Girls Basketball Camp

CAMP DESCRIPTION: Our goal is to make every camper a better person and basketball player.  We want to have the girls who come through our camps learn how to play the game with sound fundamentals and great effort. We want every player to leave challenged in all areas of their game. We believe that players can learn valuable life lessons from the game of basketball and we try to help them see those lessons and apply them to their lives.

“At Hillcrest our goal is to have players that become the best person first and foremost and then also the best basketball player they can be.  We believe the first allows the second to happen. As a basketball player we don’t  just want our players to play the game but to understand the game. We strive to have players not just learn skills but learn why and how they should use those skills.”

coach chris nachtigall

 

ACHIEVEMENT “Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.”

CAMP FUNDAMENTALS: Each player who attends camp will receive instruction in all areas of basketball. The emphasis will be on strong fundamentals with particular emphasis on proper shooting and ball handling mechanics, proper individual defensive skills, and how to play team basketball. Every player will be evaluated and given a player profile card with areas of strength and areas of improvement. They will leave with a list of new drills that they can use to practice on their own to help improve their skills. Players will be placed on a team and will play six games over the course of the four days.

ATTITUDE: Attitude and mental preparation are very important and will affect your camp success.
Please come prepared to learn and work hard.

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference.”

Coed Kids Camp for 1st-4th Grade: Run by the Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Head Coaches, this camp emphasizes shooting and offensive fundamentals while building confidence and having fun on the court.

5TH-10TH CAMP ORDER: 
8:15 Arrive and shoot in the gym
8:30 Announcements and warm up as a group
8:45 Full-court drills 
8:55 Fundamental skill breakdown 
9:05 Station work 
9:20 Team practice 
9:35 Games
10:15 Break
10:25 Fundamental skills break down
10:35 Games
11:10 Contest/prizes

CAMP DIRECTOR, Chris Nachtigall is the head girls’ basketball coach. He previously coached the Hillcrest girls’ varsity team in 2010-11 and the team made huge strides during that season. With a focus on sound fundamentals and tough defense, they came within just seconds of advancing to the regional quarterfinals for the first time in over 10 years. Starting in 2011 he spent 7 years as the head softball coach at Northwestern College (IA) compiling an overall record of 192-143, winning the conference 3 times.  Coach Nachtigall served as an assistant women’s basketball coach for Northwestern during the 2014-15 season. He has 17 years of coaching experience at the high school and collegiate levels.

Additional staff will consist of other high school coaches.

LOCATION: Hillcrest Academy, 1421 540th Street SW, Kalona, Iowa
ELIGIBILITY: Coed kids camp is open to boys & girls going into grades 1 – 4. The girls camp is open to girls entering grades 5 – 10. Each camp is limited to 40 campers.
COST: 1st-4th grade kids: $45 per child
5th-10th grade girls: $55 per child
REGISTRATION & PAYMENTS: All camp registrations and payments will now be through the Bound website. 
WHAT TO BRING: Basketball or tennis shoes and a water bottle with your child’s name on it.

QUESTIONS? Contact Rebecca Beachy Miller at rbeachymiller@hillcrestravens.org or 319-656-2073 (x200).