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The event is meant to build community with students from participating schools and encourage participation in the Playworks interscholastic girls\u2019 basketball league.<\/p>\n<p>When asked how she thought participating on a girls\u2019 basketball team would help her daughter, Ateneza\u2019s mother Nicole replied, \u201cShe\u2019ll be able to be among other girls and personalities and learn to deal with those differences.\u201d Nicole\u2019s daughter is one of over one hundred 3rd-5th grade girls representing the 25 participating schools in San Francisco, South San Francisco, and Marin County. As part of this developmental league, girls\u2019 basketball teams are encouraged to learn the fundamentals of basketball and focus on teamwork, inclusion, and fun rather than on competition. Scores are not kept in order to encourage all players to go home feeling like a winner.<\/p>\n<p>Anticipating the arrival of her girls\u2019 basketball team from Sanchez Elementary School, Coach Renae looked on as Coach Wayne and Ateneza continued their game of one-on-one. Coach Renae said, \u201cSome of them really want to play [basketball], but they haven\u2019t learned the basics yet. I am hoping the extravaganza will help foster their already budding skills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the event, approximately 150 girls rotated through different drills, building up skills from defensive footwork to dribbling, from passing to shooting, even to three-lines basketball style scrimmaging. Girls from all teams encouraged each other and received high-fives and positive words from Playworks coaches.<\/p>\n<p>The extravaganza wrapped with a closing community circle where appreciations and spirited cheers were shared with the entire group. Davious and David, older brothers of Davariyauntae, a player from Glen Park, expressed that the girls\u2019 basketball league is a good way to get together with other girls and see new places. 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