East Bay Panthers AAU Basketball

The East Bay Panthers AAU Basketball Club To Hold Clinics in Pleasanton and Walnut Creek

East Bay Panthers' Pleasanton and Walnut Creek basketball clinics to emphasize fundamental to help young female athletes prepare for the Fall/Winter 2005 CYO, school and recreation leagues.

Lafayette, CA, September 7, 2005 -- The East Bay Panthers AAU basketball club announced today that they will hold two public clinics to help young female athletes prepare for the Fall/Winter 2005 CYO, school and recreation leagues. The clinics will commence in late September 2005 in the cities of Pleasanton and Walnut Creek, California.

Each basketball clinic will emphasize fundamental defense, ball handling, shooting, passing, rebounding and team skills. Attendees will be provided the opportunity to use the skills they learn in directed scrimmages. Sessions are conducted by David Smith, Junior Varsity Head Coach at twice state champion Piedmont High School.

The Walnut Creek clinic runs Friday, September 23rd, September 30th and October 7th from 5-7 PM at the Tice Valley Community Gym. The Pleasanton clinic runs Sunday, September 25th, October 2nd and October 9th from 3-5 PM at Pleasanton Middle School. Each clinic is open to girls in grades 4, 5 and 6. Enrollment is limited to just 16 girls. The cost per participant is only $75 for six hours of instruction. Each participant gets a T-shirt. Registration is requested by September 20. Details are available at www.eastbaypanthers.org/clinics .

About The East Bay Panthers Basketball Club

The girls of the East Bay Panthers Basketball Club have a passion for the game. They want a challenge in their athletic endeavors and work hard to succeed at the sport. The club provides qualified girls aged 10 through 14 with professional quality instruction and competitive game experience in preparation for middle school, high school and higher-level basketball.

Formed in 2001 as a non-profit charitable organization, the East Bay Panthers Basketball Club is a member of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Club teams compete in AAU sanctioned basketball tournaments in the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada and beyond during the March through June season.

The East Bay Panthers girl's AAU basketball teams draw highly skilled players from the Northern California cities of Alamo, Albany, Antioch, Bay Point, Benicia, Berkeley, Brentwood, Byron, Clayton, Concord, Crockett, Danville, Danville, Discovery Bay, Dublin, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Hercules, Knightsen, Lafayette, Livermore, Martinez, Moraga, Oakland, Oakley, Orinda, Piedmont, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, Vallejo, Walnut Creek, and other cities east of the San Francisco bay.