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MIND OVER MATTER: DR. DAVE SCHROERLUCKE LAUNCHES MENTAL PERFORMANCE CONSULTANCY

Dr. Dave Schroerlucke wants to help you perform better under pressure. After years of watching people struggle to overcome performance anxiety, he realized that performance pressure is simply part and parcel of the human condition. Rather than trying to help people avoid stressful situations, he has designed systematic methods for confronting them head on.

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MIND OVER MATTER DR. DAVE SCHROERLUCKE LAUNCHES MENTAL PERFORMANCE CONSULTANCY Writer / Tyrel Kessinger

Dr. Dave Schroerlucke wants to help you perform better under pressure. After years of watching people struggle to overcome performance anxiety, he realized that performance pressure is simply part and parcel of the human condition. Rather than trying to help people avoid stressful situations, he has designed systematic methods for confronting them head on.

In January 2019, Schroerlucke launched Ripe Minds, a sport and performance psychology consultancy that deals in the business of what he calls mindset training.

“At Ripe Minds, my mission is to help individuals, teams and organizations

develop mindsets that promote selfawareness and optimal performance, particularly within the context of high-stakes or stressful environments,” Schroerlucke says.

Simply put, Schroerlucke wants to help people achieve success under stress.

Schroerlucke’s lifelong fascination with the mental side of performance led him to pursue a doctorate in clinical psychology, with a specialization in sport and performance psychology. His doctoral dissertation, “Choke Artists and Clutch Performers”, involved a comprehensive review of the scientific literature on performance under pressure.

“The goal of the review was to distill what we’ve learned through decades of research down to the essential psychological traits and skills that distinguish people who excel in high-stakes situations from those that falter,” he says.

The idea of focusing on the effects of performance pressure came to Schroerlucke over the course of 15-plus years as a math educator, during which he developed a special interest in helping students who are plagued by math anxiety.

“Many people suffer from a debilitating fear of math that can be a major deterrent to pursuing a career in science and technology, and, for many students, a huge obstacle to earning a degree of any kind,” Schroerlucke says.

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Having created professional development courses to help teachers better understand and combat math anxiety, Schroerlucke has become a recognized expert on the topic and has been asked to share his insights at national conferences for math education.

Schroerlucke’s experience in academics allowed him to pinpoint ways in which he can extend his practice to a variety of other performance domains, including sports, performing arts and business. Ultimately, he wants to bring the benefits of performance psychology training to everyone and dispel the myth that systematic mental training is only for world-class athletes, rock stars and Fortune 500 CEOs. “At the end of the day, we are all performers,” he says. “In life you are constantly being asked to deliver results, whether by a boss, a customer or a significant other, and your ability to meet the demands of life is largely the product of your mindset and mental preparation.”

To distinguish himself from motivational speakers and self-help gurus, Schroerlucke stresses that the Ripe Minds approach is not based on trite platitudes and hackneyed slogans, but instead requires a disciplined commitment to a specific course of training.

“TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAPACITIES, YOU WILL NEED TO GROUND YOUR VISION AND MISSION IN SOMETHING THAT PROVIDES DURABLE INTRINSIC MOTIVATION, SUCH AS A SENSE OF PERSONAL MEANING OR LIFE PURPOSE.” “To get the most out of your capacities, you will need to ground your vision and mission in something that provides durable intrinsic motivation, such as a sense of personal meaning or life purpose,” he says.

“Once that commitment is in place, we will work together to develop a psychological framework that will allow you to effectively allocate your attention and energy during both the preparation and performance phases of training.”

So how does it work, exactly? In its boileddown form, the Ripe Minds system employs a two-step program that is personally directed and implemented by Schroerlucke.

“Step one is guiding (clients) through the deep inner work required to create a personal philosophy and coherent vision of personal excellence,” Schroerlucke says. “Step two is implementing a suite of practical, evidence-based strategies that provide a foundation for mental performance that is robust enough to stand up under stress. This type of mental training involves cultivating a collection of mental attitudes - things like confidence, optimism and mental toughness; habits - things like mindfulness and goal-setting; and skills

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- things like mental imagery and positive self-talk.”

Schroerlucke is quick to caution against viewing his program as a one-size-fits-all endeavor.

“There is no secret sauce or silver bullet that will inoculate you against performance pressure,” he says.

Because every individual or team comes with a unique set of circumstances, the process always begins with a collaborative assessment aimed at clarifying the goals and expectations for the consulting relationship.

The mental training program is then tailored to the client’s needs and customized.

