Basketball Camp

For students in Kindergarten through 4th Grade, we offer a basketball camp. This program involves four Saturdays during January and February. Each session lasts for a minimum of one hour, during which basic skills and fundamentals are taught. At the 3rd and 4th Grade levels, the concepts of offense and defense are introduced.

The camp involves parent volunteers to be group leaders. The skills we are trying to teach will be demonstrated to the parent volunteers and the students at the same time. Then we break into groups of about 6 to 8 students so that each child can work on the individual skill. The sessions end with a few relay races that help the students with some of the basic moves that they will use when they play basketball.

Parents who are not working with a group may stay in the gym to watch what is going on during the sessions, but we recommend leaving and coming back (this allows the young children to focus on the drills and not Mom or Dad who are watching on the sidelines). Some parents use the time to run errands; the choice is yours.

For those parents interested, the Woodridge Park District does offer a program for 4th graders, in which they can actually play games. Watch your fall and winter program brochure for exact details. The actual dates for the camp will not be set until mid November. A separate notice will be sent out in the Family envelope at that time.