Basketball can keep at risk kids on the right path

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I have been coaching an inner-city baltimore basketball team for two years now. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. It took about a week for the kids to respect me, as I am white and none of them are. Many of these kids come to school and keep up respectable grades so they can play organized ball. It also keeps them off the streets and away from trouble. It's a good place to teach the kids life lessons without them even knowing it!