Wednesday, July 22, 2009

July Hoopz & Camp Facts!






Schedule Change- The HoopElite All-Girls Skills Camp on Saturday, July 25th has been postponed. A new date will be announced shortly...
HoopKidz Family-
Is your kid coming to Camp next week? Here's what you'll need to know;
* Camp starts at 9AM Mon., July 27th, Before Care- as early as 7AM After Care- until 7 PM
* Kids should bring a Bag/Backpack with a towel, extra T-Shirt, Water/Drink Bottle
* There's a HoopKidz Snack Bar with Drinks, Gatorade, Water, Snacks for purchase. Most items
One dollar or less.
* Parents are welcome!
* HoopKidz Campers- Come Ready to Learn & Play Basketball! See you there...
The Washington Wizards are offering a free ticket to one of three Home games this 2009/10 Season to each participant in one of HoopKidz/HoopElite Camps this Summer. To get your ticket and purchase additional tickets for family & friends, go to www.verizoncenter.com/wizards/summerfun. Call our HoopKidz contact, Josh Schiffman at (202) 628-3200, ext. 3852 E-mail him at jshiffman@washsports.com
HoopKidz News-
Check out our new 2009/10 schedule of HoopKidz & HoopElite sessions at www.hoopkidz.com. Mark your calendars now and register early for the early discounts available for past/current participants. Sessions in Bowie and Owings Mills/Baltimore are in place, plus new locations in Silver Spring, Rockville/Gaithersburg, and Gloucester, VA (Tidewater area)... In our thoughts & Prayers this week: Ms. Diana Gaither, Aunt Charlotte & Robert Robinson, The Cummings Family(Pauline), Mr. Cole , Samuel Yette, remembrance's of friend & Coach Gerald Moore, Bruno Lee & Family, & Al Holloman... HoopElite Post Play/Guard Camp takes place Saturday, August 1st at the City Of Bowie Gymnasium... HoopElite Open Fall Showcase for outstanding HS Sophmores, Jrs., & Seniors for College, JUCO, Post Grad/Prep exposure happens on Friday, October 9th, 2009 at the City Of Bowie Gymnasium. E-Mail us (info@hoopkidz.com) for details... HoopKidz/HoopElite Basketball P.O. Box 1539 Bowie, MD 20717-1539 1-888-HOOPKIZ(466-7549) www.hoopkidz.com E-Mail us at info@hoopkidz.com HoopKidz/HoopElite uses Nike Basketballs & Equipment exclusively...
Final Thought- One Man with courage makes a majority. -Andrew Jackson

Friday, July 17, 2009

More Summer Hoopz! New Schedules...
























HoopKidz/HoopElite Family-

The Summer's blazin' right along at what seems like warp speed!... A couple of notes- The HoopElite All-Girls Skills Camp scheduled for Saturday, July 25th at the City Of Bowie Gymnasium has been postponed. A new date will be announced shortly...The HoopElite Shooting Camp scheduled for Friday, July 17th at Takoma Park Middle School in Silver Spring has been moved. The new date is Saturday, August 29th from 9AM to 2 PM at the City of Bowie Gymnasium. Sorry for any inconvenience... The new Fall 2009 & 2010 HoopKidz and HoopElite session schedules go up on the website on July 20th! All of our sessions and Camps will be available for your planning schedules and early registration. Deep discounts for past and current HoopKidz/HoopElite attendees. New locations and sites will be available this Fall and in 2010!... Up next this Summer, The HoopElite Defensive Basketball Camp on July 18th(Bowie), our HoopElite All Girls Skills Camp on July 25th, the HoopKidz Summer Basketball Camp II session, July 27th thru 30th, and our HoopElite Post-Play & Guard Camp on August 1st. Are you registered yet? There's still time and spaces available! Go to http://www.hoopkidz.com/ to get on board... * Take a look -recognize anybody? Up Top , Photos from our 1st Summer Session on 6/25!
HoopKidz/HoopElite News-
In our Thoughts and Prayers- College Classmate, Bruno Lee and his family with loss of son, Christopher (age 10)... The Cummings Family and extended family on the sudden loss of Pauline Cummings, Ms. Diana Gaither, Charlotte Robinson, Robert Robinson, Classmate Al Holloman (Ossning, NY) on the loss of his Dad and the extended James family on the loss of patriach Courtland James... Also in our Prayers, former pro Quarterback Steve McNair's family. I had an opportunity some years ago to meet and play with him in Pro-Am Golf tourney. Great guy, great experience... Don't forget to redeem your Washington Wizard tickets for the 2009/10 season for attending one our Summer or Specialty Camps this year. Add family & friends to the mix for just $20! Information is available at www.verizoncenter.com/wizards/summerfun or contact our friend, Josh Shiffman at jshiffman@washsports.com or at 202.628.3200 HoopElite Showcase for HS Rising Sophmores, Juniors, & Seniors will be announced next week. Showcase will attended by College, JUCO, and Prep School/Post Grad Coaches. More info soon... We keep getting compliments: Don't get us confused, we're the Original! This is our 13th year! Several new Camps are trying to duplicate what we do. We're okay with that because everything has it's place. 14 thousand kids later, we're instructioning and teaching Basketball because of you. Thank You for your continued support. * Note to Parents/Buyer Beware: the 'I Got Skillz' Girls program being run at the Bowie Gym has no affiliation or connection with HoopKidz/HoopElite even though they have decided to use our Copyrighted and Patented slogans and almost identical wording in their advertising material*... Congrats to daughter, Zoe Dickerson on making the 2009/10 Washington Redskins Jr. All Star Cheerleader & Dance Squad. Way to go, Zoe!...Final Thoughts; If there were just 4 more hours in each day.... HoopKidz/HoopElite uses Nike Basketballs and Equipment exclusively... HoopKidz/HoopElite Basketball P.O. Box 1539 Bowie, MD 20717-1539 1-888-HOOPKIZ(466-7549), ext. 701 for a Coach or Director













