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Kindergarten Basketball Clinic in Locust: six Saturdays from Jan. 9, 2027

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Young children practicing basketball with coaches in a gym
Sports · Locust · Jan. 9 – Feb. 13, 2027

Kindergarten Basketball Clinic

A fun first taste of basketball for kindergarteners, on six Saturday mornings at Locust Elementary.

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Illustrative photo: kids basketball clinic. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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The clinic starts in a few days: Saturdays, Jan. 9, 16, 23 and 30 and Feb. 6 and 13, 2027, 8:30–9:30 a.m..

WhenSaturdays, Jan. 9, 16, 23 and 30 and Feb. 6 and 13, 2027, 8:30–9:30 a.m.
WhereLocust Elementary School gym, Locust
CostSee RecDesk
RegistrationRecDesk ↗; 20 spots (8 left as of Nov. 12)
AgesKindergarten boys and girls who live in Locust or attend Locust Elementary
QuestionsLocust Parks and Recreation, 704-888-5260
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Locust Parks and Recreation and Luke Gibson of Perfect 10 Skills Academy, who played at Newberry College, are offering a Kindergarten Basketball Clinic. It introduces boys and girls to basketball fundamentals in a fun, encouraging setting.

Good to know

  • Six Saturdays, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.: Jan. 9, 16, 23 and 30 and Feb. 6 and 13.
  • Open to kindergarteners who live in Locust or attend Locust Elementary.
  • Every participant gets a clinic shirt.
  • Only 20 spots; 8 were left on Nov. 12.

Older kids can try the Christmas Break Basketball Camp for grades 3–8.

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