| In some urban areas it is quite difficult for children | | | | maintain a good supply of rules books for |
| to find activities that will keep them out of | | | | basketball and have plenty of interesting books |
| trouble. There are many organizations though that | | | | that kids can read to find out about basketball |
| focus on keeping kids in urban areas busy by | | | | teams that are part of the National Basketball |
| allowing them to play on basketball courts at their | | | | Association. Some of the books might be |
| youth centers. While this type of basketball will | | | | autobiographies about basketball players that are |
| entertain certain urban residents, it will also give | | | | considered to be legends by fans all over the |
| parents a fighting chance to raise children up the | | | | world and the words inside those books might |
| right way and not have to worry about them | | | | inspire the children to take a different path in life. |
| ending up in jail one day. | | | | After some of these kids learn that they can |
| Basketball games can be organized in | | | | earn large salaries by playing basketball they might |
| neighborhoods all around America just to give | | | | need extra time during the day to devote to |
| children an outlet for their excess energies. | | | | playing basketball. A parent will be closer than |
| Basketball games are quite acceptable forms of | | | | ever before to a guarantee that their child is not |
| entertainment for children that have too much | | | | going to be exposed to any type of trouble or |
| time on their hands. Some parents do not arrive | | | | unsavory characters while active on the basketball |
| home from work until well after dark, and the | | | | court. With the adult supervision being offered by |
| children choose to play basketball with their | | | | the coaches, a parent can relax and take care of |
| friends because the games are out in the open | | | | things that they are supposed to take care of. |
| and give the kids a good opportunity to stay out | | | | A parent does not have to be worried anymore |
| of trouble. | | | | about what their child is doing when they are not |
| Some older males in the neighborhood might even | | | | playing basketball. The action of the game will |
| offer to coach a youth basketball team because | | | | consume all of their extra energies and they will |
| they know how important it is to keep kids active | | | | not have any strength left to get into any type |
| in the afternoons. With a little inspiration and the | | | | of trouble. Some urban kids will work hard to |
| right guidance on how to play the game, there is | | | | achieve their goal as a professional basketball |
| a good chance that one or two basketball players | | | | player and will study hard to learn all the |
| might get interested enough in the game to | | | | techniques that will help them succeed in life. |
| pursue it as a professional career. | | | | When they are given the opportunity to rest on |
| Some local libraries have pitched in to help train | | | | the sidelines, parents can be assured that resting |
| children in urban areas to play basketball. They will | | | | is all that will be done. |