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Show j " -v ' Ww! ' " ' ... I 'T ' :; - . - ' . is'.- A r - ;' . ' I, i i ." j hum m m - ' -i.. i. ' if H 1 1 , i' i ' .' - - .- -zi - - . I ' v -rr- i ' . r ' - - A " ' -r t St' i ' J ; ... . I sv v 1- l; .'I v-.. ""..,. -V;. PRO CArdP By DAVE WIGHAM BOUNTIFUL Two professional pro-fessional basketball players from the Utah Jazz who make their home in Davis County are offering a basketball camp during dur-ing the summer in an effort to become involved in the community com-munity and also to offer the fundamentals of basketball to the youth of the area. ALLAN BRISTOW and Ben Pouquett, both standouts on the Utah Jazz team of the NBA, have put together this camp with the idea of helping youngsters in the area get a better understanding of the game. The camp is for players ages 8 to 17 with the idea of the camp being that these players have never played the game before. "In the camp we plan to stress the fundamentals of the game. We plan on dissecting dissect-ing the games and letting them see how it is supposed to be played. There are too many players in college and even in Professional basketball players Allen Bristow (left) and Ben Pouquet (kneeling) give some pointers to Matt Holland The two Jazz players live in Davis County and want to become involved in the community so are offering of-fering the youth a summer basketball camp this summer in June. the pros that don't have the basic fundamentals down" noted Allan Bristow. ALLAN HAS been involved in basketball camps since he went to college in one aspect or another and he brings ten years experience with him into this his first own camp. Ben has been involved with such camps for about seven years so between them both they have a great basis for the camp. Allan was more blunt about the camp when he noted, "We're not here to make professionals pro-fessionals out of the players but to help them make their team for next year. " AS WELL AS individual instruction in-struction the camp will feature films which will cover basics, along with some highlight films from college and professional ranks. The fee also covers the T-shirts, booklets, certificates, certifi-cates, contests such as one on one and foul shooting and the use of other recreational facilities. The Bountiful camp is one of two the players are offering, the other is in the Logan area. Bountiful camp will run the week of June 23 through the 27. Cost of the week-long camp is $80 with half of that amount due when the application applica-tion is sent in. Also a doctor's health certification must accompany final payment. SOME CAMPS are run strictly for the profit but why would two professional players play-ers want to run one, after all money probably didn't have role in the decision. "We both live here in the community and we want to be part of it. It's a gratifying feeling to see the improvement im-provement in these players who come through the camp in several years. Basically though we just wanted to get involved in the community and this is one of the best ways we can do it," they both noted. The day is broken down into a couple of areas. The morning ' hours will be spent on the basic fundamentals such as passing, dribbling and shooting. The afternoon will be reserved for films, guest speakers, games, and contests such as the hot shot competition. There will be an hourfor lunch. The camp itself will run from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. BOTH BEN and Allan noted that they weren't just guests that would show up a couple of minutes on three of the days. "We'll be there all day for the entire week," Ben added. They really seem concerned about the quality of the camp and are trying to make it something some-thing worthwhile for everyone involved. They have chosen a time to run their camp that doesn't conflict with the other various basketball camps and would like to encourage all the local players and athletes in the area to attend. |