Rockland Rockets Basketball

John Smith has coached Basketball for the last 10 years for both CYO and AAU programs; John coached his 8^th grade boys to become NY Archdiocesan Boys Champions. Coach Smith has also coached for BuddyBall sports – a multi-sport program for children with disabilities and is a member of board of directors for Rockland ARC.  Coach Smith has earned an award from the Association for the Visually Impaired (BuddyBall.) Coach Smith’s love of coaching comes from watching the clock tick down at his Archdiocesan championship.  The boys were playing together for years and seeing the joy on their faces as they realized a significant goal in their CYO career was accomplished; that makes coaching worthwhile. Working and coaching kids with disabilities, every little achievement is a big thing for them. It’s all about the kids.  Guiding, helping, and teaching kids are the most important aspects of our involvement in AAU.  Letting the kids know that being part of a team and contributing to that team’s                                                  success will help them later in life.

                                           Coach Smith is currently in training for his 3^rd NYC Triathlon