Crispin Basketball Camps 2010

This year Crispin Basketball will host three camps running from June 28th to July 2nd at both Pitman High School and Pitman Middle School.  We are also looking into hosting a fourth camp at some point during the summer for kids ages 4-6 (Joe’s son is four and has personally requested such a camp).

Session A will be held for players entering the 3rd-5th grade at the Pitman Middle School from 9:00am-11:00am.

Session B will be held for players entering 6th-8th grades at the Pitman High School from 9:00am-12:00am.

Session C will be held for players entering 9th-12th grades at the Pitman High School from 1:00pm-4:00 pm.

As the week progresses, the times of Sessions B and C may be cut back, but we will run each camp Monday through Friday during that week.

As always, we focus on diligently teaching the fundamentals of the individual and team game.  The level at which we teach naturally depends upon the ages of our players.  We enjoy this week every year and have continually seen improvement in the players we have worked with.  We trust that will be the same this year as well.

Camp fees are as follows:

Session A 3rd-5th Graces Fundamental Camp – $85 for Pitman Residents and $100 for non-residents.

Session B 6th-8th Grades – $110 for Pitman Residents and $125 for non-residents.

Session C 9th-12th Grads – $110 for Pitman Residents and $125 for non-residents.

Each camp is strictly limited to 40 participants.  Reserve your spot today with a $50 deposit.  The balance will be due upon check-in.  Please provide your email address with your registration and deposit so we may send you a confirmation upon receipt.  (Note also that Pitman residents receive a discount because the camp is run through Pitman Recreation.)

You can view and/or download our camp flier/registration form by clicking here.  If you have any other questions or are having difficulty downloading the form, please  contact us.

White Guy Bias?

Jon,

You can check out my full six-part series here.  If you have anything to add, I am sure you won’t be shy about sharing it!

Joe

Road Loss

This update is overdue, but last Sunday we lost to a desperate Venice team on their home court 74-68. It was a difficult game. They are at the bottom of the standings, but they won’t be there for long as they have gotten some new players and improved. It’s tough playing a team at the bottom of the standings at this time of year. For if they end up in the last two spots, they move down a division, so they fight hard!

Combine that with the inevitable home court favor and it wasn’t easy. But if we had made a few jumpshots, we would have won. They just didn’t go down. I am hopeful they will this coming Sunday when we play a tough Vigevano team at home.

I ended the Venice game with 17 points on 5-12 shooting. Would have liked to have hit two more threes, but that is sometimes how it goes.

Big Win

Got another big win yesterday over a difficult Veroli team. It was a home game and Veroli was just one win behind us in the standings. Having won the game by nine points, we hold the tiebreaker over them if we equal their win total at the end of the year.

We now remain one game behind the leader with 10 games left to play. We have been playing good basketball over the past few months, so I am hopeful it can continue.

I ended the game with 21 points and played pretty well overall. Next Sunday we play in Venice. Though their team is towards the bottom of the standings, they are difficult to beat and starting to play much better. I am hopeful we can stay focused and get another win.

Great Road Win

This update is overdue, but we got a good win over the first place team last weekend. At their place nonetheless. We are now one game behind them, with a big game this weekend against the team right behind us. Of course, all the games are big when you are fighting for first place.

Until later…
Joe

Missed Opportunity

Last night, we were up 15 points going into the fourth quarter, only to be outscored 32-12 in the final period. Needless to say, it was a difficult loss to swallow, particularly considering the fact that if we had won, we would have moved one game behind the first place team (who we play next week).

But that is how it goes sometimes in basketball, as much as I hate to admit it! I ended the game with 18 points, but it was far from my best game. I missed a few good opportunities down the stretch that could have moved the game in a different direction.

This coming Saturday we play Sassari, the first place team who we are still two games behind, at their place. I don’t think they have lost there yet. I am hoping for a good performance.