By attending our Boys 2-week Youth Basketball Camp at the IMG Basketball Academy, young players receive the same elite on-court training experience that all of our Academy and collegiate/NBA players receive, including off-court training from our IMG Performance Institute specialists, only with a greater emphasis on the fundamentals. 

The IMG Basketball Academy Boys Youth Basketball Camp uses proven techniques to help the younger players develop position-specific movement patterns and skills. This includes using an age-appropriate basketball and lowering the height of the basket, which allows players to develop movement patterns quickly and more efficiently, allowing for constant positive growth and eliminating bad habits.   

The curriculum of the youth camp focuses on the fundamentals of the game with the purpose of giving young players the foundation of skills and techniques necessary to help them excel as they expand their development as an athlete and as a basketball player. 

Week 1 (“Energy, Effort and Enthusiasm”): We focus on the fundamentals, techniques and movement patterns of many different skills, all while asking players to push themselves out of their comfort zone. Skill development includes, but are not limited to: ball handling, proper use of the pivot, passing and receiving, finishing around the basket, running the floor and shooting the ball both off the catch and the dribble. 

Week 2 (“Next Level Thoughts and Actions”): While expanding on our focus on fundamentals, techniques and movement patterns, we introduce some basketball concepts that will help players be more effective in games, including: coming off the ball screen, reading and setting an off-the-ball screen and understanding appropriate floor spacing.   

Basketball Camp Details: 

• Ages:  5th and 6th Grade 
  
• Dates: May 27 – June 9, June 10 – June 23, Aug. 5 – Aug. 1
• Daily Schedule: Two on-court workouts and one age-appropriate IMG Performance Institute training session per day