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Basketball played a big role in my life.

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It,

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it really gave me an opportunity to

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connect with people of different ages,

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different,

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experience levels,

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and it really helped me

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learn discipline and also,

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commitment.

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My name is Melvin

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TC Carter.

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and,

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I facilitate pick up basketball

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for adults and kids.

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What gave me the motivation to start coaching is because

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I know I'm getting a little bit older and,

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you know,

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I'm not gonna be able to play ball as much,

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but I still love basketball.

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So,

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the next thing is for me to be able to

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help kids younger than me who I,

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you know,

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I.

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And be a mentor to and just teach them some of the things that I I've learned

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and you know use my education to kinda help

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them be the best basketball player that they can

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but it also gave me an opportunity to connect with

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you know kids that are you know may not have a

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father or a father figure you know just allows me to kind of use that as a

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bridge to,

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you know,

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helping them in that area and also helping them in basketball as well.

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I usually coach

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similar to my son's age,

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so really anywhere from,

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I would say as young as 10

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all the way up to age 15 16 is usually my area,

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but occasionally,

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you know,

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I end up coaching a few guys,

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a little older and even some younger than that.

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I feel that this gives me an opportunity to plant that seed and then whether it be,

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basketball related or even in life,

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you know,

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it just allows me to plant that seed whether it just be.

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You know,

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giving them a skill that they continue using for the rest of their life,

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you know,

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giving them that skill and that,

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that motivation to continue to push past whatever challenges that they have

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and also being

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flexible,

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being

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open,

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you know,

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being humble and being open to

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taking,

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you know,

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mentorship and coaching,

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you know,

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things that

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someone could really help,

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you know,

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help you be a better person.

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I just hope that kids,

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you know,

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look at this opportunity.

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Opportunity and say hey you know this is a great way for me to make new friends,

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start new challenges,

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and,

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rather than staying stuck in the house or not staying active,

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this will

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give kids

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time to get off the couch,

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get a,

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get a chance to meet real friends versus like online or video friends

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just really allow them to be able to connect with people and,

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you know,

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build new friendships,

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you know,

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learn from them

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and,

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you know,

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get kids to be,

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you know,

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a little bit more social to give them an opportunity to.

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You know,

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get away from the screens,

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you know,

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the tablets,

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the phones,

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just,

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you know,

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really get them to be able to connect with people and

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continue to learn and,

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you know,

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build those memories when we just continue to,

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you know,

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build that community

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of where we're always stretching and helping each other grow,

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even myself,

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you know,

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helping myself grow with these guys.