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Rain, Low Turnout Ruin All Girls Clinic

HCI court about an hour before the clinic started
We were in Cape Coast this morning for what would have been Hoops Care International's first ever all girls basketball clinic. But all didn't go as planned as low turn out fueled by a bit of miscommunication between the invited schools and the organizers ruined what could have been a much better and change making day. And then came the rain too to disrupt on going activities for the few girls in attendance too. Official news that came out later in the day through HCI's e-newsletter  read:
''About 15 girls showed up at the 15U girls basketball clinic this morning. The low turnout due mostly to the poor weather condition. Drills where given and the girls even performed a few under a light drizzle which made the court unsafe and they had to stop. We are still glad that most decided to try out again and showed interest in wanting to continue playing.''
 
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HCI 15U All Girls Clinic

The five who represented HCI at the camp
In December 2011, Hoops Care International sent five girls from Ghana to the Hope for Girls Africa Basketball Camp in Lagos, Nigeria. There, a partnership was established to bring the vision of H4G to Ghana.

In this regard, 40 girls from  four selected junior high schools in Cape Coast have been invited to take part in HCI's first ever all girls basketball clinic. The event comes off this Saturday, June 30 at the Hoops Care Basketball Court, Victoria Park in Cape Coast.

The girls will be taken through basketball drills, team work and mentoring stations on the day. The clinic starts at 8am and will be closed by midday.


photos courtesy: Hoops Care International
Country director of HCI, Claudius Thompson, said in a short interview that they hope to continue this with follow up visits to the girls' schools and add  monthly clinics with time. HCI is hoping to target about 200 girls by the end of this year, he added

If you would like to volunteer for this event. Drop your message through HCI's facebook fan page. They are always willing to work with you if you are interested.
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