View Single Post
  #36 (permalink)  
Old Mon May 06, 2002, 11:44am
Tim Roden Tim Roden is offline
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 1999
Posts: 962
Send a message via AIM to Tim Roden
Re: Well Tim,......

Quote:
Originally posted by JRutledge
In Illinois many of the camps are "tryout" camps. Or at least have a "tryout" element to them.

In Illinois it is required for officials to go to a camp in their particular sport every 3 years in order to keep their license. We have what they call a 4 hour camp and a 6 hour camp. The 4 hour camp is just classroom camp. You go over mechanics and some rules applications all in a classroom setting. The 6 hour camp is where you have both a classroom and court time during the camp. The 6 hour camps for the most part are "tryout" camps or have a heavy element of tryout to them. Of course you can learn, but those that are the cream of the crop get hired or are used in some capacity for the assignors that either help out with the camps or observe officials there.

And in many of the camps that deal with college level evaluation are "tryout" camps. At least that is what I have seen.

Peace
Rut, I agree. All camps are tryout camps in one way or another. Because this is where the assignors go to see who they want to call games. But since most of these camps have an educational aspect to it they can be treated not as a tryout oportunity. The tryout camps I am refering to are the College type camps. Games only, little to no instruction.
Reply With Quote