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Entries Tagged ‘Showtime Basketball’

Working with Meadowlark Lemon June 22nd

On June 22nd I will have an opportunity to work with one of my heroes, Meadowlark Lemon. He is, hands down, one of the most influential figures in the history of sports. Most people my age or younger, do not know about the impact that this man has had all around the world but even my 5 and 7 [...]

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Showtime Basketball comes Bath Maine

The Harlem Superstars comedy basketball team is set to return to the Bath Middle School on Thursday, March 10th at 6:30pm.  We have a lot of exciting surprises for the community at this year’s game!  Last year was a sell out and we unfortunately had to turn away a lot of people at the door so make sure [...]

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“Special Needs” Basketball Camp

On August 2nd We help a camp for children and adults with developmental disabilities at the Bath Middle School. It was a true honor to work this week with some of Go’s most vulnerable creatures.  I taught them about the game of basketball but they taught me about overcoming obstacles to achieve goals that most [...]

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Bouncing Out Bullying Event was a huge success

Our event was a huge success!  Thank you to all of the sponsors who made it possible!  International Slam Dunk phenom Kenny Dobbbs stole the show. Pictured here jumping over a spectator’s head, taking the ball out of his hands and putting it between his legs.  Master Ed Hall and his demonstration team, “Team Extreme” [...]

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The Michael Jordan story inspires 3rd grade boys

Earlier this week I had opportunity to read “The Salt in his Shoes”~ the Michael Jordan story, to the 3rd grade boys at Phippsburg elementary school the other day.  Jordan’s story can be a very powerful tool to talk to kids about the values of hard work, perseverance and never giving up on your dreams and [...]

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“Family Fun Day” October 10th

Come  out  and  join myself, DJ Creamer and Martial Arts legend, Master Ed Hall, for an afternoon of fun games and contests for kids of all ages! We are celebrating Bath’s Citizen Involvement Day as we get the kids in the community together to collect non perishable donations for the Bath soup kitchen. 

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The 2K9 Jason Christ Court

We had a great turnout at this year’s Jason Christ Court!  We had pizza, ice cream, games for all the kids, lots of give aways including ‘White Shadow’ tee shirts, dvds, pictures and basketballs. More importantly, I was able to talk to the kids about the dangers of bullying and peer pressure, as well as the rewards of [...]

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Learning more than basketball a recent basketball camp

We had a great camp last week!  Here’s a few pictures. One of our daily themes was “giving back” so everyone turned in an idea for our camp to give back in our community in some way. We decided that instead of choosing one of the ideas, that I read the next day, we’d use all [...]

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Youth Conference in New Jersey

  I had the opportunity to share my testimony and perform at a Youth Conference for the Somerset Bible Baptist Church in Somerset , NJ a couple weeks ago.  It was great!  There were about 500 teens in attendance, and it was such a great feeling to be able to encourage the teens there and have a small [...]

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Future Champions of America gets key endorsement

Here is a judge’s letter was written to support Future Champions of America:   FCA judge letter    

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