New Adult Basketball League is Slam Dunk at Michael-Ann Russell JCC!

Nov. 7, 2009 - PRLog -- Swish hoops! the premier basketball program at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center, located on the Sanford L. Ziff Campus, 18900 NE 25th Ave., North Miami Beach, is launching a new Adult Basketball League on December 1, 2009. This will be the 16th Adult League for the Swish Hoops! Program and expects registration to fill in record time. Forty spots are available and going quickly.

Tournaments encompassing 4 categories will be divided by skill level and age. Players will receive jersey and winners will be awarded with trophies. Basketball Director Federico Brodsky explains “From these leagues, players have been, and continue to be scouted by major Basketball franchises. There are many cases where players have even participated on teams here in the U.S. and overseas, after being spotted by recruiters who come to watch our games.”  Additionally, Brodsky continues “Many of our players are here for recreational purposes only, and I am glad we are able to offer all levels of participation and competition.”

Games will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (between 7-10 pm). Registration is open for full teams, and participants must be at least 18 years old.

“Our Tournament slogan, is “Let’s Breathe, Feel and Live Basketball!, says Brodsky, and we promise to deliver a high quality of basketball experiences.”  Registration fee is  $600 per team. For more information call at 305- 932- 4200 Ext. 195 or e-mail at fede@swish-hoops.com

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The Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center/Sanford L. Ziff Campus is dedicated to the enrichment of Jewish life and fosters the spiritual, emotional, and physical development of its individual members through all of life’s stages and circumstances. The MAR-JCC represents a model of acceptance, understanding and diversity. As such, people look at the MAR-JCC as a center of excellence that epitomizes how shared Jewish values support a vibrant and evolving constituency. The MAR-JCC is a beneficiary agency of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the United Way of Miami-Dade County, and a member of the Jewish Community Center Association of North America.