The following are some of the basketball fundamentals your child will be introduced to at the Austin Youth Basketball

Austin Basketball Camp 2012

• Moving without the basketball priniciples
• The Jump Stop
• Becoming expert at V-cuts, the efficient backdoor cut, and the give and go.  Yes these matter!
• How to set a screen properly on the basketball
• The perfect off -the- basketball screen
• Offensive concept of pass and screen away
• Rolling off the screen
• Picking and Popping
• European Draw and Kick
• Making Reads On The Catch
• Footwork for Catch and Shoot, Intro to the one-two step
• Rip thrus to avoid tie ups
• Pivoting with power and on balance
• Sweeping the basketball to gain advantage
• Staying low like a tiger on offense to pounce on the defender
• The pound one-two pullup jump shot
• 4 finishing moves attacking the rim
• Shooting layups with power, off the correct foot, with full extension and high knees driving us up after gathering
• Steve Nash chest and bounce passes
• Pass fakes against the zone
• Running the floor on the fastbreak- keeping the lanes wide
• Rebounding the basketball
• 3 offensive rebounding techniques
• Outlet passing
• Mental toughness and the importance of owning your space
• Getting Post Position
• Post offense & defense
• Using your “guns” to see your man and the ball
• Principles of help defense & communication on the basketball court

There will be lots of scrimmaging and camps are limited to only 25 students.  Have your child taught the fundamentals of the game by current NBA scout & former pro Mike VandeGarde.

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Here is a pretty funny video made by Alan Stein who is one of the premier strength and conditioning coaches in the country and his take on the quest to get exposure in summer select basketball.  Select basketball definitely has a place in player development, but more games don’t make a player.  Players are made in the offseason.  Basketball Training focused on learning, repetitions, and hard work is where the improvement develops.  Select Ball is the proving grounds.  If you don’t bring your A game, you won’t get exposure, you will get exposed.

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Choosing the Austin Basketball Camp Director

by Chris Corbett

As the director of Austin Youth Basketball I have many roles.  One of the main roles of a leader is to constantly be on the lookout for the best talent available to help Austin Basketball players reach their individual goals.

I met Mike VandeGarde in a community I used to work in and immediately hit it off sharing our love of basketball.  Not long later we had a chance to play together at LifeTime Fitness in South Austin and I was immediately struck by his excellent baskeball footwork, off the chart shot blocking skills, intensity, and work ethic.

I asked him to join me on a team and we did go on to win the Life Time Fitness Championship which was a very competitive basketball league at the time.  Mike referred a few young players to me for training as I was the Supervisor of Training for Basketball at Lifetime.  As our training numbers grew, I needed help and Mike was kind enough to help teach the Austin Basketball Camps at LifeTime Fitness with me.

The next call of duty was the Dripping Springs Youth Sports Academy where we created a curriculum for the 8-12 years olds of Dripping Springs.  Mike still assists with this.

Mike is Austin Youth Basketball’s resident Big Man Clinic professor and helps out when his schedule permits.

There are a lot of great basketball resumes out there.  Click here to see Mike’s .  We chose Mike over everyone else because:

1. Mike is expert and PASSIONATE.
2. Mike truly cares about the basketball learning experience and has taught at hundreds of basketball camps.
3. Mike comes prepared and organized.  Players do not stand around when Mike is running basketball camps.  He does not have time for small talk – he is on a mission.
4. Mike commands attention thru his passion, his expertise, and his presence.
5. Basically, Mike has a thoroughbred background but has the work ethic of a Clydesdale.
6. Mike believes in doing smaller camps and in keeping instructor to student ratios low despite the higher costs.  (Our summer basketball camps will have approximately 25 kids per session)
7. Mike aims for fun at camps.  Learning and Fun are the goals.

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