“Obviously, there’s no owner’s manual or trail map available for your particular journey, but there are certainly some familiar landmarks and helpful signposts available to guide us along the path to performance excellence,” Schroerlucke says.

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What makes Schroerlucke’s methodology so potent, he says, is its assimilation of a wider body of philosophy and psychology. The Ripe Minds overarching framework is what Schroerlucke calls integrative, in that it brings together evidence-based psychological skills from modern performance psychology, as well as insights taken from both Eastern contemplative traditions and Western existential psychology. “This integration of cutting-edge science and time-tested wisdom will provide a template for fashioning a mindset that is anchored in a disciplined yet playful commitment to the lifelong journey of self-discovery and personal growth,�

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As of March 2020, Schroerlucke and Ripe Minds will officially become part of Mandala House, a community outpatient mental health center located in the Louisville Highlands neighborhood.

a comprehensive sport and performance psychology training program.

Mandala House offers access to a wide range of mental health services including psychotherapy, psychiatry, psychological assessment, and neurofeedback treatment under one roof. As a licensed clinical psychologist, Schroerlucke will split his time at Mandala House between providing psychotherapy services and developing

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KEEPING IT FRESH FOOD LITERACY PROJECT EMPHASIZES HANDS-ON FARM BASED EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS thought how great it would be if there was a program where kids and teens could My great-grandparents tended a huge fruit have an authentic, hands-on experience and vegetable garden on their property, working on a vegetable farm. The Food as did my grandparents. Oh, how I loved Literacy Project began as a pilot at visiting Grandma’s house so I could plop Oxmoor Farms, and it was clear that local myself down in the middle of her strawberry youth really enjoyed the field-to-fork patch and gobble down scads of red ripe experience. berries. But my parents didn’t plant a garden, nor did I. “We consider it an invitation to participate meaningfully in a local food system. This “It seems that every generation is a little bit is why we’ve tried to shy away from giving more removed from the land,” says Carol tours or too much information,” Gunderson Gunderson, Executive Director of the Food says. “We let the experience be the driver Literacy Project. It’s a sad but true statement of the education because we know, through and one that others took note of, too. In research, that people are more likely to have fact, that’s how the Food Literacy Project a life-changing encounter if the learning is came to be. active rather than passive.”

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Back in 2006, an area farmer noticed that a good number of children hadn’t a clue where their food came from so he

Gunderson maintains that it’s not so important that kids recall the names of all vegetables as it is for them to recognize the

veggies in a meaningful manner — i.e., the crunch of the radish or the bitter taste of arugula.

The organization’s mission revolves around youth transforming their communities through food, farming and the land. So much of their work involves grade-school children learning to plant, harvest and cook together.

“We have an outdoor classroom on a working vegetable farm so they’re engaging all of their senses by growing, harvesting and preparing healthy food together,” Gunderson says. “It really gives kids a positive experience with a vegetable, which truly an extraordinary number of people have never had.”

Gunderson stresses that it’s a totally different experience to participate in

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harvesting something and preparing a dish from scratch than simply having peas show up on your plate. With fieldto-fork, students have investment in what they are eating and they get to cook it in the outdoor kitchen.

“They decide what goes in the dish — maybe more kale and less mustard greens,” Gunderson says. “They get to have ownership over the recipe because it’s their creation.”

Teens, ages 16 to 19, can apply to join the Youth Community Agriculture Program (YCAG) where they engage in the work of farming and selling produce at local farmers markets. This year they have a crew of 15 youth working 30 hours a week in the summer program.

“This is where teens really do a deep dive into the food system,” says Gunderson, noting that lecturing kids to eat their vegetables because they should is a tough sell with kids of all ages — teens, in particular. However, once these teens are exposed to working a garden with their hands, their perspective shifts.

Gunderson vividly recalls a time when the teens were preparing to take their veggies to the farmers market.

“We were making signs for the market and discussing the selling points of our vegetables,” Gunderson says. “I remarked, ‘Oh, our carrots are rich in vitamin A,’ and the kids were like, ‘No, Miss Carol. It’s not about the nutritional properties of this food.

People will buy the vegetables because they taste good.”

Another aspect of the Food Literacy Project is the professional development they offer to educators who have gardens on school grounds.

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The Food Literacy Project works with families, too, as there are neighborhoods in Louisville where people have physical and economic barriers to accessing healthy food.

“We’ve found that kids can be the drivers of change in their own families and peer groups,” Gunderson adds. “It’s like how I learned about recycling at school and came home and taught my family. I see that happening with food. If kids can bring home these messages, recipes and fresh food, they can be the change in their own household.”

