Good evening,
I am glad to announce that the 1st ever Go Full Court camp is complete with only two injuries. An ear ache and a thigh bruise during the last minutes of the championship game. The kids played so hard and were so attentive when it was time. For a camp assembled in just three days having 51 kids participating and a staff of six incredible individuals is quite encouraging to seek another camp to offer. I want to thank everyone for showing up a little early today to witness camp's conclusion.
Today was full of games and more skill work. There were more competitive games and team drills then the three previous days. Both groups were great after lunches. The cafeteria was always left spotless. The gymnasium at the end of each day was picked up by the help of staff and the campers.
This afternoon guest speaker, Jeff Gore of Southern New Hampshire University, was nice enough to take a day away from recruiting to come speak to the kids about NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION. It is a skill that must be adopted at a young age and is very difficult to teach. But for those who 'figure it out' have such an advantage over other players (in any sport really).
To all who helped make this camp such a success THANK YOU! The word got around quick. And maybe the word about this camp will get around even faster. I will let everyone know by the 4th of July when the next camp is.
If anyone is interested in a 3-6 week program to work on the fundamentals and skills of the game twice a week for an hour than please email me.
Again thank you for making this possible. I hope to arrange this type of camp again!
Sincerely,
- Tim
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Wolfeboro Team Camp Update: June 27, 2012
Good Evening,
Another great moving day. Both groups worked even better with one another during the 2 games played today. The older groups had competitive games and are looking forward to the playoffs tomorrow which we will play from 1 to 1:30. Then guest speaker, Brewster academy head coach Jason Smith.
The younger group continued to work a lot on their skill development. I brought in tennis balls and went through a routine with them for about :30 minutes. We were using them during agility drills, dribbling drills and tossing the tennis balls off the wall for hand speed and eye / hand coordination purposes. Coach Dan Place and Coach Mike Lee were a huge assistance with the younger group this week. Maybe it is the number of years they've worked with kids and coached but all I know is the two coaches were the glue which kept the younger group so attentive, motivated and excited.
The older kids worked on the agility ladder again today, adding the use of a basketball. They were not dribbling the ball, yet passing it around their own waste whiling exercising down the speed ladder. A lot of the kids were interested in pushing themselves as many of the drills were difficult to complete. There were more 3 on 3 games with the younger kids as well. The defense at camp has been very impressive. Overall, another smooth day with a lot of positive competitiveness and sportsmanship. The kids are tying their best during the many different drills, including time spent with morning ball handling drills and afternoon shooting drills. Another guest speaker tomorrow who will talk about defense is Jeff Gore (19 year assistant coach Southern New Hampshire University). He will speak from 12:30-1. Right after lunch.
To make this feel even more like a complete basketball camp I would like to invite all the parents into the gym for 1:45 pm! Without your coordination and efforts of dropping your camper(s) off I would not have enjoyed this week just as much as the kids and staff have. Tomorrow will be skills and drills first thing in the morning. And then team and individual contests, 2 guest speakers, playoff games with the older group, the 3 on 3 tournament with younger group and then camp ending awards ceremony. Knowing how exciting tomorrow will be I think I'll get some sleep . Hopefully I will see you all around 1:45.
Thank you!
- Tim
Another great moving day. Both groups worked even better with one another during the 2 games played today. The older groups had competitive games and are looking forward to the playoffs tomorrow which we will play from 1 to 1:30. Then guest speaker, Brewster academy head coach Jason Smith.
The younger group continued to work a lot on their skill development. I brought in tennis balls and went through a routine with them for about :30 minutes. We were using them during agility drills, dribbling drills and tossing the tennis balls off the wall for hand speed and eye / hand coordination purposes. Coach Dan Place and Coach Mike Lee were a huge assistance with the younger group this week. Maybe it is the number of years they've worked with kids and coached but all I know is the two coaches were the glue which kept the younger group so attentive, motivated and excited.
The older kids worked on the agility ladder again today, adding the use of a basketball. They were not dribbling the ball, yet passing it around their own waste whiling exercising down the speed ladder. A lot of the kids were interested in pushing themselves as many of the drills were difficult to complete. There were more 3 on 3 games with the younger kids as well. The defense at camp has been very impressive. Overall, another smooth day with a lot of positive competitiveness and sportsmanship. The kids are tying their best during the many different drills, including time spent with morning ball handling drills and afternoon shooting drills. Another guest speaker tomorrow who will talk about defense is Jeff Gore (19 year assistant coach Southern New Hampshire University). He will speak from 12:30-1. Right after lunch.
