Erin
Hoops is open to all people who want to play basketball.
Fees
to all programs and activities are kept to a minimum, just covering
costs.
Erin
Hoops strives for quality of activity rather than quantity of people.
This means Hoops is not pushing for high numbers of participants. Its
emphasis is on the development of excellence in children's ability to
play basketball.
Erin
Hoops youth programs are non-competitive. Most games
are played without a score being kept. (Obviously no standings
for teams are kept either.) Games are played for FUN, learning
to play better, and the intrinsic fun of the game of basketball.
It is never to late. Anyone
can join almost any appropriate program at any time, as long as
numbers of people involved are less than the maximum.
Hoops is a community base program run
totally by volunteers in such a way as to provide basketball
opportunities for all in the community.
Residents in Group Homes, from homes on
welfare and families drawing from the local EWAG Foodshare Program are
all admitted free to any Erin Hoops program in which they wish to
partake.
Children
or any Erin Hoops player may be challenged to:
never
give up/never quite
try
their hardest
do
their best
believe
in themselves
have
fun
learn
and develop
Sportsmanship
is stressed.
Winning
is not part of the Hoops' Philosophy. Basketball is played for fun and
learning in Hoops.
Naturally
the skills of basketball are stressed.
Fees are a deterrent to participation.
Basketball must be kept affordable for
everyone.
To see the Letters Patent
and detailed list of Objectives for Erin Hoops - click here
