What an incredible summer in Spokane! Having it be Aspire Higher Basketball's first summer in Spokane, WA I would have to say it was quite a success.
We started the summer off with our FUNDAMENTAL CAMP the beginning of July. We had a small but fun group of girls. They all began the camp a little shy, but by day 2 they were encouraging each other, laughing, making new friends, and even exchanging name tags to try and confuse the camp coaches! When it came down to focus and learn a new skill, they were attentive and ready to go.
Next came our annual CHALLENGE CAMP. One of my favorite camps is the high school challenge camp because I get to challenge each player mentally and physically while encouraging them to work as a team and do their absolute best to improve at new skills and compete. For the challenge camp, we broke up the camp into two teams (Blue and Green). The entire camp was a challenge as each player worked to earn points for her team through encouragement, leadership, winning a challenge, working extra hard, and more! I was very impressed how certain players stepped up as leaders and how others became encouragers and listeners during difficult moments. I hope the campers had as much fun as I did with the challenge camp.
Finally, we finished the summer with the VISION CAMP. We covered basically every aspect of the game from position work, ball handling, shooting, team and position defense, attacking the hoop, and more! We also put the skills learned into a game setting with 2-on-2, 1-on-1, 3-on-3, and 5-on-5. What a talented group of athletes! Watch out Spokane, there are some girls who are going to be big time!
I want to especially thank all the coaches who came to help out at camp. This summer's staff included:
Katelan Redmon (Current professional basketball player and former Gonzaga basketball player)
Haden Palmer (Current Gonzaga basketball player)
Brittney Kennedy (Former Florida Gulf Coast basketball player)
Tasha Harris (Current professional basketball player and former Boise State basketball player)
