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Tournaments and Camps

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Spring Basketball Leagues and Tournaments at the Nothin' but Net Sports Complex
Just FYI, the registration forms for the Spring Basketball Leagues and Tournaments have now been posted to our website www.nbnsportscomplex.com.
As a quick summary of the what we will be hosting this spring and the dates:
 

-SPRING BASKETBALL LEAGUE
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Begins March 21
-Ends before Memorial Day Weekend. 
-Registration deadline is March 7.
-Includes 10 game season and a single elimination tournament at the end of the regular season.
-Similar to last year, we will be having games on Weds, Fri., Sat and Sun.
 

-NBN March Madness Tournament
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March 30-April 1
-Registration deadline is March 20
-Registration fee is $90/team and teams pay refs directly. 
-3 game guarantee. 
-Open to all select, AAU, travel and school teams!
 

-SPRING FLING TOURNAMENT
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May 11th-13th
-Registration deadline is May 1.
-Registration fee is $90/team and teams pay refs directly
-3 game guarantee.
-Open to all select, AAU, travel and school teams!
 

-SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN TOURNAMENT
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June 22-24th.
-Registration deadline is June 12th
-Registration fee is $90/team and teams pay ref fees directly.
-3 game guarantee.
-Open to all select, AAU, travel and school teams!

New Organization ...
Cincinnati Bounce Sports Association, LLC
They will be hosting a PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT over two weekends in November (November 13 and 18-20. 
Click Here for tourmament information. 
Click Here for a registration form. 
Click Here for a roster form. 
Click Here for tournament rules.
2011 Firebird Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament
Tournament for Boys and Girls Teams 4th - 6th Grade select and recreational divisions.  November 22, 23, 25, & 26.  Click Here for an informational flyer.
Firebird Hoops Youth Fall Basketball League
Shoot Out for high school aged players and skill camp for players grades 4-12 during week of June 20, 2011.  Click Here for an informational flyer.
University of Cincinnati Shoot Out and Camp
Due to numerous requests WE ARE EXPANDING our Firebird Hoops Youth Fall Basketball League to include grades K - 5.  Take advantage of this terrific opportunity for your daughter to get in skill development work from high school coaches before the Winter Basketball Season begins.  League is on Monday evenings from September 12 through October 17 (6 weeks) with all games and instruction being held at Lakota West High School.  Click Here for an informational flyer.  For additional information contact Coach Lykins at 777-8931 or email mattlykins@hotmail.com
2011 Hawks Basketball Camp
Camp includes various program options and is held June-July 2011.  Click Here for an informational flyer.
2011 Best in the West Basketball Camp and League
Camp is June 20-23, grades 2-5 in the morning and grades 6-9 in the afternoon.  League is June 27-30 grades 3-8 in the morning.  Click Here for an informational flyer.

Courts for Sports ... many opportunities for continued play!  Visit their website at http://www.courts4sports.com for more details

TOURNAMENTS
April 22-24:  Easter Basketball Tournament 
May 13-15:  Spring Jam Basketball Tournament
June 10-12:  Pre-National Basketball Showcase
July 22-25:  C4S Exposure Tournament (for High School basketball players)
July 26-28:  Adidas Summer Slam Basketball Tournament
Register for all tournaments at www.courts4sports.com end_of_the_skype_highligh    

SPRING BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Join the best spring league in town!
Spring League starts March 20, 2011.   Registration Deadline March 12, 2011, LEAGUE COST IS $300.00, (Referee fees not included) Sunday/ Monday/Wednesday Leagues.  For more information please contact Jay Etter:   Phone (513)770-0667, Cell (513)787-0963, www.courts4sport.com

High School Basketball Tryouts
Boys High School , Monday March 28th 5:30 - 7:30PM
Girls High School, Monday March 21th 5:30-7

Spring Youth/Adult Volleyball League
The Spring League will begin in March.  The league will consist of 9 games and a end of season tournament.  Fees for the league are $110/individual (we will place you on a team) or $350/team ref fees included.  Registration deadline has been extended to March 7th.

Preschool Camps:
Starting April 14 , we will be having our popular pre-school camp!  A different sport every week for 8 weeks.  Boys and Girls ages 4-6. $70.00 and a free t-shirt.  Register online at www.courts4sports.com

