Six free Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps, taught by former UK all-star Jeff Sheppard, will be conducted in June 2013. Participants receive a free basketball, T-shirt and meal.
2013 
Camps
Each of the camps will begin at 4 p.m. and conclude about 7 p.m.
- Carter County, June 3 at East Carter Middle School, 158 participants. View photos. | Read story.
- Elliott County, June 4 at Elliott County High School, 106 participants. View photos. | Read story.
- Bell County, June 6 at Middlesboro High School, 182 participants. View photos. | Read story.
- Leslie County, Monday, June 17, Leslie County High, off U.S. 421 south of Hyden
- Lincoln County, Tuesday, June 18, Lincoln County High, 60 Education Way, Stanford
- Breathitt County, Thursday, June 20, Sebastian Middle School, 244 LBJ Road, Jackson
Shoot Hoops camps provide participants an opportunity to interact with positive role models, receive positive anti-drug and self-esteem messages in conjunction with basic basketball skills instruction. A brief education program on how to talk with your children about drugs and the signs, symptoms and dangers of drugs is provided to parents and/or guardians. More than 200 caregivers attended programs at the 2012 camps.
All participants in the UNITE-sponsored camps receive a specially designed event shirt, regulation autographed Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball, and are entered into a drawing for two portable basketball goals to be given away at each location.
Drug-free fun
Shoot Hoops Not Drugs programs teach school-age youth fundamental basketball skills while emphasizing the importance for them to stay drug-free. Camps are fun, interactive, and provide a safe, drug-free activity where children have an opportunity to interact with positive role models while learning fundamental basketball skills.
As a senior at the University of Kentucky, Sheppard was named the NCAA’s Final Four Most Valuable Player in the Wildcats’ 1997-98 National Championship season. He would later go on to play one season with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and 3 years in Italy.
Some of the best volunteers at camp have been the residents and staff from the WestCare and Chad’s Hope treatment facilities. Their enthusiasm for helping youth stay positive and headed in a drug-free direction has added an extra spark to the instruction.
Through 2012 there have been 44 Shoot Hoops Not Drugs camps drawing 5,668 youth participants from 53 Kentucky counties, 13 other states, and two other countries – England and Mexico.
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To view photos from the 2012 Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps Click here.
To view photos from the 2011 Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps Click here.
To view photos from the 2010 Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps Click here.
Event Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
- Breathitt County Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention
- Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation
Sponsors are still being sought for the 2013 Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps. For details on how you can help contact: Carlos Cameron, 606-330-1413 or ccameron@centertech.com
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