The Next Level
Girls’ Basketball Training Camp
If you lovethe game of basketball, have dreams of where you’d like it to take you, and have the determination and commitment to work your hardest to achieve them, you won’t want to miss bringing your game to The Next LevelGirls’ Basketball Training Camp! Now in our seventh year, we’ve once again assembled an outstanding staff of great Division I college and professional players, as well as experienced coaches to teach you, to work with you, and to inspire you to develop your hoop skills, knowledge and confidence to the highest level possible.
Staff:
Director - Jack Casey - Head Girls’ Basketball Coach, Simsbury High School; Program
Director of The Dan Doyle Kingswood-Oxford Skill Development Basketball
Camp (13th year), and Farmington Valley YMCA Basketball Academy (13th year)
Asst. Director - Meaghan Leahy – Asst. Girls’ Coach, Ridgewood (NJ) High School; Former
Asst. Girls’ Coach, Simsbury High School; Member of 2001 NCAA National
Champion University of Notre Dame; Member of 2002 & 2003 NWBL Springfield
Spirit; 2003 Inductee into The New England Basketball Hall of Fame
Dino Aguado– Asst. Girls’ Coach, Simsbury High School; Former Head Boys’ Coach,
Watkinson School; Director, Hoop Magic Basketball Camp (15 years); Head
Coach, Girls’ AAU Teams (11 years)
Renee Montgomery – Co-Captain, 2008 Big East Season & Tournament Champion UCONN Huskies
Kalana Greene – 2008 Big East Season & Tournament Champion UCONN Huskies
Tahirah Williams– 2008 Big East Season & Tournament Champion UCONN Huskies
Brittany Hunter – 2008 Big East Season & Tournament Champion UCONN Huskies
Mel Thomas – Co-Captain, 2008 Big East Season & Tournament Champion UCONN Huskies
Maureen Leahy – Head Girls’ Coach, Wilbraham & Monson Academy; Former Captain, 2004 Big
East Tournament Champion Boston College; 2005-06 Captain, Ireland’s
Women’s Super-League Waterford Wildcats
And others…We are finalizing additions to this year’s staff, based on players’ availability.
Other Division 1 and/or professional players will be announced soon.
In addition to the coaching, motivation, and encouragement you’ll be getting from these great players, you will also receive in-depth instruction in every area of importance to you as a young female student-athlete and aspiring basketball player. Our list of guest speakers is unmatched anywhere, and includes some of the most knowledgeable and prominent people in their fields. they will join us to share the latest information with you concerning these important topics:
the game - skill development drills, court awareness, game strategy
the “equipment” - stretching, strength & agility training and plyometrics, conditioning, injury prevention and care, nutrition, and rest requirements
the person- self-esteem, self-motivation, leadership, dealing with stress, and the value of teamwork, sportsmanship and competition
Guest Speakers:
Bill Cardarelli - Athletic Director, Saint Joseph’s College; Asst. Coach, Irish National
Women’s Team; Former Head Coach, Saint Joseph’s College; Former Men’s Asst.
Coach, Univ. of Connecticut; Former Boys’ Head Coach, St. Thomas Aquinas H.S.;
2004 Inductee into The New England Basketball Hall of Fame
Gary Palladino - Head Coach, Notre Dame H. S.; Former Men’s Head Coach, Univ. of Hartford;
Former Boys’ Head Coach, Saint Paul’s H.S.; 2003 Inductee into The New England
Basketball Hall of Fame
Tiffany Jones, PhD - Sports Psychologist; President of X-Factor Performance Counseling; Sports
Psychology Consultant for North Carolina State University; Former Asst.
Women’s Soccer Coach, Springfield College
Chris West - Associate Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the UCONN Huskies
****SPECIAL GUEST RETURNS! – REBECCA LOBO RUSHIN – Former UCONN star who lead
Huskies to 1st Undefeated Season and National Championship; Winner of every major
National, Conference and Divisional Player of the Year Award; Consensus 1St Team All-
American; Final Four Most Outstanding Player; Academic All-Conference and All-
American; NCAA Woman of the Year and Post-Graduate Scholarship Winner; Big East and
National Scholar-Athlete of the Year; 1st pick in franchise history for the WNBA’s New
York Liberty, and 1st pick of the ABL’s New England Blizzard; Member of WNBA’s first All-
Star game; U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist; Author; Radio and TV Commentator for NCAA
women’s basketball and the WNBA; 1st class in The New England Basketball Hall of Fame
Our goal is to provide you with the best basketball learning environment possible, as well as a comprehensive practice and workout regimen you can follow for four full months before the season starts in the fall. Remember …. . everyday you’ll either do something to improve yourself in some way, or you’ll choose not to. If you are the special kind of athlete that chooses to do so, we’d like to help you make the time and effort you invest everyday really pay off. We hope you can join us for a great week of learning, competition, and fun, filled with activities and information to help you become the best player you can possibly be.
ELIGIBILITY: Girls entering grades 4 through 12 (In September, 2008)
DATE: Monday, July 7 through Friday, July 11, 2008HOURS: 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
LOCATION: Simsbury High School 34 Farms Village Road Simsbury, Connecticut
Cost: $295.00 (Family/Team Price:2 or more sisters, or 4 or more teammates registering
at the same time $275.00 each)
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2008 REGISTRATION FORM
Name: ______Grade (as of 9/08): ___ Date of Birth: _____
Street: ______School: ______
Town: ______State: ____Zip Code: ______Phone: ______
E-Mail Address: (**required. please print Clearly)______
Height: ______Weight: ______T-shirt Size: (Adult or Youth) S M L XL XXL
Playing Experience: (Please indicate last team & coach for team discount purposes) ______
Space is limited, so don’t delay! Please return this form with your tuition payment to: THE NEXT LEVEL, PO Box 331, Simsbury, CT 06070. We’ll send your pre-camp information packet right away. If you have any questions, please call: 860-658-0051, or e-mail: .
LET US HELP YOU TAKE YOUR GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL!