Camps
Brian McCormick, the founder of Playmaker Basketball Development Leagues, is available to conduct mini-camps or week-long camps based on the PBDL curriculum.
A mini-camp is a 2-day camp, typically a weekend, and covers the principles of PBDL through the same Teaching Games for Understanding approach. However, the mini-camp eliminates the league play and focuses on teaching the concepts that form the core of the PBDL program.
A week-long camp affords the time to teach the concepts and incorporate a mini-league into the week’s activities. The week-long camp is a condensed version of the league - 12 sessions collapsed into five days - but teaches the same skills and concepts with the same basic approach.
McCormick directs all camps. To organize a PBDL camp for your school, organization or facility, please fill out the form below.
Who decided that a point guard has to be small? More importantly, what is a point guard?
We expect a point guard to be a leader and have a high basketball I.Q. Why don’t we expect or challenge all players to develop this game awareness? Why rely on only one player?
English soccer academies wait until players are 11 to play full 11v11 soccer; in Italy, youth basketball players participate in skill-oriented clinics at 6-years-old, but start competitive games at 12. In the United States, kids play 5v5 full court games and compete for national championships when they are 8-years-old.
The PBDL emphasizes learning and development. Presently, players and parents have numerous recreation options - leagues based on fun and equal participation, typically for beginners - and numerous competitive opportunities - teams focused on strategy, game preparation and winning. There are few true development leagues - until now.