They also send a truck farm into the community as an outreach — taking the farm to the community rather than bringing the community to the farm.

“It’s an edible mobile learning garden — literally a garden planted right in the bed of a pick-up truck,” Gunderson says.

In addition, they’re starting a second living classroom at Iroquois Farm, an urban farm on the south end of town. It’s an endeavor that the students have been instrumental in launching.

“To see people from so many different backgrounds come together for a common goal to clear a weed patch or to cook a meal together is amazing,” says Maggie “Mushroom” Epperson, a two-year YCAP participant.

As students become one with their food, it has a positive effect on their relationship with and appreciation for nutrition.

“Choosing to eat fresh and healthy because it tastes great is a good place to start, but pretty quickly teens, especially, discover that their bodies feel better when they eat differently,” Gunderson says.

For instance, they are less lethargic and have more energy.

The program also teaches students leadership and team-working skills. Denaee “Dragonfruit” Trumbo, a senior at Iroquois High School, says, “With farming, there’s so much to do [that] you can’t do it alone so you have to learn to get along with people and work as a team.”

For some, the program serves to inspire an entire career. Such was the case for Epperson, who recently finished her first year in the Culinary Nutrition program at Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Epperson credits YCAP for breeding her interest in pursuing culinary school.

“YCAP has fostered in me a curiosity about how the food system works,” Epperson says.

“I gained a true appreciation for the way that food is grown.”

Gunderson, who has been with the program for 13 years, says she never tires of witnessing the children’s sense of wonder.

“I love seeing that spark of recognition when a kid, who hasn’t had much exposure to being on a farm, has an experience that they can connect back to their lives,” Gunderson says. “For instance, when they smell herbs in the garden and a light bulb goes off in recognition and someone yells, ‘pizza!’ That moment never gets old.”

She was also bursting with pride when a 21-year-old former student who had participated in the program since he was 13 called to say that he had won a fellowship through the Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods.

It was a leadership opportunity for young African-American men.

“He said that the Food Literacy Project played a part in him getting where he is in life and he wanted to know if he could bring a cohort out to the farm,” Gunderson says.

“I can’t think of anything more rewarding.”

The Food Literacy Project’s office is at 9001 Limehouse Lane in Louisville. For more information, call 502-491-0072 or visit foodliteracyproject.org

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Over two decades ago, there were virtually zero opportunities for teenage girls in Louisville to participate in meaningful enrichment or personal development.

Louisville Girls Leadership (LGL) was formed to fill that void.

At the beginning of each school year, LGL welcomes 40 sophomore students from area high schools, with the goal of serving girls from as many schools as possible. This year’s class marks the most diverse group yet, with girls representing 28 schools and 23 zip codes. Over one-third of this year’s participants identify as black or African-American, and nearly another third are mixed, Middle Eastern, Asian, AsianAmerican, Hispanic or Latino.

Last year brought big changes for LGL including a new program coordinator, as well as the addition and expansion of various events and offerings.

“Last summer I joined the LGL staff and began to learn what it meant to work for an organization wholly dedicated to their mission, ‘By girls, for girls,’” says new program coordinator Laura Patterson.

A group of program alumnae who are current juniors and seniors in high school serve on the organization’s steering committee, and are responsible for designing and implementing the year’s programming for the new group of participants.

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Patterson says. “Our steering committee is the force behind each program.”

Heba Qaissi, a senior at Walden School who lives in Jeffersontown, is one of the steering committee co-chairs this year. She applied to be a participant in the program two years ago after a friend encouraged her to apply, and she’s been hooked ever since.

“Going into the program, I didn’t really know what it was about, just that it included girls and empowerment, which sounded pretty cool,” Qaissi says. “It has been a really powerful and eye-opening experience, learning about issues and how we as girls can be leaders. We learn how to really get involved in our communities and use our passions to create a better world.”

After graduating from the program, Qaissi

joined the steering committee as a junior so she could help implement some of her own ideas and share them with a group of like-minded girls. She was inspired during her time as a participant, and wanted the opportunity to have an impact on the younger generation.

Lindsey Latts, a junior at Kentucky Country Day School who also serves on the steering committee, joined LGL and stayed involved for similar reasons. The program had been on her radar for years leading up to her actual participation, as her mom served on the program’s board in its early days. She is proud to carry on the family legacy and help the program to evolve.

