EPIC Sports: One Trial Basketball Class. Expires April 2017. EPIC Sports, Inc., a youth basketball program dedicated to developing the skills and interpersonal values of young athletes throughout New York City, has officially launched in the Upper West Side. Founded by philanthropist and basketball fanatic Rose Caiola, EPIC has recruited some of the city's finest coaching talent to head up its program and strengthen the skills of young participants through a series of specialized classes catering to students in grades 1 through 12.