The Jr. NBA is committed to improving the youth basketball experience for all and ensuring the game is being played the right way at the grassroots level! We’re excited to launch our new Jr. NBA Respect for the Game initiative to promote healthy and respectful relationships between players, coaches, parents and referees.

The Jr. NBA Respect for the Game initiative includes content, resources, and live events to promote a positive youth sports culture and advance the Jr. NBA’s core values of teamwork, determination, respect, and community.

• Parents
  

  Jr. NBA Respect for the Game provides resources to assist parents in positively supporting the development of their young athlete.

  • Parent Tips
  • Did You Win? Did You Lose? Those Are The Wrong Questions For Parents To Ask
  • Project Play Checklist

  

  Jr. NBA Parent Forums give families a chance to hear insight from NBA and WNBA players and their parents on navigating the increasingly complex youth sports landscape.

  Download the Jr. NBA Respect for the Game Pledge

• Coaches

  

  Jr. NBA Respect for the Game places a focus on coach development on and off the court. The initiative also includes tools for coaches of all levels to teach their players life lessons and skills through basketball.

  • Jr. NBA Instructional Curriculum
  • Coaching Tips
  • The ABCD’s of the Jr. NBA
  • Jr. NBA Coaches Code of Conduct
  • Jr. NBA Coach App
  • Live Respect: Coaching Healthy and Respectful Manhood
  • Champions of Inclusion: An Online Course for Coaches and Athletic Leaders on LGBTQ Inclusion in Athletics

  Jr. NBA Coaches Forums are a chance for coaches to expand their professional network and skills. Forums emphasize the important role coaches play in instilling love and respect for the game in young athletes.

  Download the Jr. NBA Respect for the Game Pledge

• Officials

  Jr. NBA Respect for the Game represents an increased commitment to the development of youth basketball officials.

   

  Jr. NBA referee camps and forums include technical training and rules education, and provide an opportunity for current and aspiring referees to learn from NBA officials and each other. Referee education also includes an emphasis on mental wellness and healthy interactions with spectators, coaches, parents, and players.

  • Show Officials Respect
  • Download the Jr. NBA Respect for the Game Pledge

• Organizations
  
  There are many ways you can incorporate Jr. NBA Respect for the Game into your youth basketball program. Access our Jr. NBA Respect for the Game activation guide to develop coaches, inform parents, and educate youth.

• National Partners
  

  Athlete Ally is a nonprofit organization focused on ending homophobia in sports by educating allies in the athletic community

  

  Positive Coaching Alliance is a nonprofit that develops resources for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, administrators and student-athletes

  

  A Call to Men is a leading nonprofit organization that uses sports to promote a more positive and healthy definition of manhood