The 2012 Native Stars Basketball (NSB) program is a youth basketball fundamental training program in Phoenix, Arizona. The NSB program strives to increase the basketball skill level of female athletes (7th to 12th grade) and male athletes (7th to 9th grade). The main goal of the NSB program is to promote youth basketball in Phoenix and the surrounding communities.

Our NSB program is important because it gives the children of our community a place to go on the weekends, to meet other players with positive values and to learn valuable fundamental basketball skills. The NSB program has been successful because of player dedication, parent involvement and our simple teaching philosophy. We teach our NSB athletes the methods and techniques in playing competitive basketball at the Middle School and High School level.

The NSB coaching staff believes that our athletic training program encourages our youth to acquire self discipline, develop strong self esteem, foster a positive attitude, promote teamwork and to plan for the future. Our weekend workouts consist of stretching, endurance running, conditioning, ball handling drills, dribbling drills, shooting drills, footwork drills, team drills, team competition, offensive and defensive skill development ranging from the basics to the advanced level of basketball.

The 2012 Native Stars Basketball player fee is $100 per player. The $100 fee pays for the Boy's and Girl's Club gym rental fee, AAU player membership fee and each player receives a new NSB T-Shirt. The NSB program begins on March 4, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. The NSB sessions are on Sunday afternoons from 1 pm to 3 pm. Visit our NSB schedule site for more details. We are accepting 12 to 15 players this year.

Thank you for taking the time to read about our NSB program. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or text us at 623.692.7901 or email us at: coachlargo@hotmail.com

Have a great day.

Everett Largo - NSB Head Coach

Step #1:
Interested players will fill out the Online NSB player interest form. Once you fill out the online interest form, you can send your form directly to Coach Largo. Click here to submit your NSB player interest form.

Step #2:
Below you will find the NSB Document Library. Please down load a copy of the NSB Expectation/Responsibilities form, NSB Medical/Dental Treatment form, Permission, Liability Wavier and Release form (all players/parents must read and sign these documents). You can also down load the NSB T-shirt Order form to order your NSB T-shirts.

Step #3:
Send all required NSB paperwork and the $100 non-refundable player fee to Coach Largo. Please make Money Order payable to: Everett Largo. Mail all NSB paperwork and the $100 player fee to: Everett Largo P.O. Box 7676 Goodyear, AZ 85338

The video was taped in different areas in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Mesa. The NSB program enjoyed the experience of creating the video. It gave our NSB members a look at how a video is made. The "behind the scenes" of putting on the makeup, checking the lighting, the sound check and finally capturing it all on film. The final product was released in August 2004.  The name of the video is "Finding the Way". 

"Finding the Way" (excerpt from video cover)

"Finding the Way was created to promote diabetes prevention to the youth through education and lifestyle changes. The main character, CJ, a young Native American youth is determined to make the basketball team. During a routine physical, she is told her health is in jeopardy. With the help of her family, friends and community, CJ finds her way back to good health. The purpose of the video is to help teach and empower young people to make responsible decisions for events that impact their daily lives".

Acknowledgements

"The Finding the Way video was funded through a grant from St. Luke's Health initiative to Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation and the Native American Community Health Center's Living Well Traditionally (LWT) Diabetes Prevention program of Phoenix, Arizona". 

"Our gratitude and thanks to the many energetic and wonderful youth who helped make this project fun to produce. The project would not have become a reality without the enthusiasm and creative talents of the MCCD-LWT Advisory Committee, The Native Stars Basketball program, Cyclone Production and Funkamentals music group from Tucson".

For more information, contact the Native American Community Health Center, Inc.  (LWT Diabetes Prevention Program)  3008 N. 3rd Street, Suite 310, Phoenix, Arizona 85012.