This is a 40 year Vision, of a little kid, who is now a big kid – and has finally put all of the pieces together to bring to life for others what made his childhood magical.
Kids aren’t getting enough exercise, and youth sports has gotten too serious.
Some dangerous trends are afoot in the U.S. and globally, which is the subject of a real, long-term health epidemic – Childhood Obesity, Diabetes and other negative health indicators, which have carried on into Adulthood as well.
Further, aside from the ‘cream of the crop’, many kids are starting to quit hyper-competitive youth sports, due to a number of factors, which leading Think Tanks, like the Aspen Institute, with the support of role models like Kobe Bryant, expose well in their initiative Project Play.
Basement Sports is an answer to that need and gap in the lives of our children.