Sports

Community Sports League: Basketball

Ages: 6 – 17 Basketball, Leagues Battery Park City

Asphalt Green's Community Basketball League expands access to organized sports by bringing free and low cost sports programming to public and charter school students.

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Basketball For All

Asphalt Green’s Community Basketball League advances our mission to expand access to sports, fitness, and play by organizing interscholastic league play for public and charter middle schools that lack access to organized sports. Each season, Asphalt Green hosts games at The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School and provides uniforms, professional referees, and award ceremonies before teams vie for the championship in March.

Our Community Basketball League adheres to the same standard of excellence as our fee-based programming, uses the same coaches, and pursues the same developmental goals. We aim to help participants build essential life skills including teamwork, perseverance, accountability and work ethic, grow their passion for the sport, and engage in healthy and active social activity.

Interested in getting your school involved? Contact our team at [email protected] to get started!

Seasons & Schedules

Our CSL Basketball program typically runs in the Winter season from January to April. For this year’s exact dates and times, please contact our Community Programs team at [email protected].

A boys’ basketball team in blue shirts poses with a trophy and two adults on an outdoor court, with trees and city buildings in the background.

A group of people play basketball on an outdoor court. One player stands near the sideline while others prepare for action under the hoop. A coach or spectator stands nearby.

A young boy in a white jersey holds a basketball, preparing to pass, while other players and a coach are visible in the background on an indoor court.

A group of teens play a competitive basketball game on an outdoor court, with two teams in black and green jerseys actively defending and attacking near the basket.

A player in a black jersey leaps for a layup during an outdoor basketball game, while players in blue and black jerseys watch near the hoop. Spectators and referees stand nearby.

A child in a black shirt dribbles a basketball on an indoor court, approaching another child in a white shirt.

Being part of a team means being able to depend on your teammates, work together, trust each other, respect each other, and become a family. This impacts me on a day-to-day basis because it reminds me of my most important goals: go to class, finish all four years of high school, and get a scholarship to college for either singing or basketball.

Frequently Asked Questions

Those interested in participating in Asphalt Green’s Community Sports Leagues should contact contact [email protected].

We run Community Sports Leagues at partnering schools and multiple locations throughout New York City, including in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx.