Gilbert Tiger Basketball

OVERVIEW
Camper may attend any or
all three sessions

Three separate camps, each with 4 days of instruction (1 1/2 hours daily) in all aspects of individual improvement.

Individual Offense: dribbling, ball handling, passing & receiving, triple threat & jab moves, moving without the ball

Individual Defense: stance, slides, close-outs, on-ball defense

Rebounding: offense, defense, free throws

Team Concepts: fast break, practice habits, basic team offense

Competitions: speed, rhythm dribble, hot shot

Each camp will focus on similar fundamentals, but different drills, games and competitions will be done so that each week isn't the same for those players who want to attend multiple camps.

CALENDAR
WEEK 1
June 3rd - 6th
(Monday - Thursday)

WEEK 2
June 10th - 13th
(Monday - Thursday)

WEEK 3
June 17th - 20th
(Monday - Thursday)

TIMES

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
12:00pm - 1:00pm

3rd - 5th Grade
1:00pm - 2:30pm

6th - 8th Grade
2:30pm - 4:00pm

High School
4:00pm - 5:30pm

COSTS
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
$65 per week

3rd - High School
$100 per week

SKILLS CAMP INCLUDES:
Any 1 Camp = Camp T-shirt
Any 2 Camps = Camp Basketball
All 3 Camps = Camp Shoe Bag

Jay Caserio
Co-Director/Instructor
Head basketball coach for the Gilbert High Tigers. 20+ years at Gilbert High School with the last 16 years as the head coach; 2018-19 5A State Champions and 5A Coach of the Year; 2008 - 2009 East Valley Coach of the Year; 2007 - 2008 Fiesta Region Coach of the Year; 2014-2015 Section 2 Coach of the Year; San Tan Region Coach of the Year for the past three seasons. Coach Caserio is the all-time leader in wins at Gilbert High in it's 100 year existence.

Coach Caserio grew up in Upper Michigan and attended Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan. Coach is married to his wife Christy and has four children - Madison (18), Meisha (16), Crew (11) and Tripp (8).

Contact Information
Coach Caserio
(e-mail preferred)
jay.caserio@gilbertschools.net
Cell Phone: (480) 293 - 4175

Colton Walker
Co-Director/Instructor
Head Girls Basketball Coach at Gilbert High School. Coach Walker, originally from Mesa, Arizona, has been coaching girls basketball in the state for eight seasons now, beginning as a volunteer coach when he was in high school.

In his first season at Gilbert High School, Walker led the Lady Tigers to the state semi-finals of the 5A tournament with an overall record of 13-7. He also works as an assistant coach for the Benedictine University at Mesa women’s basketball team and for Arizona Elite.

Speakers and Special Guests
We expect to have visits from coaches and players. Previous speakers have been:

• Lafayette Lever-former NBA All Pro
• Royce Youree-Scout, Atlanta Hawks
• Randy Bennett-St. Mary’s College
• Tommy Smith, Kyle Dodd-ASU Players
• Tyler Herr-St. Mary’s College Player
• Scott Watson-Jacksonville State Player

Gilbert High School Staff … Other Gilbert High and local coaches will be employed

Gilbert High School Players … Some Tigers’ varsity basketball team members will assist the staff with the K-2 and the 3-5 camps.

TO PARENTS:
We welcome you and your child to Tiger Hoops Camps. Each session will be well-supervised and well-taught. Your son/daughter will be in a disciplined, positive, fun atmosphere. We will teach basketball fundamentals; we will also teach how to set goals, how to work well with others, and how to be a successful student and player.

We will strive to make the our Hoops Camps a fun experience each morning, as we help each camper become a more skilled individual player and a more effective team player.

Parents always welcome!

Points of Interest:
Tiger T-shirt for all campers!
Daily prizes and contests!
Current Tiger players as counselors!
Fundamentals taught everyday!

WHAT TO BRING TO CAMP
Shorts
T-shirt
Basketball shoes
Clean socks
.....and a great attitude!!

Do NOT Bring your own ball or valuables.

CAMPERS WILL HAVE FUN!!!

2021 Camp testimonials from parents
"Coach Caserio, This is Jacob Burr (Jack’s dad). I just wanted to shoot over this email, and tell you, your coaches, counselors, and everyone involved thank you so much for an incredible basketball camp. Your counselors went out of their way to help my son have fun, improve at basketball, and make him feel special. My wife and I were both blown away at the organization of the camp, and the ability to coach that many kids. All Jack has been talking about since we left yesterday, was how he can’t wait for next weeks camp. Once again, thank you so much for an outstanding group of counselors who truly care, and made for such a great experience.

PS. That meant a lot to myself, and especially Jack, that you went out of your guys way to sing Happy Birthday! He had been telling everyone about his birthday for the last few weeks, and it really made his day! We will see you guys next week!" Jake

2019 Camp testimonials from parents
"Coach Caserio, My Grandson Carson went to your first week of summer basketball camp . Before going he was a little apprehensive . He was not feeling great about his skills. I want to thank you and your staff for giving my grandson and all the other campers such a positive input. Carson came away with such confidence about his basketball skills and he had a lot of great fun at the same time. We are looking forward for Carson to attend more of your summer camps in the future. Thank you again for a great Camp." George West

2018 Camp testimonials from parents
"My 9 year old and 12 year old attended the skills basketball camp at Gilbert High this summer. They both loved it and wanted to go back the following week if we weren't going out of town. They learned a bunch of skills from the coaches and Gilbert players and especially liked the team competition for candy..." Bryan Scott

2015 Camp testimonials from parents
"Yesterday afternoon and at dinner all the boys could talk about was camp this week. When we went to the park to shoot hoops they were excited to show me what they learned. They loved your players who were helping during camp, saying how fun, personable and genuine they are. They loved being around you and your coaching staff. Thank-you for starting their summer off in the perfect manner...they can't wait to return to the Tigers court. Thanks again for taking care of my boys.."

2014 Camp testimonials from parents
Jay, "I am thoroughly impressed with how well the Tiger Basketball Camp is run. My son has had the best time the last 2 weeks and he was pretty upset this morning that this would be his last day for the summer. He has many little friends there that played football and soccer together, and now they are planning their basketball team. Holt has had me practice with him each night the new skills that he has learned at camp. I was able to make it over there one day for a little bit and was impressed with your players being able to work with the little kids. I know a few of them from Greenfield and they have matured into outstanding young men that these kids can look up to. I think you created a Tiger fan, and I thank you for all the hard work that running the camp must take." Chip Pettit / Principal / Towne Meadows Elementary