The rise of the current youth basketball system
continues to present a challenge to the proper
development of basketball skills, team mentality,
and life skills obtained through the participation in
Sport. The excessive pressure on young athletes to
search visibility and rankings as early as age 8 is
counter to understanding the game of basketball
and the preparation of young people for adulthood.
More often than not, athletes are overtly
guided to seek individual glory rather than valuing
their leadership.

Furthermore, today’s children and families are facing
the societal challenges of childhood obesity,
Cyberbullying and social/political division. While
basketball skills development is relevant, the development
of confidence and resilience have become
more critical than ever before as a life skill.
The Empower ME Academy (EMA) was founded
on the principle of being an effective methodology
to transcend these growing challenges and be a
pathway into more effective skills development
Ecosystem. EMA is an elite athletic and academic
training environment designed to maximize student-
athlete potential within a safe space of support
and inclusion.

Players of all genders and income levels are immersed
in a curriculum and support system of
world-class coaching and mentoring that is centered
around personal improvement and life lessons.
EMA student-athletes are conditioned to act
in the interest of the team rather than themselves,
as well as understand the importance of character
development. They gain perspective of valuing the
needs of society and the world around them.

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Empower ME Academy

Empower ME Academy's headquarters in San Francisco, United States

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Coach Gumbs

Christina Leung

Kara Montermoso

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