Written by: Glynis Braun, PYB’s Community Mobilization Coordinator following PYB’s donation-based event with the Chestnut Hill Cycle Fitness. To learn more about CHCF, please visit http://chcyclefitness.com/. “I’m a Tar Heel born, I’m a Tar Heel bred.”...
Written by: Darren White-Green, 2018-2020 Middle School Partnership Program Coach-Mentor. Coach at Andrew Hamilton Middle School and Rudolph Blankenburg Middle School. This article was written upon the suspension of our Middle School Partnership Program. On Friday,...
Written by: Zahir Daniels, MSPP Student-Athlete at KIPP Elementary School, 2020 Lace Up & Learn Up Summer Camper, 2020 PYB Learning Pods Student-Athlete. This article was written following the completion of the 2020 Lace Up & Learn Up Summer Camp Series. I...
Written by: Brandon Smith, MSPP Coach-Mentor at Lewis Cassidy Elementary School, and member of the 2020 Leadership Development Academy (LDA) Cohort. This article was written following the completion of the 2020 LDA. To be a part of the Philadelphia Youth Basketball...
Written by: Caheem Gindraw, Andrew Hamilton Elementary School, 2020 MSPP Participant and Lace Up & Learn Up camper. This article was written in support of the MSPP Virtual Stay-At-Home Tournament. One of my favorite parts of PYB is the food because when I leave...
Written by: Damire Bermudez, Jay Cooke Elementary School, 2020 MSPP Participant. This article was written in support of the MSPP Virtual Stay-At-Home Tournament. It was a normal day. I was just trying to get through my classes, doing a little daydreaming, and looking...
Written by: Mekhi Ware, Rudolph Blankenburg Elementary School, 2020 MSPP Participant. This article was written in support of the MSPP Virtual Stay-At-Home Tournament. I have several memorable moments during PYB, so it’s extremely hard to pinpoint a favorite moment....
Written by: Braheem Gindraw, Andrew Hamilton Elementary School Graduate, MSPP Alumni. Braheem is currently a rising 10th grader. This article was written in response to the sudden passing of Kobe Bryant. At PYB practice, the coaches gave us Kobe’s book. But, we didn’t...
Written by: JaJa Creary, Andrew Hamilton Elementary School Graduate, MSPP Alumni. JaJa is currently a rising 10th grader. This article was written in response to the sudden passing of Kobe Bryant. I met Kobe Bryant on March 21, 2019. When we first heard about it, the...
By Shareeyah Thomas, Jay Cooke Elementary School, 2019-20 MSPP Participant This article was written in May 2020 as part of the of the MSPP Stay At Home Tournament during the COVID-19 pandemic. My name is Shareeyah Thomas. I am a 7th grader at Cooke Elementary School....
