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SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON THE NEW BOLT ELITE DEVELOPMENT SUMMER CAMP, open to ANY high school-aged player looking to seriously improve their game this summer!
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As athletes playing during a crucial stage in your basketball playing careers, you need to ask yourself how the past season went: did you log as many minutes as you wanted to/ anticipated? Did you score as much as you thought you would/ defend as well as was expected of you? Did you develop at all over the course of the season? Did your teammates and coaches respect your skill level and interact with you accordingly? It is these questions, among others, that you will have to answer over the summer moving forward for next year.
If you answered “NO” to any of the above questions, then the BOLT Elite Development Summer Camp is for you! BOLT (Basketball Oriented Long-term Training) is an elite-development program run through the Etobicoke Basketball Association (EBA). You may have heard of BOLT in May when it was launched as an evenings-only a pilot program for players born in 1994. That program has evolved and is still ongoing, with many of the athletes seeing great results after only a month of training.
However, BOLT has now expanded to include a one-week Elite Development Summer Camp geared toward highly-motivated high school-aged athletes (i.e. going into grades 9, 10, 11, 12, or 12R). This is not your typical camp where you go just to play “games” and “scrimmage;” this is an ELITE DEVELOPMENT camp, meant to develop your skills according to the standards required for ELITE performance in the game. The program is divided into two key phases: enhancement of the fitness and conditioning levels of athletes on a basketball-specific scale (with all training being geared toward basketball-specific movements and requirements), and enhancement of specific technical skills required for “average” basketball players to make their skill set “elite”.
You do not have to be a current EBA player to participate, and there is NO committment necessary to BOLT or to the EBA for training or teams for the upcoming OBA season. Any player from any association, anywhere in the GTA may participate in the Summer Camp. All that is required from players is the passion for the game, the desire to improve your personal game, and the commitment to dedicate yourself to seriously participating in the Camp.
The Summer Camp Program includes, among other things:
• BOLT Rating Test and Athletic Log- the first day of the program, where all athletes will have their abilities numerically recorded according to the BOLT Rating system, which will produce raw statistical results for each athletic skill set and compute a BOLT Rating, allowing the athlete to identify themselves relative to their peers and relative to where they want to be. This will include a variety of fitness, conditioning, plyometric, and endurance tests. All athletes will recieve a printed version of these results on the last day of camp.
• “School of Hopz”—a program for athletes to help develop explosive jumping abilities, which integrates proven methods with emerging global advancements in sports science to help increase vertical leap. In a game that all too often boils down to inches, jumping that extra two or three inches could make the difference between layup and dunk, win and loss, average or elite, bench or starter, rep or house league, and even next level semi-pro or pro basketball, in addition to who and how many people take notice of you and your abilities.
• Plyometrics—drawn from leading programs, research, and advancements in kinesiology and sports science, these drills will help improve core strength, the single most important muscle needed for the game of basketball. Focus is on SAQ: Speed, Agility, Quickness, and how these qualities of conditioning co-align with plyometrics to help improve core strength.
• “Sharp Shotz” System- comprehensive shot analysis by video, which will help players determine how to improve their shot mechanics and raise their shooting percentages. In addition, specific technical guidance and equipment will be utilized to allow for an easy transition to better shot mechanics. All players will receive a DVD copy of their shooting form on the last day of camp.
• Advanced Training Equipment- includes: lateral resistors, speed ladders, agility hurdles, viper 360 cords, SPARQ Parachutes, SPARQ Heavy Balls, SPARQ Balance Boards, SPARQ Defensive Belts, weighted skipping ropes, rebounder mini-trampolines, reaction balls, D-Men and Rainmaker shooting aides, ball return systems, push-up disks, resistance cords, video capture and analysis programs, etc.
• Professional Instruction and “Guest” Appearances- highly qualified and experienced NCCP Certified Coaches and Certified Canadian Personal trainers will run the camp and bring their expertise, knowledge, and love for the game to the players. In addition, occasional visits from “Guest” coaches, including CIS head and assistant coaches, as well as former and current CIS and NCAA players, will occur over the course of the week.
