Baseball may be the American Pastime, but how many fans can boast a truly exhaustive knowledge of the sport and the culture surrounding it? For casual spectators and connoisseurs alike, here are nine facts for nine innings—at least enough to fill a catche...
Basement Sports is proud to champion the launch of Blend FC, which made a splash at a recent farmers' market in Jersey City, NJ, offering fresh smoothies in promotion of healthy and transformative eating practices. Blend’s mission is to overcome hunger...
Despite the ongoing pandemic, the advent of spring has youth across the country eagerly pursuing opportunities to return to baseball. Whether they end up playing in an outdoor diamond or in the comfort of their own basement, here are four tips to make it ...
At Basement Sports, we are firm believers in vigorous play, particularly when it comes to children’s development. We enshrine this belief among our core principles, and use it to guide our decision-making processes. According to the American Academy of...
We’ve all heard about the benefits of blowing off steam, but what does this mean in practice? And how, specifically, does the concept apply to children? Placing too much pressure on kids carries several risks, among them self-esteem problems, higher ra...
Creativity is one of the Seven Core Principles of Basement Sports. We believe it holds wide-reaching value for kids of all ages. "Creative intelligence is the basis for the higher achievements of individuals," says Elżbieta Płóciennik of Science Direct...
The dawn of a new year brings fresh opportunities to learn and grow, even after a year as challenging as 2020. Year after year, improving one's fitness emerges as one of the most common New Year's Eve resolutions. It was the top pick for Americans at t...
The reviews are in, and sluggers are abuzz. After logging a rousing match in connection with the 2020 Basement Baseball World Series, players offered their thoughts on the Basement Sports starter kit, app, and rules of game play. "The ball, when it hit...
“It started for me back in the early 80s, when I was a five, six, eleven-year-old kid, with an older brother,” says Arman Rousta, Founder of Basement Sports. “We had a basement in Staten Island in our home, where we played . . . As young, athletic, energe...
Value-centric business models have swept the corporate world in recent years, and with good cause: company core values are proven to improve employee motivation and engagement, while nine out of ten CFOs believe that a clearly-articulated vision can impro...
