Source: journaltimes.com
RACINE — The sounds of shoes squeaking as their users changed direction mixed with the shouts of coaches encouraging and directing equally vocal athletes during the Urban Youth Basketball Camp at the George Bray Neighborhood Center this week.
The green- and yellow-clad bodies of 20 children dashed down the gym floor, back and forth as they competed in two separate games. The 60 other children participating in the camp watched from the sidelines or were somewhere else in the center.
Camp Director Usman Jamil said the coaches are what makes the camp fun. Jamil said the camp has eight volunteer coaches, each of whom leads a team of athletes. Jamil said the coaches aim to preach selflessness and teach life skills as well as basketball skills.
The camp is funded and mostly run by volunteers and employees of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association. AMYA is a nationwide Muslim youth group that works with boys and girls around the country. The group used a GoFundMe fundraiser to raise $1,260 to help fund the camp.
Jameel Ghuari said camps like Urban Youth Basketball Camp are helpful and needed for Racine-area children like Wilson. Read more at @ journaltimes.com