Guard/Post, and Scoring/Shooting Camp
Attention Parents, Players and Coaches,
Beginning the first week of October, the Hoop School will be conducting six weeks of intensive basketball skills and drills at several locations throughout Massachusetts. Please find the details of those events below. All sessions will feature a highly experienced staff of high school coaches, former college players and/or former college coaches, low instructor to player ratio to maximize teaching (last year 8:1) and a conducive learning environment (girls-only) for fostering instruction and learning. This will provide you (or your daughter) with the opportunity to prepare for their upcoming travel or high school tryouts not to mention the ability to compete during the season. I am quite certain you have worked extremely hard throughout the summer to raise your skill level whether it be through AAU or camps, this clinic will not only assist in maintaining your current skill level but improve weaknesses, further strengths and raise your overall level of play.
The clinics will be held on Sunday’s so it will not conflict with the fall sport season (if there are conflicts at the high school level with a session or two because of AAU, please let me know and we can work something out) Enrollment size will be limited to maximize teaching. Grades - 5th through 12th - are welcome. We realize some fall schedules are still not available yet but please email me to reserve a spot as soon as possible - last year’s sessions sold out extremely quickly.
Philosophy
The clinics are designed to further individual player development by stressing fundamentals through drill work and provide a training ground, for girls to improve their skill level and conceptual basketball knowledge. The program is structured to work a separate skill set each session i.e. ball handling, passing, footwork, shooting, defense and transition concepts and builds up into combination type drills that will work various skills simultaneously. For the younger girls, a core foundation will be provided to help them have success and fun with basketball as they grow with the sport. For older/high school girls, the clinic will seek to improve the skills level as well as bring their game to the next level to prepare them to compete at the highest chosen level.
All Session Features:
· Week 1 - Ball handling and Passing session (including getting to the basketball, weak hand development and creating offense)
· Week 2 - Footwork, Getting open, and Shooting (pivoting, proper shooting footwork, defensive, drop steps, getting to the basket and using screens)
· Week 3 - Shooting continued (including form, catch & shoot, shooting off the dribble and finishing)
· Week 4 - Defensive Principles (on ball, helping, helping the helper concepts and defending screens)
· Week 5 - Defensive Principles continued
· Week 6 - Transition and fast break concepts
Fall Events
Watertown (Metrowest) Session ~ Sunday mornings
Begins October 5th - Six weeks - Youth session/High School Elite session – 9am to 12pm
§ Watertown Middle School - Larger venue from last year
§ Staff includes former college coaches, high coaches and former college players
§ All features listed above included
§ New to this year’s sessions –
·1 on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on 3, contests
·Structured Scrimmages games
·Application of fundamentals with additional playing opportunities and games
Lynnfield (North Shore) Session ~ Sunday Evenings
Begins October 12th - Six Weeks - Youth session/High School Elite session – 5:30pm-8:30pm
§ Lynnfield High School – building from the success of the spring clinic & shooting/scoring camp
§ Staff includes former college coaches, high school coaches and former college players
§ All features listed above included
§ New to this year’s sessions –
·1 on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on 3, contests
·Structured Scrimmages games
·Application of fundamentals with additional playing opportunities and games
Shooting/Scoring Camp Session ~ Columbus Day, October 13th
Metrowest Area ~ For players in 6th through 12th grade.
Topics Covered –
§ Proper shooting form and technique
§ Footwork with and without the ball
§ Advanced one on one moves
§ Shooting off the dribble, midrange & from 3pt range
Guard/Post Camp Session ~ Veterans Day, November 11th
Lynnfield High School ~ For players in 6th through 12th grade.
They will be dividend by age and skill level.
Topics Covered –
Post Camp -
§ Low and High Post moves and techniques
§ Offensive and defensive footwork
§ Rebounding and passing technique
Guard Camp –
§ Advanced ball handling and passing skills
§ Open court and half court scoring
§ Creating offense for you and your teammates
Masconomet (Topsfield/Northern Mass) Session ~ Sunday Afternoon – ***Still Unconfirmed***
Potentially Beginning October 18th - Five Weeks - Youth only
Coordinator's Experience: Presently, I am the Newton North Girls Varsity Basketball Coach. Prior to my hire in Newton, I worked with the State Champion Boy’s Basketball Team in Watertown. In addition, I have coached with the Warrior Girls AAU program. Prior to joining the Warriors Organization, I served as Head Coach at Lasell College, Assistant Coach/Dir of Basketball Ops at Div I Northeastern University and also was the Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at Tufts and Suffolk University respectively. I started my career at the Varsity Assistant/Junior Varsity coach at Melrose High School and have worked extensively with several local youth development programs over the years. I have over ten years of college coaching experience and have coached several current NBA players.
Cost: $120.00 for six weeks ~ (Remain unchanged from last year)
Feedback from the last fall’s clinic held in Watertown:
“My daughter loved it. She practices things she learned at home. She specifically liked the number of coaches, that there were women instructors, that there was a lot of action and not a lot of talking by the coaches, and that it was all girls in a fairly small age range. I’d sign her up for anything you ran, if it worked with her schedule.” -Name omitted
“I think your clinic was great! I observed one week - You (and the other coaches) made it fun but you really worked the girls each week and I liked how you worked on a separate skill each week. I liked how the coaches went around to each girl individually to make sure their form was correct, etc.” -Name omitted
As mentioned, the clinic size will be limited in size so if you are interested, please respond to this email reserve your spot in the clinic today.
Coaches, I would be extremely grateful if you would be willing to forward this to your team or any other interested players. Thank you in advance.
Please contact me with any questions. As mentioned, the clinic size will be limited so if you are interested, please contact me today. If you have flexibility to attend Sunday morning or evening, please let me know.
Regards,
Hank DeSantis
617-922-8309
