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Office of the Dean of Special Programs
Skidmore College
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY  12866

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(518)580-5897

Summer Sports Program
Girls' Basketball Elite Guard Camp

Director - Darren Bennett, Head Coach,
Skidmore College

July 15 - 17, 2011

Friday:  Check-In: 5:30pm - 6:30pm                          Camp: 6:30 pm - 10 pm
Saturday:  9:00am - 9:30pm
Sunday:  9:00am - 12:30pm 

Girls entering grades 9-12 & 2011 graduating seniors

TO REGISTER CLICK HERE

Program Brochure

Staff

Darren Bennett has been the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Skidmore College for eight seasons. Prior to Skidmore, Coach Bennett was the recruiting coordinator and assistant women's basketball coach at Michigan State, Syracuse, and Temple universities. As a Division I assistant he worked with guards and forwards in individual and team settings and coordinated the team's recruiting efforts.

Program

This instructional and skill camp is designed for the serious minded high school player who wants to advance to the next level. It is a very intense camp designed to help prepare the player who is motivated and committed and shapes her by giving her specialized instruction in developing the individual guard skills necessary for the college level game. Players will be divided based on grade and skill.  

For detailed information contact Coach Bennett at 518-580-5363 or dbennett@skidmore.edu.

Features

  • 1 to 9 staff to camper ratio
  • Camp T-shirt
  • Individual skill instruction
  • Fundamental skill work and instruction
  • Skill and motivational speeches
  • Nutrition lecture
  • Recruiting lecture
  • Playing at the college level lecture
  • Daily games and competitions

Elite Guard Campers will learn and experience

  • Fundamental and advanced guard skill circuits of full court moves
  • One-on-one moves
  • Two-ball drills
  • Point guard and wing moves
  • Shooting of the pass
  • Shooting off the dribble
  • Passing entries into offenses
  • Short lectures from our college coaching staff
  • Short lectures from current and former college basketball players
Players will participate in college style individual skill work sessions. These will be the same skill work sessions that you would work on at college practices. Campers will be divided into groups of nine players for specialized instruction in guard play and for competitive games and competitions. All instruction will take place on indoor college sized wood courts.

Experience as a high school player or AAU level player is strongly recommended.

Site

Skidmore College Williamson Sports Center

Cost

$185 for day; $280 for overnight (limited rooms available)

Limit of 72 players - please register early!