Five-Star Basketball is Coming to Ohio
Junior 5-Star Basketball Camp for boys & girls ages 8-15. The camp will be held at The Hoop in Columbus, OH on July 18-22 from 9am-3pm.
(PRWEB) May 28, 2005 -- The Five-Star Basketball Camp, home to many of the
nation’s leading coaches, teachers and NBA players for forty years is running
its first ever day camp program in the Columbus area.
Five-Star is
offering its’ Junior Five-Star program for 8-15 year olds July 18 – 22 at The
Hoop in Columbus, OH. The camp will feature the same curriculum and structure
that has impacted many of the greatest players and coaches in basketball
history. Camp alumni include Michael Jordan to Lebron James, Patrick Ewing to
Carmelo Anthony and 23 players drafted in the last two NBA drafts. A few of the
coaches who developed at our camp include; Bob Knight, Paul Hewitt, Jeff Van
Gundy, Rick Pitino, John Calipari, Mike Fratello and Hubie Brown.
Junior
Five-Star has impacted several thousand players the past five years assisting
them in their development towards reaching their highest potential. The program
is for the “serious” player committed to the hard work and instructional format
that Five-Star is known for. The camp features Five-Star’s world-renown stations
(developed by Bobby Knight in the 1960’s), lectures, games, and contests. Junior
Five-Star is open to all boys & girls 8-15 years of age who want to play “at
a higher level”. The camp utilizes a three league format to ensure that
participants play against their competitive peers.
What people say about
Five-Star?
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University: "No one has done more for
the game of basketball in the past four decades than Five-Star's Howard
Garfinkel and Will Klein"
Michael Jordan, Greatest Player Ever: "The camp
changed how I felt about basketball and my future. It was the turning point of
my life."
Jerry Krauss, Ex-Chicago Bulls GM: "No other institution has
had the influence on the game of basketball like that of the Five-Star
Basketball Camp."
Skip Prosser, Wake Forest University: "From a coach and
father's point of view, that's the best place to be bouncing a
ball."
Interested campers can log onto www.five-starbasketball.com or call Price Johnson
(614)236-4667.
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