Advice, Inspiration & Resources for Running Basketball Camps
Most personal trainers make the mistake of offering only one-on-one private training sessions. Yes, a personal trainer may potentially earn descent income, but it does not allow them to scale. It also opens personal trainers up to be too dependent on a handful of clients. I’ve seen relationships abruptly end leaving the personal trainer in […]
Back in 1997, I coached a 6th grade travel basketball team in Glen Ridge, NJ. I put my all into that team, as I truly wanted them to succeed. We practice 2x per week, plus had at least one game. If there weren’t a game that week, we’d practice 3x during that week. In addition, […]
From 1993 through 2007, I failed at 3 businesses. Why? I tried to run those businesses alone, with very little to no support. I didn’t really understand business is a team sport, and (most of the time) lone rangers don’t win. Here’s the truth, I came from an impoverished community, but was able to do […]
The first start-up company I ever worked for failed! Initially, optimism was ever-present and over-flowing. We had a great team, and product. The goal was to hit a pre-determined milestone. Afterwards, go public, and then we’ll all become rich! Guess what? This never happened! Why? We had a “one-and-done” product. Plainly said, after we sold […]
A couple months back, I created an online course that showed, and explained to coaches how to run successful basketball camps. I was gung-ho, as it contained my blueprint. Unfortunately, when the course was rolled out, it fell short of expectations. To be honest, I didn’t know why. From my vantage point, the course was […]
Youth basketball coaches are everywhere. Why? They love doing what they do! If it were up to them, they would engage coaching as a full-time career. The problem is they don’t know how to make this work. I’m an out-of-the-box thinker. Anything is possible. No one should have to do something simply because that’s where […]
From the very beginning, I always believed there was no money in coaching youth sports. My youth coaches volunteered their time because they loved the sport, and were passionate about making a difference in our lives. I always had a healthy admiration, and appreciation for all youth coaches. They took time to give back helping […]
Running basketball camps on an island, alone, can be a self-defeating proposition. If coaches are able to leverage off more experienced coaches, who run camps, their overall success rate would skyrocket. Many coaches, who try to run basketball camps fall short simply because they don’t know what they don’t know. My desire is to fill […]
Most basketball coaches coach because they’re passionate about the game, and passionate about the youth. It’s not for the money. Why? There is no “real” money in coaching basketball. Generally speaking, at the middle school, high school and AAU levels, a coach’s pay is anywhere from $0 – $2,000 for an entire season. This doesn’t […]
Prior to running my own basketball camps, I had worked with many other basketball camp organizations. The one common flaw I witnessed (over and over) was there was no real curriculum. In other words, once a kid completed one basketball camp, there were no progressive follow-on camps they may take. It was one and done. […]