To make this feel even more like a complete basketball camp I would like to invite all the parents into the gym for 1:45 pm! Without your coordination and efforts of dropping your camper(s) off I would not have enjoyed this week just as much as the kids and staff have. Tomorrow will be skills and drills first thing in the morning. And then team and individual contests, 2 guest speakers, playoff games with the older group, the 3 on 3 tournament with younger group and then camp ending awards ceremony. Knowing how exciting tomorrow will be I think I'll get some sleep . Hopefully I will see you all around 1:45.
Thank you!
- Tim
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Wolfeboro Youth Team Camp Update: June 26, 2012
Good evening,
Just wanted to take a moment and update you all on today's activities. Today was much more challenging for all the campers like I said it would be last night. Not sure if any of the kids expressed that right away when getting picked up, but every camper gave great effort today. The coaches and myself witnessed another great day in terms of kids being competitive and showing good sportsmanship. The staff really is doing a great job keeping the kids, groups, drills and games moving right along.
We started the morning off dividing the two groups into each gym. The younger group spent about 2 hours practicing the fundamentals of the game with Coach Mike Lee and Coach Dan Place. They did a lot of agility and foot work with the kids during the 2 hour frame. The younger group played shooting and dribbling competition contest and also 3 vs. 3 while the older kids took break for lunch. When the younger kids took lunch the older kids played their weekly tournament game. There are 4 teams and by the end of the camp we will have a championship game for the rest of the campers to watch (for about 15 minutes).
After both lunches, each group went back to their separate gyms and continued working on individual offensive skill moves and ball handling drills. The camp concluded today with 30 minutes of shooting and more ball handling as well as using the agility ladder again. The kids worked really really hard today and it appeared they enjoyed the competition. There were a few kids who got a little discouraged about not being able to do some of the exercises but they gave it their all and I was really happy to see that no one just quit. So my hats off to the youngsters who faced a little adversity and over came it.
Tomorrow's camp will be close to the same agenda; agility and foot speed exercises, shooting and dribbling competitions, team games, and more skill work with the ball. Tomorrow will have another speaker. Hopefully that period of time will be a nice chance for the kids to catch a break.
And for the drop off and pick up times. You guys are all on time which makes the day start off on the right foot. Just want to mention and thank you for keeping me informed during any late arrival or early release.
See you tomorrow,
- Tim
Just wanted to take a moment and update you all on today's activities. Today was much more challenging for all the campers like I said it would be last night. Not sure if any of the kids expressed that right away when getting picked up, but every camper gave great effort today. The coaches and myself witnessed another great day in terms of kids being competitive and showing good sportsmanship. The staff really is doing a great job keeping the kids, groups, drills and games moving right along.
We started the morning off dividing the two groups into each gym. The younger group spent about 2 hours practicing the fundamentals of the game with Coach Mike Lee and Coach Dan Place. They did a lot of agility and foot work with the kids during the 2 hour frame. The younger group played shooting and dribbling competition contest and also 3 vs. 3 while the older kids took break for lunch. When the younger kids took lunch the older kids played their weekly tournament game. There are 4 teams and by the end of the camp we will have a championship game for the rest of the campers to watch (for about 15 minutes).
After both lunches, each group went back to their separate gyms and continued working on individual offensive skill moves and ball handling drills. The camp concluded today with 30 minutes of shooting and more ball handling as well as using the agility ladder again. The kids worked really really hard today and it appeared they enjoyed the competition. There were a few kids who got a little discouraged about not being able to do some of the exercises but they gave it their all and I was really happy to see that no one just quit. So my hats off to the youngsters who faced a little adversity and over came it.
Tomorrow's camp will be close to the same agenda; agility and foot speed exercises, shooting and dribbling competitions, team games, and more skill work with the ball. Tomorrow will have another speaker. Hopefully that period of time will be a nice chance for the kids to catch a break.
And for the drop off and pick up times. You guys are all on time which makes the day start off on the right foot. Just want to mention and thank you for keeping me informed during any late arrival or early release.
