Summer Hoopin’

Published on July 7, 2010
Filed under: Athletics, Community, Current, Events, News

Take a drive around Aurora on any given summer day, and you’ll find hoards of youngsters fine-tuning their basketball skills at various parks and playgrounds.

Take a drive to the Fred Rogers Community Center in Aurora, and you’ll find a select group of youngsters working on becoming better individuals through the game of basketball. Triple Threat has teamed up with former West Aurora High School standout and current professional player Dameon Mason to offer a highly advanced-level basketball camp for 12 Aurora youth. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill summer basketball camp, though.

Triple Threat is concerned about more than just basketball skills. Every day, Triple Threat, Dameon and other area coaches provide players with the advice and guidance to help them develop as leaders off the court. During each day of the nine-week camp, youth encounter more than intensive basketball training. One hour is spent on other areas such as leadership, diet and nutrition.

After an hour of off-the-court training, campers hit the court for drills with Dameon.

Check out our gallery for some more photos of the camp.

Volunteer for this: volunteer@triplethreat.org