[Rufus]

I just picked up my soon-to-be 9th grader from a basketball camp held at a local university and noticed several bad habits displayed by the camp attendees (e.g., severe palming of the ball by one point guard). I'll admit that it's tough to "turn off" when viewing that type of thing, but in the end those kind of bad habits will get called in games, one would hope, and probably frustrate the player since they can do it during the camps/practices.

That got me thinking about whether any of the camps have local officials come in to give demonstrations of some of the rules and how that might impact their playing style (or at least get them to consider correcting). I know these camps are time challenged, and no one wants to listen to "that guy" prattle on for hours, but I keep thinking that some level of instruction on rules and how they're typically interpreted would be of use.

Have any of you seen officials participate in these types of camp? Any ideas on the feasibility/appropriateness of such a thing? Again, not trying to be a downer but, if we're able to help players (and yes, ultimately, us) down the road, isn't it worth trying?