CAMPS, CLINICS AND AAU OPPORTUNITIES
Bow Athletic Club (BAC) is pleased to provide the following information for players (and parents) looking for basketball opportunities beyond the traditional (November to March) season. The majority of the information provided below includes contact information (website or email address) and BAC suggests that if any of the programs noted below are of interest, then the player/parent go to the website for additional information. The majority of these programs are not affiliated in any way with BAC and BAC cannot vouch for the quality of the program.
Spring Basketball Camps and Developmental Clinics
The following clinics are more geared towards player development. If a player wants to improve and make a travel team or a travel team player wants to improve and be the best on the team, these types of clinics will help a motivated player improve his/her game. The below lists include several specific dates and times. Many of these organizations provide year round opportunities and we suggest that if a particular program is of interest to a player, that the player consider going to the organizations website or email contact and follow up for additional opportunities.
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603Elite Clinics Who: Boys and Girls (grades 6 – 12) When: Saturdays April 4th – May 9th (girls 10 – 12, boys 12-2) Where: New England College Gym Cost: $30/session or $120 for six sessions Contact:Jennifer Fithian (NHTI women’s head coach) Email: info@603elite.com |
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Cap City Basketball Academy Who: Boys and Girls (Kindergarten through High School) When: Sundays March 29th – April 26th (various times of day depending on age group) Where: Bishop Brady High School (Concord) Cost: $95 for five sessions Contact:Joey Craigue (former St. Mary’s (CA) Division1 basketball player) Email: capcitybasketball@yahoo.com
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Hogan Camps Who: All ages When: Various, but typically Sunday mornings (8:30 – 11:30) Where: NHTI Cost: $30/session or $25/session (pre-register) Contact: Paul Hogan (NHTI men’s head coach) For more information on specific dates and times go to www.hogancamps.com
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Cap City Basketball Academy – skills and drills Who: Boys and Girls (Kindergarten through High School) When: Starting May 3rd, every Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays through July 10th (various times of day depending on age group) Where: Bishop Brady High School (Concord) Cost: Price ranges from $180 - $400 (depending on the number of days/sessions you attend). Contact:Joey Craigue Email: capcitybasketball@yahoo.com
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Girls Skills and Open Gym Who: Girls (grades 4 – 12) When: Sunday nights beginning April 12th (6 – 7:30 pm) Cost: No cost Contact: Glen Mathews Email: stick7847@yahoo.com |
NH Sportszone (Derry, NH) Summer Basketball League (starting June 23rd and ending August 17th)
This summer BAC will enter one team in each of the following divisions in the NH Sportszone Eight Game Summer Basketball League:
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Divisions
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Evening that Game(s) is Played
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Coach
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Girls ¾ |
Tuesdays |
Jenny Gordon |
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Girls 5/6 |
Wednesdays |
Bryce Larrabee |
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Girls 7/8 |
Tuesdays |
Joe Evans |
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Boys ¾ |
Tuesdays |
Brandon Kennan |
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Boys 5/6 |
Wednesdays |
Steve Boisvert |
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Boys 7/8 |
Tuesdays |
Bryce Larrabee |
Games are played one night a week (with game times starting between 5 and 9 pm). The cost is $650/team (or $65/player on a 10 player team).
This league is geared towards the more developed basketball players in the community. Due to the competitive nature of this league, BAC will have tryouts for each of these teams on Sunday May 31st at BMS (6 – 7 pm girls, 7 – 8 pm boys).
To register to try out for the summer league team please complete the registration form located on the BAC website.
Please note, selection for the summer league team is made by the coach and their assistant coaches (if any), with further assistance from the BAC basketball committee (if requested by the coach). The number of players a coach selects or how they select the team is up to the particular coach. It is anticipated that the team will have very few practices (if any) and it is expected that each player will miss at least one game during the summer. If you anticipate that your child will miss more than three games, we strongly suggest you consider whether it is appropriate to try out for the team(s). For more information contact Bryce Larrabee (Bryce_larrabee@trg.com) or go to www.nhsportszone.com .
Bow Specific Basketball Camps and Clinics
Summer basketball camps are typically geared towards players of all abilities and mix drills and scrimmages (and fun) throughout each session.
