{"id":4080,"date":"2018-06-19T19:06:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T19:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wooter.com\/articles\/inside-the-fan-shop-one-on-one-with-shirod-icne-3pbl-founder-general-manager\/"},"modified":"2018-06-19T19:06:16","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T19:06:16","slug":"inside-the-fan-shop-one-on-one-with-shirod-icne-3pbl-founder-general-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wooter.com\/articles\/inside-the-fan-shop-one-on-one-with-shirod-icne-3pbl-founder-general-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside The Fan Shop: One-on-One with Shirod Icne (3PBL Founder & General Manager)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On June 3, the 3PBL and Founder\/GM Shirod Ince tip-off the 2018 Wooter League at the Henry  Street Settlement in the Lower East Side, but that’s only part of the story. The rest of this basketball tale details the journey of an NYC coach committed to helping kids get better, all while re-investing into the same community and courts that raised him. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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One of the best parts about the work we do at Wooter Apparel, is being able to team up with people like yourself who are passionate about the game and giving back to the game through their community…what does it mean to you to have 3PBL going strong since launching your basketball league on the Lower East Side two years ago? <\/strong><\/p>\n

For 3PBL to be going strong for the past 2 years is a blessing. There has been so much growth since the first year. I owe all the success to the participants, volunteers, friends, family, to Wooter Apparel and to Henry Street Settlement.<\/p>\n

Honestly speaking it\u2019s very humbling to be the reason anybody wants to wake up on Saturday and Sunday to play basketball. It\u2019s also motivating to continue to provide the best experience possible. The best part is that I have the opportunity to create a safe and competitive space for everyone to participate. They get to create new bonds and friendships. Anybody who\u2019s ever played a sport and has had the experience I\u2019m looking to recreate knows that you consider your teammates brothers and sisters. You\u2019ve got their back. It becomes bigger than basketball. <\/p>\n

For people not familiar with 3PBL and the annual summer basketball league going down in the Lower East Side, describe the heart of the league — why Purpose, Poise, and Passion?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The heart of 3PBL<\/a> comes from three things I picked up as a player<\/a> and believe everyone should carry with them. It doesn\u2019t just have to be limited to Basketball, it can be applied in their everyday life, to any situation or sport. That just so happens to be the message behind the league itself. Purpose , Poise, and Passion. I felt these three served as important foundations because if you\u2019re going to be successful you have to know your purpose, you have to maintain your poise, and you have to have passion while doing it. If our participants emulate these three things there is a higher chance for them to be successful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Along with teaming-up with Wooter Apparel, you also have a tremendous relationship with your work at the Henry Street Settlement. How would you describe these last 10 years working with HSS — the home court of the 3PBL?<\/strong><\/p>\n

These last 10 years has been a very good learning experience for me as a man and as a coach. I\u2019ve been given the opportunity to grow through the values instilled in me while being a participant in Henry Street Settlement\u2019s youth programs. I am forever grateful for that. In return I\u2019m given the opportunity to give back and instill those same values as well as my own values into everyone I have the chance to impact.<\/p>\n

The 3PBL is only part of the story here, Shirod: you also coach and assist at Asphalt Green and serve as a student assistant coach in women’s basketball at York College of the City University of New York…when do you find time to sleep?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A good friend of mine once told me the more you work the less time you have to spend the money you make. For me it\u2019s not just about the money I make, it\u2019s also about the quality of work that I\u2019m doing. I love what I do so I don\u2019t mind sacrificing sleep to further my passion.<\/p>\n

I love coaching and love teaching kids about the game of Basketball. I\u2019m lucky enough to have coached at every level so far from Elementary to middle school to high school to college to AAU. Hopefully a professional coaching job is next (…laughs..). After all this work I usually sleep as soon as I get home after showering. When it\u2019s all said and done I want it to be known that I worked as hard as I could everyday. It\u2019s not because I care about what people think of me, but because I want to show the kids who may be watching me that if you work hard everyday, it pays off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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