The Workout with the Dieblers, on September 8th, proved to be a huge success. We had two sessions, one in the morning and another in the afternoon, and the campers loved them. Keith Diebler, head coach at Upper Sandusky High School and his sons Jake and Jon helped out along with Claire Aubry, currently a senior at Upper Sandusky High School. The campers started out by working on their ball-handling. The idea was to get the campers to work out of their comfort zone. Next they were shown the passing circuit, by Coach Dibler, and demonstrated by the helpers. The drill consisted of overhead, chest, left and right hand passing, followed by behind the back passing, all off the wall. A few passing drills later the campers went into the perimeter jab series that will improve the individuals one on one moves. Coach Diebler then had the campers work on the proper technique for curls and flairs. Toward the end of each session Jon, Jake and Claire demonstrated ball-handling drills, both full and half court, utilizing cones. The afternoon finished with one on one game called Louisville. A lot of the parents stayed to watch this work-out and I think they enjoyed it as much as the kids, minus the sweat and sore muscles the next day.

Fall Shooting, Ball-handling and Conditioning Program

Our last program of the year is a five week session that will help the kids get in great shape prior to the start of their season. This program runs Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00pm until 7:20pm for the 5th/6th and the 7th and 8th graders. The high school kids then attend from 7:30 pm until 9:00pm. This has always been one of my favorite programs. The kids have a ball in their hands for almost the entire time. As the weeks move along and their conditioning improves, so will their ball-handling and their shooting. As all these players improve these three vital aspects of basketball, hopefully their respective teams will also see improvement.