Increase Student Awareness of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Fields as a Future Education and Career Option. Basketball has been shown to be an effective subject to expose children to math and science. In this same spirit, this program gives students the ability to learn and apply basic academic concepts through hands-on application on the basketball field. We strive to not only expose students to STEM fields, but to help them understand, visualize, and integrate the connection between basketball, science, and mathematics through a variety of learning styles (i.e., visual, kinesthetic, auditory). These hands-on experiences encourage continued involvement and enrollment in math and science classes that will promote academic and career pursuits in related fields.
