There are many summer camps that now specialize in providing training in basketball skills and techniques. The instruction available ranges from basic to classes provided by professional players.
Some camps even specialize as to position such as basketball point guard camps. The more advanced camps usually are segregated as to basketball camp boys and basketball camp girls so training can be geared specifically to a level of competence.
Some are basketball overnight camps and some are day camps with no sleepover capabilities. If your child is an experienced and advanced player it’s likely they would prefer training by elite athletes, on the other hand if you are just concerned with aquainting your child with the game a more basic type of camp will probably suffice. THe costs are generally reflective of the quality of instructors as well.
One of the more renown summer basketball camps is the Michael Jordan Basketball Camp
I get quite a few questions asking if a boys summer camp or a girls summer camp is preferrable to a coed summer camp.
I don’t believe there is an all encompassing answer to this question but there are certain situations where a single gender camp may be a better choice for your child. Depending on your child’s age the single gender camp environment often allows the child to be themselves and not be concerned with impressing or competing with the opposite sex. You may also find that in many cases single gender camps gear programs to gender strengths and weaknesses.
I think it’s probably a good idea to discuss the two options with your child and you might be surprised that they may have there very own legitimate reason for preferring one type of camp to the other.
One consideration is that co-ed camps obviously mirror real life situations more closely but also remember that the camp experience is a very short portion of your child’s year.
Some sport specific summer camps may be geared to one gender or the other and some academic camps have reported the single sex environment provides fewer distractions to campers trying to grasp complex ideas in a short duration camp.
If you have an opinion on this topic, please leave a comment.
One of the recent trends in specialty summer camps is the introduction of weight loss camps with curriculums specifically tailored to overweight children and teens. These camps have been unfortunately and insentively referred to as fat camps by some.
The general ideology behind these weight camps is to manage carefully the dietary intake of the campers while introducing appropriate levels of activity in order to reduce body fat levels.
It’s important to note that when camp ends the lessons learned at camp should be continued to insure the loss of weight is maintained and continued through healthy lifestyle choices.
My personal recommendation is a program introduced by WellSpring Weight Loss Camps who recommend a series of questions you should pose to prospective weight loss camp directors:
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