Dates: Session 1--June 16-19, 2025 Session 2--July 14-17, 2025 Grades: 5-12 Price: $295 ($320-Extended)
CAMP PHILOSOPHY AND ORGANIZATION
The Messiah University Boys Basketball camp for boys in rising grades 5-12 is uniquely designed to meet each athlete at their current level of experience. It is our desire to help each athlete grow and improve in their skill, as well as, their understanding of the game of basketball. With a very low coach to player ratio of around 8 – 1 we strive to give as much individual attention as possible to each camper throughout the week. We carefully select our staff from our best current and former players who have a heart for teaching and the ability to communicate with young people. We also employee many highly talented and experienced high school coaches who meet our high standards of character and ethical behavior. We know that in some camp situations the coaches and counselors are not always the best role models for today’s young players, we seek to be special in that way, and want to leave a positive and meaningful impression on each athlete during their week at camp.
Each day will consist of two, 2.5 hour training sessions. Each session will build upon the next as we continually try to challenge the campers to try to master different fundamentals of the game. Campers will be in teaching stations, skill breakdown drills, skills factory’s, and short sided games. Training sessions will also include fun competitions and the ever popular 5 v 5 league play. We strive to make the camp both challenging and fun for all campers.
The camp is essentially divided into four different groups for the week of camp. All training and competition takes place in these four groups to allow for different levels of experience and skill to be grouped together. Within each league campers will be assigned to a team and a coach for the week of camp. In most cases the camp is divided in these four Leagues:
ACC – Rising 5th and 6th Graders ( we may move a more physically mature 6th grader up if we feel it is appropriate for his development during the week)
SEC - Rising 7th and 8th Graders ( we may move a more physically mature 8th grader up if appropriate )
BIG TEN - Rising 9th-12th graders
EXTENDED CARE
If you need to pick up your son late, you can sign up for Extended Care where we supervise the campers an extra hour until 4:30pm. In the registration process you can choose to sign up for the Extended Care for an extra $25.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CAMP SCHEDULE
Check In:
All campers should arrive on Monday morning between 8:15-8:45 to check into camp. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE EVERYONE THROUGH CHECK IN BY 8:45AM SO WE CAN START THE CAMP WELCOME AT 9:00AM on Monday.
We will have a Certified Athletic Trainer on Staff for the week that will be able to answer any questions or help in any way they can during the week.
Camp Tentative Schedule
Monday Schedule
8:15 - Camp Check in at Hitchcock Arena
9:00 - Camp Welcome
9:15 - Training Session I
11:30 - Lunch and Daily Shooting Competitions
12:30 - Training Session II
3:30 - Closing Remarks and Pick up
- PM extended care campers remain in gym from 3:30-4:30
Tuesday - Thursday Schedule
8:45-9:00 - Day Campers Arrive
9:00 - Camp Roll Call and Daily Intro
9:15 - Training Session I
11:30 - Lunch and Daily Shooting Competitions
12:30 - Training Session II
3:30 - Closing Remarks and Pick up
- PM extended care campers remain in gym from 3:30-4:30
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CAMP
Camp Discount Available
We offer a Sibling Discount - Every Child after the first child to register can get a $20 discount.
Due to NCAA guidelines we are not allowed to give scholarships for athletes to attend camp. We are limited to the above discounts that are available to all campers who it applies.
Camp Cancellation and Refund Policy
All camp cancellation / refund requests must be sent via email to [email protected] . Refunds less $25.00 administration fee will be made for cancellations up to 2 weeks in advance. There will be no refund for cancellations less than a 2 weeks prior to the start of camp unless due to injury. If injured, the camper must present a doctor's note to receive the refund less the administration fee.
Confirmation Letter
After you hit submit and complete the registration process and payment you should receive a confirmation email in your email in box. If you do not receive that confirmation email within 30 minutes please check you spam, clutter, or junk email folders to see if it is there. Please contact [email protected] to confirm that your registration went through if you do not see a confirmation email.
Meals and Food Allergies
The food at Messiah is incredibly good, and plentiful! We often hear campers rave about the food! All three meals are served in the award winning Lottie Nelson Dining Hall and includes access to an all you can eat selection from a full salad and fruit bar, sandwich station, three main entrée lines, Falcon Grille that includes hamburgers, Chicken fingers, hotdogs…, a full service drink bar, and deserts and ice cream. NO CAMPER WILL GO HUNGRY!
The dining staff at Messiah are familiar with food allergies and have worked hard to meet the request of campers in the past. If you wish to speak with someone about options within the dining hall for campers with specific food allergies please contact our Executive Chef, Percell Green, at [email protected] . He will be happy to make sure that your child is well taken care of during the week at camp.
If you have any other questions, please check our Frequently Asked Questions page for other information about camp. If after looking at FAQ page and you still have questions please feel free to contact [email protected]