See you tomorrow,
- Tim
Monday, June 25, 2012
Wolfeboro Youth Team Camp Update: June 25, 2012
Good evening,
Every child was able the use of their own leather basketball. Which came in awfully handy when we covered our ball handling skills in the morning for 30 minutes.
Before the guest speaker arrived, all campers were involved with using the 'speed and agility ladder'. These ladders are like a real ladder but it spreads out on the court. The kids had a lot of fun with the challenge of improving their foot speed and strength as well as their coordination.
The day concluded with a guest speaker, Emmanuel Negedu. Emmanuel is 23 years of age, graduated from Brewster Academy and attended The University of Tennessee on a full basketball scholarship. In Emmanuel's 2nd year at Tennessee he suffered heart failure during practice. Was pronounced dead for a few minutes and was revived. To this day he is unable to play the sport which he loved so much. His story is remarkable. I am glad the kids were able to listen to him speak about 'opportunity and appreciatioin'. Emmanuel's other greatest message was about the importance of school and how you must focus on education, family then sports. He did a wonderful job talking and demonstrating a few moves around the rim. A few demonstrating and speaking the kids were separated among the hoops and had a chance to work on the 'lecture of how to post up'. The kids were super attentive and showed much respect to Emmanuel for taking time out of his busy day to stop by and visit. Check out some of Emmanuel's highlights while at Brewster.
There were award winners from playing a shooting competition during the morning. I hope it is OK but I used donated gift cards from Bailey's Bubble (ice cream) in downtown Wolfeboro. Tomorrow's guest will be speaking about education, character and will be demonstrating 'the triple threat'. He has coached for 19 years at the Division 2 level. He is still among the highest scoring leaders of Division 2 history, Jeff Gore.
- Tim
Just a quick blog following up with the daily activities. First, I must say registration went rather smooth considering the amount of kids who are participating. Second, the staff which is divided up among the kids were beyond great.
I realize it was the first day of camp but I have never seen such a better group of campers. I received zero complaints during the entire day. I broke the kids up into 2 groups by age/grade. The two separated groups are each coached by 2 coaches. Both gyms were practicing the same fundamentals, skills and played the same style of games 3 on 3. The older group was able to begin there championship week with 5 on 5 games, due to the speed of play. The younger group was demonstrated how to play 3 on 3. Afterwards they played 3 on 3 games for a good 30 minutes.
I separated the two groups into their own 30 minute lunches. The word was the older group had a difficult time picking up for themselves and the younger group had no issues finding the trash bins.
Every child was able the use of their own leather basketball. Which came in awfully handy when we covered our ball handling skills in the morning for 30 minutes.Before the guest speaker arrived, all campers were involved with using the 'speed and agility ladder'. These ladders are like a real ladder but it spreads out on the court. The kids had a lot of fun with the challenge of improving their foot speed and strength as well as their coordination.
The day concluded with a guest speaker, Emmanuel Negedu. Emmanuel is 23 years of age, graduated from Brewster Academy and attended The University of Tennessee on a full basketball scholarship. In Emmanuel's 2nd year at Tennessee he suffered heart failure during practice. Was pronounced dead for a few minutes and was revived. To this day he is unable to play the sport which he loved so much. His story is remarkable. I am glad the kids were able to listen to him speak about 'opportunity and appreciatioin'. Emmanuel's other greatest message was about the importance of school and how you must focus on education, family then sports. He did a wonderful job talking and demonstrating a few moves around the rim. A few demonstrating and speaking the kids were separated among the hoops and had a chance to work on the 'lecture of how to post up'. The kids were super attentive and showed much respect to Emmanuel for taking time out of his busy day to stop by and visit. Check out some of Emmanuel's highlights while at Brewster.
There were award winners from playing a shooting competition during the morning. I hope it is OK but I used donated gift cards from Bailey's Bubble (ice cream) in downtown Wolfeboro. Tomorrow's guest will be speaking about education, character and will be demonstrating 'the triple threat'. He has coached for 19 years at the Division 2 level. He is still among the highest scoring leaders of Division 2 history, Jeff Gore.
I am already looking forward to tomorrow as the agenda will be a little different yet more challenging.
I hope the kids had fun. See you all tomorrow!
- Tim
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