Camp dates and details

[+/-] click to show/hide camp details Basketball Camp 2008 Venue: Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury, England, UK Dates: 3 to 8 August 2008 Price: £350 Our camp programme has been carefully designed by experienced coaches and includes the following: Daily stations that stress the importance of basketball fundamentals. Individual coaching. League competition and playoff games. Decision zone – learn what to do in pressure situations! All-star game – the best 10 players on camp get to play against the staff (which includes a few pro and ex-pro players!). SAQ training – speed, agility and quickness! Lectures and workshops on nutrition, sports psychology, performance analysis and strength and conditioning. 1v1, 3v3 and hot shot competitions. Awards: MVP, MIP, Best Defender, Camper of the Week. An Assistant Coaches Programme for young and aspiring coaches.

Coaching Staff

We have a team of excellent and qualified coaching staff which includes a mixture of professional coaches, professional and ex-professional players and USA high school coaches. Most of our coaches return each year with the addition of one or two that we recruit. We are very proud of the high level of coaching experts we have at this camp.

The Camp Programme

Our camp programme has been carefully designed by experienced coaches and includes the following:
Daily stations that stress the importance of basketball fundamentals.
Individual coaching.
League competition and playoff games.
Decision zone – learn what to do in pressure situations!
All-star game – the best 10 players on camp get to play against the staff (which includes a few pro and ex-pro players!).
SAQ training – speed, agility and quickness!
Lectures and workshops on nutrition, sports psychology, performance analysis and strength and conditioning.
1v1, 3v3 and hot shot competitions.
Awards: MVP, MIP, Best Defender, Camper of the Week.
An Assistant Coaches Programme for young and aspiring coaches (see below for more details).

Facilities

The camp is run at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium which is a sporting centre of excellence. The state-of-the art facilities include 2 indoor basketball courts (with wooden flooring), a 400 metre running track, weights and cardio rooms, hotel and dormitory accommodation and a swimming pool (available for everyone to use). The facility has stadium seating so parents can come down and watch.

If you would like to see what we do, please email or call us and request our promo DVD - we would be more than happy to send you one!

As part of the Basketball Camp we also run an Assistant Coaches Programme for those interested in learning to coach the sport.

The Assistant Coaches Programme (ACP)

As a participant in the ACP you will learn the following:
1. Assist an experienced and qualified coach (we have coaches from Europe and the USA)
2. Scout teams
3. Scout individuals
4. Get experience working with an international coaching staff
5. Learn to be a Motivator to get the best from your players
6. Nutrition
7. Strength & Conditioning for basketball
8. Speed, Agility & Quickness (SAQ)
9. The Role of an Assistant Coach
10. An Insight into the Professional Game
11. Coaching Offense
12. Coaching Defense
13. Sports Psychology
14. Video and Performance Analysis
15. Future employment opportunities with Let Me Play
Price: £350 (includes food, accommodation, camp, Assistant Coaches Programme & t-shirt).

English Language Courses

English language courses sit along side all of our camps. If you would like to place your child on a special English language study course whilst he is on camp, please contact us for further information. Qualified teachers will spend 2 to 3 hours with your child each morning studying and learning to speak the English language. Your child will then spend the rest of the day and evening as a regular member of the basketball camp.

Testimonials from last year’s camp:

“thank you so much for this years basketball camp - was awesome. All the coaches/staff were absolute legends. Thanks”.

“Just like to say that Let me play camp 07 was one of best weeks of my life and im definantly coming back next year. Coaches were great especially Coach Joe and Mike. And thank you for that birthday cake”.

“The 2007 Summer Hoops Camp was amazing! Stoke Mandeville Stadium has excellent facilities. The camp was really fun and i have only just realised how much i learnt! Coaches were great especially my coach, Joe Manley. I am definitely going next year! Thanks LET ME PLAY!”

“I want to thank you and your team of coaches, physios, counsellors and admin staff for the camp at Stoke Mandeville. My son has obviously had a wonderful time and enjoyed himself immeasurably.

More importantly he has learnt a lot - basketball skills and team work, made new friends and taken a step into adulthood. He will hopefully take those friendships and skills forward
through the next few years.”