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Girls Basketball Leadership Camp

July 23-25, 2010 at The College of NJ

“I like how all these different schools came together, played basketball and we learned new leadership skills”

“I improved in basketball and learned how to be a leader and a captain”

“It was an amazing learning experience I enjoyed myself a lot”

Leadership is vital to the success of our student-athletes-both on & off the court.  Aspire Youth Development in collaboration with the Athletic Advantage Fund (AAF) has developed the Girls Basketball Leadership Camp (GBLC) to provide high school girls basketball captains (entering 10th-12th grade) from different high schools with the leadership & interpersonal skills necessary to effectively guide teammates, seize opportunities and reach their personal potential.  

High school student-athletes are highly visible and influential members of their school communities. Yet while most student-athletes are formally trained to perform athletically and academically, few receive any formal leadership training. The GBLC provides comprehensive leadership training and more importantly promotes a cultural shift towards character based leadership among student athletes. The Girls Basketball Leadership Camp consists of 4 fully integrated components:
  • Dynamic leadership sessions featuring interactive training & field exercises designed for team leadership and personal development.
  • Basketball skill improvement through position specific instruction incorporating drills with game strategy lead by experienced high school & college coaches as well as college players.
  • Academic sessions featuring SAT improvement strategies, overall study skills as well as NCAA college recruitment.
  • Community service learning project with Trenton area youth organizations.

Along with all the training activities (basketball, leadership, service learning and academic improvement) students will receive:
  • Two (2) night dorm accommodations & seven (7) meals
  • Program materials (t-shirts, manuals, handouts, and awards)
  • Ongoing leadership development resources
  • Recreational activities

We invite schools to select three (3) student-athletes who are captains (or potential captains) in their programs to develop their leadership skills through participation in the Girls Basketball Leadership Camp.  These three participants are critical for implementing the strategies covered during the program.  Thanks to the generosity of the Athletic Advantage Fund, who are sponsoring room & board and leadership curriculum, student athletes only have to pay $100 for this premier overnight camp for student athletes across the greater Philadelphia region. 

The Girls Basketball Leadership Camp is a component of the Athletic Leadership Initiative (ALI) which prepares high school student-athletes to demonstrate leadership and promote a cultural shift towards character based leaders among student athletes to impact their teams, schools and communities.  The ALI consists of five program components:
  • Sport-specific Summer Leadership Camps
  • The Leadership Series
  • “I Will Lead” In-school presentations
  • Regional Leadership Summit
  • “Leadership Advance” Weekend Retreat


 
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