The NCAA and the Atlanta Local Organizing Committee are excited to announce the opportunity for Atlantans and basketball fans to get in on March Madness® by participating in a range of activities taking place during Final Four weekend, such as the Final Four Dribble fueled by POWERADE®, the POWERADE 3v3 tournament and more. Online registration is now open for all fan events that will take place across the city in the weeks leading up to and through Final Four weekend by visitingwww.ncaa.com/finalfour.
Get your tickets now to The Ultimate Final Four Fan Festival, Bracket Town™ Refreshed by Coca-Cola Zero™. Enjoy $2 off adult and child tickets, along with no online ticket fees before March 17 for this interactive fan fest at the Georgia World Congress Center, opening Friday, April 5 and running until the Division I championship game Monday, April 8. Bracket Town is truly an event for all sports fans as it showcases most NCAA sports including golf, fencing, soccer, football and of course basketball. Inside the walls of Bracket Town Refreshed by Coca-Cola Zero will be concerts, POWERADE NCAA Youth Clinics, autograph sessions with some of basketball’s greatest players, and on Friday, visitors, courtesy of LG, will see the Harlem Globetrotters from 6 – 8 p.m. on Buick Arena. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for youth, military and senior citizens and increase to $10 for adults and $6 for youth, military and senior citizens on March 18.
As part of Bracket Town, the POWERADE® 3v3 Tournament will take place Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7. This action-packed basketball tournament gives basketball fans a chance to create their own Final Four excitement. Players of any skill level are encouraged to participate. Team registration is now open at www.powerade3v3.com or www.ncaa.com/finalfour for males and females ages nine to 36+. Early bird registration is $75 for teams until March 17. After March 17 registration is $100 per team.
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Final Four® Dribble® Fueled by POWERADE® – The Final Four Dribble takes place around the Georgia World Congress Center Sunday, April 7 at 11:30 a.m. This event gets Atlanta’s youth involved in the action as 3,200 kids dribble basketballs to help commemorate the 75th celebration of March Madness. Participating kids will receive a T-shirt, basketball and free entry into Bracket Town on the day of event. The Final Four Dribble Fueled by POWERADE is a FREE event, but participants can register online at www.ncaa.com/finalfour. Onsite registration also will be available, but to ensure your spot please register online early.
POWERADE® NCAA Youth Clinics –Saturday morning, April 6, three basketball youth clinics will be held around the city and are open to third through eighth grade youth (ages 8 to 14). The locations include the Andrew & Walter Young YMCA, the Villages of Carver YMCA and the Woodruff Athletic Complex at Agnes Scott College. Participants will receive basketball instruction and coaching from NCAA coaches and student-athletes. Registration is FREE online at www.ncaa.com/finalfour.
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For those who want to show their support in fighting cancer, they can participate in theNorthwestern Mutual Road to the Final Four 5K at 7:30 a.m. Saturday April 6. This 5K road race will take runners on a scenic detour through the streets of Atlanta, starting and ending at International Plaza outside the Georgia Dome. The Northwestern Mutual Road to the Final Four5K benefits the Coaches vs. Cancer® program, which is a collaborative effort between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Online registration for the Timed 5K is $25 and is $20 for the Untimed 5K Run/Walk at www.ncaa.com/finalfour or www.active.com.
For more information on this year’s Final Four activities, visit www.ncaa.com/finalfour. The 2013 Men’s Final Four also is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/finalfouratlanta and Twitter at @finalfour. Men’s Final Four game tickets are available through PrimeSport, the Official Ticket & Hospitality Package Provider of the NCAA, at www.primesport.com.
To get in on the action and learn more about the NCAA Men’s Final Four fan events, visitncaa.com/finalfour. Information will also be available via the NCAA Final Four mobile app presented by AT&T. The app, which will be available for iPhone and Android in late March, will feature the Coke Zero’s Insider Guide and the AT&T Fan Zone. Get in on the action, get the app by dialing **NCAA.
Also, join in the 75 Years of March Madness® Celebration by going to ncaa.com/marchmadness. Be part of history by voting for your favorites to help determine the Top 15 All-Time March Madness Players, the Top All-Time March Madness Team and the Top All-Time March Madness Moment. Voting ends March 24.
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