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On July 11, dozens of kids attended Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears’ Fifth Annual Youth Basketball Clinic.

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See kids shoot hoops at the prosecutor’s annual basketball clinic

by Claire Nguyen, Mirror Indy
July 11, 2025

<h1>See kids shoot hoops at the prosecutor’s annual basketball clinic</h1> <p class="byline">by Claire Nguyen, Mirror Indy <br />July 11, 2025</p> <p>On July 11, dozens of kids attended Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears' Fifth Annual Youth Basketball Clinic.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN01-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56650" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Jake Brosius (left), a program coordinator at the Marion County Prosecutor's Office, practices defensive footwork with Bryson Gooch, 10, on July 11, 2025, at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. “We enjoy bringing the kids out,” Brosius said. “It’s really an opportunity for a lot of those kids who may have nothing better to do on a Friday in the summer. We hang out, play ball and connect.”</figcaption></figure> </p></div> </p></div> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN02-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56652" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Yianni Tejada dribbles a ball before Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears’ Fifth Annual Youth Basketball Clinic on July 11, 2025, at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. Yianni went to the clinic with his brother Josuel, and they later played a friendly game against each other.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN03-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56653" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A Marion Country Prosecutor’s Office ball hangs above the rim of a basketball hoop July 11, 2025, at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. Each kid participating in the clinic received a drawstring bag and a customized blue basketball.</figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-columns"> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:100%"> <div class="wp-block-columns"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN04-682x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56659" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Jake Brosius, a program coordinator at the Marion County Prosecutor's Office, starts the clinic with stretches July 11, 2025, at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. After stretches, Brosius lead the group to practice defensive footwork by having them run side-to-side on their toes.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN05-682x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56660" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Cayden Ware screams out “defense” during stretches July 11, 2025, at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. The defensive footwork rotation started with running side-to-side on their toes and then hitting the ground while screaming “defense!”</figcaption></figure> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> <figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN06.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56657" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Kids throw basketballs to each other to practice passing July 11, 2025, at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. The first row to finish passing won a small trophy at the end of the clinic.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN07-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56654" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Keemani Haggard, 6, attempts to shoot a basket July 11, 2025, at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. Keemani attended with her brother RJ and practiced shooting with him until the end of the clinic.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN08-682x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56662" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Liam Glenn, 12, stretches his calf muscles July, 11, 2025, at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. Young hoopers were told to stretch out before playing so they won’t strain a muscle.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN09-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56663" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">RJ Klomp (left), 9, stares down the ball while Bryson Gooch, 10, attempts to shoot July 11, 2025, at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. In the last 15 minutes of the clinic, young hoopers were encouraged to play a game or practice shooting.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN10-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56658" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Yianni Tejada (right) attempts to block a shot from his opponent, Cayden, on July 11, 2025, at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. Yianni received a blue Pacers arm sleeve during the clinic.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN11-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56661" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Liam Glenn, 10, practices his defensive stance during the clinic July 11, 2025 at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. Liam was joined by his brothers Xavier and Britton.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN12-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56656" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Small trophies sit on a table during Prosecutor Ryan Mears’ 5th Annual Youth Basketball Clinic on July 11, 2025, at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. Each player of a team that won a competition, like which team can hit three shots, received a small trophy.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN13-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56655" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears (on the left) high-fives Zaniya Osborne, 9, after she makes a basket July 11, 2025, at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. Zaniya went to the clinic with her sister Zaria. “It’s really easy to get down on young people,” Mears said. “It’s really easy to get down on parents. Today is a great reminder that there are so many people out here who are doing the right thing.”</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PROSECUTOR-BBAL-CLINIC_CN14-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-56651" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Participants, organizers and volunteers huddle together at the end of the clinic July 11, 2025, at Friendship Westside Center for Excellence in Indianapolis. “There are so many people out here who want to do the right thing, who are really working hard with their kids to try and put them in positions to be successful,” Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said. “It’s a good reminder to all of us to continue to focus on the people who want to do the work, who want to help, who want to make a difference.”</figcaption></figure> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/kids-basketball-clinic-ryan-mears-marion-county-prosecutors-westside-youth-sports/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=56698&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/kids-basketball-clinic-ryan-mears-marion-county-prosecutors-westside-youth-sports/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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