MESSIAH BOYS BASKETBALL CAMP
*For boys going into grades 5-12 in the fall of 2024
CAMP ATTENDANCE OPTIONS
$280 -- Day Camper * 9:00AM drop off – 3:30PM pick up on Mon–Thur
* Lunch Included Monday - Thursday
* REGISTER HERE AS DAY CAMPER
$305 -- Day Camper Plus PM Extended Care from 3:30-4:30
* Lunch Included Monday - Thursday
* Includes late pick up and supervised extended care from 3:30-4:30 PM
*REGISTER HERE AS DAY CAMPER PLUS PM EXTENDED CARE
CAMP PHILOSOPHY AND ORGANIZATION
The Messiah College 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 three different groups for the week of camp. All
training and competition takes place in these three 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 three 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
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.
Please be sure to bring your completed Medical Release Form with you when you check in 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
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
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CAMP
Camp Discount Available
We are only able to offer our Sibling Discount this year for our day camps - Every Child after the first child to register can get a $10 discount. Email coach VanPelt at rvanpelt@messiah.edu for your discount code.
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 rvanpelt@messiah.edu
. Refunds less $50.00 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 rvanpelt@messiah.edu
to confirm that your registration went through if you do not see a
confirmation email. Also, Credit Card Payments will appear as MESSIAH CAMP on your credit card statement.
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 pgreen@messiah.edu . 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 coach VanPelt at: rvanpelt@messiah.edu