June 13, 2013

LLU Drayson Center hosts Los Angeles Clippers basketball camp

Loma Linda University Drayson Center will host the Los Angeles Clippers Youth Hoops Program and The National Basketball Academy for a five-day basketball camp July 8-12. In this file picture from last year's camp, coaches from the Los Angeles Clippers organization gave tips and taught game skills to camp participants.

For the fifth straight season, Loma Linda University Drayson Center will host the Los Angeles Clippers Youth Hoops Program and The National Basketball Academy (TNBA) for a five-day basketball camp.

Boys and girls from 6 to 17 years old are invited to attend this season’s camp, set for 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day, July 8–12, at Loma Linda University Drayson Center, 25040 Stewart Street, Loma Linda, California, 92354.

Cost for the camp is $245, which includes a free ticket to a Los Angeles Clippers home game at STAPLES Center for the 2013–14 season.

“We are very pleased to welcome the Los Angeles Clippers and The National Basketball Academy for the fifth straight season of the Los Angeles Clippers Youth Hoops Program,” says Donald Sease, MBA, director of Loma Linda University Drayson Center. “Our kids are excited to receive hands-on practice and get advice from some of the best players and coaches out there.”

The camp will include training and games, as well as instruction on basic offensive and defensive plays that are actually in the Los Angeles Clippers playbook. The camp will also include educational elements from staff of the Loma Linda University department of nutrition, who will discuss health, nutrition, and other activities that enhance health.

“Our vision at the National Basketball Academy and Los Angeles Clippers is to bring our unique combination of professional basketball instruction and education to the Loma Linda area,” says Steve Vega, TNBA regional director and professional basketball trainer. “The community is perfect for us to provide a fun and exciting environment for the development of basketball players.”

For more information, check out www.tnbabasketball.com/programs/clippers.

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