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Last week of the creation period!

Collection is set to open at 00:00 a.m. ET, June 15

Countdown here

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Coachplayer. Coach x player. Coach in a sexual relationship with player. Coach with dubiously ethical but indisputably intimate and perhaps even romantic ties to his favorite player. Reblog if you agree

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Happy Mother’s Day 💐

And a reminder that:

1) this event is open to all gender configurations, basketball professionals, and dynamics therein — the only thing that matters is that age gap ❣️

2) the collection opens about one month, on June 15❣️

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TWO MONTH TO GO

until the nbada collection opens on ao3!

in the mean time, if any of you want to create or highlight supporting materials — primers/powerpoints, pre-existing edits, etc — to promote your ships, feel free to @ this acc and i’d be happy to spread the good word :)

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THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL AGE DIFFERENCE ASSOCIATION SEASON IS UPON US

Do YOU 🫵🏽 enjoy the age-old sports RPF tradition that is rookie/vet ships? Or perhaps player/coach? Or any other loaded, age-difference related dynamic that can crop up within a hypercompetitive environment? Do you also love basketball?

Then I have just the challenge for you!

(copied directly from the AO3 collection linked above)

FAQ:

What is this? NBADA is a low-stakes fanworks challenge focused on age difference ships surrounding basketball players: rookie/vet, player/coach, player/Their Retired GOAT, etc. Essentially, you create a fanwork that fits the Theme then post it to this collection, which will remain hidden until reveals on June 15 (American Father's Day 😎). Then we all get to feast! How are we defining age difference? I don't want to set a hard limit lest that cut off a ship that Fits The Vibe, but to attempt to define or guide The Vibe: there should in fact be a notable age difference, and that difference should in some way inform the dynamic of the ship. Whether that means there's a power imbalance, experience gap, hero worship, cradle robbing guilt, they just think it's hot, they don't really think about it like that but it's still a thing in their relationship, some other Thing — all valid. An example of what I think falls outside this challenge is something like LeBron/Redick. Like, yes, there is probably some sort of interesting dynamic going on there, but it's not an age difference thing, so probably not the right fit for this particular challenge. I have a different question! The ask box is open at nbagediff on tumblr!

Rules:

- Collection will go live at 00:00 a.m. ET, Sunday, June 15th - All forms of fan content are accepted (fic, art, edits, gifs, playlists, etc.). There is no minimum or maximum bar the fanwork has to meet to be included. - No kinkshaming, harassing other participants, fandom cop behavior, etc. Despite the name and timing, this challenge is open to all professional basketball leagues and its players, given they are: - Again, professionals, not amateurs (so no current college players sorry (writing about the college years of otherwise eligible players is fine)) - Over the age of 18 - Have not been accused of sexual or domestic violence