Dozens of kids and teens will get the chance to practice their lay-ups and dribbling skills with members of the New York Knicks at a free basketball clinic in the Bronx on Saturday evening, the first of four clinics citywide in the coming months.
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The basketball team is partnering with the YMCA of Greater New York and the Department of Youth & Community Development as part of the city’s weeklyprogram, which provides athletic and other extracurricular programming to 11- to 18-year-olds at more than 100 locations across the five boroughs. “Although for some of them it may be a one-time experience where they’re learning from professional coaches, they’re learning from folks who also trained the Knicks, this is something that lasts with them for a lifetime,” said Darryl Rattray, DYCD deputy commissioner for strategic partnerships.
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