WARRIORS BASKETBALL CAMP to CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY 2019 Summer Schedule to Include 33 Camp Sessions at 23 Locations Throughout the Bay Area
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WARRIORS BASKETBALL CAMP TO CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY 2019 Summer Schedule to Include 33 Camp Sessions at 23 Locations throughout the Bay Area OAKLAND, Calif. – The back-to-back NBA Champion Golden State Warriors announced today that Warriors Basketball Camp, powered by Under Armour, the global leader in sports performance and innovation, will begin celebrating its 20th Anniversary by hosting 33 camp sessions at 23 Bay Area locations this summer. Registration for all general summer camp sessions and special overnight sessions is available now at Warriors.com/camps. In celebration of 20 years of Warriors Basketball Camp, the team will host a Golden Giveaway, featuring 20 prizes to be distributed over the course of 10 months. From now through December, fans interested in taking part of the Golden Giveaway should follow Warriors Basketball Camp on Instagram (@warriorscamp) and look for posts with directions on how to win prizes, including Warriors game tickets, complimentary Warriors Basketball Camp sessions, swag bags and more. In addition to the social media activations, campers will also have a chance to win prizes. The program will also be releasing a digital content series featuring interviews with prominent figures from throughout Warriors Basketball Camp history. Since its inception in the summer of 2000, Warriors Basketball Camp has hosted over 55,000 youth from across the United States in hundreds of sessions in 27 cities around the Bay Area, plus a camp in Oahu, Hawaii. In addition to campers from throughout the U.S., Warriors Basketball Camp has hosted youth from six continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. Attendance in Warriors Basketball Camp has topped over 4,000 boys and girls in each of the last two summers. Over the last 20 years, over 250 guest appearances have been made by Warriors players and coaches at various camps sessions. In the past year alone, current Warriors players Jordan Bell, Quinn Cook, DeMarcus Cousins, Stephen Curry, Jacob Evans III, Jonas Jerebko, Damian Jones, Damion Lee, Shaun Livingston and Kevon Looney have appeared at Warriors Basketball Camp sessions. In addition, Warriors assistant coaches Mike Brown and Willie Green, former Warriors players and coaches Kelenna Azubuike, Jim Barnett, Tony Delk, Adonal Foyle, Tim Hardaway, Aaron Miles, Zaza Pachulia, Jason Richardson, Garry St. Jean. WNBA legends Jennifer Azzi, Ruthie Bolton and Sheri Sam have also made guest appearances. This year’s summer schedule is highlighted by 29 general sessions, which focus on individual skill development, the importance of fundamentals and the development of a healthy team attitude for boys and girls, ages 7-15, of all skill levels and abilities. Warriors Basketball Camp will also host a High Potential session for boys and girls ages 11-17 as well as a Girls Skills Camp for girls ages 7-15. In addition, Warriors Basketball Camp will host two overnight camp sessions this summer. For the seventh consecutive year, the team will host an overnight camp in the Monterey area at California State University, Monterey Bay featuring Warriors guards Quinn Cook and Shaun Livingston (June 23-26), and for the second consecutive year the team will return to the University of San Francisco to host an overnight camp featuring Warriors forward Jordan Bell and center Damian Jones (June 29-July 2). For video of last summer’s Overnight Camp featuring Warriors forward Jordan Bell at the University of San Francisco, please click here. The high-energy staff at Warriors Basketball Camp consists of current high school and college coaches as well as current and former college players. The player to coach ratio is 8:1, making for an immersive experience for every attendee. Discounts are available for early registration (until April 18), multiple sessions and siblings. For complete details on Warriors Basketball Camp and to sign-up online, visit warriors.com/camps or call (510) 986-5310. The 2019 Warriors Basketball Camp summer schedule is as follows: SESSION DATES LOCATION Session I June 3-7 Pine Valley Middle School, San Ramon Session II June 3-7 Casa Grande High School, Petaluma Session III June 10-14 West Valley College, Saratoga Session IV June 10-14 Sunset Recreation Center, San Francisco Session V June 10-14 Sonoma Country Day School, Santa Rosa Session VI June 10-14 Justin-Siena High School, Napa Session VII June 17-21 Monta Vista High School, Cupertino Session VIII June 17-21 Granada High School, Livermore Session IX June 17-21 San Francisco State, San Francisco Session X June 17-21 Kaiser Permanente Arena, Santa Cruz The Overnight Camp Ft. Cook and June 23-26 California State University, Monterey LivingstonThe Overnight Camp Ft. Bell and Jones June 29-July 2 BayUniversity of San Francicso, San Session XI July 8-12 FranciscoRakuten Performance Center, Oakland Session XII July 8-12 West Valley College, Saratoga Session XIII July 8-12 Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose Session XIV July 8-12 El Camino High School, South San Session XV July 15-19 FranciscoRakuten Performance Center, Oakland Sessioin XVI July 15-19 San Mateo High School, San Mateo Session XVII July 15-19 Monta Vista High School, Cupertino Session XVIII July 15-19 The Ultimate Fieldhouse, Walnut Creek High Potential I (Ages 11-17) July 22-25 Rakuten Performance Center, Oakland Session XIX July 22-26 Redwood High School, Larkspur Session XX July 22-26 Silliman Activity Center, Newark Girls Skills Camp July 23-26 The Ultimate Fieldhouse, Walnut Creek Session XXI July 29-August San Francisco State, San Francisco Session XXII 2July 29-August Evergreen Valley College, San Jose Session XXIII 2July 29-August San Mateo High School, San Mateo Session XXIV 2August 5-9 SoldierTown, Oakland Session XXV August 5-9 Tice Valley Gymnasium, Walnut Creek Session XXVI August 5-9 Iron Horse Middle School, San Ramon Session XXVII August 12-16 Kaiser Permanente Arena, Santa Cruz Session XXVIII August 12-16 Silliman Activity Center, Newark Session XXIX August 12-16 Evergreen Valley College, San Jose Media wishing to cover any of the above camp sessions should contact Warriors PR for details. For more information on the Golden State Warriors 2018-19 season, presented by Kaiser Permanente, visit warriors.com. .