UDJAA league is a great learning experience

ships in the past four years, capping the 2012 season off with a 9-1 record.

“It’s always a great learning experience,” Levy said. “And you can never complain when you win. We were unGeIeDWeG Py fiUsW WwR yeDUs and won this year, so I’d say it’s been a pretty good run and four-year span. There’s always great sportsmanship and it teaches the kids success and that if they work hard, they can see the achievements of positive work. It keeps them going.”

Levy, along with the other coaches, spend time with their players before and after the UDJAA championships, coaching in various travel leagues with their respective players.

“It keeps the kids together,” Levy said. “It at least keeps them into basketball as a team in the summer. I think Upper Dublin does a phenomenal job and it’s all very well-organized. I think the commissioners do a fantastic job.”

Levy pointed out how there was not a single rained-out game this year, compared to last year, when rescheduling games became a “nightmare” for the coaches.

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It’s an opportunity for the kids to get ready for the next level of organized basketball, whether it be the junior high team or their freshman year of high school. It’s an opportunity to get experience and to get their names out there from something other than a travel league or a CYO program.

“I’ve been coaching this team for two years and I thought it was a good sum- mer league and we really enjoyed it,” Senour said. “It was nice to win and it was good for the kids to have the opportunity to play basketball Ln Whe suPPeU. ,W’s GefinLWeOy benefiFLDO WR eYeUyRne. SRPe nights are hotter than others, but we ignore that and it’s so well-organized and they do a nice job with it. It’s close to where we all live and it’s convenient.”

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