PRESS RELEASE for THUNDERBALL BASKETBALL 2012
The Comox Valley Spring basketball program is coming up very soon, and all mini basketball enthusiasts are reminded it is registration time.
The Sunday morning Thunderball Basketball league has been running since the early 1990s, started by local basketball coach Grant Ashlee and continuing under the guidance of G.P. Vanier’s varsity boys coach Larry Street.
The league has three components: a Grade 4/5 Mini League which will take place at Lake Trail Middle School in Courtenay on Sundays at 9 a.m; a girls Grade 6/7 league at G.P. Vanier’s gym and a boys Grade 6/7 league held at Vanier.
All Comox Valley basketballers are welcome to join us for seven Sundays starting March 25 and continuing to the end of May. The games at Vanier vary from either 8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m. or 11 a.m., and all sessions last for one hour and 15 minutes. These sessions consist of a 30-minute practice and 45 minutes of game time.
The coaches are made up of mostly students at the three high schools, some parents and some of the local adult basketball coaches in the Valley. This is also a great mentorship program for the young coaches.
Sign-up nights are at the Vanier gym on Monday, March 19 and Tuesday, March 20 from 6 to 7 p.m. Forms are also at all the schools, and more can be picked up at G.P. Vanier. Or, just email Larry Street at street.car1@shaw.ca or lstreet@sd71.bc.ca and a form can be e-mailed to you. For more information, call 250-338-4943 or 250-703-3646.
– Thunderball Basketball
