HUNTINGTON - The Marshall University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will host the 11th Annual Sweetheart Clinic on Sunday, Feb. 17. Girls age 12 and under are invited to participate. There is limited space and resources, so participants must pre-register individually on a first-come, first-served basis. No walk-up participants will be accepted.

Pre-registration, which will be accepted via e-mail only, will begin Tuesday, Jan. 22 through Monday, Feb. 4, or until the Clinic is full. To pre-register, please visit www.HerdZone.com and click the 2008 Sweetheart Clinic link at the top of the page. Registrants must provide their name, home address, telephone number, e-mail address, t-shirt size, and age.

This year's Sweetheart Clinic is sponsored by Marshall Athletics, Pepsi, Papa John's Pizza and Conference USA. The program began in 1998 in recognition of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Since its inception, more than 1,200 girls have participated and had the opportunity to learn developmental skills in nine women's sports.

Participants will be divided into age groups and will rotate through eight different stations, learning developmental sports skills from Marshall coaches and student-athletes. In addition to developmental skill instruction, participants will receive a free gift provided by C-USA.

Check-in for participants will last 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. in Gullickson Gym. The Clinic will begin promptly at 10:30 a.m. Following the Clinic, participants will enjoy a pizza party and a Marshall University Cheerleaders-led pep rally sponsored by Pepsi and Papa John's Pizza. Participants will then be invited to attend the Marshall women's basketball team's game versus Southern Miss at 2:00 p.m. in the Cam Henderson Center.

The Clinic, including pizza party, pep rally and the women's basketball game, is free to participants. Parents and observers may purchase a ticket to the women's basketball game. Single-game tickets for women's basketball games are available for $5 for adults and $3 for children through the Marshall Athletic Ticket Office.

Registration information or questions regarding the Sweetheart Clinic may be sent to Randi Nielson at nielson1@marshall.edu or by calling (304) 696-3394.