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Announcing! Youth Basketball Camp At Maine Sports Arena
Summer 2025 In Saco, Maine

The Youth Ball Handling and Scoring Skills Basketball Camp
20% Discount Expires Thursday, May 1

Have fun and rapidly improve your skills at this youth basketball camp in Saco, Maine at Maine Sports Arena.
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:
Maine Sports Arena
15 Lund Rd.
Saco, ME 04072
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What Players Will Learn

What will players get out of the basketball camp?

You will improve your shooting, ball handling, passing, athleticism, footwork, decision-making, and 1 on 1 moves to take your game to the next level.
At this basketball camp you will learn:
  • Explosive dribble moves that make you hard to guard.
  • Highly effective scoring moves that work at any level.
  • Game like shooting drills to drive up your shooting percentage.
  • How to create 2-3 feet of separation from any defender for better scoring opportunities.
  • The best hand-eye coordination and ball handling drills that will accelerate your feel for the basketball. These drills will make dribbling during game situations feel easy.
  • How to develop an explosive first step. The secrets behind the proper shin angle, head position, shoulder position, and hip position.
  • Critical components of basketball IQ required to become a great offensive player from an individual and team aspect.
  • How the top pros create advantages which allow them to make plays for themselves and their teammates.
  • The most efficient scoring moves around the basket that helps you finish against any defender.
Here are some of the topics covered throughout the basketball camp:

Ball handling

  • Stationary ball handling routine that improves rhythm, feel, and coordination with the basketball.
  • Live ball moves to help you blow by the defense at will. You will learn how to shift (or setup) the defender with your body and feet.
  • Critical progressions to ensure that your dribble moves are effective and explosive.
  • How to stay in attack mode, dictate the tempo, and control the defense.

    • 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.

    • Finishing

  • Finishing techniques used to reduce turnovers, finish over larger players in the paint, and make more shots.
  • How to finish through contact.
  • 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.
  • Attacking down screens, back screens, and more.
  • How to score and make plays using ball screens. Learn how to run defenders into screens and make lightning quick decisions.
  • How to use dribble hand off actions to attack the defense and put them in a constant disadvantage.

    • Footwork

  • How to use your feet to gain a better position to score from almost anywhere on the floor.
  • 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 that make players like Chris Paul one of the best playmakers in the game.
  • Competitive passing drills to develop game-like passing with head and pass fakes.
  • How to be strong and pass out of double teams and traps.

    • Who Can Participate?

    This basketball camp is for 3rd-8th grade, ages/skill levels will be separated.
    Coach Profile

    Coach Profile - Kristina Danella

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    Kristina Danella has been with Breakthrough Basketball for the last five years, traveling all over the Northeast as a lead clinician
    Danella is currently the Head Girls Basketball Coach at Glen Ridge High School and special education teacher in Clifton, New Jersey. She completed her Master's Degree in Special Education in December of 2022
    Previous jobs include Head Varsity coach at Sparta HS and Mount Olive HS and Head Women's Basketball Coach at Keystone College, Caldwell University, San Francisco State University and Urbana University. Danella’s career collegiate coaching record is 125-73 after seven active seasons
    The Manalapan, N.J. native starred at Red Bank Catholic High School, graduating as the school's all-time leading scorer and rebounder with 1,773 points and 1,156 rebounds. A three-time All-State First Team selection, she was a two-time Shore Conference Player of the Year and the 2007 Asbury Park Press Player of the Year. She will be inducted into the Red Bank Catholic Hall of Fame in June of 2023
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    Camp Details

    Basketball Camp Details

    WHEN:

    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
    Thursday, July 17, 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:

    Maine Sports Arena
    15 Lund Rd.
    Saco, ME 04072

    PRICE:

    $245 $196 (20% Discount Expires Thursday, May 1)
    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 Kristina Danella, 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.