HoopKidz/HoopElite Family-
It's been awhile since we've blogged, but we've been busy with the arrival of the Spring Basketball and our exciting Summer basketball calendar! Thanks to all concerned for a great January thru March of Instructional Basketball sessions. Owings Mills(Baltimore), Silver Spring, and Bowie sessions were filled with great kids working hard on their skill levels. Special Thanks to all our Parents for their help and involvement... Going on now- Our HoopKidz Saturday Instructional League in Bowie... Up next our last Instructional session of this School year in Bowie begins Thursday, April 9th. Don't forget to sign up for this last session before Summer! ... Great response so far to what's going to be our most exciting Summer Camp line-up yet! Our two big HoopKidz Summer Basketball Camps for Boys & Girls, Ages 3 to 13 will be held on June 22nd and July 27th. Appearance and speaking commitments are still coming in! Recent commitments from Gonzaga High's Steve Turner and DeMatha's David Adkins, plus Camp favorites Robert 'Bobby' Kinzer and Nike BrandJordan's Steve Riggins ... Register for these camps today and you're still eligible for a discount. Our regular Camp price will be in effect soon! Our Skill Specialty Camps are filling fast as well. HoopElite Shooting Camp(2 locations), HoopElite Post Play/Guard Camp, the HoopElite Defensive Basketball Camp and our HoopElite All-Girls Skill Camp are all available to register for now on line and fill up well in advance... Next week, our Blog about 'What to Look for in a Summer Camp' ... Up Top Left our Feature Photo, Director Dennis Kirkland and his HoopKidz charges in our March Owings Mills sessions and on the Right HoopKidz Group 1 from Bowie in March '09!...
HoopKidz/HoopElite News-
Congrats to HoopKidz Summer Basketball Camp Counselor, Dwayne Anderson(St. John's) and his Villanova Wildcats on this year's Final Four appearance. Dwayne's local teammates include Dante Cunningham(St.John's/Potomac) and Maurice Sutton (Largo)... We're holding our first DC/MD/VA HS Seniors Showcase on Wednesday, April 22nd. This event is for graduating Seniors still seeking College Basketball playing scholarships and opportunities... The City of Bowie Gymnasium will hold a Basketball Fundrasier for HoopKidz Summer Basketball Camp Counselor, Leon Willis on Friday, April 3rd, 2009 at 6PM. Willis, who graduates from Virginia State University in May, was an All-CIAA performer this season. The benefit is to help fund Leon's tour of Europe this Summer with the all CIAA Basketball team... Special thanks to HoopKidz Director Bob Batten and Bowie State University for allowing us to work with the visiting Russian Basketball team on a State Department tour which included a visit to a Wizards game, the Indiana Final 8 site, and a game vs. the Indiana State HS Basketball Champion... Post season HoopElite Basketball Skill training has already begun! Call the office at 1-888-HOOPKIZ(466-7549), ext. 701 for times and schedules... Final Thought- 'Fear and Worry are interest paid in advance on something you may never own'... *HoopKidz/HoopElite uses Nike Basketballs and equipment exclusively* HoopKidz/HoopElite P.O. Box 1539 Bowie, MD 20717-1539 1-888-HOOPKIZ(466-7549) Ext. 701 will get you to a Coach or Director www.hoopkidz.com E-mail us at info@hoopkidz.com...
