Overview
A better description for this event would be a "Clinic-League". You may ask then, what is a Clinic-League?
The answer lies in what is lacking for most programs available to these little beginners. As usual Bald Eagle takes the "typical program" and makes it epic. Instead of volunteer coaches, our Directors are paid professional coaches certified by the Positive Coaching Alliance. They are supported by our Assistant Coaches who are well-experienced college & high school players who are also trained by BE and Certified by PCA. All coaches follow a strategically designed program put together by our founder Coach Bob who has vast experience and education in basketball training and programming, and also leads many of the clinics to keep a pulse to always improve our system.
Secondly, we teach skills through creative, expert developed drills and fun competitions. The skills progress and build on each other week to week which maximizes growth and confidence, but you don't have to start on week 1 to join the process. Lastly, we don't put them on one team through the course of the league, we change their team each week so they get to meet and compete with/against a variety of players but maintain great coaching. During the games we add in certain rules that enhance the experience for all players while also teaching the rules and sense of how to compete properly in the game.
The result is confidence, improvement and passion for basketball! Every week players learn some fundamental skills and get to play in gently structured games. They will have a great time, get better and learn to love the game. That is our goal! So, if that is what you want for your kiddo, the Bald Eagle Rookie Clinic-League is for you!
Daily Programming
Coach Bob, Founder of Bald Eagle Camps is the predecessor Head Varsity Coach at Los Altos HS has designed an excellent program to build skills and basketball knowledge while keeping the FUN factor at a maximum for our little players. The Bald Eagle staff of professional high school coaches & athletes will lead skill work and game instruction for K-2nd grade boys and girls in a fun and encouraging environment. Weekly Saturday & Sunday afternoon sessions will run from January-February. Each sessions are 1hr long and will have skill development as well as competitive game play.
Each session starts with skill work on the key basketball fundamentals, taught by high level professional coaches. Skill work is done in fun, encouraging, interactive drills, competitions and relays. Sessions then transition to half and full court games, emphasizing the key principles of successful basketball. Rules are modified somewhat to improve quality of the games and understanding by all players. Our first practice of the season will be focused on the basics of catching, passing and dribbling with some progressions of game like drills. Actual scrimmage format games will start in the second session.
Coaches
Coach Bob is the Founder & CEO of Bald Eagle Sports Camps. He has taught Special Ed and PE since 1995, currently at Los Altos HS. Coach Bob has over 25 years coaching experience from youth to collegiate, is a Certified Positive Coaching Alliance Trainer and holds two Credentials along with a Masters in Special Education. Coach Bob is a Co-Founder of TRUSALUS, a tech platform specializing in peak performance and injury recovery in youth athletes. Lastly, he has served for nearly 2 decades as a Board Member of the largest youth recreation league in the region, Foothill Youth Basketball.
As the previous Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Los Altos High School, Coach Bob led the Eagles to 2 SCVAL titles ('13,'14) and the schools first ever Central Coast Section Championship (2015). Bald Eagle Camps has been profiled in PCA's books and Coach Bob was named by PCA as a Development Zone Leadership Fellow. Coach Bob believes children should have a place to feel encouraged, included, cared for, safe from bullying, free from negativity and expected to have as much fun as possible. At the same time, children need direction on how to be their best person in every given moment.
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Professionally trained and Positive Coaching Alliance Certified High School & College coaches lead all sessions.