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THIS PLAYMAKER CAMP IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE YOUR DECISION-MAKING!

A BASKETBALL CAMP DESIGNED TO IMPROVE YOUR DECISION MAKING ABILITIES EXPONENTIALLY! LEARN TO READ AND REACT TO YOUR OPPONENT QUICKER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION EACH AND EVERY TIME!

This Playmaker Camp will help you speed up your decision making processing and make the proper read – GUARANTEED.

WHAT WE DO IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN ANYONE ELSE.  WHY?

For a few main reasons.

1.  Effective, Individualized Progressions – We will work with you according to YOUR abilities, progress you according to YOUR needs, and improve YOUR decision making with your current abilities.
2. High Level Adaptation & Transfer – Everything we do at this camp will be a reaction – EVERYTHING!  You will learn to STOP thinking and simply react to how your opponent is defending you.
3. We Care More – Your success is our priority.  If you win, so do we!  We put EVERYTHING into the development and execution of these camps.  Our programs are ALWAYS improving as a result of the work we put in behind the scenes to improve ourselves.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS PLAYMAKER CAMP?  Questions players should answer…

• Do you hold the ball rather than making quick decisions to attack, shoot, or pass?
• Do you make a pass just a bit too late, ending up in a steal for the opponent?
• Do you, your coach, or your teammates lack the confidence for you to take care of the basketball in games?
• Do you get frustrated that you turn the ball over often?
• Does you find yourself “ball watching,” that is, standing in the offense, not knowing what to do?
• Are you confused on what is a great shot, a good shot, or a bad shot?
• Have you been told you over dribble?
• Have you been told you pass up open shots?

If you have answered “yes” to any or all of these questions, this camp is definitely for you.

At this Playmaker Camp, you will learn to execute the following:

• Laser passes on time and on target… with either hand!
• Hard-nosed cuts and pass fakes ingrained against pressure!
• Player movement with a purpose to get open, space the floor, or allow another teammate to get open!
• Making the extra pass!
• Seeing situations ahead of time and playing chess, not checkers!
• High percentage shots (open 3s, layups) for the right players!
• Efficient use of the dribble to score or improve a passing angle!
• Shot fakes to get the defense off balance!
• Jump stops to slow the game down and make better decisions!
• Quick, 0-Second Decisions!

If you, your teammates, or your team could benefit from these improvements, then this is DEFINITELY the camp for you.

This camp lays the foundation and creates excellent habits for offensive tactics that later develop into off-ball and on ball screening actions.

SITUATIONS USED TO DEVELOP IQ WITH HIGH ATTENTION TO DETAIL, BREAKDOWN, BUILDUP AND GAMEPLAY

• 2 Man Games & Coverages:  Push/Pull Attacks, Basket Cuts, Ghost Cuts, Ghost Screens, Post Ups, Pick & Roll, Gets
• 3 Man Games & Coverages:  Off Ball Situations:  Pin Away, Down, & Flare Screens
• 4 Man Games & Sequences: Combining 2 Man Games (e.g. ‘Get’ Entry into Away Screen Read), Double Away Screens

AT THIS CAMP, YOU WILL LEARN IN DETAIL, THE FOLLOWING CONCEPTS:

Decision Making with the Ball:

• Apply your fundamental skills and decide quickly on whether you should attack, pass, or shoot the ball
• Read both the first and second lines of defense and make the appropriate decision
• Understand your options when a trap is coming
• Know what to do if you draw a second defender

Individual and Team Defending:

• Learn basic body movement biomechanics so you know what the offensive player will do before he or she does!
• Learn to be the aggressor and take away a player’s best attribute
• Develop a defensive IQ – learn what to do against who, and why, depending on your team concepts!
• Become the strong link in the defensive chain by always being in the right place at the right time in the half and full court
• Understand basic man to man and trapping defenses
• Learn your basics options when defending screens on and off the ball!  THIS IS A HUGE PIECE THAT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED!
• Learn to guard all positions effectively according to the type of player you are

Offensive Tactics:

• Player Movement + Ball Movement + Timing + Spacing = Offensive Efficiency (credit to my friend Coach Ryan Pannone at Alabama for this quote).  Find out the secret to the success of any high octane offense
• Slow the game down with a few basic strategies so you can make the proper decision for your team
• Understand the basics of cutting, screening off the ball, post-play, ball screens & dribble hand offs and to read the 1st and 2nd lines of defense
• Learn what to do depending on how the defense is guarding you
• Learn to play with pace in the full court and half court!

Passing:

• How to have patience and see a play develop to make the right pass
• How to protect the ball and use fakes and your feet to reduce turnovers with intense pressure
• Understand your basic pick & roll and off ball screen pass reads
• Improve the tempo of your decision making by seeing some of the most common situations against live defense

PRE-REQUISITES TO ATTEND THE PLAYMAKER CAMP:

• An intermediate and above ability to dribble, pass, & finish with either hand
• Players who can dribble with their eyes up, scanning the floor
• Good to great shooting ability

WHO SHOULD NOT ATTEND:

• Players in the fundamental stages of learning to play basketball (i.e. poor shooting/passing/dribbling ability)
• Players who do not want to be pushed to be their best

This camp will be run by Coach Erick Vigansky, who has lead Camps and Clinics all over the world, including China, South Korea, Denmark, South Korea and more.  He is also a Lead Clinician with Breakthrough Basketball.  With over 15 years of training youth through professional players, Coach Erick combines his experience & knowledge in multidisciplinary Sports Science fields to yield top notch results.