: • Coaching – Saturday/Sunday in Spring/June and/or in our June 11-15 and June 18-22 camps • Administrative support – In Mo’ Motion’s office and/or on...
read moreWhat is Motion X?
Last week I held a meeting with parents of our girls grade 6-8 select Motion players. I started by focusing on this whole issue of “wanting it.” I asked the parents, “What do you want?” And then I said, “Well, at this age it doesn’t matter what you want – what matters is what your kid wants and once he or she figures that out, then we are here to encourage your child to put a plan in place to achieve what he or she wants.” Some kids just want to be great high school players or quite simply,...
read moreMeet Our Cubs
As a write, I am often obligated to protect people’s names and identities. That is the case with the Cubs – as young girls, public school, we’re not going to exploit them. Yet the story of the Cubs needs to be told not because of what we did, but because of what they did for us. Motion decided to say thank you to the principal, staff and students at our first rented public school – PS 191. We replaced the backboards over the summer with help from our friends at Zog Sports. I then decided to go into school to rally a...
read more’12 Gotham Basketball Action is Here!
Here are a few shots from our exciting Gotham Basketball Association league. We started with six boys’ teams 4 seasons ago. We’re up to close to 60 teams – half boys, half girls. Getting boys teams is the easy part. I cannot express how pleased I am with not only how well it all worked out with the girls getting equal opportunity, but how inspirational it is to see some of these girls go to work. Our league showcases some of the best young talent in NYC, and I’m proud to say that Motion Purple Gr. 6 has given...
read moreMo’ Motion Custom IDs
A thoughtful gift from Mo’ Motion coaches to bring out the 14-year-old boy in me. The kicks are in the mail. I’ll be wearing them soon but they will not look nearly as cool as they do in these...
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