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Announcing! Youth Basketball Camp At Lake Crystal Community Center
Summer 2025 In Lake Crystal, Minnesota

The Essential Youth Skills & Decision Making Basketball Camp
20% Discount Expires Thursday, May 1

Have fun and rapidly improve your skills at this youth basketball camp in Lake Crystal, Minnesota at Lake Crystal Community Center.
This 2025 summer basketball camp focuses on developing better scoring moves, ball handling, and playmaking ability!
At these basketball camps, you improve your scoring, ball handling, shooting, passing, athleticism, footwork, decision-making, and 1 on 1 moves to take your game to the next level!
These basketball camps are for boys and girls in grades 3 to 8.

Location Details:
Lake Crystal Community Center
621 W. Nathan Street
Lake Crystal, MN 56055
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What Players Will Learn

What will players get out of the basketball camp?

  • You will learn the techniques and skill needed to become a great shooter.
  • You will learn the essential skills to becoming a great ball handler… no fluff.
  • You will learn how to make more lay ups.
  • You will learn how to become a defensive stopper and rebounding machine.
  • You will learn the critical components of basketball IQ required to become a great offensive player from an individual and team aspect.
    • We will teach you all of the critical skills and concepts that coaches love and help players excel.

    Ball Handling

  • Stationary ball handling routine that improve rhythm, feel, and coordination with the basketball.
  • Dribbles move to help you blow by the defense at will.
  • Critical progressions to ensure that your dribble moves are effective and explosive.

    • Shooting

  • How to position your feet and align your body to increase the chance of shooting the ball straight.
  • A form shooting routine that almost every great shooter has utilized that can be done at home.
  • Proper footwork and how to develop a quick release.
  • How to shoot game shots from game spots at game speeds.

    • Lay Ups / Finishing

  • Finishing techniques used to reduce turnovers and make more shots.
  • 1 on 1 finishing drills that ingrain good habits while competing in a fun way.

    • Offense

  • How to cut and get open. You will learn v-cuts, basket cuts, l-cuts, backdoor cuts, and more.
  • How to attack down screens, back screens, and more.

    • Defense and Rebounding

  • How to improve quickness and play better on-ball defense.
  • How to improve speed with hip-turns, push step, and better movement fundamentals.
  • 5 fundamental keys to effective close-outs.
  • How position away from the ball and be a great team defensive player.
  • How to effectively box out your man every time.

    • Footwork

  • How to use your feet to gain a better position to score from almost anywhere on the floor.
  • How to utilize front pivots, reverse pivots, step throughs, sweeps, drop steps, and hops to make you an elite player.

    • Passing

  • Improve hand eye-coordination and passing skills with the Steve Nash passing series.
  • Competitive passing drills to develop game-like passing with head and pass fakes.

    • Competitive Play and Controlled Scrimmages

    Players will also get to take the skills they practiced and apply them in a game setting. This is fun and intense.
    The games are set up, so the players have to give maximum effort and execute proper fundamentals. Players earn points for proper play and are deducted points for poor effort and execution.

    Who Can Participate?

    This camp is for boys & girls 3rd-8th grades, ages/skill levels will be separated.
    Coach Profile

    Coach Profile - Chris VanderHyde

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    Chris VanderHyde is in his 8th year as an assistant coach at Gustavus Adolphus College. A 2002 graduate of Hope College, he has spent 23 years coaching basketball. Previously, he was head coach of the girls’ basketball team at Park Center HS in Brooklyn Park, MN, leading the team to four state tournaments and two state championships. He also coached at Bethel University for five years, helping the team reach four MIAC playoffs
    VanderHyde has extensive experience working basketball camps, including Gustavus’ large overnight camps for 12 years. He has also worked at the Five-Star Basketball camp, among others. Over the years, VanderHyde has helped develop players who have gone on to play at various college levels, including some who have reached the professional ranks
    With 20 years of classroom teaching experience, VanderHyde is committed to being a teacher of the game. He focuses on connecting the lessons learned on the court with valuable life skills, helping players grow both as athletes and individuals
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    Camp Details

    Basketball Camp Details

    WHEN:

    Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
    Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
    Thursday, June 5, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    AGE CATEGORY:

    The basketball camp is for boys and girls from 3rd grade to 8th grade.

    Players will be grouped based on grade and gender to start during the individual skill work drills.

    PLAYER LIMIT:

    Each session is limited to 60 players to ensure a high number of repetitions and improvement

    WHERE:

    Lake Crystal Community Center
    621 W. Nathan Street
    Lake Crystal, MN 56055

    PRICE:

    $245 $196 (20% Discount Expires Thursday, May 1)
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    Observing Coaches

    Observing Coaches

    Coaches can attend for free by working the basketball camp. Email us with your coaching/playing experience if you're interested in helping with the basketball camp.
    Otherwise there is a $97 fee to attend as an "observing coach". You will get to learn new drills and techniques from Chris VanderHyde, just like all the players and other coaches in attendance. Visit this link to reserve your spot as an observing coach.
    This fee is not necessary for parents or individuals of paid campers.