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Harlem Globetrotters to Lead Summer Skills Clinics in East County

Get your kids signed up for fun and follies with members of the famed basketball team. Clinics will be held in Santee.

Is your kid looking to have fun while improving their ball-handling skills? Well, you're in luck – the Harlem Globetrotters are coming to East County this summer.

Members of the exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater, and comedy will be holding clinics for boys and girls age 6-12.

For the first time in San Diego, the world famous Harlem Globetrotters will bring their renowned Summer Skills Clinics to 24 Hour Fitness clubs in the San Diego area from June 17-22. During their six days in San Diego, Globetrotters’ stars will lead a total of 18 two-hour clinics.

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The clinics will take place at 24 Hour Fitness in Santee (9906 Mission Gorge Road) June 17-19: 9-11 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m. 

Other clinics will be happening at 24 Hour Fitness Bonita Sport (870 Amena Court, Chula Vista) June 20-22: 9-11 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m. 

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Globetrotters will be on-court for each two-hour session – coaching, motivating, inspiring and entertaining participating kids. The stars of the team make clinics inclusive and fun for boys and girls of all skill and experience levels. 

Registration is $59 per session.  Find more information and/or sign up at www.harlemglobetrotters.com/clinics.

A Harlem Globetrotters press release contributed to this report.

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