Nike Elite Officials Camp (LA)

[JBA]

Here is a video of the first session of the Nike Elite Camp. They said it was going to be good basketball.

YouTube - tvg2345's Channel
YouTube - 2010 Nike EYBL @ Boo Williams / Michael Gilchrist, Quincy Miller, Austin Rivers, Marquis Teague

[Jurassic Referee]

Geeze JBA,we get the idea. Give it a break. It's just another run-of-the-mill freaking summer rec camp run by a few people to make some $$s in their spare time. And they make the $$s by providing free officials for those "elite" players while charging the officials to work. Unless somebody's aim is to try and get into the WNBA or NBDL, they're better off saving their money and using it to go to a good, fairly local camp geared to attaining knowledge and experience representative to the officiating level that they currently are at.

This has turned into nothing but a running commercial.....

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

It's just another run-of-the-mill freaking summer rec camp run by a few people to make some $$s in their spare time.

Agree. During my dark side days as a middle school basketball coach, I was invited to coach at three camps, for several summers, headed by high school coaches, including one overnight camp, and one overnight camp, also for several summers, headed by a Hall of Fame college coach. I also, as an official, attended a northeast regional overnight camp run by a prestigious basketball officiating organization. In all four cases it was, for the most part, a "check 'em in, keep 'em busy for a week, cash the checks" mentality.

I'm sure that there are exceptions to this, that is, camps where the directors truly want to improve the skills of the attendees rather than just get to the end of the week for a great payday. I also agree with JurassicReferee that some great instruction can be found at local camps. I know that this is the case here in my little corner of Connecticut, where our local board runs camps, usually attached to a high school summer league, or, more recently, an AAU tournament, using top notch veteran officials as counselors. Not only have these camps been free to the attendees, but in the case of the AAU tournament, the attendees got to keep the game fees for officiating the AAU games. Now there's example of camps that are not in it for the fast buck.

[JBA]

BillyMac nice to see a genuine reply.

Also I have seen derogatory reply post to Phillyref who puts together a great list of local and US wide camps. To tell any referee about a camp is what referees do. Referees go to camps for all kind of reasons. To learn, instructors, basketball on the court, observers, location, dates, cost, etc..

I have been to plenty of camps in my 22 years of refereeing as a camper, instructor and observer. If someone looked at my post and said that camp might be for them (good) and if they looked and said not for them (good). But I will endorse this camp and others if you would like a list.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by JBA

But I will endorse this camp and others if you would like a list.

So go ahead and post a list of the camps, especially in CA, which you endorse.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by JBA

...
YouTube - 2010 Nike EYBL @ Boo Williams / Michael Gilchrist, Quincy Miller, Austin Rivers, Marquis Teague

First 3 plays are from a game I worked...alas, I'm not in any of the clips. No chance for Nevada to call me a coward.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

First 3 plays are from a game I worked...alas, I'm not in any of the clips. No chance for Nevada to call me a coward.

Why can't I do that anyway?