Sampson Basketball Academy

It's time to shoot some hoops!
Massanutten Resort and Sampson Basketball Academy present a 3-day camp for 4th - 12th graders to learn from five-time NBA All-Star, Ralph Sampson.

Camp Info

The Sampson Basketball Academy camp dates for summer 2021 have ended. Thank you to everyone who attended the camps!

Schedule

Select from 8 different 3-day camps offered throughout the summer of 2021
Tuesday - Thursday | 9 am - 12 pm each day
Daily check in | 8:30 am - 8:50 am
Free time to shoot & warm up | 8:50 am - 9 am
At Massanutten Fitness & Rec Club | 540.289.4987 | 4160 Del Webb Dr, Massanutten, VA 22840

Inclusions

Instruction from five-time NBA All-Star Ralph Sampson
Q & A session with Ralph Sampson about his basketball career
Light refreshments
Open to grades 4 - 12
Camp sessions will only operate with minimum of 10 participants
Sampson Basketball Academy will be following Virginia Forward and CDC Guidelines
$250 per camper

About Ralph Sampson

Ralph Sampson

Collegiate Career at University of Virginia
Final Four in 1981
Final Eight 1983
3-time Naismith National Player of the Year

Professional Career
#1 Overall NBA Draft Pick 1983
NBA Rookie of the Year 1983
NBA Finals 1986
5-time NBA All Star

Halls of Fame
1996 Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
2011 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
2012 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Virtual Clinic Videos


How To Score Tips: Stay Low Step with Dominate Foot Head up, Look at Basket Shoot and Follow Through Until the Ball Hits the Floor	Form Shooting Tips: Weigh the Basketball Arm at 90 Degree Angle Ball Above Your Head Hand Placement, Thumbs in “T” Position Shooting with an Arch Follow Through

Triple Threat Tip: Catch the Ball in Position to Shoot, Dribble, or Pass Always be in a Balanced Position Look at the Target	Shooting off the Dribble Tips: 4 Principles of Shooting off the Dribble Straight-On Dribble Crossover Between the Legs Dribble Behind the Back Dribble

Shooting off the Pass Tips: Catch the Ball Ready to Shoot Triple Threat Position Step into the Shot Follow Through	Shooting Drills Tips: Everything in life is a competition Your 80% should be better than anyone else’s 100%