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Arcanum
varsity basketball coach Rachel Fearon yells out words of
encouragement to her campers as
her daughter Maddie is involved in a
free throw shooting contest. CNO Photos by George Starks
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Basketball camp
proves big in Arcanum
48 future Lady Trojans participate
By George Starks
ARCANUM- “The future of Lady Trojan basketball starts here with our
youth. You have to build your youth program and when you do that,
you’re going to have success.”
Those were the words of Arcanum Lady Trojan basketball coach Rachel
Fearon as the 2012 Lady Trojan basketball camp came to an end Thursday.
With 48 in camp, it was not only a successful camp but an exciting one
as well.
“It was very exciting for me as a coach to see this many kids turn out
for the camp,” said Fearon. “These are future Lady Trojans out here and
to be able to coach kids that will be playing here in their high school
years for me is very exciting as well. We really want to show these
girls how much fun basketball is and I think they saw that this week.
They were screaming and yelling all week and cheering for their teams
and I think they had a lot of fun.”
Upon walking into the gymnasium, one thing was made obvious. The
enthusiasm was there.
“It’s great to hear that kind of enthusiasm coming from them and I
think it helped our high school girls,” Fearon noted. “For the younger
girls, I know they’re having fun and that’s what I want them to learn
is that basketball is fun.”
In the four days, Fearon and her junior varsity coach Abby Moore as
well as several high school players, taught the young campers the
basics of basketball.
“We really tried to push the fundamentals,” said Fearon. “Basically
just passing, dribbling, shooting and defense were the things we
focused on. We tried to do it in fun ways. Wednesday, we got a little
three-on-three action in there so the kids were learning as well as
having fun. I think the big thing is to teach them what ‘team’ means.”
As the camp concluded, many individual awards were handed out but
according to Fearon, one thing happened that stressed the team concept.
“No one left here empty handed. Everyone got something,” said Fearon.
It takes everyone working together to make a successful program. From
the ones cheering the five on the floor to the ones winning the hot
shot competition, it’s all about the team.”
Along with the hot shot and relay competitions, Fearon had each team
earning points for their teams. Again, stressing the team concept of
the game.
With 48 on hand, Fearon said that there was a message being sent to the
youngsters.
“I want them to know I’m here for them,” Fearon stated. “This is the
future of Arcanum girl’s basketball and when kids see the varsity and
junior varsity coach taking an interest in them, they know we care
about them and what they will be in the future. I think it means a lot
to them as players.”
Fearon also spoke of her high school players who were on hand.
“I was very impressed with them,” Fearon said. “Their leadership skills
have improved so much. It’s hard to believe how much difference a year
can make.”
The camp involved second through sixth grade girls.
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The
2012 Lady Trojan basketball campers
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