The Mind Game

The Mind Game

By: Kaustubh Garimella. Kaustubhis a sophomore at Northwestern University and has previously volunteered in India helping students learn basketball. Basketball is just as much a mental exercise as it is physical one. Coaches often talk about basketball IQ as an...
Day 2 – And Then It Rained….

Day 2 – And Then It Rained….

Make sure to check out the observers on the right. Eric has been quite the attraction thus far in Chennai. Day 2 started out promising with the arrival of Eric Obeysekere and his excitement to meet our students. As it were, five minutes before pulling up to the school...

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Day 2 – And Then It Rained…. Day 2 started out promising with the arrival of Eric Obeysekere and his excitement to meet our students. As it were, five minutes before pulling up to the school – the rain started to come down. Now in the US … Continue reading...

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Day 2 – And Then It Rained…. Day 2 started out promising with the arrival of Eric Obeysekere and his excitement to meet our students. As it were, five minutes before pulling up to the school – the rain started to come down. Now in the US … Continue reading...

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Day 2 – And Then It Rained…. Day 2 started out promising with the arrival of Eric Obeysekere and his excitement to meet our students. As it were, five minutes before pulling up to the school – the rain started to come down. Now in the US … Continue reading...
A Day to be Cherished

A Day to be Cherished

Shaun explaining the nuances of the crossover dribble Yesterday was a day that I had dreamt, planned, re-planned, fundraised, and more, for so long – that I couldn’t believe it was finally here. The kids at St. Patrick’s School in Chennai are amazing. Their excitement...

Category Archives: Academic Notes

“I Wish I Had Spent More Time Last Week Playing XBox” I wanted to share with everyone the short chapel talk I gave to my school on June 6 – the last day of exams. It was well received and so it made sense to share it with everyone in the … Continue reading → 173...
Sharing the game everywhere we go…

Sharing the game everywhere we go…

contribution by Neha Soneji (Contractor) Eric doing his best to talk to all the kids at the park (some only spoke Tamil) Due to a national holiday, Krishna Jayanthi, we did not have a session with our students but Team Crossover did not take the day off. First, a...

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A Day to be Cherished Yesterday was a day that I had dreamt, planned, re-planned, fundraised, and more, for so long – that I couldn’t believe it was finally here. The kids at St. Patrick’s School in Chennai are amazing. Their excitement wasn’t one of … Continue...

Tag Archives: #onestep

A Day to be Cherished Yesterday was a day that I had dreamt, planned, re-planned, fundraised, and more, for so long – that I couldn’t believe it was finally here. The kids at St. Patrick’s School in Chennai are amazing. Their excitement wasn’t one of … Continue...

Category Archives: Events

As India Approaches By Jon Metzgar As my journey to India approaches, thoughts of excitement and fear are appearing my head. As I have never been in a developing country before, I really don’t know what to expect and I still don’t know what I … Continue reading → A...
Crossover Sports and Education Conference

Crossover Sports and Education Conference

By George Baldini Last Saturday at Crossover’s first Sports and Education Conference, we volunteers as well as other coaches, parents, and teachers were fortunate enough to enjoy a speech by one of our benefactors, Raju Venkatraman. Raju Venkatraman giving opening...

Recap of Crossover Sport in Education Conference

By Lauren Ball None of us knew what to expect on Saturday.  We didn’t know who all was going to show up,  how many people we were going to have, or how the speeches were going to be received.There was just no way for us to know what was going to happen, so all we...

23 Days!

By Varun Ram To say that I am looking forward to this trip in July would be an understatement. It’s been over 4 years since my last visit to India and I am eager to return. This visit will be unique, however, because it will be the first one without my family. My...
Building the Bridge

Building the Bridge

Ambassador Nirupama Rao and Crossover’s Neha Soneji On Thursday, July 19 Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy had the privilege to attend a reception at Ambassador Nirupama Rao’s (Ambassador of India to the United States) home to honor Congressman Gary Ackerman...
Count all 3 – 3pt Academy Helping To Change The Game

Count all 3 – 3pt Academy Helping To Change The Game

Great seeing the Crossover logo gaining traction Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy have partnered to work with 3pt Academy in helping promote the game of hoops. We couldn’t be more excited for this fantastic opportunity. The 3pt Academy app is completely free...

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Count all 3 – 3pt Academy Helping To Change The Game Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy have partnered to work with 3pt Academy in helping promote the game of hoops. We couldn’t be more excited for this fantastic opportunity. The 3pt Academy app is completely...

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Count all 3 – 3pt Academy Helping To Change The Game Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy have partnered to work with 3pt Academy in helping promote the game of hoops. We couldn’t be more excited for this fantastic opportunity. The 3pt Academy app is completely...

Tag Archives: #boston

Count all 3 – 3pt Academy Helping To Change The Game Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy have partnered to work with 3pt Academy in helping promote the game of hoops. We couldn’t be more excited for this fantastic opportunity. The 3pt Academy app is completely...

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Count all 3 – 3pt Academy Helping To Change The Game Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy have partnered to work with 3pt Academy in helping promote the game of hoops. We couldn’t be more excited for this fantastic opportunity. The 3pt Academy app is completely...