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Announcing! Youth Basketball Camp At University of Missouri-Kansas City
Winter 2024 In Kansas City, Missouri

The Youth Ball Handling and Scoring Skills Basketball Camp

Have fun and rapidly improve your skills at this youth basketball camp in Kansas City, Missouri at University of Missouri-Kansas City.
This 2024 winter 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:
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Swinney Center
5000 Holmes St.
Kansas City, MO 64110
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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 - Zack Fields

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    Coach Fields finished up his playing career at Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS in 2022.
    Zack has been assisting at Breakthrough Basketball Camps since he was a Freshman in college. He now leads several camps a year across the country for Breakthrough and can be seen on some of our videos.
    Zack was Captain of his Olathe South High School basketball team where he received 2nd team All-Sunflower & Kansas City All-Star selections. He went on to play at Clarke University where he received the Heart of America Freshman of the Year award. He then played 3 years of Divison II basketball at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO
    He has been an assistant coach for Breakthrough Basketball for the last 5 years including travelling alongside Jim Huber and Troy Slavin to assist at many of their camps. He also attended Breakthrough Basketball camps as a high school player
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    Camp Details

    Basketball Camp Details

    WHEN:

    Monday, December 30, 2024 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
    Tuesday, December 31, 2024 - 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 40 players to ensure a high number of repetitions and improvement

    WHERE:

    University of Missouri-Kansas City
    Swinney Center
    5000 Holmes St.
    Kansas City, MO 64110

    PRICE:

    $225