The 10th annual Fife Fundamentals Basketball Camp invades Clarkston High School July 9-12. The camp, for boys entering fourth-sixth grades, focuses on developing fundamentals in players who may be interested in playing seriously in the future.
‘It keeps a basketball in their hands and on their minds during the summer,? Instructor and Clarkston boys basketball coach Dan Fife said.
Passing, shooting and ball-handling skills will be emphasized, Fife said. ‘The better ball-handler you are, the better player you’re going to be usually,? he said.
About 60 kids have enrolled for the camp. Players will not only learn from Fife, but from former Clarkston players such as Robbie Clark and John Kast as well as the Clarkston coaching staff.
‘It’s better instruction because they’ve been in different programs and then come back,? Fife said. ‘They can show different (techniques) to do things.?
?(The key to) teaching anything is trying to find a way to inspire a kid to put in the time to improve,? Fife added.