Hope everyone had a great fourth of July!!
While this month we are celebrating our nation’s
independence, last month our program got to celebrate a little with our
basketball camp. The camp always seems
to be a lot of fun to the campers and they enjoy getting better at the game of
basketball. This year was our biggest camp yet, as it tripled in size from when we started them a couple of years ago!
Everyday we would start with our ballhandling drills which
should be done how often campers…….every day....and for how long....15-20 minutes a day! That's right! Haha Then we would do our station work which focus on the fundamentals of passing, ballhandling, shooting, and agilities.
After our fundamental work was done for the day, we would get into our competitions. One of the competitions we do is Basketball Golf. It’s something I’ve done since I was attending my own high school camp back in Rochester, NY. Basically what it is, is a glorified game of Horse. And the kids LOVE it!!!
After our fundamental work was done for the day, we would get into our competitions. One of the competitions we do is Basketball Golf. It’s something I’ve done since I was attending my own high school camp back in Rochester, NY. Basically what it is, is a glorified game of Horse. And the kids LOVE it!!!
And of course we would finish up with some full court games. Obviously this is what the kids want to do for the whole 3 hours, but we make sure we get our fundamentals in everyday before they play full court. Besides, the summer is for making the individual basketball player better in their skill work. The season is when the team gets better by practicing and playing together.
Our main goal is that the campers have fun so that they
enjoy the game enough to practice the drills at home on their own. Because the players that practice hard on
their own are always the ones that have the most success later in life. That’s why our goal is to get them having
fun doing the drills because if they are having fun they don’t even realize how
hard they are working.
Hopefully we will continue to get back some of the same
campers as they are AWESOME to be around!!
While I’m trying to make it fun for them, they are making it fun for
me. There’s nothing better than having
a camp with good kids who come with a positive attitude and want to get
better. So I wanted to say thank you to
the campers that came this year and I hope to see you again next year! Plus bring a friend or two with you for even
more fun :-)
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer and if you are a baller
I hope you are working hard at your game!
Yours in Hoops,
Coach Strick