Summer Camp featuring Basketball

• June 28 – July 2, 2021 | Grade 6 and REP only
• August 3 – August 6, 2021
9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Hosted by: The I AM Basketball Academy

Facilitated by: Dane Smith & David Carter

REGULAR CAMP FOR AGES 7 AND UP | ELITE CAMP FOR AGES 12 AND UP (PREP)

Our specialized camp will give you the drills and instructions you need to become a top-flight shooter and Ball handler, who stands out from the competition. Our Skill breakdowns will have you going into next season, ready to increase your shooting percentage and range with better mechanics and more confidence in your ability to create space; as well as opportunities for your teammates.

These are the secrets perfected by elite players that our professional staff is extremely excited to share with our campers.

CAMP HIGHLIGHTS

• Weekly Camps • Before and Aftercare Available • Ball Handling • Lay-ups and Rim Finishing
• Shooting Mechanics and Shot Making • Basketball I.Q. • Strength and Conditioning Training
• Professionally Trained • Personnel

ELITE GUARD CAMP

• JUNE 28-JULY 2, 2021 | GRADE 6 AND REP ONLY • AUGUST 3-AUGUST 6, 2021

JUNIOR ACADEMY

• Basketball Training

SENIOR ACADEMY

• Strength and Stability Training

Summer Camp Pricing

Summer Camp $300 plus HST per week (339.00)

Basketball Camp For Beginners and Novice players

Our Campers can look forward to a Basketball emersion. Players will be introduced to:

Static ball handling routines
Basic – Intermediate Ball handling and footwork
Basketball I.Q. sessions
- Basketball Language
- Attack angles
- Team play scenarios
- Decision making
The foundation of shooting
Shooting off of the catch
Shooting off the dribble
Finishing at the rim
- Lay-ups
- floaters

Join us for King Heights Academy’s Summer Camp
featuring Basketball!

At our Elite Guard Camp, we will cover the following:

The Foundation of Shooting

This is the first step in becoming a great basketball player. Our trainers will start from the ground up and give campers tips and tricks to improving shooting percentages. Every player has a different form; it is our job to help you to the most consistent use of that form.

You will also learn:

How to position your feet and align your body to increase the chance of shooting the ball straight.
How your stance could actually be causing your shot to go left and right and how to fix it.
Form shooting routine that almost every great shooter has utilized and that can be done at home.
Why the parallel stance may not be the right fit for you.
How your legs and not just your follow through can actually cause a flat shot.
The proper release point and follow through.
How inflexibility in your legs can affect your shot in a negative way.
How to shoot with more accuracy from further distances.

Shooting Off of the Catch

After we have built a shooters’ foundation, our next step will be teaching players to shoot off of the catch. Our trainers will start with static positions, gradually moving into finding the open space as well as specific shooting spots within the offence.

You will learn:

How to make your shot quicker.
The mentality to making your shot quicker.
The proper body position for every shot off of the catch.
The proper footwork for different situations during the game.
The proper hand position to create consistency and accuracy.
How to pull up out of the fast break.

Passing

Improve hand-eye coordination and passing skills that make players like Chris Paul one of the best playmakers in the game.
Competitive passing drills to develop game-like passing with head and pass fakes.
How to be strong and pass out of double teams and traps.

Shooting Off of the Dribble

As individual skill levels rise, it’s very important to add a pull up jump shot off of the dribble. This gives you the ability to keep defenders off balance and unable to anticipate your offensive movements, making you an elite offensive weapon.

You will learn:

Progressions for the shot off of the dribble.
How to properly pick up/ gather the basketball and how doing it the wrong way could be causing your shot to miss to the left and the right.
How the pace of the dribble can make your shot quicker.
How to properly execute the sweep and step through to create space from your defender.
Proper mental approach needed to have a successful pull up jump shot and how the wrong mentality can be easily defended.
How to shoot game shots from game spots at game speeds.
Proper footwork and how to develop a quick release.

Learn Advanced Shooting Techniques Used by the Pros

You will learn the keys to a quick release. You will learn the 1-2 steps used to create space and hit the open jumper. You will learn the details required to be successful with these advanced moves. If you’re not ready for the advanced moves yet, we also have a system setup that will progress players at the proper rates.

Ball Handling

Is the most important skill a basketball player can have at any level? The best ball handlers become team leaders. Our camp will teach players from the basics to advance ball handling moves and counters. Our program will teach players to protect the ball while giving them the ability to create space for themselves as well as create opportunities for teammates. Our camp is for players looking to develop better scoring moves, better ball handling and playmaking abilities.

Improve your scoring, ball handling, shooting, passing, athleticism, footwork, decision-making, and 1 vs. 1 move to take your game to the next level.

You will learn:

Stationary ball handling routines that improve rhythm, feel, and coordination with the basketball.
Explosive dribble moves that make you hard to guard.
Highly effective scoring moves that work at any level.
Game like shooting drills to drive up your shooting percentage.
How to create 2-3 feet of separation from any defender for better scoring opportunities.
Hand-eye coordination and ball handling drills that will accelerate your feel for the basketball.
How to develop an explosive first step. The secrets behind the proper shin angle, head position, shoulder position, and hip position.
Critical components of basketball IQ required to become a great offensive player from an individual and team aspect.
How the top pros create advantages that allow them to make plays for themselves and their teammates. Live ball moves to help you blow by the defense at will. You will learn how to shift (or set up) the defender with your body and feet.
The most efficient scoring moves around the basket that helps you finish against any defender.
How to stay in attack mode, dictate the tempo, and control the defense.

Finishing

Finishing techniques used to reduce turnovers, finish over larger players in the paint, and make more shots.
How to finish through contact.
1 on 1 finishing drills that ingrain good habits while competing in a fun way.

Offense

How to cut and get open. You will learn v-cuts, basket cuts, l-cuts, backdoor cuts, and more.
Attacking down screens, back screens, and more.
How to score and make plays using ball screens. Learn how to run defenders into screens and make lightning-quick decisions.
How to use dribble hand-off actions to attack the defense and put them in a constant disadvantage.

Footwork

How to use your feet to gain a better position to score from almost anywhere on the floor.
Utilize front pivots, reverse pivots, step-through, sweeps, drop steps, and hops to make you an elite player.

Strength and Stability Training

Often overlooked by young athletes, strength and stability training will take your game to the next level. The stronger you become, the more confident you are. The more confident you are the better you will use your skills to dominate. Our training staff will teach players from the basics of isometric strength exercise to basketball-specific weight training.

You will learn:

Proper mechanic form for Push/Pull strength exercises.
Proper lifting technique.
The importance of flexibility and Hip mobility.
What is Plyometric & Isometric training?
The difference between Speed, Power, and Agility.
The difference between strength and interval training.
How weight training can improve explosiveness and how this relates to Basketball.

Fitness and Conditioning

There are five components of physical fitness. Cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility/mobility, and body composition. Our camp will focus on cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance. Campers will compete against themselves for the week completing and participating in drills designed to challenge every athlete.

Join us for King Heights Academy’s Summer Camp
featuring Basketball!

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Summer Camp featuring Basketball