Youth basketball camps available on both sides of town

There will be opportunities on both sides of town for young basketball players to improve their basketball skills this spring.

Big House Hoops

Casa Grande High School basketball coaches James Forni and Nick Iacopi again offer their Big House Hoops camp on June 22 through June 25 in the Casa Grande High School gym.

Young hoopsters entering the third through sixth grades will play from 9 a.m. to noon, followed by those entering the seventh through ninth grade from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.

The camp teaches fundamentals for both boys and girls at all positions, along with fun drills and games. Coaching will be provided by Casa Grande varsity basketball players.

For more information email bighousehoops@gmail.com or visit the Big House Hoops page on Facebook.

Nothin’ But Net

The Nothin’ But Net basketball camp returns for its 31st year this summer.

Again, there are two camps, an individual skills camp for boys and girls in grades three through eight in June and a team competition camp for boys and girls in grades five through nine in July.

The individual skills camp for girls will be June 15 through June 19, followed by the boys camp on June 22 through June 26.

The competition camp for both boys and girls will be July 6 through July 10.

Both camps will be at Petaluma Junior High School.

Camp co-directors are Eric Hoppes, former Petaluma High boys basketball coach, and Doug Johnson, former Petaluma High girls basketball coach. Coaching will be by local coaches and high school and college players.

For more information, contact Hoppes at 766-9963 or by email at ehcoach13@yahoo.com.