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Youngsters don't have to be tall to play basketball
Brandon resident and father of six Glenn Klein is running a new sports program called International Small Fry Basketball, which helps shorter boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 13 develop competitive playing skills.
By EDDY RAMIREZ
Published February 18, 2005
The action began Feb. 13, with the first of five Sunday sessions running through March 13 at the Campo Family YMCA, 3414 Culbreath Road in Valrico.
At the end of the sessions, coaches will select an All-Star team to compete in the 37th International Small Fry Tournament at Disney World in Orlando at the end of March.
NBA players Nick Van Exel of the Portland Blazers and Kenny Anderson of the Atlanta Hawks got their start in Small Fry Basketball, as well as former NBA standouts Craig Hodges and Lloyd Walton.
The sessions each Sunday afternoon run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Parents can enroll a child before a session. Each session is $10 a child.
For more information, call Coach Klein at 363-9545.
[Last modified February 17, 2005, 10:51:04]
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