Kid's Event at Tulip Time Festival - 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament

HOLLAND, MI – March 25, 2009 – Tulip Time Festival (www.tuliptime.com) is announcing the second annual Kinderplaats Recreational Kid’s 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. The games will take place on Sunday, May 3rd at 12:30pm. Kinderplaats is located at Window on the Waterfront Park, 6th Street at College Avenue, Holland, MI.

There will be four divisions for children ages 2 through 12. Divisions will split into the following age groups: 2 through 4 year-olds, 5 through 7 year-olds, 8 through 10 year-olds, and 11 through 12 year-olds. Participants can create their own teams or Kinderplaats will assign them to one. Once registered, participants can visit www.tuliptime.com after April 24, 2009 to see complete details of the times of their game(s).

Participants should report to the tournament site fifteen minutes before their games begin to register, receive instructions, and receive their jerseys. All Kinderplaats 3-on-3 participants will receive a participant certificate; teams will not play toward a championship. Each participant must purchase a Kinderplaats wristband for $5.50, available on site, which will be good for all events in Kinderplaats. Basketball hoops will be age appropriate with the younger children using smaller, lower hoops and the older teams using larger basketball hoops at a lower level. Each game will be timed.

To register, participants need to complete an online application located at www.tuliptime.com, under “Kinderplaat B-ball Event”. Applications are also available at the Tulip Time Festival office located at 238 S. River Ave, Holland, MI 49423. Deadline to register is Friday, April 17, 2009. For more information, please call Rich LeBlanc at (616) 396-4221 x116 or email him at rich@tuliptime.com.

For more general information contact Tulip Time Festival, 238 S. River Avenue, Holland, MI 49423, 616.396.4221 or 800.822.2770, tulip@tuliptime.com, www.tuliptime.com, Tulip Time Festival 2009 Dates: May 2-9.

Kinderplaats is supported by the following sponsors; Discount Tire, Haworth, Mead Johnson, Country Fresh, Target, JQ 99, Michigan Medical PC, Crown Motors and AAA Michigan.

Contact
Tamra Bouman
Tulip Time Festival Executive Director
Direct: 616.395.8245
Cell: 616.218.3918
tamra@tuliptime.com

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