Basketball Program
Jerry “J.L.” Watson, Program Director
WHERE OHIO’S FINEST
PLAY!!
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3235 Oakland Hills Drive ● Pickerington, Ohio 43147 ● 614-861-0572 (Residence)
December 8, 2008
Dear Coach,
We are proud to announce the
dates for the Twentieth Annual Nike Grassroots Midwest Future Stars Showdown
and Shootout Basketball Tournament have been set for Friday, May 22, 2009,
through Sunday, May 24, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio. The entry fee of $490.00 will be due in full between February 10, 2009 and May 12, 2009 to ensure your
team’s participation. There are many
good teams who want to attend. We will
take the first forty teams paid in each group.
There will be teams coming
from all over the country. We have
invited all the top national publications to attend this event. In the past scouts have seen players like
Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Correy Maggette, Caron Butler, Mike Dunleavy,
Michael Redd, Ron Artest, O.J. Mayo, Chris Bosh, Chris Wilcox, Kenyon Martin
and Joe Johnson. Over 70 current or former NBA players have participated in this
tournament. This tournament has the
richest tradition in the country on Memorial Day weekend.
All teams are guaranteed a
minimum of three games. We will use
pool play format with four teams per pool.
There will be two 16-minute halves and a three-minute overtime period,
if necessary. The clock will stop on
all blown whistles. All games will be
played under the National Federation High School Rules. The only exceptions to the federation rules
are we are allowing six fouls before a player is eliminated and each team has
two timeouts per half. In the 8-and-under
through 13-and-under age divisions, there will be two (2) 20-minute halves with
the clock stopping the last 2 minutes of each half.
The top 2 teams from each
pool will advance to play for the championship. Trophies will be given to the first and second place teams in
each age group. There will be
individual awards for each member of the first and second place teams in each
age group. The outstanding player in
each group will receive an MVP award.
There will also be an All-Tournament team for each age group.
Enclosed you will find a
listing of past tourney participants, motel/lodging information, tournament
flyer information, and the Team Roster form so scouting services will know who
your players are.
We look forward to seeing
your team participate in this great event.
Yours in Basketball,
Jerry “J.L.” Watson
Program Director
Enclosures
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