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Nike Girls Basketball Camp University Area Center Tampa, Florida
US Sports Camps and Nike Basketball are excited to announce our girls complete skills camp in Tampa, Florida at The University Area Community Development Center. The camp will run from June 17 - June 20.
This is a complete skills camp geared for players of all abilities. Campers will develop new fundamentals and build upon their existing skills through drills and team play led by our qualified coaching staff. Directing is Shannon Murphy, the Director of Player Training and Development at Three Point Hoops. Murphy has 20 plus years of experience playing and coaching basketball.
This camp will cover all aspects of the game with a challenging and fun daily format that includes drills and games to improve and build on offensive skills, defensive technique, shooting, footwork, team play, and more. Campers will benefit from a low camper to coach ratio and get the individual attention they need to improve their skills and take their game to the next level.
Highlights Include
- 8:1 camper to coach ratio
- Daily emphasis on fundamental development, team play, and more
- Official NIKE Camp T-Shit
- Fundamental instruction, lectures, and team games
- NIKE Camp Workbook and other prizes
The University Area Community Development Center opened in 2000, it has a full court gym and is conveniently located 10 miles north of Downtown Tampa.
Meet your coaching staff
Camp Director
Shannon Murphy
Shannon Murphy, Director of Player Training and Development at Three Point Hoops, is originally from Brighton, Michigan and has been around the game for 20 years both playing and coaching. As a player, Murphy accomplished many impressive feats.
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Murphy holds the assists and the 3 point shooting percentage record at her high school in Brighton, Michigan where she was All-Conference and All-State. Following high school, Murphy choose to play D1 basketball for Florida Gulf Coast University on a full ride scholarship. She was academic all-conference for four years at Gulf Coast graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and a minor in Advertising.
As a sophomore she was named Co-Captain and held that title for three years. Her team won two conference championships and played in the WNIT all four years.
During her career at Gulf Coast, they beat a number of BCS opponents including: USF, University of Florida, George Washington University, Virginia Tech, Montana University, Seton Hall University, and Indiana University. As a junior, she was Second Team All Conference and was a pre-season First Team All Conference Selection and affirmed with a First Team All-Conference Selection at season’s end. By the end of her college career, her record was100-25. Murphy is also a member of the 1000 Point Club at Florida Gulf Coast, is third in All-Time Scoring, and holds the school record for assists. As a senior, Murphy received the FGCU Athletic Department’s Most Outstanding Co-Female Student Athlete Award her senior year.
FGCU is the only Division I women’s basketball program to have qualified for post season play in each of its first four years of Division I competition with four trips to the WNIT. The team won the A-Sun Conference in Shannon's sophomore and senior years with second place finishes in the other two. In Murphy's senior year, FGCU broke the NCAA Record for most 3's made in a single season. She started coaching as soon as she graduated and in her first year of coaching high school, alongside Coach Tom Kane, their team made it to the Elite Eight in 5A of the FHSAA.
Complete Skills: This program is intended to help players develop athletically. The individual camp is a great opportunity for young basketball players looking to develop and refine their fundamental basketball skills. This program also includes a curriculum for intermediate/ advanced players looking to enhance their skill set at the post, wing, or guard position. Emphasis is placed on fundamental development, shooting, offensive moves, defense, rebounding, team play, and more.
Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week. In addition, campers will be evaluated and then split up into smaller groups according to age and ability.
Sample Daily Schedule
- 9:00 Open Gym/Warmup
- 9:15 Dynamic stretching and core workout
- 9:40 Full court work
- 10:00 Skill improvement games
- 11:30 2 on 2 and 3 on 3 games
- 12:00 Lunch
- 1:15 Coaches lecture and demonstration - Skill of the Day
- 1:40 Dynamic stretching
- 2:00 Skill of the Day drills
- 2:40 Skill contests
- 3:00 3 on 3 League Games
- 3:30 5 on 5 League Games
- 4:00 Dismissal
A detailed camper registration packet containing check in location, health/release forms, emergency contact numbers, and a checklist of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers in the Spring. The US Sports Camps health and release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.
