Future Stars is pleased to offer Basketball as one of our core sports-specific summer camp programs.
Summer 2010 at Farmingdale State College will feature and offer six weekly sessions.
The program is designed to teach boys and girls aged 6-16 how to be well rounded and team oriented Basketball players.
Daily Recreational Swim Included.
| 9:00 am | Stretching / Warm-up | |
| 9:15 am | Instructional Stations | |
| 10:30 am | Fundamental Drills | |
| 11:15 am | League Play | |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 pm | Swimming | |
| 1:45 pm | Situational Play | |
| 2:30 pm | Skills Competition | |
| 2:45 pm | Full Court Game Play | |
| 4:00 pm | Departure | |
| Ages 6-16 | Boys & Girls | June 28 - August 6 |
Campers will benefit from our philosophy of small group instruction, close supervision, emphasis on skills, quality game play and focus on sportsmanship and teamwork. The sessions offer specialized basketball instruction with an emphasis on the fundamentals of basketball including dribbling, ball handling, passing, shooting, and rebounding. Campers are grouped according to age and ability. Boys and girls programs will merge and separate as appropriate. Curriculum will vary for recreation, AAU, junior varsity and varsity players. Our staff features experienced high school and college coaches.
Farmingdale State College is located on 380 lush acres in the heart of Long Island. It is easily accessible from the Northern State, Southern State and LIE as well as most North and South shore locations along the Nassau Suffolk border.
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The outdoor facilities at the college include 6 NEW all-weather Tennis courts, a 20 station Golf driving range, as many as 8 Lacrosse/Soccer fields, Softball field, state of the art Baseball complex, NEW turf field, 1/4 mile track, hitting wall and numerous shaded recreation areas.
The indoor physical education and athletic facility named George E. Nold Hall encompasses 94,000 square ft. The main gymnasium consists of 3 regulation Basketball courts, 5 Volleyball courts, 4 Tennis courts, indoor track and seating capacity of 4,000. The facility also includes an indoor Swimming pool, 4 Racquetball and 4 Squash courts, Golf simulator, large weight training complex, modern state of the art training room, men’s and women’s locker rooms, showers and lavatories.
Farmingdale State Rams Men's Basketball Head Coach Erik Smiles will direct and oversee Future Stars Basketball program. Erik Smiles was named Head Men's Basketball Coach in March 2004. Coach Smiles currently holds a career record of 83-31. Smiles has received a total of five Coach of the Year awards. He is a 2-time Skyline Coach of the Year, 2-time BCANY Co-Coach of the Year and one time D3Hoops.com Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. His team has also received the Skyline Conference Sportsmanship Award twice.
Smiles is a 2001 graduate of the University of Bridgeport, where he played four years of Varsity basketball. He currently lives in Huntington, NY and is pursuing his Master's Degree in Physical Education at Queens College
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