The Storm’s season may be over, but the team’s community basketball calendar continues. Rise Above lists a youth clinic with the Seattle Storm on Wednesday, November 18, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Storm Center for Basketball Performance, 1616 W. Bertona St. in Seattle.
The organizer’s event page provides the registration link and identifies BECU as the presenting partner, with support from Providence Swedish and Starbucks. For interested families, the useful first step is to follow that official link and confirm that the session fits their child before arranging the evening around it.
Basketball as an entry point
Rise Above’s work centers Native youth. The Seattle-based nonprofit was founded in 2015 by Jaci McCormack and Brad Meyers, according to its organizational history. Its approach uses sport to create opportunities for education, relationships and continued engagement with communities.
That context matters when reading a clinic announcement. The hour on court is an activity people can put on a calendar, but the organization describes a broader purpose than teaching a dribble move. Its program overview combines sports clinics with education, mentorship and community participation.
A well-run basketball session can offer something a game ticket cannot: time to try, make a mistake, listen and try again. For a young player, the useful outcome might be a skill, a new teammate or simply greater comfort entering a gym. Those are reasons to value participation without turning a community clinic into a promise about competitive advancement.
Part of a longer Storm program
The Storm’s Community Hoops page describes the 2026 Together We Rise series as ten one-hour clinics and two three-hour camps, working with Rise Above and Boys & Girls Clubs of King County. The November listing therefore sits within a planned series, rather than standing alone as a one-night appearance.
There is also an educational thread to the partnership. In its 2025 account of the program, BECU described using basketball activities to introduce ideas about earning, saving and spending. That report explains the partnership’s established approach; it should not be read as a minute-by-minute agenda for this November’s session.
The distinction is useful for families. A program can have a consistent mission while individual events vary in instructors, activities and available places. The current registration information should guide expectations for this particular evening.
Check the details that affect your family
The public listing establishes a time and place, but it does not establish remaining capacity or a complete set of age and eligibility requirements. Check those in the registration process, along with any cost, equipment instructions and arrival arrangements. Do not assume that an event link guarantees a place or that players from the Storm roster will be present.
The organizer’s page also includes participation and photography consent language. Parents or guardians should read it before registering and direct questions to the organizer. A shared social post or a friend’s invitation is not a substitute for understanding the current event terms.
For Seattle basketball, this is an off-season story worth following because the next generation’s connection to the game is built between professional games, too. The immediate opportunity is concrete: an hour of basketball at the training center, connected to an organization whose work is designed to continue beyond the final drill.