2026 DATES
- Session I: July 20-24
- Session II: August 10-14
CAMP HOURS
- Camp Check-in: Monday at 8:30am
- Closing Ceremony: Friday at 12pm
- Meals: Lunch is not provided. Please bring a packed lunch.
- Daily Hours: MON-THURS 9AM-3PM, FRI 9AM-12:30PM
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE FEE?
- Instruction: Morning and afternoon training sessions
- Supervision: Campers are supervised by staff during camp hours
- Lunch: Lunch is not provided. Please bring a packed lunch.
- Camp T-shirt & Prizes: Campers at multi-day camps will receive a Nike Basketball Camps t-shirt and prizes. *1-day clinics excluded
- Basketballs: Basketballs are provided for instruction during camp
INSTRUCTION & FACILITY
- Ratio: 1:10 staff-to-camper ratio
- Groupings: Campers are grouped by ability, age, and experience, per the Director's discretion
- Facility: Indoor courts
- Medical Protocol: Most camps have an athletic trainer on-site to help with illness or injury. In case of an emergency, campers will be transported to the nearest hospital.
Late Pick-Up/Supervised Scrimmages
Late Pickup/Supervised Scrimmages is offered from 3pm-4pm, Monday-Thursday for $55. This option can be added on during registration.
BASKETBALLS
Nike All Court Elite Basketballs can be purchased during registration for $35. Players can choose between a size 6 (28.5", standard girls) or size 7 (29.5", standard boys) ball, which will be passed out on the last day of camp. Please note that it is not recommended to bring a basketball to camp as they are provided by the staff for camp instruction.
CUSTOMER PORTAL
To access your completed camp enrollments, Health and Release Forms, and Camp Information Packet, please visit: US Sports Camps Customer Portal
PRE-CAMP CHECKLIST
To view your customer account, complete your mandatory forms, pay balance dues, and review important camp information, visit Pre-Camp Checklist. All necessary camp information is on this page. If there are any imperative changes prior to camp start, registered campers will be notified via email and this webpage will be updated!
PACKING LIST
Below is a suggested list of clothes, equipment, and personal items. US Sports Camps is NOT responsible for lost or stolen articles or money.
● Athletic, on-court clothing
● Athletic shoes
● Water bottle
● Packed lunch and snacks
● Small gym bag/backpack
CAMPER EVALUATION
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.
MEDICAL PROTOCOL
Most camps have an athletic trainer on-site to help with illness or injury. In case of an emergency, campers will be transported to the nearest hospital.
COMPANY POLICIES
If you need to cancel for any reason up until 24 hours prior to camp check-in, you will receive a camp credit voucher for tuition fees paid that is good through the following year for any sport and is transferable to any immediate family member. Participants who DO NOT attend their registered session (no-shows for any reason) or who do not contact USSC to cancel at least 24 hours prior to camp check-in will not receive a voucher or refund. Cash refunds are given only if Cancellation Protection was purchased at the time of registration and the cancellation is made before your balance due date.
For information regarding our cancellation policy and all other company policies, please visit USSC Policies.
NIKE BASKETBALL CAMP IN WISCONSIN FAQ
- What is RYG Athletics?
RYG Athletics is a sports camp company that operates some of the highest-rated NIKE Sports Camps around the country every summer.
We’re on a mission to restore joy in sports, one camp at a time.
Our founder, Luke Gromer has a decade of experience coaching basketball and 15 years of experience in the camp space. He also hosts the Better Coaching podcast and delivered a TEDx talk on the Missing Ingredient in Youth Sports.
- What does it mean that this camp is by RYG Athletics?
NIKE Sports Camps partners with coaches/operators around the country to run NIKE Sports Camps. NIKE Sports Camps serves as the marketing, sales, and customer support engine, while coaches/operators like us (RYG Athletics) deliver the camp experience.
- Will this be the same as the NIKE Basketball Camp we attended last summer?
No, the camps were previously run by Lou Chapman. He is no longer an operator of NIKE Basketball Camps.
The camps are now run by RYG Athletics and will have a brand new director, coaches, and camp curriculum.
- What’s different about an RYG Athletics’ NIKE Basketball Camp?
Our program pillars (what we want athletes to experience) are fun, challenge, support, and connection.
We intentionally integrate a leadership and mindset curriculum into our camps. This curriculum is based on the research of leading sports psychologists and experienced coaches. The goal of it is to help your athlete improve their mental performance and leadership skills.
- We use a modern, constraints-led approach on court. These ideas have been shaped by the latest research on motor learning and effective coaching We believe it's the fastest way to help athletes grow AND it's more fun for athletes Your athletes may come home each day and say, "we played a bunch of games," but the reality is that they were exposed to a lot of intentionally designed activities using constraints that are designed to help skills emerge that help them succeed in competition. There will be very few things we do at camp that are "on air" or lacking a defender. The learning will be messier and have more "mistakes," but that's exactly what leads to motor learning and transfer to competition.
Some resources that have shaped our camp curriculum: Transforming Basketball, SAVI Basketball, Basketball Immersion, Dr. Rob Gray's work.
We use a principles of play curriculum at our camps that aims to teach your athlete how to play the game. Our basketball curriculum focuses on helping your athlete learn how to play with vision, handle pressure, space the floor in transition and the half court, finish around the rim, take better shops, and keep and finish advantage, and play effective team defense. We use either dedicated classroom time or brief, focused film sessions to show and reinforce the concepts we’re teaching and learning.
- What can we expect from the director and camp staff?
All of our directors commit to learning the name of every athlete at their camp session by the end of the second day of camp
The only way this happens is if we build real relationships and give real coaching to every player at camp
Our directors do all of the teaching and demonstrations, then ensure that things are operating efficiently at each basket. When things are running smoothly, they're bouncing between baskets offering individual and group feedback.
We put time, energy, and money into finding awesome coaches and/or basketball players to be a part of our camp staff as basket coaches.
We pay them well above industry average so that we can attract and keep awesome staff members.
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation is not provided by the camp to or from any airports. If you are flying to or from camp, we recommend using an airport shuttle service. Please schedule flights as close as you can to the check-in times on the first day and check-out times on the last day.
GENERAL NIKE BASKETBALL CAMP FAQ
For general questions about our basketball camps, please see our FAQ page.
*Please note, this information is subject to change.
Sample Daily Schedule
9:00 AM
Campers Arrive
9:00 AM
Leadership & Mindset Huddle
9:15 AM
Skill Development, Drills, and Games
12:00 PM
Lunch
12:30 PM
Leadership & Mindset Huddle
12:45 PM
Skill Development, Drills, and Games
3:00 PM
Campers Depart
