Listed below is information regarding the 2009 session.
Who: 5th thru 8th grade Boys
What: Tryouts for the 2009 session of the CAMP DARRYL BASKETBALL ACADEMY Travel Basketball team
When: Sunday, January 11, 2009
5th & 6th grade: 1:30pm to 3pm
7th & 8th grade: 3pm to 5pm
Where: Anderson Athletic Center/KALAMAZOO COLLEGE
How: There is no pre-registration. You can register on site, January 11
- We will be forming teams in the following age groups: u-11(5th grade), u-12(6th grade), u-13(7th grade) and u-14(8th grade).
If you're a high school student, but are 14 years old, you'll NOT be allowed to play on our u-14 team. Any high school students will have to wait until our March high school tryouts to participate.
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What to bring to the tryout:
Parent/Guardian must be present
Copy of Birth Certificate and 2008-2009(current) Report Card
$20 tryout fee
*Parent/Guardian will have to register and sign a waiver for each prospect before they'll be allowed on the gym floor.
PLEASE do not bring your own basketball and carry your playing shoes into the gym.
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DIRECTIONS TO KALAMAZOO COLLEGE
Tryouts are being held at KALAMAZOO COLLEGE.
DIRECTIONS TO TRYOUTS FROM THE EAST(Lansing area, Battle Creek, etc):
Take the I-94-BR exit, EXIT 81, toward DOWNTOWN KALAMAZOO. 0.3 mi
Merge onto I-94 BR W/ AMVET MEMORIAL PKWY. 2.4 mi
Turn LEFT onto I-94 BR W/ MI-96 W/ KING HWY. 1.3 mi
Turn LEFT onto E MICHIGAN AVE/ I-94 BR/ MI-43. Continue to follow I-94 BR W/ MI-43 W. 0.9 mi
Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto I-94 BR W/ US-131 BR S/ STADIUM DR. 0.4 mi
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto ACADEMY ST. 0.3 mi
Academy St. is after the Burger King on the Right. The Gym is just after the rail road tracks on the Left. We'll have a sign in the window that says "Camp Darryl Tryouts".
Kalamazoo College
1200 Academy St
Kalamazoo, MI 49006
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DIRECTIONS TO TRYOUTS FROM THE NORTH(Muskegon, Grand Rapids, etc):
US-131 South toward KALAMAZOO
Take exit 38-A(Kalamazoo/Main St.)
Stay on MAIN ST. toward downtown Kalamazoo. You'll be on MAIN ST. for several minutes. As you drive down MAIN ST., you'll see the Kalamazoo College Tennis Courts on your Right, the 2nd street on your Right after the Tennis Courts is CATHERINE ST.
Turn RIGHT onto CATHERINE ST.
The Kalamazoo College Gymnasium will be at the end of CATHERINE ST.(on ACADEMY ST.). We'll have a sign in the window that says "Camp Darryl Tryouts".
Kalamazoo College
1200 Academy St
Kalamazoo, MI 49006
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DIRECTIONS TO TRYOUTS FROM THE WEST(Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Stevensville, etc):
Merge onto I-94 BR E/ US-131 N via EXIT 74B toward KALAMAZOO/ GRAND RAPIDS. 2.8 mi
Take the US-131-BUS/ I-94-BUS exit, EXIT 36A, toward KALAMAZOO. 0.4 mi
Turn RIGHT onto I-94 BR E/ US-131 BR N/ STADIUM DR. 3.4 mi
Turn SHARP LEFT onto ACADEMY ST. 0.3 mi
Academy St. is BEFORE the Burger King on the Left. The Gym is just after the rail road tracks on the Left. We'll have a sign in the window that says "Camp Darryl Tryouts".
Kalamazoo College
1200 Academy St
Kalamazoo, MI 49006
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DIRECTIONS TO TRYOUTS FROM THE SOUTH(South Bend, Three Rivers, etc.):
US-131 North
EXIT 36A/STADIUM DR., toward KALAMAZOO. 3.4 mi
Turn SHARP LEFT onto ACADEMY ST. 0.3 mi
Academy St. is BEFORE the Burger King on the Left. The Gym is just after the rail road tracks on the Left. We'll have a sign in the window that says "Camp Darryl Tryouts".
Kalamazoo College
1200 Academy St
Kalamazoo, MI 49006
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This is Camp Darryl!
The Camp Darryl Basketball Academy(CDBA) travel basketball program may not be for everyone. We hope and expect that those who do accept our invitation to participate will develop a sense of pride and loyalty to the CDBA. Participants in the CDBA share the same ideas and are committed to ensure that all active members experience the sense of devotion that we have.
After your playing days within the program are over, we'd like nothing more than for you to look back fondly and with great satisfaction that you were once a part of the Camp Darryl Basketball Academy.
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PLAYER INFORMATION(U-11 through U-14):
The Camp Darryl Basketball Academy(CDBA), participates in a competitive travel basketball environment. We hold tryouts prior to each session(year). Depending on a player's level of skill and commitment to basketball, the player may be invited to become a member of the CDBA.
All boys in grades 4 through 8 are invited to take part in our tryout. Players who demonstrate the essential ability, attitude, work ethic, and respect for other players, our staff, and other participants may be invited to become a member of the CDBA.
With accepting this invitaion comes a set of expectations. The player's time and dedication are critical. An understanding of what it means to be a part of a team; team pursuits often require that individuals must adjust personal goals and adapt to fit within the team concept.
A POSITIVE ATTITUDE is crucial! This is not only evident in a player's willingness go hard in each practice and games, but also off the court. This is also evident in the way that teammates, coaches, parents, teachers, and others are treated and respected.
Your commitment to the CDBA is important. We do understand that many players have other endeavors. We're ok with these endeavors unless they conflict with the player commitment to the CDBA. This can be disruptive to the team, but more importantly it can inhibit to the player's basketball growth.
Our session for our U-11 through U-14 teams runs January 11 through March 31.
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PARENT INFORMATION:
Your time commitment is somewhat large. Player's will practice at least once per week at a gym located in/around the Kalamazoo area. Tournaments will generally start on Saturday mornings and end at the latest early Sunday evenings.
Travel is required! Our teams will play highly competitive teams from all over Michigan and possibly other States. We select tournaments that are competitive and that give the CDBA members personal growth and development opportunities as basketball players and as people.
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT: The fee for the 2009 U-11 thru U-14 session will be $450(after tryout). All travel related expenses are borne by the player and/or his family.
At this time our pratice and tournament schedule is not finalized. When our dates and times for practices and tournaments are completed, they'll be posted.
Please contact Darryl Matthews at 269-217-6498 or [email protected] for more information.
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