All of KEEN's programs are based on a single principle: pair a trained volunteer with an athlete and let them discover together how much they can do. Programs are all open and unstructured, allowing athletes facing significant challenges to have fun and be successful. KEEN San Francisco is currently operating two programs: Sports & Basketball. Stay tuned for upcoming programs that will be added in 2008!

SPORTS

This program meets on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month.

SPORTS I (1:45 PM - 2:45 PM)
Athletes 12 & under

SPORTS II (3:15 PM - 4:15 PM)
Athletes 13 & up

During the Sports Program, athletes and volunteers come together for one-to-one activities. They have a group warm up, and then move to individual activities which are tailored solely to the needs of the athlete. They may throw a basketball or kick a soccer ball. Many love to bounce on 36” balls or be pulled along the floor on a flat wheeled scooter. A group may form for Duck, Duck, Goose. The session ends with everyone coming together in a circle (although some athletes still need to run around its periphery, and that’s okay) and sharing with the group what they did that day “that made them very Proud.” They literally go out dancing: the Hokey Pokey for the younger kids and the Macarena for the teens. Athletes burn energy, meet and interact with new volunteers, see old friends, and then rejoin their parents, who have had some precious respite time.

BASKETBALL


This program meets the on the 3rd Sunday of every month.

BASKETBALL CLINIC (1:45 - 2:45 PM)
All ages

The Basketball Clinic is designed to offer our athletes the opportunity to gain further experience within a particular sport. During the Clinic, athletes and their coaches work on dribbling, ball handling, shooting, and passing drills. The session ends with everyone coming together in a circle and sharing with the group what they did that day “that made them very Proud.” Athletes burn energy, meet and interact with new volunteers, see old friends, and then rejoin their parents, who have had some precious respite time.


LOCATION:
Embarcadero YMCA
169 Steuart Street
San Francisco, CA 94105.
Directions to Embarcadero YMCA
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: 415.336.6434