• Dry Land Training and Advanced Fitness Programs: in addition to in gym training with elite fitness programs, including Air Alert, P90X, and TMT, players will also be exposed to elite-level dry land training outdoors.
If you are a serious athlete who wants to up his game for next season, be it to: make the jump from a lower-level rep team to the top team, make a mediocre high school season become a stand-out year, get looks from peers and coaches, etc., then BOLT Summer Camp is for you!
Program Information:
Space: The program will be limited to a maximum of 30 participants.
Dates and Times: The Camp will run from Monday, July 19th – Friday, July 23rd from 9am-3pm. A 1 hour lunch/ open scrimmage break will occur from 11:30-12:30 each day.
Location: Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School (2 St. Andrews Blvd., Etobicoke, ON). The school is located on Islington just north of Dixon, and is easily accessible by TTC (a 15 minute ride on the 37 Islington bus from Islington Station).
Cost: $225 per participant. This fee is considerably less than most "regular" Summer Basketball Camps, and here you get access to all the advanced equipment, expertise, and program aspects outlined above. Cost includes: BOLT Reversible mesh jersey, printed fitness assessment, DVD copy of shooting assessment, lunch on the final day of camp, individual player insurance, as well as individual prizes and awards.
If this program sounds like a good fit for you, please e-mail Coach JP at boltbasketball@gmail.com, indicating the following 6 pieces of information:
1. Your Full Name
2. Your Age
3. Your Height/ Weight/ Preferred Position
4. Your Location (Major Neighbourhood)
5. Your Basketball Experience (i.e. high school team/ rep clubs, level of ball, etc.)
6. Any questions you may have about the program.
From there, I will reply with a link to the EBA website where the online registration page is located.
Thank you for your interest, and I look forward to hopefully working with you over the summer as part of the BOLT Elite Development Summer Camp!
Yours in basketball,
-Coach JP
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As athletes playing during a crucial stage in your basketball playing careers, you need to ask yourself how the past season went: did you log as many minutes as you wanted to/ anticipated? Did you score as much as you thought you would/ defend as well as was expected of you? Did you develop at all over the course of the season? Did your teammates and coaches respect your skill level and interact with you accordingly? It is these questions, among others, that you will have to answer over the summer moving forward for next year.
If you answered “NO” to any of the above questions, then the BOLT Elite Development Summer Camp is for you! BOLT (Basketball Oriented Long-term Training) is an elite-development program run through the Etobicoke Basketball Association (EBA). You may have heard of BOLT in May when it was launched as an evenings-only a pilot program for players born in 1994. That program has evolved and is still ongoing, with many of the athletes seeing great results after only a month of training.
However, BOLT has now expanded to include a one-week Elite Development Summer Camp geared toward highly-motivated high school-aged athletes (i.e. going into grades 9, 10, 11, 12, or 12R). This is not your typical camp where you go just to play “games” and “scrimmage;” this is an ELITE DEVELOPMENT camp, meant to develop your skills according to the standards required for ELITE performance in the game. The program is divided into two key phases: enhancement of the fitness and conditioning levels of athletes on a basketball-specific scale (with all training being geared toward basketball-specific movements and requirements), and enhancement of specific technical skills required for “average” basketball players to make their skill set “elite”.
You do not have to be a current EBA player to participate, and there is NO committment necessary to BOLT or to the EBA for training or teams for the upcoming OBA season. Any player from any association, anywhere in the GTA may participate in the Summer Camp. All that is required from players is the passion for the game, the desire to improve your personal game, and the commitment to dedicate yourself to seriously participating in the Camp.
