Lansing Parks and Rec 'Super Hoops' summer basketball camps return
Lansing Parks and Recreation youth basketball camps, once a staple of the city’s recreational offerings, are returning this summer, beginning next week.
Lansing is offering “Super Hoops Youth Basketball Camps” for children ages 8 to 13, led by a notable group of local high school coaches — including Moneyball Sportswear president and former Everett coach Desmond Ferguson, current Everett coach Eric Adams, Sexton coach Dale Beard and Waverly coach Rod Watts.
The camps, running 9 a.m.-noon at Gier Community Center, are being offered three separate weeks — June 27-30, July 18-21 and Aug. 8-11. The cost is $85 for Lansing residents and $90 for non-residents. Scholarships are available. The camp includes instruction, T-shirts for participates, prizes, contests and special guests.
The resurrected camps are the brainchild of Mark Sanford, Lansing Parks and Rec’s youth sports coordinator since last August.
“I noticed when I started that it had been several years since we offered a summer basketball camp. I’m not sure how that could have happened, but I set out to change that,” Sanford said.
For information or to register, visit lansingmi.gov/parks or call 517-483-6686. There’s a limit of 50 participants per session.
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