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“Going to such a small school, I’ve felt isolated from all of the other schools throughout the greater Louisville area,” Latts says. “In the past year and a half, I have met so many girls from all over the city, and I am constantly exposed to different ideas and perspectives when we are discussing important issues.”

Qaissi adds that she appreciated the opportunity to grow her network.

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This year’s steering committee chose four main topics around which to design leadership programming. The first, Women in Power, will challenge the girls to find what it means to step into their power and unlock their potential as leaders. College and Career Readiness will allow the girls to discover available opportunities to design a future that inspires them. Anti-Racism and AntiOppression will help the girls unlearn their bias so they can lead with more care, courage and integrity. Finally, the girls will focus on Health and Well-Being, learning strategies to take care of their mental, physical and sexual health as young people and leaders.

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girls to connect with one another, as well as host powerful women in the community as speakers and facilitators. An overnight event is held at the beginning of each program year to help the girls break the ice with one another in a fun, relaxed way.

will lead their first-ever STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) day for girls. This day-long event will allow girls and women to demonstrate and practice STEM skills to inspire and support area students interested in STEM fields.

In addition to the monthly sessions, the students also host major events for youth across the city. February saw the second annual Galentine’s Dance, a communitywide event to engage girls and provide a safe, empowering space for students to celebrate their friendships with one another.

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“LGL is definitely a hidden gem in the community,” Qaissi says. “You’ll meet the best people of your life and form connections you’d never thought you’d have as a participant. The motto says it all - ‘By girls, for girls.’ We’re doing this to help benefit all girls in society, so they will know how to tap into their full potential.”

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The organization’s signature fundraising event, Onward!, is coming up on Friday, March 13, and provides a chance for community members to get to know the program and its participants better.

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beautiful thing to know that every person around you is a feminist and a supporter of the future of girls in our city. The feeling in the room was electric.”

The event includes hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Tickets are $35 online and $40 at the door, and can be purchased at onward20.eventbrite.com.

“Our 2020 event is going to be even more meaningful since we’ll be celebrating the centennial of women Attendees are invited to participate in a night of networking, empowerment and winning the right to vote,” says Raley, fundraising, all in the name of supporting noting that white women received the right to vote in 1920, but all women girls in Louisville. Last year’s event could not fully exercise the right to vote had over 200 attendees, and this year until decades later. “If you believe in promises to be even bigger. the power of women and girls, this is an evening you don’t want to miss.”

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“Our biggest goal here at HearCare audiology is to provide patients with excellent service, while at the same time ensuring that they feel welcome and comfortable in our office,” Lazich says. “We will always go the extra mile to ensure that our patients are happy and that all of their needs are taken care of.”

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“We understand that hearing is a very crucial aspect of a person’s overall health,” Lazich says. “When an individual is unable to hear, it decreases their quality of life greatly.

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“People don’t want to talk or think about When St. Joseph was first established as an children being abused, or who’ve been hurt orphanage nearly two centuries ago, children and have nowhere to live,” Christina says. most commonly lived at the home due to “It’s natural for people to avoid talking about economic hardship, war time or disease uncomfortable topics unless they’ve gone epidemics. Communications Director through that experience themselves. So how Christina Miller says the home has evolved to do we get the community to care enough to meet the current needs of the community. at least sit down and listen? Kids are healing here but what we want most is to connect She says the children who reside at the home them with their forever family.”

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In 2015 St. Joseph Children’s Home joined The Face It® movement, which seeks to end child abuse and neglect once and for all.

“We currently have three core programs residential treatment, therapeutic foster care and adoption, and the child development center, which serves close to 350 children, infant to 21 years old, annually across programs,” Christina says.

The residential treatment program is home to 48 children who live on campus while waiting to be placed back into a home setting such as a foster home or a relative’s home. The children receive intensive individual and group therapy, and participate in an array of therapeutic activities like yoga, a bike club, and a hip hop dance class.

“Art therapy is huge here”, Christina says. “Mainly that just has to do with how your brain really copes with trauma at that age. A lot of our kids haven’t developed the brain structures or neuronal connections necessary to process trauma in a verbal way. Art is a nonverbal way to do that.”

St. Joe’s therapeutic foster care and adoption program is aimed at providing safe and loving homes for children in need. The driving force behind the program is to find kids their forever, adoptive families, and St. Joe’s continues to have one of the highest rates of adoption in the state among private agencies.

“We provide our foster families with every level of support, from physical needs such as clothing or car seats to emotional needs,” Christina says.

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An annual St. Joe’s picnic - a tradition that dates all the way back to 1850 - is held every August.

