BASKETBALL: A PATH TO SUCCESS & EXCELLENCE
Participation in Basketball has many positive attributes. From building fitness levels, improving cognitive performance and realizing the importance of teamwork and personal responsibility. Unfortunately for a growing cohort of families access to youth basketball programs as well as attending basketball events is beyond their financial means.
THE RIVER LIONS FOUNDATION LOOKS TO LOWER THE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATING IN BASKETBALL AS WELL AS BEING AN UPSTANDING ORGANIZATION BY HELPING OTHERS IN THE NIAGARA REGION
BASKETBALL, SPORTS & YOUTH IN CANADA
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44% of Canadian parents cannot afford to register their child for sports. (Statista, 2023)
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As of 2024, Basketball has surpassed hockey in youth sport participation (CTC Jumpstart)
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Basketball is the leading sport among fast-growing visible minority groups (CTC Jumpstart)
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