As summer camps and programmes are coming to an end, parents were given two more options to involve their children in an interactive, fun and educational summer programmes that teaches sporting and academic skills using the exciting sport of basketball to reach young people.

Managing Director of Columbus Barbados Niall Sheehy said, “Columbus is always excited to partner with any kind of youth development programme such as Ballout, which is at the heart of our company’s social commitments, investing in youth means giving them the opportunity and a helping hand to achieve a dream”.

With the help of Columbus Telecommunication Barbados Limited (FLOW) providers of Voice, Video and Broadband services, BALLOUT Coast 2 Coast Sports and Entertainment, will host these two inaugural basketball events for young persons between the ages of 8-17.

The second event, the Flow B-Ball Youth Summer Tournament will enable participants of the Youth Development Basketball Camp to demonstrate and apply the teachings from the camp sessions to a fun and competitive environment. Local youth teams are also invited to sign up to compete against the campers at an entrance fee of only ten dollars ($10) per team member. The tournament will be broken down into two divisions: Under 12 and Under 17, which will comprise of six (6) and eight (8) teams respectively. It will take the format of a round robin and knock outs until a winner is crowned for each division.

“It takes a team to win the game” said Andrew “Ballou” Harvey, CEO and Head Coach of BALLOUT Coast 2 Coast. “The acronym for TEAM is Together Each Achieve More. Without our sponsors this programme would still be a dream but due to the vision, effort, diligence, and understanding this dream is now a reality and here to stay. BALLOUT Coast 2 Coast will make the best efforts to deliver its promise to young aspiring basket ballers to bring more playing and teaching opportunities for mini and junior level basketball.”