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The Program

Our teams

We field teams from 1st through 4th grade. Every summer these teams move up a grade together, and a new group joins at the bottom — so a player who starts with us can stay with us.

A team that grows with your child

Your child doesn't age out of a group each year. The kids who start together in 1st grade move up together — same teammates, same coaches, year after year.

Coaching, not just supervision

Practices teach something specific. Every player gets coached, and every player gets real minutes — we keep rosters small so nobody spends the afternoon on a bench.

Real floors, real competition

Local tournaments first, and further afield as a group is ready. Our teams have played everywhere from Long Island gyms to the floor at Barclays Center.

Teams by grade

A young Crunchtime player holding the ball, ready to shoot

1st Grade

First real team. Learning to love the work.

What they work on

  • Dribbling with either hand without looking down
  • Passing to a teammate who is open, not the one you like most
  • Listening in a huddle and doing the thing you were asked
Ask about this teamClass of 2038
A Crunchtime player driving past a defender at Barclays Center

2nd Grade

Spacing, defence, and the first real games.

What they work on

  • Where to stand when you do not have the ball
  • Sliding your feet on defence instead of reaching
  • Finishing with the correct hand on both sides of the rim
Ask about this teamClass of 2037
A Crunchtime player squaring up for a shot at Barclays Center

3rd Grade

Reading the floor instead of reacting to it.

What they work on

  • Seeing two passes ahead
  • Playing through contact and staying composed
  • Running a set without being told twice
Ask about this teamClass of 2036
A Crunchtime team biting their championship medals

4th Grade

Real competition, and leading a group through it.

What they work on

  • Holding a standard when the game gets tight
  • Picking a teammate up after a mistake
  • Preparing for a specific opponent, not just playing
  • Tournament Champions2025–26 · 3rd grade
Ask about this teamClass of 2035

Not sure where your child fits?

That's the most common question we get, and there's no wrong answer. Tell us their grade and roughly what they've played before — rec, travel, or nothing at all — and we'll point you to the right group.

Plenty of kids start with training and join a team later. Plenty start having never played. Both are fine.

A Crunchtime team with their coach at an AAU tournament