The Summer Camp Program includes, among other things:
• BOLT Rating Test and Athletic Log- the first day of the program, where all athletes will have their abilities numerically recorded according to the BOLT Rating system, which will produce raw statistical results for each athletic skill set and compute a BOLT Rating, allowing the athlete to identify themselves relative to their peers and relative to where they want to be. This will include a variety of fitness, conditioning, plyometric, and endurance tests. All athletes will recieve a printed version of these results on the last day of camp.
• “School of Hopz”—a program for athletes to help develop explosive jumping abilities, which integrates proven methods with emerging global advancements in sports science to help increase vertical leap. In a game that all too often boils down to inches, jumping that extra two or three inches could make the difference between layup and dunk, win and loss, average or elite, bench or starter, rep or house league, and even next level semi-pro or pro basketball, in addition to who and how many people take notice of you and your abilities.
• Plyometrics—drawn from leading programs, research, and advancements in kinesiology and sports science, these drills will help improve core strength, the single most important muscle needed for the game of basketball. Focus is on SAQ: Speed, Agility, Quickness, and how these qualities of conditioning co-align with plyometrics to help improve core strength.
• “Sharp Shotz” System- comprehensive shot analysis by video, which will help players determine how to improve their shot mechanics and raise their shooting percentages. In addition, specific technical guidance and equipment will be utilized to allow for an easy transition to better shot mechanics. All players will receive a DVD copy of their shooting form on the last day of camp.
• Advanced Training Equipment- includes: lateral resistors, speed ladders, agility hurdles, viper 360 cords, SPARQ Parachutes, SPARQ Heavy Balls, SPARQ Balance Boards, SPARQ Defensive Belts, weighted skipping ropes, rebounder mini-trampolines, reaction balls, D-Men and Rainmaker shooting aides, ball return systems, push-up disks, resistance cords, video capture and analysis programs, etc.
• Professional Instruction and “Guest” Appearances- highly qualified and experienced NCCP Certified Coaches and Certified Canadian Personal trainers will run the camp and bring their expertise, knowledge, and love for the game to the players. In addition, occasional visits from “Guest” coaches, including CIS head and assistant coaches, as well as former and current CIS and NCAA players, will occur over the course of the week.
• Dry Land Training and Advanced Fitness Programs: in addition to in gym training with elite fitness programs, including Air Alert, P90X, and TMT, players will also be exposed to elite-level dry land training outdoors.
If you are a serious athlete who wants to up his game for next season, be it to: make the jump from a lower-level rep team to the top team, make a mediocre high school season become a stand-out year, get looks from peers and coaches, etc., then BOLT Summer Camp is for you!
Program Information:
Space: The program will be limited to a maximum of 30 participants.
Dates and Times: The Camp will run from Monday, July 19th – Friday, July 23rd from 9am-3pm. A 1 hour lunch/ open scrimmage break will occur from 11:30-12:30 each day.
Location: Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School (2 St. Andrews Blvd., Etobicoke, ON). The school is located on Islington just north of Dixon, and is easily accessible by TTC (a 15 minute ride on the 37 Islington bus from Islington Station).
Cost: $225 per participant. This fee is considerably less than most "regular" Summer Basketball Camps, and here you get access to all the advanced equipment, expertise, and program aspects outlined above. Cost includes: BOLT Reversible mesh jersey, printed fitness assessment, DVD copy of shooting assessment, lunch on the final day of camp, individual player insurance, as well as individual prizes and awards.
If this program sounds like a good fit for you, please e-mail Coach JP at boltbasketball@gmail.com, indicating the following 6 pieces of information:
1. Your Full Name
2. Your Age
3. Your Height/ Weight/ Preferred Position
4. Your Location (Major Neighbourhood)
5. Your Basketball Experience (i.e. high school team/ rep clubs, level of ball, etc.)
6. Any questions you may have about the program.
From there, I will reply with a link to the EBA website where the online registration page is located.
Thank you for your interest, and I look forward to hopefully working with you over the summer as part of the BOLT Elite Development Summer Camp!
Yours in basketball,
-Coach JP
