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Announcing! Youth Basketball Camp At The Finley Center at The Hoover Met Complex
Summer 2025 In Hoover, Alabama

The Youth Ball Handling and Scoring Skills Basketball Camp
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Have fun and rapidly improve your skills at this youth basketball camp in Hoover, Alabama at The Finley Center at The Hoover Met Complex.
This 2025 summer basketball camp focuses on developing better scoring moves, ball handling, and playmaking ability!
At these basketball camps, you improve your scoring, ball handling, shooting, passing, athleticism, footwork, decision-making, and 1 on 1 moves to take your game to the next level!
These basketball camps are for boys and girls in grades 3 to 8.

Location Details:
The Finley Center at The Hoover Met Complex
5508 Stadium Trace Pkwy
Hoover, AL 35244
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What Players Will Learn

What will players get out of the basketball camp?

You will improve your shooting, ball handling, passing, athleticism, footwork, decision-making, and 1 on 1 moves to take your game to the next level.
At this basketball camp you will learn:
  • 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.
  • The best hand-eye coordination and ball handling drills that will accelerate your feel for the basketball. These drills will make dribbling during game situations feel easy.
  • 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 which allow them to make plays for themselves and their teammates.
  • The most efficient scoring moves around the basket that helps you finish against any defender.
Here are some of the topics covered throughout the basketball camp:

Ball handling

  • Stationary ball handling routine that improves rhythm, feel, and coordination with the basketball.
  • Live ball moves to help you blow by the defense at will. You will learn how to shift (or setup) the defender with your body and feet.
  • Critical progressions to ensure that your dribble moves are effective and explosive.
  • How to stay in attack mode, dictate the tempo, and control the defense.

    • Shooting

  • How to position your feet and align your body to increase the chance of shooting the ball straight.
  • A form shooting routine that almost every great shooter has utilized that can be done at home.
  • Proper footwork and how to develop a quick release.
  • How to shoot game shots from game spots at game speeds.

    • 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 throughs, sweeps, drop steps, and hops to make you an elite player.

    • 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.

    • Who Can Participate?

    This basketball camp is for 3rd-8th grade, ages/skill levels will be separated.
    Coach Profile

    Coach Profile - Loretta Martin

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    Coach Martin understands the skills, determination and mentality required to make your game stand out, and she has a passion for passing this on to up-and-coming players
    Loretta Martin, a native of Kenner, La, entered the Dillard University family in 2005 as a member of the Lady Bleu Devils basketball team with an athletic scholarship. After graduating from Bonnabel High School in 2002, Ms. Martin received a basketball scholarship to Copiah Lincoln Community College, where she played basketball ball for two years.
    Coach Martin received an Associate degree in Kinesiology in 2005 from Copiah Lincoln Community College. She then moved on to join the Dillard family where she played two seasons under the direction of Coach Kiki Barnes. After completing her eligibility in basketball, Ms. Martin received a Bachelor's degree in Educational Studies in May 2010 from Dillard University.
    Coach Martin is currently staffed in the athletic department at Dillard University where she is the assistant women's basketball coach for the Lady Bleu Devils.
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    Camp Details

    Basketball Camp Details

    WHEN:

    Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
    Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    AGE CATEGORY:

    The basketball camp is for boys and girls from 3rd grade to 8th grade.

    Players will be grouped based on grade and gender to start during the individual skill work drills.

    PLAYER LIMIT:

    Each session is limited to 50 players to ensure a high number of repetitions and improvement

    WHERE:

    The Finley Center at The Hoover Met Complex
    5508 Stadium Trace Pkwy
    Hoover, AL 35244

    PRICE:

    $245 $196 (Register Today For 20% Off!)