United Basketball Association (UBA) was established to provide an educational and instructional basketball environment for student-athletes in Northern Virginia. Our mission is to teach our athletes in a fun and competitive atmosphere that encourages skill development, sportsmanship, camaraderie, and learning how to win and lose with class, while being a student-athlete first! Hopefully, this will
be the start of a lifetime of playing the game of basketball.
-Compete, learn something about themselves, and grow as athletes and individuals.
-Learn basketball skills and fundamentals.
-Have fun! Expectations for the Coaches:
-100% commitment and respect for all athletes as individuals and for the team.
-Positive attitudes and constant encouragement.
-An appropriate level of challenging the athletes to work hard, which will result in positive results on the court. There is a delicate balance between pushing too hard and not pushing hard enough at the younger ages.
-Structured practices with an appropriate mix of repetition to breed basketball instinct and new drills/routines to avoid boredom and learn new aspects of the game. Expectations for the Athletes:
-Great attitudes! This is critical in basketball because it is a game of surges and momentum. If athletes get discouraged every time a team scores several points in a row, they will be defeated. We want our athletes to stay calm, dig in, and work through it. Similarly, when we make a run on other teams, we want our athletes not to be complacent but continue to work hard. If one gets down, it can quickly bring everyone down.
-Work as a team! Basketball is fun with teamwork. That means everyone plays unselfishly, plays tough defense, hustles, dives and gets rebounds, hustles back on defense, etc. Attend practices and be on time for games (30 minutes before tip-off).
-Listen and Learn: We expect all athletes want to play, hustle, and have fun. Everyone needs to understand their part and execute. They are accountable to each other and to the coaches. In order to succeed, everyone must listen, learn, and execute.
-Show great sportsmanship … Win or Lose.
