Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative is hosting “Philly Girls Got Game” for the second year.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Thanks to the Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative, hundreds of teenage girls enjoyed a basketball session on Saturday.

The second annual Philly Girls Got Game is all about inspiration and addressing inequality in athletic opportunity.

“Today I feel like it’s a great opportunity to be here. We’re trying our hardest, we’re throwing a basket today. Great experience, very grateful,” said Amia Etreie.

Players on the Big 5 women’s basketball teams are making time for younger players.

“It feels good because I look up to them. I pray to be like her, so it’s great,” Etreie said.

Etreie is 14 years old. According to the Women’s Sports Foundation, girls at this age are twice as likely as boys to give up sports.

Philly Girls Got Game Day is attempting to address this statistic with this clinic, particularly in underserved communities.

“It makes me sad because you shouldn’t give up,” Etreie said.

That sentiment is shared by some players on the Drexel women’s basketball team.

“I think it’s great to be able to cheer them on because they were so excited, they were really happy to be here and I just feel like we can ask for that at these events,” said Drexel player Grace O’ Neill.

“I think it’s important to give back to our community and show our girls something to aspire to,” Drexel player Chloe Hodges said.

Some girls say they now feel inspired to play basketball in college.

“It feels great because I can learn from them. They taught me a lot of good things,” Jannah Reed said.

“We were that age once, we went to those camps once, and it’s a tough age when you’re that young – college seems so far away. But it’s important to remind them that we all had to start at that age and you just have to keep going and work hard,” Drexel player Laine McGurk said.

Not only did the younger players enjoy watching and learning from the older players in action, but many are now planning to attend their first women’s basketball game.