Youth basketball leagues in Indianapolis are endeavoring to help kids stay off the streets and away from the city's rising incidents of gun-related violence.
"We try to keep them busy, give them something to do," he said of the purpose behind the leagues, which are affiliated with the"Basketball gyms are like churches, the coaches are mentors. We can gather the flock, and then we can spread the message," he added."These gyms are priceless to the community and to the people that come into the community and pour into these children and young men.
Coach Travis Jefferson said the leagues are an attempt to give young people"something positive to do around positive people." "But when they come in here, I have guys from all aspects of life where they know that it’s better to be successful with an education and doing something positive versus being successful and being on the street and having street cred. So, once they come in here, we drop that."
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