yboa alabama: 2nd Annual Gulf Coast News
Tuesday, April 72nd Annual YBOA Gulf Coast Challenge
May 29 - 31, 2009
Thank you to everyone that participated in the 2nd Annual Gulf Coast Challenge. We had a great turnout and received a lot of media attention as we made the Mobile Fox 10 news and made the front page of the newspaper!
GULF SHORES, Ala. — Some of the NBA’s future stars could be gracing the basketball courts of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach as Pleasure Island welcomes the 2nd annual Youth Basketball of America Gulf Coast Challenge.
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Youth Basketball of America is a youth membership organization in the sport of basketball that strives to provide opportunities for personal growth and development of youth athletes while also reinforcing positive influences, self-confidence, self-esteem and the ability to excel on and off the court to those who participate. It is the only worldwide youth sports organization, involved in 10 other countries, in addition to the United States.
“We hold camps for ages 9-17 and send basketball goals to areas all across the globe,” said John Allen, State Director of Alabama for YBOA. “Here in Alabama we host 15 tournaments in five different cities and our season runs from the first of March until the national championship tournament in July.”
In one year’s time, the tournament on the Gulf Coast has almost doubled in size.
“When we hosted this inaugural event last year, we had a moderate success of 30 teams playing in three gymnasiums,” Allen said. “This year, however, it has grown by leaps and bounds thanks to our partnership with the Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission. We had 50 teams sign up be the end of March and now we are sold out.”
Games will begin on Friday at 5 p.m. and play will resume on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Sunday will be the final day of the tournament and will feature the championship game. Sunday’s action will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the championship around 3 p.m.
Gulf Shores Middle School and high school, Foley High School, the Orange Beach Recreation Center and Gulf Shores Bodenhamer Center will be the sites for the games.
Admission is $5 on Friday and $5 on Saturday and Sunday. The daily fee will allow fans all day access to any of the tournament venues.
We would like to thank the Gulf Coast Sports Commission for their help in securing these gyms!
We have already secured the gyms for the 3rd Annual Gulf Coast Challenge! Make sure you don't miss out in 2010!
John Allen
YBOA Alabama
205-706-2044
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HOTEL INFO
For hotel information, please go to the following site: http://www.alabamagulfcoastsports.com/events/packages.asp?coe_id=13834
This site will give you access to hotels, condo's and homes that are set up for our teams!
Handout: Tournament Rules