Fall Clinic, he asked “what coaches here in New York State will be with me and coach barefoot in a game near Martin Luther King Day in January?”  In a terrific moment, nearly every New York coach in the hotel ballroom stood up!!!  

Click here to go to  Samaritan’s Feet   — Website watch the video, learn that 300 million children wake up everyday with no shoes. The Samaritan’s Feet site – gives all the information and hints that a coach will need.

 See how simple it is to donate $5. which provides a pair of shoes to a child who does not have any. 

You can give by texting (SHOES) to 85944, and $5 will be added to your next phone bill.

  The names of many of New York’s coaches who already signed up are listed on the Samaritan’s Feet site New York Coaches so far. 

A tremendous number of BCANY coaches have signed up to coach barefoot. It certainly puts coaches outside of their comfort zone — but it is very important to do.  Several other state basketball coaches associations wanted to get involved with Samaritans Feet.  We are the first state basketball coaches association to jump into this activity.  The eyes of other states are on us.  We need to set a very high bar by raising the funds for a tremendous number of shoes. 

Please coach barefoot.  Then send an email to DArcher@stny.rr.com, to let us know that date, game and how it went.  It is extremely important that we hear from every basketball coach in NYS who participates in Coaching barefoot for bare feet.