Soccer and Basketball Camps

This was the sports camp weekend for the Medina family. Caleb attended the Advantage Basketball shooting camp and Madelyn attended the ASU Striker/Keeper camp. Dad took the little ones and headed for North Scottsdale with Caleb. And I stuck it out in the sun for 2 days straight, 6 hours a day to make sure Madelyn didn't have a mental breakdown for Mom not being there :)

Dad said Caleb did well, but was a little disappointed because there was only 1 coach to 30 players. He did learn the correct shooting techniques and over time will be benificial. The Advantage Baskeball camp is known nationwide, and families come from out of state to attend them. They are very well known to be a quality camp and money well spent!

Our goal for Caleb was to help him perfect his form. He started getting a little side twitch to his shot, and we thought it was important for him to fix it now, so he doesn't create a very bad habit to break. Repetition and perfect practice is going to make perfect for him...

Madelyn's camp was at the girls ASU soccer fields, in the scorching 110 degree heat. I don't know how those kids made it 2 days...I barely made it...in the shade. The ASU assistant coach Blair Quinn and his wife were the main coaches, with a few ASU players and additional coaches, helped keep the ratio down. The ages were from 8 yrs to 18 yrs...I think Maddy was the youngest one out there.

The goal was to help build on her technical skills as well as build the confidence she needs to be a "finisher." Even coach Blair said, anyone can be a forward, but to be successful as a forward, you need to learn to be a finisher...to score that goal! The weekend was spent on finishing tactics...touches after touches...attacking the goal.

It was nice for Madelyn to get a new perspective and new coaching techniques from another coach, especially the ASU coach. And it was neat for her to play on the ASU fields also...that was exciting for her! She was also reunited with her old soccer mates from Barza...Baylin, Anisa, Sophia, and London. I was a little nervous, thinking they were going to throw balls at me or something, but they were very nice and understanding of our move to Arsenal.

A neat NOTE: Coach Blair's wife played pro ball, and her only Red Card in her career was plowing over Mia Hamm. What an exciting memory to have, even though it was a Red Card...it was Mia Hamm. Something she'll be able to share for years and years to come...