Wednesday, July 01, 2009

HoopzSummer Update!















HoopKidz/HoopElite Family-

Summer Basketball is in session at HoopKidz/HoopElite! Special Thanks to all of our first session HoopKidz Summer Basketball Camp session Campers and 1st HoopElite Shooting Camp participants. We had a great group of kids who came in for the those sessions and worked especially hard at improving their skills. Hats off to all of Camp Partners- the Bowie Gymnasium staff, Panera Bread, Papa Johns, Nike, JDS Awards & Trophies, the Washington Wizards and City Wide Promotions (Reggie Diggs)... Up next, our HoopElite Defensive Basketball Camp(7/18) , the 2nd session of our HoopElite Shooting Camp (7/17 in Silver Spring) and the HoopElite All-Girls Skills Camp (7/25).
The 2nd session of HoopKidz Summer Basketball Camp commences on July 27th. Not registered? There are still some spaces available. Register in a hurry to get one of the last remaining spaces for this great teaching Camp. Both Boys & Girls, ages 3 to 13 are exposed to one of the best basketball learning environments in the Washington Metropolitan area... Parents, don't forget to redeem your Free Wizards ticket for each of your kids who attends one of our camps this Summer. E-mail or call us for follow-up information... Up top a couple of pics from HoopKidz Summer Basketball Camp I... Top Left, Camper Alex Pagan picks up his Mr. HoopKidz award for his efforts last week. Top Right, Director Aaron Hutchinson and his team pose after a win and Bottom Left, some of our Outstanding Girl campers from the 1st session-Kiana Rusdan, Brianna & Tori Stanley, Jillian Walker, Jessika Norell, and Kaitlyn Parks...


HoopKidz/HoopElite News-

In our Thoughts and Prayers this blog, Russ Minus (Bronx, NY), Ed Meyers, Ms. Diana Gaither, Charlotte & Robert Robinson, Mr. Cole, Samuel Yette, Yvonne & Justin Ellis, The Burnette Family, and the Family of Joyce DuBose... It doesn't seem possible that Michael Jackson has passed. Greatest single Entertainer of my lifetime- RIP... Congrats to Michael Adams, former pro and now new Head Coach at Archbishop Carroll, Washington, D.C... Rick Mahorn, Hampton Alum takes over Head Coach duties for WNBA Detroit franchise this Summer... Darryl Brooks, GWU Asst. takes over as Men's Head Coach at Bowie State... Ed(ward) Joyner takes over as men's Head Coach at Hampton University... Diane Richardson returns as Head Women's Coach at Riverdale Baptist after successful stints as Asst. at AU and U of MD... David Adkins, one of our favorite Camp lecturers leaves DeMatha to go to Asst. position at U of MD Womens. Congrats, Dave...We had a great 1st Camp last week. Some of our Oustanding efforts by Campers included Group 1; Nicholas Deve, Jr.-Outstanding Player Bruce Black- Mr. HoopKidz, Victoria Weaver-Ms. HoopKidz, Devin Harper-Mr. HardWork, Jaxon Monell- Best Defensive Player Group 2; Dennis Kirkland-Outstanding Player, Alex Garrido Pagan- Mr. HoopKidz, Kaitlyn Parks-Ms. HoopKidz, Dylan Muffley- Mr. HardWork, Best Defensive Player- Peter Snipes, Jr. Group 3- Jalen Niles-Outstanding Player, Aaron Lowe- Mr. HoopKidz, Danielle Powell-Ms. HoopKidz, Jacob Walker-Mr. HardWork, Tori Stanley-Ms. HardWork, Best Defensive Player- Marcus Foo Group 4- Jordan Lamberth-Outstanding Player, Ahmad Clark- Mr. HoopKidz, Kiana Rushdan-Ms. HoopKidz, Melvin Hudson-Mr. HardWork, Jala McClan-Ms. HardWork, and Justin Carter-Best Defensive Player. Congrats to you all!...Looking for advanced Basketball skill and /or enhanced athelic performance training (Speed, Agility, Conditioning, & Plyometric), contact us at info@hoopkidz.com or 1-888-HOOPKIZ(466-7549), ext. 701 for details... Final Thought- Remind Yourself that Life Isn't your Enemy, But Your Thinking May Be.... HoopKidz/HoopElite Basketball uses Nike Basketballs and Equipment exclusively... HoopKidz/HoopElite Basketball P.O. Box 1539 Bowie, MD 20717-1539 1-888-HOOPKIZ(466-7549), ext. 701 for a Coach or Director