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Pre-Register Now For 2010 STARZZ Basketball is currently recruiting players from the Killeen-Fort Hood-Copperas Cove and Central Texas area, for its 2010 Spring- Summer basketball program. We will be fielding teams for boys (grades 4-10) and girls (grades 4-8). We look to expand from four teams last year to seven this year. As such, we will have several openings at all grade levels, boys and girls. If you are interested in playing for STARZZ Basketball, please click the REGISTER NOW icon to pre-register for our program. There is no obligation incurred by pre-registration. Pre-registration allows us to place you on our mailing list and provide you the most update information, while providing us valuable information needed in planning our program. For additional information, you can email us at ccstarzz09@aol.com or contact Charles Lyons at (254) 290-0730 or Dorothy Lyons at (254) 290-0679. Welcome to STARZZ Basketball!
STARZZ Basketball Program Creator Driven By Desire to Help Youth Posted On: Monday, Nov. 23 2009 04:50 AM
By Alicia Lacy Killeen Daily Herald
COPPERAS COVE – Charles Lyons has been coaching youth sports for more than 41 years and continues to coach with the spirit of service acting as a major driving force in his life. This year he branched out to begin his own youth basketball program with his wife, Dorothy. Lyons' coaching career began in 1968 when he was a teenager in Gary, Ind. Several children from different neighborhoods formed basketball teams and played against each other. "All we did was play basketball and stickball," he said. "There were a lot of kids but no organization." After graduating from high school, Lyons joined the Army and still kept coaching. "The real reason I kept going was probably because of the kids," he said. "They always need coaches for youth sports." "And with kids, you not only want to afford your kids, but other kids with opportunity," Lyons added. A 20-year Army retiree and Cove resident, on and off, since 1985 due to the military, Lyons' involvement with the city's Parks and Recreation department youth sports coaching program began when he first came to the city. Lyons, his wife and two of his daughters coached teams through the city's Parks and Recreation department.
The Starzz Basketball program, which was jump-started by Lyons and his wife this year, provides summer basketball opportunities for children in the community between 9 and 18 years old. The program begins in March and wraps up in August.
Lyons said the program has four teams and 40 children. Children in the program develop and fine-tune their basketball skills. Lyons hopes to double the number of teams to eight for next year's season.
November 16, 2009
STARZZ Players move to "Next Level" Three former STARZZ and Lady STARZZ basketball players are now playing at the "Next Level" for Copperas Cove High School. Deion Robinson and Tyler Wilson, Copperas Cove freshmen, who played during the Summer for STARZZ 2013, 8th grade team, are now members of the "Dawg" Junior Varsity team. Jasmin Lyons, also a freshman, who played for Lady STARZZ 2013, is now a member of the "Lady Dawg" Junior Varsity team.
Coaching Vacancies For 2010 STARZZ Basketball, is currently seeking experienced youth basketball coaches, from the Killeen-Fort Hood-Copperas Cove area, for its 2010 Spring- Summer basketball program. We have openings at all youth levels for our boys and girls teams. If you have coached youth basketball in the past, can dedicate the required amount of time, and is truly interested in joining our program, we are interested in hearing from you. Please click the WE WANT YOU icon to complete our coaches registration form. For additional information, you can email us at ccstarzz09@aol.com or contact Charles Lyons at (254) 290-0730 or Dorothy Lyons at (254) 290-0679. Welcome to STARZZ Basketball!
STARZZ Basketball on FACEBOOK You can now follow STARZZ Basketball on FACEBOOK. Click the FACEBOOK icon to go to FACEBOOK.
STARZZ Basketball Newsletter You can now read or download the 18 November copy of the STARZZ Basketball newsletter. Click the Newsletter icon to go to read or download.
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