Camp Reviews/Info? Sticky?

[ilyazhito]

Here is a post from another thread with feedback from the MBOA camp that I attended in June. I'll give you the feedback that Que'z and the other observers give me from Level One as soon as I can.

This is the website of Proactive Referee Camp, a high-level teaching camp in the Philadelphia area staffed by multiple NBA and NCAA officials, including Mark Lindsay (director), Duke Callahan, Ed Malloy, Rob Rorke (also Court Club Elite), Joe Lindsay. Other current observers/former supervisors include Al Battista, Ed T. Rush (Court Club Elite founder), and Dave Libbey. This is the camp that shows up first on the NBRA website on the training camps page.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

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This is the website of Proactive Referee Camp, a high-level teaching camp in the Philadelphia area staffed by multiple NBA and NCAA officials, including Mark Lindsay (director), Duke Callahan, Ed Malloy, Rob Rorke (also Court Club Elite), Joe Lindsay. Other current observers/former supervisors include Al Battista, Ed T. Rush (Court Club Elite founder), and Dave Libbey. This is the camp that shows up first on the NBRA website on the training camps page.

Based on whose camp it is, they do not care one bit what mechanics your are using. They are going to critique you on 3 things mainly: positioning; athleticism/hustle; play-calling.

I've been to camp a few times where Mark has watched me work and broken down my video.

[ilyazhito]

OK. I think I understand. In teaching camps that are not level-specific, just use whatever mechanics my crew agrees on. Otherwise, use whatever mechanics are expected if and when I would be hired to whatever conference/league the camp hires for.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

OK. I think I understand. In teaching camps that are not level-specific, just use whatever mechanics my crew agrees on. Otherwise, use whatever mechanics are expected if and when I would be hired to whatever conference/league the camp hires for.

How did Level One camp go and what was the feedback you received?

[ilyazhito]

It went well. I was a lot more comfortable working 3-person this time than I was the first time. I got feedback about calling my primary area (I have to work on it every time that I step onto the court in a 3-person game), staying relaxed, and using short, choppy strides when coming up the court. BTW, what is the purpose of running with short strides in basketball? Is it easier to stop and change direction with short strides?

P.S. I asked Que'z about chances to get practice doing 3-man, and he said that he could assign me to work tournaments in 3-person crews, and that he could give me charter school varsity games in DC in the winter. He assigns games for the SEED school and some other charter schools.