“New families have been created at picnics,” Christina says. “Couples or individuals have come to the picnic, happened to talk to a volunteer at our foster care booth, got connected, and now have adopted children through our foster care and adoption program.”

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“Working with kids is my passion”, says Christina, who has a master’s degree in applied clinical psychology. “A lot of bad things that happen in this world happen because people are in pain. If I can at least help someone when they are young enough to heal from their pain, then maybe, just maybe, they will grow up to make a positive difference in the community.”

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This past year, the Tru Fit Windows Mascot - Fitz the Frog, was inducted into the Louisville League of Mascots.

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The weeks after Winter Break can drag on and on, especially during an exceptionally cold and dreary winter. A little Spring Break planning can be just the thing to get you out of the winter doldrums and looking forward to some time away. Whether you stay close or travel far, here are some tips for planning your Spring Break trip.

1. BOOK EARLY Lots of people travel during Spring Break so booking early assures you can get better flights, hotel rooms and attraction tickets.

Schools typically release their yearly calendars at the beginning of the school year, giving you plenty of heads up to book Spring Break early.

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chance of getting a better deal and making sure you book just the right flight or hotel for your family. The longer you wait to book flights, for example, the less likely you are to get seats together or even be on the same flight.

2. SET A BUDGET Lay out a travel budget for your Spring Break trip and stick to it. Making family memories on a vacation may be priceless, but taking a trip you can’t afford isn’t worth going into debt. Just like it’s beneficial to book early, it also helps to save early for your Spring Break trip.

Spring Break doesn’t fall too far after Christmas, another expensive time for your family budget, so planning ahead allows you to spend money on both. Use a budget management tool like Mint to help you plan and save.

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Online travel agencies like Expedia, Travelocity and Kayak allow you to search for travel deals all around the world. Many even have special Spring Break pages, providing trip suggestions for flights, hotels and activities.

If you’ll be traveling by air, some travel experts suggest the best time to purchase airline tickets is on a Tuesday, as prices tend to drop that day each week. Sign up for airline and hotel emails to unlock other deals.

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The purpose of any JROTC program is “to instill in students in [the United States] secondary educational institutions the values of citizenship, service to the United States, and personal responsibility and a sense of accomplishment.”

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Living in North Carolina in the 1970s, Ebert was on the track to retirement and wondering where his next adventure would be.

An old friend, Col. H.J. Huntzinger, approached Capt. Ebert and asked if he would like to join him in starting a JRTOC Program in Jeffersontown, KY. “We being marines, we were used to taking new jobs,” Capt. Ebert says. “I figured I could go up and try it out, and if I decided it wasn’t for me, I could go someplace else.”

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The Cinderella stories. The upsets. The bracketology. Whether you’re an avid college basketball fan or just enjoy picking your bracket based on the mascots, March Madness is an exciting time. This year, share that excitement by hosting your own watch party for your family and friends with this winning starting line-up. Here are 5 helpful tips for making your March Madness party a slam dunk.

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If your household is lacking the ideal television, many rent-toown businesses and furniture rental companies offer short-term rentals. If you’re in the market for a new TV anyway, keep an eye out for sales right before the Super Bowl and the weeks leading up to the start of March Madness.

3. UP YOUR BRACKETOLOGY GAME One of the best parts of March Madness is picking your teams and watching them advance along your bracket. Some people spend hours pouring over game notes and expert tips to pick their bracket, while others choose teams based on school colors, mascots or friends who attended that school. No matter how you choose, elevate your bracket game at your party with fun games and contests.

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4. ENTERTAIN GUESTS WITH OTHER GAMES TO PLAY While the basketball games are the main attraction, have other games for guests to play during halftime or in between rounds. Break out the PlayStation or Xbox for a round of NBA Live or NBA2K. Head outside for a real game of hoops, horse or knockout. Let your guests show off their skills. You could also put up small basketball hoops around the house for trick shots and alley-oops.

5. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE AMBIANCE Tie it all together with a fun ambiance. Have all your guests wear their favorite basketball jersey or other collegiate team wear. If your guests are willing to go all out, ask everyone to wear their best face paint and offer a prize for the coolest design. Join the fun too, donning a referee shirt and whistle to call any party fouls and award points for participation.

Make the party atmosphere extra fun by playing Jock Jams songs in the background. Most party stores sell basketball-themed decorations. You also can’t go wrong with simple black and orange streamers and balloons.

No matter how you party, just remember to be safe and have fun!

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