Mentoring has been shown to boost young people's motivation, their focus, concentration, mental preparation, and self-confidence. As our program model is based on one-to-one and small-group mentoring, we can closely monitor the progress of each student's physical, social, and emotional growth during basketball training and instruction.

At Crossover, mentoring is also focused on developing growth mindsets, character development, etiquette, confident self-expression, and exposure to the broader world. Youth who come to Crossover can be dealing with feelings of loneliness, not belonging, and social isolation. They may have been bullied or feel rejected by their peers at school or their neighborhood. [...]