Girls getting better

Developing young women through Sports

Elementary – The Biddy League

Middle School – Baltimore Cup

High School – Summer Camp

College – The BWI League

Founder & Coach

Breaira Barksdale

With over sixteen years of experience leading youth basketball events, originally from Baltimore, Breaira started her coaching career in the south with the Tennessee Lady Trotters AAU organization. She has traveled all over the country in efforts to develop an ecosystem dedicated to helping the structure of youth
girls basketball players. She landed her first NBA job with
the Atlanta Hawks in 2014, in just two years she became 2016 Employee of the Year.

In 2017 she founded the Girls Getting Better Foundation Corporation. Through her non profit she has been able to develop programming in almost 25 school across Maryland, partnerships with YMCA and Baltimore City Parks and recs , 3 back to schooldrive in three different communities.

History

Atlanta Entertainment Basketball League is a nonprofit organization that uses sport as a pathway out of poverty. AEBL’s goal is positively to influence youth through mentoring and community connections in under-resourced areas of metropolitan Atlanta.

Our MIssion

Provide innovative leagues, tournaments,camps, and clinics to develop young female athletes.

Our Vision

To enrich,encourage, and empower young girls through basketball

Our Goals

To bridge the social and economic gap in female sports.

Our goals focus on inspiring and preparing female basketball players by documenting footage and partnering with media outlets to showcase elite talent in urban communities nationwide. We also aim to host workshops for high school students, equipping them with the knowledge needed for academic readiness, NCAA eligibility, and scouting service plans.

We recognize and educate by organizing “The Barksdale Women’s Invitational League,” which highlights post-graduate players and empowers them through partnerships with sponsors like John Hopkins, DT Truist Bank, and Health Solutions of MD, LLC. Our commitment is to offer valuable resources on proper diet, nutrition, mental wellness, and self-care in collaboration with Next Generation Therapeutic Services, providing services for 25 kids.

2019 – Girls Getting Better

is a nonprofit exclusively geared towards helping girls get more exposure through sports. The goal is to provide girls with positive and competitive basketball activations.

2019- The BWI League

was created for college level athletes to compete at an elite level against top high school players, NCAA Division I and II athletes, and current and former WNBA and international pros.

2021- The Baltimore Cup

is a Middle School Basketball Tournament simulating the NCAA March Madness Tournament. This was created in efforts to giving middle school girls the opportunity to compete against the best talent in the area while also being able to play in front of some of the top High Schools in Baltimore.

2022 – The Biddy League

is an introductory league for girls interested in playing basketball. Girls in the biddy league usually start at the ages 4-10 years old.