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Excerpt from The Washington Times Article:

Rohan Palacios is a natural showman. When the 8-year-old begins to wave his arms and mysteriously chant the impromptu incantation "Abracadabra, presto, magico," all eyes turn to watch a little red ball disappear and then reappear from underneath a plastic cup.

This simple but baffling trick is one of many Rohan and his fellow magicians-in-training learned recently at the new Magical Mystery Camp. The five-day program is sponsored by Headfirst, a popular summer camp provider in the District, and held weekly throughout the summer at St. Alban's School on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral.

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Sports Illustrated For Kids chose Headfirst Camps as one of the Top 50 Camps in the United States and The #1 camp in the Washington, DC & Bethesda area.

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Excerpt from Washington Parent Article:

This positive approach doesn't mean being soft on performance and skill building. As PCA graduates, all of the coaches in Brendan Sullivan's D.C.-based Head First baseball program use the "criticism sandwich."

"You get the kid's attention with something positive that is sincere and short," Sullivan said. "And then you slip in the correction - the change required to improve: to keep their hands up in basketball or crossover step when throwing a baseball. You send them back into the game with another positive. It takes more time to do it, but it really does work. And, it's an effective way of communicating with people on and off the field."

For more information on this article and Director Brendan Sullivan please click: http://www.washingtonparent.com/articles/0408/sports.html

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Headfirst Basketball on FOX TV

Headfirst Basketball Director and former 10-year Harlem Globetrotter, Mike Wilson, visits a local Washington, DC school for an appearance to give his C.H.E.E.R. For Character Speech. If you are interested in having Mike Wilson visit your child's school for an assembly or event, please contact us at (202) 625-1921.

Click here to see Headfirst Basketball Videos on FOX TV

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New York Times Features Headfirst Baseball Honor Roll Camp

New York Times Sunday Sports Article features the Headfirst Baseball Academic Honor Roll Camp for High School student-athletes.

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