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Hoops on the River

The Bracket
 
 
Registration forms for 2008 are now available – click on the link below.
 
2008 Hoops on the River Registration Form
 

 
Hoops on the River is a two-day, 3-on-3 basketball tournament played at Vancouver Landing, along the Columbia River. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17.
 

 
Hoops on the River is open to all interested basketball players—youth and adults, experienced and beginner. Team divisions include: adults (including co-ed), youth, wheelchair and Special Olympics. School-aged teams are based on player grades, not ages. Teams will be placed into brackets based on the oldest player’s grade in the upcoming 2008-2009 school year. Cost per team is $100 for adults and youth and $50 for wheelchair and Special Olympics. (Note: cost after August 1, 2008 is $125 for adults/youths).
 
Event location: Vancouver Landing, 110 Columbia St. Vancouver, WA 98660.
From Interstate 5 Southbound:
Take the Mill Plain Blvd. Exit #1C toward City Center. Keep Right at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto east 15th Street. Turn left onto west Columbia Street and follow the signs to the designated parking lots.
From Interstate 5 Northbound:
Take the 6th Street Exit #1B toward City Center. Merge left on east 6th Street. Turn left onto west Columbia Street and follow the signs to the designated parking lots.
 
Be sure to click on and read “How it All Works” and “Hoops on the River Rules” for registration guidelines and deadlines, team and division guidelines, release & waiver, sportsmanship pledge, code of conduct for participants and much more.
 
How It All Works
Hoops on the River Rules
 
Free Kids Clinic with Entry Fee
Included with your team’s entry fee is an invitation to attend a free Kids Clinic, sponsored by iQ Credit Union, on Friday, August 15, 2 to 4 p.m. Instruction will include basketball fundamentals such as shooting, ball handling and defensive skills.
 
Where to stay
The Hilton Hotel offers a special $119 rate to Hoops on the River participants and fans and is located downtown Vancouver across the street from Esther Short Park. For reservations, call (360) 993-4500 or visit www.hilton.com and use the following Registration Code: HOOP.
 
Calling all volunteers!
To make Hoops on the River enjoyable for both players and spectators, an enormous number of volunteers is needed. Click on the link below to view a list of Volunteer Job Descriptions.
 
Volunteer Job Descriptions
 
For more information on Hoops on the River, how to become an event sponsor or to volunteer, contact Susan Oberst, Director of Volunteers, at hoops@sharevancouver.org or (360) 750-4436 ext. 309.
 
2008 Hoops Sponsor Packet
 
2008 Hoops on the River Sponsors:
 










 
Sound and Equipment:
Shaka Sound
The Mohegan Tribe
 
Championship Court:
The Outback Steakhouse
Nutrition Now
Laborers Local 296
Corwin Beverage
 
Master Scoreboard:
Painter and Allied Trades for Children’s Hope
NuStar
 
Comfort Station: Balanced Physical Therapy
 
Score Table Sponsor:
West Coast Bank
Juliano’s Pizza
NW Accounting Professionals
 
Court Sponsors:
Columbia Machine
Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza
The Vancouver Clinic
Jon Scott and Kelly Nolen
Halton Company
Harlan’s Drywall
Laborers Local 335
Duggan, Scholtfeldt, and Welch
Cement Mason’s Local 555
Plasterer’s Union Local 82
Roofers Local 49
IBEW Local 48
The United States Army
BrickLayer’s Local 1
Carpenter’s Union
 
Merchants & Restaurant Sponsors:
Papa Murphy’s
Kidz with Ice
DC-Concessions
Starbucks
 
Vendors:
The United States Army
Deep Three
Conboy Basketball
 
Hotel Sponsor: Hilton of Vancouver
 
Hoops on the River Central:
BEW Local 48
NuStar
Roofers Local 49
Iron Workers
Glazers Local 740




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