2010 Hawk Holiday Basketball Camps
Camp will be for Girls and Boys grades 2-6.  Session #1 is December 20-22 from 8:30-11:30 am.  Session #2 is December 28-30 from 12:30-3:30 pm.  Click Here for an informational flyer.
Lakota West Firebirds Holiday Hoops Camp
Camp will be for Grades 3-8 on Monday December 20th from 12-3 pm and Tuesday December 21 from 12-2 pm.  Click Here for an informational flyer.
Elks Hoop Shoot Saturday December 18 @ Miami University of Hamilton Gym
The Elks Hoop Shoot is a national free throw shooting contest for boys and girls ages 8-13. Boys and girls are separated into separate divisions with three levels: ages 8-9, 10-11, and 12-13. Each contestant participates in two rounds; shooting 10 free throws in round 1 and 15 free throws in round 2. The contestant with the highest number of made free throws is declared the winner and is eligible to move on to the Elks Regional Hoop Shoot Contest.  Click Here for an informational flyer.
3rd Annual Greater Cincinnati Holiday Shootout
The 3rd Annual Greater Cincinnati Holiday Shootout sponsored by the Glen Este Youth Basketball Association will be held on the following dates:
    Girls    December 13th - 19th          
    Boys    December 20th- January 2nd

This year will feature a competitive/select division and a separate recreational division. Select will be 4th - 6th grade and rec will be 3rd - 6th grade. Tournament cost is $135 per team with referee fees included and a 3 game guarantee. Awards for division champions, 2nd place, and individuals.

The tournament will be held at the following facilities, Union Twp Civic Center, Glen Este HS and Middle school, and the Blue Ash Rec Center. The Girls Tournament will be played exclusively at Blue Ash.

Register online at  www.geyba.org  or mail payment to Jon O'Connor, 513 Elm Ridge Ct., Cincinnati ,Ohio 445244 or call Bill Ellis at 513-284-6605 or Jon at 513-254-5867 .

We look forward to your participation in this years Holiday Shootout!!!
25th Annual Sycamore Holiday Basketball Tournament
Greetings from "The Sphere" @ Sports Plus.

Just a quick update about the basketball facilities. We are having a lot of teams joining the Winter Premier Basketball Leagues and Tournaments.
Construction and remodeling is in full swing and coaches have been dropping by to view the 6 court facility. We are located at 10765 Reading Rd - Evendale, Ohio  Located @ Sports Plus.

"The Sphere" has a lot of new and exciting installations: New Full Screen TV'S for viewing Sports - New monitors for schedules to be viewed in the basketball foyer and New carpeting in foyer- New Conference room - New Café called KT'S Café with a lot a healthy foods and drinks including regular concession items - New WI-FI internet services for spectators to bring laptops and get online while viewing the games - Adding new national and local advertisings - New and colorful paddings - New colors for the facility - will be adding shot clocks, laptops at new score tables to handle stats of games for online.

A lot of new things - including policies and rules and staffing and new adding features in clean restrooms.

OUR DEADLINE FOR THE NEW PREMIER WINTER LEAGUE is November 20. 2010. You can register online and also pay online too. View our website at sportsplussbb.com. GET YOUR TEAM IN THIS SPECIAL WINTER LEAGUE.
ALSO WE HAVE SEVERAL TOURNAMENTS TO VIEW ON WEBSITE - INCLUDING THE ANNUAL TURKEY JAM and the O'TUCKS (Ky. Vs. OH.) and THE CHRISTMAS CLASSIC...many more.

We have very little court time left for practice rentals - see calendar on the website.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THE SIDELINES COACHING YOUR TEAM IN THE UPCOMING WINTER SEASON LEAGUE at "THE SPHERE!...Don't for get to register.
Thank you, Darroll Alexander
25th Annual Sycamore Holiday Basketball Tournament
You are invited to join the Sycamore Athletic Club (SAC) for the 25th Annual Sycamore Holiday Basketball Tournament.  We hope you or others from your organizations can join us this year for another great tournament.  Please feel free to pass this to others in your organization.

You can register early for the Sycamore Holiday Tournament which will be held on December 28th - January 2nd (No games on New Years Eve or New Years Day).  We again are focusing the event during one week in order to accommodate everyone's holiday schedule.  Games will not begin before 4:00 p.m on Tuesday - Thursday.  Teams will still be guaranteed a 3-game minimum with playoff games and championships being held on Sunday.  

As last year, the Sycamore tournament will be the only Man-to-Man only tournament offered during the holidays in the area.   The tournament is open to Select (competitive) 4th, 5th & 6th grade Boys & Girls teams.   Attached is the information (including rules) regarding the 25th Annual SAC Holiday tournament.    This is a great way to tune back up for the second half of the season following your break.

Please discuss this tournament option now with your teams so that they can schedule accordingly.  If you have any questions, please contact Ben Goodyear (376-1176) or myself (289-6583).  Registration deadline is December 12th, but space is limited, so please get the attached registration material in early.

We look forward to you joining us this year.  Click Here for a flyer.

