Basketball Camp at Camp Horseshoe Summer Overnight Camp for Boys
Great food, clean Northwoods air, and a tremendous atmosphere for living certainly play a role in the success of our camp. But the real key to the success at Horseshoe Basketball Camp is the program. An excellent blend of competition, instruction and fun, like no other camp we know. You'll get your share of strenuous competition with the other athletes like yourself. And youíll also get plenty of invaluable, one-on-one instruction in technique and skills. Youíll leave the camp with confidence. Our goal is to help you become the best basketball player youíre capable of being and nothing less. You provide the effort, weíll provide the training. Our player - coach ratio is 7 to 1 which will provide you with a great deal of individual attention.
Every player will go home with a personal evaluation which will give him specific suggestions to help him improve his game!
Northwoods Living A Unique Experience
The ideal setting for a week of basketball instruction and competition. Nestled in the lake and forest country of Northern Wisconsin, Horseshoe Basketball Camp affords the proper atmosphere for every camper to get the absolute maximum out of his week long experience.
The Facilities Are Excellent
Horseshoe, rich in tradition since the 1930s, boasts one of the finest facilities in the country. All of our facilities from the courts to the cabins and bathrooms are new, clean, and up to date.
Off The Court Activities
Swimming, water-skiing, tubing, trampball, volleyball, tennis, fishing, archery and riflery are some of the leisure time activities to be enjoyed at Camp Horseshoe.
Daily Schedule Is Performance Planned
A typical day at camp will start with breakfast, followed by specific instruction and competition. The same procedure follows the post lunch and rest period. There will be two regulation full court games for every camper each day. There will also be ample time for off-court leisure activities.
Typical Camp Day
7:30 |
Rise and shine |
A Winning Team of Coaches and Counselors
Kevin Kaminsky, Director of Horseshoe Basketball Camp and a senior member of the Camp Horseshoe staff, was a 3 year varsity basketball player at New Trier High School and led his team down state to a fourth place finish. He played college basketball at both Eckerd College and Carthage College. Kevin is currently working with Horseshoe year round, coaches Highwood Small Fry, and recently started Finish Strong Athletics®.
Pat Ambrose has been the Head Varsity Coach at Stevenson High School for 14 years. His winning record includes a fourth place finish downstate as well as sectional and regional titles. He was also named Pioneer Press Area Coach of the Year for the 2002-2003 season. Coach Ambrose played college basketball at Augustana College.
John Camardella is the Head Varsity Coach at Prospect High School where the Knights recently won their fourth consecutive M.S.L. East Division Championship. His teams have won two of the last three M.S.L. Conference Championships (2009 & 2011) in addition to an I.H.S.A. Regional Championship in 2009. Prior to coaching, he was an All-Conference player at Illinois Wesleyan University and played in the 2001 Division III Final Four. He started attending basketball camps in the Northwoods in 1993 and has been a coach at Camp Horseshoe since 2003.
John Clancy is the Head Varsity Coach at Wheeling High School and one of the youngest head coaches in the state of Illinois. As a player at Buffalo Grove High School, John was All Conference/All Area from 2000 thru 2003. While in College at Concordia, he was freshman of the year in the conference and also earned All Conference honors. His coaching career includes varsity assistant years at St. Viator and Elk Grove as well as being part owner and lead coach for TEAM MSL.
Paul Harris is in his 13th year as Head Coach at Highland Park High School. He recently became the all-time winningest coach at Highland Park. He led the Giants to their 1st ever Elite Eight appearance and was named Coach of the Year by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association in 2002. He also coached the Giants to back to back regional titles and 20 win seasons for the first time in school history in 2007 and 2008. This will be Coach Harris’ 8th year at Camp Horseshoe.
David Hess has 9 years coaching experience and has trained over 75 athletes in skill development. As Head Varsity Coach at Tuscola he led them to the 2006 OKAW Conference Championship and the 2008 ISHA Regional Championship. David was an All-Conference, All-Area Player at Hersey High School and set 6 school records in 3 Point and Free Throw Shooting. David has run numerous basketball clinics from the 1st grade to high school level. Currently he works as a freshman coach at Stevenson and a Player Development Coach at MAX Training Center.
Derek Lemmens became the head boy’s Head Varsity Coach at Rhinelander High School in 2010. He was an assistant at SPASH (Stevens Point) in 2005 and assistant at Wisconsin Rapids from 2008-2010. In addition to coaching at the high school level, Derek was a college assistant at UWSP in 2006-07 season (WIAC champions, sweet 16, and 9 weeks ranked #1). He served a tour in Iraq from 2007-2008. He has been working basketball camps throughout the state of Wisconsin for the last 12 years, including his own for 6. This is Derek’s second summer working Horseshoe Basketball Camp.
Glenn Olson is the Head Varsity Coach at Niles North High School. In his first year with the Vikings he led the team to a nine game improvement in wins. In his second year at the helm, Olson led the team to a school record for wins (24) the Central Suburban North Championship, The Central Suburban League Championship, Regional Championship, Sectional Championship, and advanced to the elite 8. He was recognized by the IBCA as the District 4 Coach of the Year. Previously as the Head Varsity Coach at Maine East he compiled a 37-20 overall record including the schools first Regional Championship in 36 years. Prior to coaching, he was an All Conference/All Area basketball and baseball player at Rolling Meadows High School.
Tom Sloan is the Head Varsity Coach at Lyons Township High School. In the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons, the Lions compiled an overall record of 52-5, with back-to-back West Suburban Silver Division Championships and back-to-back IHSA Regional Championships. In 2009-10, the Lions also won the York Holiday Tournament. He was previously the Head Coach at Montini High School from 2001-2008. Coach Sloan was a graduate assistant for DePaul University’s men’s and women’s teams from 1994-1997. He was also a walk on player at the University of Illinois from 1988-92 and member of the 1989 final four team.
Assisting these fine coaches will be Don Rowley, former Head Coach at Hersey High School, spending his 26th summer at camp, and recent inductee to the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame.