CALLING ALL TEAMS -- Get Ready for the... 11th Annual Donna Hopkins "Hoop It Up For Breast Cancer" Basketball Tournament

This year we will host the 11th Annual Donna Hopkins "Hoop It Up for Breast Cancer" Basketball Tournament September 24-26, 2009. Donna Hopkins, the founder, will conduct the tournament with support from the Montgomery County Recreation Department, the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and the Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation.

Three-Day Tournament

• Tournament is comprised of teams of both men and women at least 18 years of age and older with 12 players per team.
• Entry fee for each team is $400.
• Double Elimination.
• Tournament T-shirts will be provided for each team member to wear for the tournament.
• 1st and 2nd place teams will receive awards.
• Form of payment for teams: Cash, Certified Check, or Money Order.
• Tournament fees or contribution to this event are tax deductible.

Tournament Rules

• NCAA Rules
• 20 minute halves
• 5 fouls
• Clock will stop at the last two minutes of each half
• Fill out the registration form with team roster, and every member of the team must also sign the waiver form in ink.
• Tournament registration form must be accompanied by a check for the full amount. Please do not mail cash.
• Teams can add players to their roster as long as the player has not played on another team.
• Each player in the games must wear tournament T-shirts.
• Cut off for adding players is Saturday.

Unsportsman like conduct (profanity, trash talking, arguing with officials, etc.) will not be tolerated. Any players displaying this kind of behavior will be given a warning or immediately ejected, depending on the severity of the act. Fighting will result in an immediate ejection. Any ejected player will be required to sit out the first half of his/her team’s next game. Fighting may result in disqualification from further participation in the tournament.

• The tournament starts on Friday at 6:30 p.m.
  
• Friday, three games are scheduled starting at 7:15 p.m.
  
• Saturday games will run the entire day starting at 9:00 a.m.
  
• Sunday games start at 9:00 a.m. concluding with semifinal and championship games for both men and women.

Throughout the tournament breast cancer literature will be available for the public. Health professionals and other representatives from various hospitals and other organizations will be on hand to answer any questions about breast cancer detection and treatment.

Join Us for a Weekend of Fun -- Admission is Free to Public

There will be free drawings, raffles and a lot more. Throughout the tournament there will be guest appearances by various sports celebrities.

Lake Arbor Community Center
10100 Lake Arbor Way
Mitchellville, MD 20721
(301) 333-6561

You can! So can your friends, family members and coworkers. By participating in the tournament or by making a donation. This is a grassroots, fund raising effort. You can help us raise funds that will directly benefit local residents of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. In essence, everyone wins.

For More Information

(301) 585-8812