Kenny Anderson and 24 Hour Fitness Connect on Youth Basketball Camp Program

April 27, 2010 - PRLog -- Kenny Anderson, the  No. 2 overall pick of the New Jersey Nets in 1991 and former NBA all-star(1994) has signed a contract with 24 Hour Fitness, the largest privately owned Fitness Company in the World (with over 450 clubs worldwide) to operate a series of youth basketball camps.  Camps are currently being scheduled throughout Florida.  Specific dates and locations will be announced next month.

Anderson, who left the NBA in 2005 after 14 seasons and 10, 789 points sees the 24 Hour Fitness camps as a great way to help kids develop both basketball and life skills on and off the court.   As a former NBA star and a basketball coach, Anderson has a lot to offer.

Anderson has developed an instinct for when to push for the big breakthrough with his players.  Drawing on his experience as a NBA All-Star he knows what it takes professionally, personally and physically to succeed.  Performing as a coach, he's developed a style of communication that delivers the message in a honest but motivational fashion.

"I love working with kids and helping them develop the skills they need to take their game to the next level" says Anderson.   "These camps are geared to be fast-paced both physically and mentally.  If you ask the high-school players that I train on one-on-one basis, we hustle, we work on strategy and we work on fitness."  

24 Hour Fitness is committed to promoting health, fitness and well-being.  Relationships to professional athletes from a variety of sports aid their efforts.  In addition to Anderson, 24 Hour Fitness just entered into a similar agreement for youth basketball camps with Dominique Wilkins.  The organization also has Magic Johnson and Shaquille O'Neal 24 Hour Fitness Facilities as well as LPGA golfer Natalie Gublis, cyclist Lance Armstrong and baseball all-star Derek Jeter on other programs.

Anderson sees the relationship with 24 Hour Fitness as a great way to give back to the sport. "I love to play basketball, I love to watch basketball and I love to coach basketball - I just love the game." says an impassioned Anderson

"Kenny is a natural coach - he's great at communicating with kids on their level," says Steve Haney, Anderson's attorney.  "Kenny's a giver - he gives a 110 percent and he's not afraid to share the lessons he's learned both on and off the court."  
Haney, practices with the Lansing office of Foster, Swift Collins & Smith, P.C. After retiring from professional basketball, he spent 4 years operating the entire basketball division at Magic Johnson Management and has 10 years experience representing NBA and elite European players.  

For more information on the camps visit http://www.kahoops.com.

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