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Magic hosting youth basketball camps in Orlando, Tampa and Lakeland

khobi price, orlando sentinel
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The Orlando Magic will host 44 youth basketball camps for boys and girls ages 7-17 across Central Florida along with an overnight camp and a special needs youth clinic this summer.

Registration for the camps is open and limited space is available for all sessions. Camps will begin May 30 at Rosen Jewish Community Center in Orlando. To register for any Magic Youth Basketball Camp or for more information, call 406-698-6496 or go to orlandomagicyouth.com.

In addition to the day camps, the Magic are hosting an overnight camp at Saint Leo University from July 24-28. The camp includes meals and housing and draws in participants from several countries around the world. Fourteen countries were represented last summer.

The Magic and Bounce Out The Stigma will hold a special needs youth basketball clinic at Barnett Park Recreation Center from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. on June 2. Bounce Out The Stigma serves children and young adults with neurological and functional disorders.

Each camp session offers:

  • Special guest appearances

  • Expert instruction provided by The National Basketball Academy

  • Personalized attention with a coach and individual player evaluations provided by coaches

  • An official camp t-shirt, NBA basketball and Magic bag

  • One ticket to a 2023-24 Magic home game

2023 Magic summer youth basketball camps schedule:

Orlando:

  • Week 1: May 30-June 2 (Rosen Jewish Community Center and Lake Mary Prep)

  • Week 2: June 5-9 (Holy Family; Orlando Sportsplex; South Econ)

  • Week 3: June 12-18 (Rosen Jewish Community Center; Orlando Sportsplex; Minneola Charter School)

  • Week 4: June 19-23 (Holy Family; West Orange Recreation Center; Four Corners Charter)

  • Week 5: June 26-30 (Orlando Sportsplex; Rosen JCC; Lake Nona Middle School)

  • Week 6: July 10-14 (Orlando Sportsplex; Goldenrod; Holy Family; Kissimmee Christian Church)

  • Week 7: July 17-July 21 (Orlando Sportsplex; Rosen Jewish Community Center; Lake Mary Prep; Hunter’s Creek)

  • Week 8: July 24-28 (Minneola Charter School; Lake Nona Middle School; Saint Leo University — overnight camp)

  • Week 9: July 31-Aug. 4 (Rosen Jewish Community Center and Orlando Sportsplex)

  • June 2: Special Needs Camp (Barnett Park)

  • July 16: Mini Camp (St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School)

Tampa/Lakeland:

  • June 5-9 (New Port Richey Recreation Center; Mary Help of Christians Center)

  • June 12-16 (American Youth Academy)

  • June 19-23 (St. Paul Lutheran Church; New Hope Church United Methodist Church)

  • June 26-30 (Bible Based Fellowship Church; Bayshore Christian School)

  • July 10-14 (American Youth Academy)

  • July 24-28 (New Hope Christian United Methodist Church; Saint Leo University — overnight camp)

  • July 31-Aug. 3 (New Port Richey Rec. Center; Bible Based Fellowship Church)

Golden Brick Award

The Magic and their partner, AdventHealth, were recognized with the Downtown Orlando Partnership Golden Brick Award for the team’s AdventHealth Training Center taking home its Award of Excellence.

The Downtown Orlando Partnership awarded 15 Golden Bricks at its annual luncheon earlier in May with projects nominated for community and development that positively impacted downtown Orlando in 2023.

In August 2022, the DeVos family, Magic and AdventHealth unveiled the AdventHealth Training Center as part of the Magic and AdventHealth’s commitment to health and wellness. The downtown facility serves as the Magic’s training site and sports medicine hub for Central Florida.

The Golden Brick Awards is Downtown Orlando Partnership’s exclusive annual awards celebrating the people, projects, and initiatives that propel downtown forward.

Alex Martins honored

Magic CEO Alex Martins was selected as the recipient for the 2023 Chairman’s Award of Excellence, which was presented by Osceola Heritage Park.

The honor was unveiled as part of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission’s list of 67 finalists for the 2023 SPORTYS: Greater Orlando’s Night of Champions.

Martin also was named a finalist for the Executive of the Year award. Nine other Magic staff members were named Sporty finalists.

The 2023 SPORTYS will honor sports business professionals whose contributions and impact are vital in the Greater Orlando area. The show will air and the winners will be revealed on WKMG-TV News 6 and stream online at 7 p.m. on June 17.

This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Khobi Price at khprice@orlandosentinel.com or follow him on Twitter at @khobi_price.