The Atlanta Hawks and Kia Motors America teamed up this summer to host the third annual Atlanta Hawks 2009 Kia Summer Hoops Tour at 20 locations around metro Atlanta. Led by former Hawks guard Charlie Criss, the Atlanta Hawks 2009 Kia Summer Hoops Tour offered free, high-energy basketball clinics that focused on teaching the basic skills of the game to 2,000 children. In addition to great instruction, each child received an autographed Charlie Criss player card and an official Atlanta Hawks 2009 Kia Summer Hoops Tour t-shirt and water bottle!

Former Atlanta Hawks guard Charlie Criss instructs children during a dribbling drill	Atlanta Hawks Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins addresses the kids of Troup County

This summer, the Atlanta Hawks 2009 Kia Summer Hoops Tour visited the kids of Troup County, Carl Rhodenizer Recreation Center, Virginia Gray Recreation Center, Jim Huie Recreation Center, Burdett Gymnasium, Sandtown Recreation Center, Antioch AME Church, Woolfolk Boys and Girls Club, Greenforest Summer Camp, Peachtree Hills Recreation Center, Corpus Christi Church, Alpharetta Parks and Recreation, City of Marietta, Douglas County Parks and Recreation, Adamsville Recreation Center, Rosel Fann Recreation Center, Adams Park, Ben Hill Recreation Center, Walter and Andrew Young YMCA, and the Simpsonwood Retreat Center. Click here to check out photographs from each stop!