Volunteer Coaches - Jr. NBA / Jr. WNBA (Starting This January)

Volunteer Coaches - Jr. NBA / Jr. WNBA (Starting This January)

I'm Coach Adrian, founder of EcoHoops for Kids Canada. We're a young nonprofit youth basketball program right here in Mississauga, giving families a different, more modern approach to youth basketball.

Here's the core of it. We don't think learning works like programming a machine. No thousands of mindless repetitions, no drill-sergeant coaching. Basketball is problem solving, even for a five-year-old. So everything we do is game-based. We adjust the challenge, but it stays a game. Coaches are gardeners, not drill sergeants. We guide, we support, and we let kids make tons of mistakes, because that's how real learning happens.

This January we're launching our Jr. NBA and Jr. WNBA program, officially partnered with Canada Basketball and NBA Canada. Saturday mornings, kids ages 5 to 10. And we're building the coaching team right now.

Who we're NOT looking for: old-school coaches. And to be clear, it's not just about yelling. It's the whole old-school idea of how kids learn. If you believe kids learn through robotic repetition, this isn't your program.

Who we ARE looking for:
- People who love basketball and love kids
- People willing to learn something different, or brand new coaches who want to learn it from the start
- Female coaches especially. Supporting girls in sport is a priority for us, and our girls' program is our long-term play.

What you'd do:
- Help run fun, game-based Saturday sessions for kids 5 to 10
- Coach small groups through games and activities
- Be a positive, encouraging presence for every kid

When: Saturday mornings, January 23 to March 13, 2027. That's 8 sessions.
Where: Mississauga. Exact gym and start time to be confirmed.

Interested? Email ecohoopscoaching@gmail.com and tell us a little about yourself.

Kids First, Always. Come build this with us.