Parent-Child Basketball Tourney and
Training Camp Makes for 'March Madness'

Calling all basketball fans! There's still time to be a part of "March Madness" with two programs at the JCC.

On Sunday, March 2, the JCC will hold a Parent-Child Basketball Tournament, a two-on-two tournament broken down by age divisions between children in grades 3 through 12. Each parent-child team will be matched up against other teams in their division and will end in a single elimination tournament. All the games will be officiated and every team will be guaranteed three games.

Children in 7th through 12th grades will participate in the tournament with their parents beginning at 1 p.m.; children in 3rd through 6th grade will begin at 3 p.m. The cost is $30 for JCC members before the registration deadline of Friday, Feb. 22. (Cost will raise $10 after the deadline.)

Then, beginning March 5 and running each Wednesday through April 16, JCC Basketball Trainer Pat Noles will be conducting an Instructional Basketball Camp for children in the 1st through 4th grades. The camp will focus on the skills that are appropriate for each age division; the baskets will be lowered for the 1st and 2nd grade division.

"There will be a variety of fun skill drills and games during the camp," said Jeanna Brownlee, JCC director of Sports and Wellness.

Children in 1st and 2nd grades will play from 5 to 6 p.m., and 3rd and 4th grades from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Cost is $60 for JCC members and $90 for non-members before the registration deadline of Wednesday, Feb. 27. (Cost will raise $10 after the deadline.)

To register for either program, click here.