John Yengo
SAC Basketball
289-6583
Nothin' But Net Tournaments in November
Registrations are due Nov. 12 for two upcoming weekends of basketball tournaments at Nothin' but Net.  Get your team ready for the winter seasons with these preseason tournaments!  Both tournaments are double elimination, so teams are sure to get a lot of playing time.
Nov. 20 and 21 are OPEN tournaments for boys and girls teams (separate tournaments for boys and girls) for grades 3-12.
Nov. 27 and 28 are boys CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) tournaments for grades 3-8.
You can get all the details and the registration forms on our website www.nbnsportscomplex.com. Don't forget to turn in your team's registration soon for the witner basketball leagues at NBN before they are full!
Spring Fling 2011
Cincinnati Spark Basketball, Inc. wants to invite you to consider joining them on March 11-13 for Spring Fling 2011. Some features of this tournament include: all games played at one facility, onsite restaurant and full service concession stand, host hotel has a waterpark inside, all teams guaranteed a minimum of three (3) games, team and individual trophies for first and second place teams, all tournament selection, shopping malls within 15 minutes of location. This tournament draws school teams, who use this tournament to close out their season as well as summer programs who have just come together, who use this tournament to gage what areas they need to focus and established AAU programs, who use this tournament to prepare for Nationals. The mix of teams is as diverse as the players' talent levels.  
And for the parents who want to spice up their weekend, there is evening entertainment, night clubs and jazz bars, within 15 minutes of the host hotel.   Discounts are offered for programs who register multiple teams.  
Registrations now being accepted through Paypal on Cincinnati Spark Webpage: www.wix.com/cincinnatispark/sparkClick Here for a Spring Fling 2011 flyer.
FREE basketball clinic at Courts 4 Sports
Courts4Sports invites you and your coaching staff to a FREE basketball clinic on November 7th at Courts 4 Sports. The FREE Clinic will begin at 6:30 pm. Coach Laurie Pirtle will be conducting the Clinic.
Coach Laurie Pirtle is the former University of Cincinnati Women's Basketball Coach.  She recently retired as the head coach for 21 years with a very successful career.  Laurie has nearly 400 career wins, 8 Post Season Appearances in the last decade, 3 All-Americans, many players playing professionally, and various Coach of the Year Honors.  She was also inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. Coach Pirtle will be talking about setting up a practice schedule as well as her favorite "drills".  Please go to the Courts4Sports website to register for this FREE Coaches Clinic. www.courts4sports.com
2010 Firebird Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament
For Boys and Girls Teams 4th - 6th Grade Select and Recreational Teams.  Held at Courts4Sports, 845 Reading Rd. Mason OH November 23-27, 2010.

 Click Here for poster and informational flyer.

2010 Drew's Hawks Hoop Camp
Held at Lakota East HS June 7th-10th for grades 2-9.

 Click Here for a flyer.

2010 Hawks Basketball Camps
Multiple sessions for different age groups.

 Click Here for a flyer.

2010 Best of the West Basketball Camp & League
Camp June 21-24 for Grades 2-9.  Summer League June 28-July 1 for Grades 2-8.

 Click Here for a flyer.

2009 Hawk Holiday Basketball Camps
Two sessions in late December 2009 for grades 2-6.

 Click Here for a flyer.  Click Here for a press release.

6th Annual Firebird Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament
November 24, 25, 27, and 28.  All games played at Courts4Sports in Mason.  Boys and Girls teams 4-6 grade select and recreational divisions.

 Click Here for a flyer.

Best in the West Boy's 1st & 2nd Grade Clinic
Directed by Sean Van Winkle, Head Lakota Boy's Coach.  The Basketball Clinic is designed to teach the basic fundamental skills and instruction of the great game of basketball. These fundamentals are provided within a fun and competitive environment. This instructional camp has been developed by the boy’s basketball coaching staff. The clinic is designed for current 1st and 2nd grade boys. Clinics are in mid-November through mid-December.

 Click Here for a flyer.

2009 Lakota East Women's Basketball Youth Development Program
A youth development program this Fall for future Lakota East Women's Basketball players!   Begins with hour long sessions on Sat. Sept. 12th.  The sessions are $10 if you pay at the door or $45 for all 5 sessions if you pay in advance.  All money will be put into the Lakota East Women's Basketball program. The program targets grades 4-8 to develop skills and learn fundamentals. 

 Click Here for a flyer.

2009 KBA Preseason Basketball Tournament

The KBA Board is pleased to announce the dates for 2009 KBA Preseason Basketball Tournament.  This year the tournament will be held at McGee’s Courts 4 Sports in Mason, Ohio on Sat., Nov.14; Sun. Nov 15; Sat., Nov. 21 and Sun., Nov. 22.  As in past years, the tournament will be for 4th, 5th, & 6th grade competitive boys and girls teams. The tournament costs $225 per team (ref fees included) and guarantees a minimum of 4 games.

 Click Here for information and a registration form.