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Hoop.Camp offers basketball activities that include fundamental skill stations for passing, shooting, dribbling, ball handling, free throws, rebounding, and layups, along with games, contests, and a tournament. The program also offers drop-in All-Star basketball sessions, a 5K Dash for Down syndrome, a soccer camp, and basketball academy training.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Hoop.Camp International Basketball Camp 2024 runs August 8–10, 2024 from 9:30 am–2:00 pm each day, with three-day, two-day, and one-day basketball camps in 2026 and a single-day soccer camp on July 25 from 9:30 am–1:00 pm.
Hoop.Camp was created in 1994, and in 1996 it pioneered a “unified” concept that invites athletes without special needs to participate as unified partners. The Hoop.Camp International Basketball Camp & Tournament is for athletes with Down syndrome and additional and special needs, and the camp is described as a unified basketball extravaganza for all ages and abilities, with participants ranging from age 5 to over 73. The program states that participants can register as a team or as individuals, that individuals who want to join the tournament are assigned to a team, and that some unified athletes may also participate. It expects participants from across the USA and internationally and describes the event as the largest basketball festival of its kind in the world.
The camp includes modified fundamentals and drills, games, and contests, with younger and smaller athletes using 8-foot baskets and a coach-to-athlete ratio of 1:4, and it notes that one special needs athlete has been able to dunk a basketball. Everyone who registers for camp receives a camp T-shirt, a basketball, a swag bag, and individual trophies and prizes for numerous games and contests. Campers bring their own lunch on Thursday and Friday at the 2024 international camp, and the camp provides a free pizza lunch to everyone on Saturday.
Hoop.Camp states that it was designed as an event for adults and children with a wide range of special needs and that it also serves unified athletes without special needs of all ages and abilities. It states that it fosters confidence and accountability and promotes mental, social, physical, and mental health. The organization prohibits discrimination in its programs, camps, and activities on the basis of race, national origin, color, creed, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preference and affirms a commitment to equal opportunities and access for all.
The program is 100% volunteer-based with no paid staff, and coaches and volunteers are described as experienced, with many having years of high school, college, and professional playing and coaching experience and many having been with the camp since the beginning. Hoop.Camp is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, and it offers camp free of charge to participants who need financial assistance or cannot afford to pay. Since it began, over 30,000 volunteer hours have been logged, nineteen Boy Scouts have used Hoop.Camp as their Eagle service project to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, and many athletes have competed in Special Olympic events internationally, with many winning gold medals. Hoop.Camp reports that many of its athletes and participants are on limited budgets and have limited access to sports activities, and it thanks Baden Sports for donating basketballs for 2025.
Camp Director and Founder Steve Garrity started Hoop.Camp in 1994 and has organized and directed it since then. He is a graduate of Aloha High School, holds a business degree from the University of Alaska in Anchorage, and previously attended Idaho State University for three years, where he played basketball and received All Big Sky honors before transferring. He had a short professional basketball career in Europe and the United States, is self-employed as the owner of Waterhouse Motors, and serves as basketball director at Sunset Athletic Club, where he runs a basketball academy training athletes of all ages. He also runs an annual basketball camp in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for college and professional players and directs the USA International Basketball Exchange, which brings basketball players from around the world to train in Beaverton, Oregon. Steve is married to Lisa, they have four children named Hayes, Hannah, Hailey, and Halle, and Hayes Garrity is listed as a contact.
Last updated June 26, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Hoop.Camp International Basketball Camp 2024 runs August 8–10, 2024 from 9:30 am–2:00 pm each day, with three-day, two-day, and one-day basketball camps in 2026 and a single-day soccer camp on July 25 from 9:30 am–1:00 pm.
Hoop.Camp was created in 1994, and in 1996 it pioneered a “unified” concept that invites athletes without special needs to participate as unified partners. The Hoop.Camp International Basketball Camp & Tournament is for athletes with Down syndrome and additional and special needs, and the camp is described as a unified basketball extravaganza for all ages and abilities, with participants ranging from age 5 to over 73. The program states that participants can register as a team or as individuals, that individuals who want to join the tournament are assigned to a team, and that some unified athletes may also participate. It expects participants from across the USA and internationally and describes the event as the largest basketball festival of its kind in the world.
The camp includes modified fundamentals and drills, games, and contests, with younger and smaller athletes using 8-foot baskets and a coach-to-athlete ratio of 1:4, and it notes that one special needs athlete has been able to dunk a basketball. Everyone who registers for camp receives a camp T-shirt, a basketball, a swag bag, and individual trophies and prizes for numerous games and contests. Campers bring their own lunch on Thursday and Friday at the 2024 international camp, and the camp provides a free pizza lunch to everyone on Saturday.
Hoop.Camp states that it was designed as an event for adults and children with a wide range of special needs and that it also serves unified athletes without special needs of all ages and abilities. It states that it fosters confidence and accountability and promotes mental, social, physical, and mental health. The organization prohibits discrimination in its programs, camps, and activities on the basis of race, national origin, color, creed, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preference and affirms a commitment to equal opportunities and access for all.
The program is 100% volunteer-based with no paid staff, and coaches and volunteers are described as experienced, with many having years of high school, college, and professional playing and coaching experience and many having been with the camp since the beginning. Hoop.Camp is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, and it offers camp free of charge to participants who need financial assistance or cannot afford to pay. Since it began, over 30,000 volunteer hours have been logged, nineteen Boy Scouts have used Hoop.Camp as their Eagle service project to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, and many athletes have competed in Special Olympic events internationally, with many winning gold medals. Hoop.Camp reports that many of its athletes and participants are on limited budgets and have limited access to sports activities, and it thanks Baden Sports for donating basketballs for 2025.
Camp Director and Founder Steve Garrity started Hoop.Camp in 1994 and has organized and directed it since then. He is a graduate of Aloha High School, holds a business degree from the University of Alaska in Anchorage, and previously attended Idaho State University for three years, where he played basketball and received All Big Sky honors before transferring. He had a short professional basketball career in Europe and the United States, is self-employed as the owner of Waterhouse Motors, and serves as basketball director at Sunset Athletic Club, where he runs a basketball academy training athletes of all ages. He also runs an annual basketball camp in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for college and professional players and directs the USA International Basketball Exchange, which brings basketball players from around the world to train in Beaverton, Oregon. Steve is married to Lisa, they have four children named Hayes, Hannah, Hailey, and Halle, and Hayes Garrity is listed as a contact.
Last updated June 26, 2026.
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