Scott Olson Point Guard Camp Head Coach

Skills and topics
to be covered include:

Mental Aspects:

• Running the Offense/Defense
  
• Making teammates better
  
• Communicating with teammates
  
• Acting as a leader on/off court
  
• Thinking like your coach
  
• Being like a coach on the floor
  
• Motivating teammates
  
• Always being aware of the score, time remaining, who's hot, who's not
  
• Helping teammates fulfill their roles
  
• Reading opponent's offenses/defenses
  
• Clock management

JULY 24-26, 2010, 3 Days, 2 Nights, Saturday, 2:30 p.m. to Monday, 12:00 p.m.

Who should attend? Boys entering 8th grade through freshman in college in the fall of 2010 who want to increase their point guard skills. Players will be exposed to the most sophisticated mental and physical aspects of the position. This event will be a combination seminar/camp. The camp is designed for mature young men who have the ability to absorb a great deal of information in the classroom as well as on the gym floor. Our target student/athlete is a leader with a solid GPA who is also basketball smart.
     Off-court sessions are held in air conditioned Illinois Wesleyan classrooms with state-of-the-art audio and visual equipment.
     Our Point Guard head coach will be Scott Olson, a seasoned professional with almost 20 years of experience as an Illinois high school coach. In addition to his current position as Head Coach at LaSalle-Peru High School, LaSalle, Illinois, Scott has also coached at Orion, East Moline and Danville. During his career he has won the title of “district coach of the year” four times.
     Please note: Point Guard students will join our Perimeter and Big Man players for on-court training/ games.

Physical Aspects:

• Ball handling, penetration
  
• Dishing off and kicking out
  
• Controlling tempo and ball movement
  
• Setting up spacing, fast breaks
  
• Shooting techniques
  
• Noah Select Shooting System option
  
• Displaying unselfishness
  
• Ball distribution, tough pressure defense
  
• Outside shooting
  
• 5-on-5 games

JULY 24-26, 2010, 3 Days, 2 Nights, Saturday, 2:30 p.m. to Monday, 12:00 p.m.

Who should attend? Boys entering 6th grade through freshman in college in the fall of 2010 are eligible to attend. Our 2010 Perimeter Players Camp will be directed by Steve Bennett, head coach at New Castle (Indiana) High School and former assistant coach at the University of Evansville. His 2005-2006 New Castle Trojans were Class 3A Indiana State Champions. He has a 76% winning percentage during 13 years at New Castle and an overall 20 year career winning percentage of 78%. Please Note: Perimeter players will be combined with Big Man and Point Guard players for games and certain drills.

Skills and topics to be covered include:

• Advanced ball handling skills
  
• Becoming a great shooter, not just a good one
  
• Moving without the ball
  
• Advanced passing skills
  
• Putting each teammate in a position to succeed
  
• On/Off the ball defensive techniques
  
• Train guards how to play on the wings, wings how to play guard, and both how to post up
  
• Advanced offensive skills
  
• 5-on-5 games
  
• Noah Select Shooting System option