MALVERN — Several members of the Malvern Lady Leopards basketball team along with head coach Sherry White led a three-day skills camp for student-athletes entering into the third through seventh grade this week at the Leopard Center.
Campers participated in a variety of basketball fundamental sessions that allowed them to properly learn to enhance offensive and defensive tactics—ball handling and dribbling, defensive stance and movement, passing, shooting form and rebounding. Several campers had the opportunity to participate in drills for competition such as 5-on-5 scrimmages to enhance them as standout in-game performers on the hardwood.
Also campers learned the importance of important factors of how to execute efficiently in offense and defense—such rules on spacing, foot movement and understanding how to defend certain areas on the court—such as the post—lane area, knowing the advantages and disadvantages.
Campers participated in a free-throw shooting contest to know the correct motion of shooting from the charity stripe.
Campers showcased a lot of smiles of enjoyment throughout each day of skills camp at the Leopard Center. The Lady Leopards basketball program had an eventful experience with campers that brought tons of smiling faces for a fun occasion on the hardwood.
The Malvern Lady Leopard Youth Basketball Camp 2025 was held May 21-23.
See camp highlights in Thursday’s and Friday’s May 22 and 23 MDR newspaper edition.