Alpha II Omega Youth Services Presents the 9th Annual NYSAA Basketball Championship

QUEENS, N.Y. - April 2, 2013 - PRLog -- On Friday, April 12, 2013, and Saturday, April 13, 2013, Alpha II Omega Youth Services presents the 9th Annual NYSAA Basketball Championships hosted at the Eagle Academy for Young Men in Southeast, Queens and Academy for Young Writers at Spring Creek in Brooklyn. Games will take place on Friday from 5 P.M.-9 P.M. and Saturday from 10 A.M.-3 P.M. beginning with our Junior Varsity/Varsity Championships and concluding with our High School Championships.

The N.Y.S.A.A. provides non-public and public schools with an opportunity to compete in sports activities. N.Y.S.A.A. gives schools that are not a part of any city or private league an opportunity to compete in a safe and structured environment. Many of our schools do not have gymnasiums to practice or host home games. The league is therefore hosted over (2) different sites and provides the space to play. If it were not for this league hundreds of students would not have an opportunity to be a part of an activity that is positive to their growth and offers a conduit for coaches and teachers to teach skills that would impact their lives. It is the inspiration of being a member of a school team that motivates the student-athlete, the school and the school’s community. We are proud that our program brings together students of all backgrounds, nationalities, ethnic groups, and races under the auspice of sportsmanship and community. For many of these students it is their only interaction in a multicultural setting. We are able to expose students to the world around them. We have seen the positive benefits of the interaction through conversations and relationships built not only by students but by parents as well.

During this nine-year period hundreds of students have learned the skills of leadership, teamwork, and academic excellence while being a student-athlete.

A vast number of our students have graduated and have moved on to the best high school and colleges in the New City Metro Area. Their time as student-athletes in the program has prepared them for the next level in student athletics. In addition the programs offer jobs for community high school youth, which focuses on the teaching of a solid work ethic to operate many of the most important areas of the league. The goal for the N.Y.S.A.A. is to continue to add schools to the program and provide the opportunities for our community youth in the forms of leadership, teamwork, and dedication through sports.  

Proceeds from the NYSAA Basketball Championships will go towards Alpha II Youth Services Inc a

New York State not-for- profit organization 501©3. For all press inquires and guest list info please contact Dwayne Cumberbatch or log on to www.nysaasports.org.