When our Peer Coaches first met the Special Needs athletes (“Athletes”) there was a quick chemistry between them. It was amazing to see. For some athletes and Peer Coaches it took a little longer, which is what we expected.

A few of Athletes were great basketball players, and several were most new. That’s one of the benefits of the Peer:Pair model, which we learned from Team Prime Time: everyone plays up to their ability.

We had two great head coaches, Derek and Peter, who lead the exercises. The peer coaches started initiating two on two and three on three games with the athletes, sparking an intense, competitive pickup game. In no time, we the Peer Coaches were essentially in the flow of the game.