Sixers Summer Hoops Tour begins in West Norriton
Another summer means another annual installment of the Sixers Summer Hoops Tour, which will tip off its 14th consectutive campaign Monday at the Freedom Valley YMCA in West Norriton.
Hosted by 76ers basketball ambassador World B. Free, the tour makes stops throughout the Delaware Valley, providing youngsters the opportunity to improve their basketball skills through free 90-minute clinics.
The camp has grown to its biggest size since debuting in 1996, making 34 stops in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware throughout the months of July and August. Log onto Sixers.com for more information.
- Kerith Gabriel
SUMMER HOOPS TOUR SCHEDULE
Start time 10 a.m. unless otherwise noted
Sites not in parentheses located in Philadelphia
Monday, July 6: Camp Yumka (West Norriton)
Tuesday, July 7: Diamond Ridge Camp (Jamison)
Tuesday, July 7: Fox Chase Recreation Center, 2
Wed., July 8: B&G Club (Camden), 10 a.m.
Thursday, July 9: Princeton YMCA (Princeton, N.J.)
Mon., July 13: West Reading Playground (Reading)
Monday, July 13: Pottstown HS (Pottstown), 2
Tuesday, July 14: Church Farm School (Exton)
Tuesday, July 14: Murphy Recreation Center, 2
Wedn., July 15: Camp Kweebec I (Schwenksville)
Wed., July 15: Camp Kweebec II (Schwenksville), 1
Thurs., July 16: Jewish Community Center (JCC)-Klein
Thurs., July 16: Tri County Community Action Agency (Bridgeton, N.J.), 2
Mon., July 20: Western Family YMCA (Newark, Del.)
Monday, July 20: Stop the Violence (Wilmington), 2
Tuesday, July 21: Dauphin County Dept. of Recreation (Harrisburg)
Tuesday, July 21: Lancaster Dept. of Recreation (Lancaster), 2
Thurs., July 23: Golden Slipper Camp (Stroudsburg)
Thurs., July 23: Camp Dora Golding (Stroudsburg), 2
Monday, July 27: Sesame Day Camp (Blue Bell)
Monday, July 27: Fels Community Center, 2
Wed., July 29: Ocean City Recreation Dept. (Ocean City, N.J.)
Thurs., July 30: Mercer Community CYO (Trenton, N.J.)
Friday, July 31: Abington YMCA (Abington)
Monday, Aug. 3: Brandywine YMCA (Wilmington)
Monday, Aug. 3: Police Athletic League (PAL), 2
Wed., Aug. 5: Egg Harbor Township Recreation Center (Egg Harbor, N.J.)
Wed., Aug. 5: Pleasantville Department of Recreation, 1:30 (Pleasantville, N.J.)
Thurs., Aug. 6: Hatboro YMCA (Hatboro)
Thurs., Aug. 6: Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, 2
Mon., Aug. 10: Walnut Street YMCA (Wilmington)
Tues., Aug. 11: Black Bear Lake Camp (Clarksburg, N.J.)
Wed., Aug. 12: Premium Seating - PCOM
Thurs., Aug. 13: 10:00 am Evesham Township Recreation Center (Marlton, N.J.)
*Schedule subject to change