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Bow Recreation Basketball Camp Come learn basic basketball drills, hone your present skills, and learn some new maneuvers. Who: coed (for those in grades 1 – 4 Fall 2015) When: June 22 – 26 (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) Where: Bow Elementary School Cost: $50 Bow Resident ($55 non-Resident Fee) Instructor: Mark Stewart For more information go to: www.bow-nh.com
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Bow Recreation Summer Basketball The Bow Summer Basketball Camp will be a chance for all participants to strengthen skills and expand their knowledge of the game of basketball. This camp will include refining fundamentals of the game, as well as pushing athletes to new levels. Campers will be working heavily on drills as well as scrimmages each week. Focuses for the athletes will be shooting, dribbling, man to man defense, and zone play and each area will be worked in small groups as well as a whole group.
Who: coed (for those in grades 5-6 Fall 2015) When: Mondays, June 22-July 27 (6:00-7:30 pm) Where: Bow Memorial School Cost: $40 Bow Resident ($45 non-Resident Fee) Instructor: Matt Davis For more information go to: www.bow-nh.com
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Bow Recreation Summer Basketball The Bow Summer Basketball Camp will be a chance for all participants to strengthen skills and expand their knowledge of the game of basketball. This camp will include refining fundamentals of the game, as well as pushing athletes to new levels. Campers will be working heavily on drills as well as scrimmages each week. Focuses for the athletes will be shooting, dribbling, man to man defense, and zone play and each area will be worked in small groups as well as a whole group.
Who: coed (for those in grades 7-8 Fall 2015) When: Wednesdays, June 24-July 29 (6:00-7:30 pm) Where: Bow Memorial School Cost: $40 Bow Resident ($45 non-Resident Fee) Instructor: Matt Davis For more information go to: www.bow-nh.com
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Other local summer basketball camps (this list is not exhaustive nor all inclusive of all available summer basketball camps)
Again, summer basketball camps are geared towards all levels of players (and all skill sets), with most mixing drills with scrimmages throughout the camp experience.
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Hawk Boys Hoop Camp Who: boys (grades 5 – 10) When: June 29 – July 2 (9 am – 3 pm) Where: Hopkinton High School Cost: $125 Contact:Dave Chase (746-2943) 4chaseteam@comcast.net |
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Nike Basketball Camp – St. Anselm Who: girls (ages 8 – 16) When: June 22 – 26 (9 am – 3 pm) Where: St. Anselm College Cost: $275 http://www.ussportscamps.com/basketball/nike/nike-basketball-camp-saint-anselm/
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Nike Basketball Camp – St. Anselm Who: coed (ages 7 – 15) When: July 13 – 17 (9 am – 3 pm) Where: St. Anselm College Cost: $275 http://www.ussportscamps.com/basketball/nike/nike-basketball-camp-saint-anselm/
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Matt Bonner Basketball Camp Who: coed (ages 8 – 17) When: June 29 – July 3 (9 am – 3 pm) Where: Rundlett Middle School (Concord) Cost: unknown |
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NH All Star Basketball Camp Who: coed (ages 8 – 16) When: July 13 – 17 (9 am – 4 pm) July 20 – 24 (9 am – 4 pm) Where: Southern NH University Cost: $225 (one week), $415 (two weeks)
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NH Skills Girls Basketball Who: girls (grades 3 – 8) When: June 29 – July 3 (9 – 4 pm) July 27 – 31 (9 am – 4 pm) Where: St. Anselm College Cost: $275 http://www.snhupenmen.com/camps/files/wbkb/NH_Hoop_Skills_Brochure_2012_pdf.pdf
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Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball opportunities
Additional opportunities to play include playing for an AAU basketball team. Traditionally, these teams play March – June, many times with practices several times a week and games on weekends (some AAU programs continue through the summer and fall).
AAU basketball has a reputation of only taking the very best basketball players in the community. However, many AAU programs have numerous teams such that a developing player could make an AAU team (and continue to develop as a player), simply not on the very best of the AAU teams. Thus, for example, a fictitious NH Bball AAU team could have 6 teams of 9/10 year olds with the very best on its 1st team and its weakest players on the 6th team (and everything in between).
Typically, these teams play games all over New England (and occasionally farther away). Some of the local AAU teams (and this is not an exhaustive list of all of the local teams) are as follows:
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Based out of (generally)
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Website
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NH Elite |
Exeter |
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Granite State Rockettes |
Manchester |
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Seacoast Spartans |
Hampton/Derry |
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Granite State Raiders |
Concord |
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NH Gym Rats |
Jaffrey/Keene |
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Rivals |
Various |
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Southern NH Saints |
Londonderry |
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NE Flames |
Nashua |
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NE Storm |
Pelham |
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| Granite State Lady Vipers Gary Warren : |
Epsom | https://www.facebook.com/GSLadyVipers/ |
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Granite State Lady Spartans |
Chichester |
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