Carleton Ravens’ basketball camp is Ottawa’s most popular basketball camp for young players, offering 9-weeks of development camps for campers age 7-17.
Location
All camps will be held in the air-conditioned Raven’s Nest Gym in the Alumni Hall & Sports Centre.
Coaching Staff
The camp instructed by the Ravens players and coaching staff from the 12-time national champion Ravens’ Men’s Team and Ravens’ Women’s Team.
Basketball Camp Programming
Age as of December 31, 2018
Junior Skills Camp (July 3 – July 6)
Ages 7-12. This camp is designed for young players who enjoy playing the game of basketball and wish to develop their fundamentals and skills. This 4-day camp will focus on the individual basic skills of passing, defence, ball-handling and shooting. These skills with then be incorporating in a game setting of 2 on 2, 3 on 3, or 5 on 5 amongst other campers of their respective skill levels.
Advanced Junior Skills Camp (August 27 – August 31)
Ages 7-12. This new camp is designed to be a compliment to our Junior Skills Camp. The late August camp is ideal for young players already playing organized basketball or those who have attended one of our previous camps. The camp will continue to build upon ideas and skills learned in the earlier Junior Skills Camp.
Guard Camp (July 9 – July 13, July 23 – July 27, August 13 – August 17)
Ages 10-17. Guard camp is built and designed around improving the guard abilities in all basketball players. This week long camp emphasizes the skills related to the guard position which include, ball handling, shooting, perimeter/post passing, guard footwork (both foot speed and first step), and defence. Whether you are a point guard, shooting guard, small forward, or a post players, skills learned in this camp will take your game to the next level.
Super Camp (August 7 – August 10)
Ages 10-17. Super camp will aim to develop both post and guard skills in a modular program designed to let players work on the skills that best fit their particular style of play. Campers will be taught aspects of shooting, post defence, post moves (jump hook, drop step, up and under, 21 series, face-up series), post spacing, screening, passing, as well as guard skill such as ball handling, shooting, perimeter/post passing, guard footwork (both foot speed and first step), and defence.
Shooting Camps (July 16 – July 20, July 30 – August 3, August 20 – August 24)
Ages 10-17. Shooting camp was created to develop proper shooting skills and fundamentals for players of all positions.This week long camp will include drills that incorporate the fundamentals of shooting, shooting off the dribble, shooting off screens, footwork to become a good shooter, defending shooters, as well as the mental aspect of shooting. Players will have the opportunity to play against one another every day in 1on1, 3on3, and 5on5.
Competitive/Elite Camp (August 27 – August 31)
Ages 14-17. This week long camp is the most advanced out of all of our summer camps. It allows many top players in the city to compete against one another. More challenging skills and drills,concentrating on various aspects of the game will be the main focus of this camp. There will be several opportunities for players to compete against each other in 1 on 1, 3 on 3 and 5 on 5 throughout the week.
What’s Included
Each Carleton Raven’s basketball camp will run from 8:30am to 4:30pm. The $309 Registration Fee includes a camp t-shirt, a cafeteria lunch and a daily (optional) swim period.