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2008 Learning from the Legends Free Basketball Camp

The sixth annual free basketball clinic -- "Learning From The Legends" -- for boys and girls in grades 4th through 6th will be held Saturday, March 15 in conjunction with the March Madness Experience in the Exhibit Hall of the Peoria Civic Center.

Current and legendary members of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) will be the clinicians. There will be approximately 40 clinicians on site to teach all facets of basketball offensive and defensive skills.

Participation in Learning From The Legends will be limited to the first 200 to enroll.

The clinic will be conducted in one session from 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Room 134 of the Peoria Civic Center will be used for participant check-in. Participant check-in will be from 8:15-8:45 a.m. The clinic will be conducted on the three center courts in the March Madness Experience, and other venues in the Exhibit Hall as necessary. Venues used in the Learning From The Legends clinic will be off limits to the general public until the clinic concludes.

Teachers and parents are advised to advance enroll their participants in the clinic by using the registration form. (Registration form will be available beginning Feb. 1) Click on the March Madness Experience icon and go to the Learning From The Legends page. 

Participants should come to the March Madness Experience with their own basketball shoes. They should not bring their own basketball. Equipment to be used in the clinic will be provided. The equipment is to remain on the center courts when each session concludes. Dressing rooms and showers will not be available.

Fees -- All Participants will be admitted to the Exhibit Hall without charge. Persons accompanying the Participants will gain access to the Exhibit Hall either with their ticket to the tournament or a paid ticket to the March Madness Experience. Price of tickets to the March Madness Experience is $2.00. They may be purchased at the Ticket Booth in the triangle outside the main entrance to the March Madness Experience.

Each station will last 9 (approx.) minutes and there will be a one-minute break between stations. The legendary coaches will explain the activity to the Participants. There will be an average of three other IBCA coaches with the legends at the respective stations.

Station Activity
1 - Ball Handling
2 - Passing
3 - Rebounding
4 - Agility
5 - 1 On 1
6 - Post Moves
7 - Shooting
8 - 3 On 3 (Setting Picks)


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