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Improve your basketball game in Bristol VA, at Virginia Middle School. This summer's 2024 camp offers a boys and girls camp to help improve your shooting accuracy, ball-handling, and team play skills. Train with the General Manager of the Maine Celtics, Jarell Christian, and his staff and make long-lasting friendships.

The Complete Skills Camp helps players of all abilities develop athletically, refine fundamental basketball skills and enhance their skill set at the post, wing or guard position.

Highlights Include

Daily emphasis on fundamental development, team play, and more
Skill training with professionals who work with NBA, international, and collegiate players
Receive a Nike Basketball Camp t-shirt and other prizes!
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Director Jarell Christian

For the last two seasons Jarell has served as the General Manager of the Maine Celtics, the NBA G League affiliate of the Boston Celtics, Pro Personnel Scout, and Player Development Coach with the Boston Celtics.
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During the 2021-2022 Christian was named the Head Coach of the Maine Celtics which produced 7 Call-Ups to the NBA, 2 of which are the Boston Celtics key reserves, Sam Hauser and Luke Kornet. Other notable names that received call-ups were that season were NCAA National Champions Ryan Arcidiacano and Theo Pinson.

Prior to joining the Celtics organization Christian was as an Assistant Coach with the Washington Wizards for 2 seasons and their G League affiliate (Capital City Go-Go) Head Coach for their 2018-2019 inaugural season. From 2014-2018 Christian was a part of the Oklahoma City Thunder organization in a variety of roles. These roles included working with players such as Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Carmelo Anthony, Kendrick Perkins, and others.

Before Christian got his start in the NBA, he was an Assistant Coach at three different colleges: Randolph-Macon College, Emory & Henry College, and Tusculum University. A 2009 Graduate of Emory & Henry College where he played for legendary coach Bob Johnson. Christian is also a proud graduate of New Kent High School, located in New Kent, Virginia.

Jarell comes from a family of coaches and educators in the state of Virginia. His Father John Christian is a long-time coach & teacher at Charles City High School. His Mother is a retired educator after 30+ years in New Kent County Public Schools. And his elder brother, Jamion has been coaching at various levels for the last 20 years all ranging from AAU (Team Richmond) to overseas professional clubs.

July 29 - August 1, 2024

Check-in: Monday at 8:30AM
Closing Ceremony: Thursday at 2:30PM
Meals: Lunch is not provided. Please bring a packed lunch.
Daily Hours: MON-THURS 9AM-3PM

BASKETBALLS

Nike Versa Tack Basketballs can be purchased during registration for $30. 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 required to bring a basketball to camp as they are provided by the staff for camp instruction.

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

For information regarding our cancellation policy and all other company policies, please visit USSC Policies.

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.

NIKE BASKETBALL CAMP FAQ

For general questions about our basketball camps, please see our FAQ page.

*Please note, this information is subject to change.

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Sample Daily Schedule

9:00 AM Day Campers Arrive ; Introduction to ‘Daily Vitamins” (Professional Player Development Routine)
9:25 AM Stretching and Conditioning
9:40 AM Instructional Stations (Ball Handling, Shooting, Passing, Cutting, Screening, Defense)
11:00 AM Competitive Games (1X1, 2X2, 3X3, 4X4)
12:00 PM Lunch, rest, film
1:00 PM “Get to Know Your Staff” – A staff member will share their basketball journey!
1:15 PM Team Practice
2:00 PM Full-Court Games (5X5)
3:00 PM Departure

SECURE YOUR SPOT – CAMPS SELL OUT!

Last year over 650 Sports Camps sold out, leaving 7,000+ campers on the waitlist. Due to high demand, early registration for our first-come-first-serve camps is strongly recommended.

This program has concluded for the season.

Please Join our Priority List to be notified when this program is available for registration.

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