2008 Girl's Basketball Camp

The 33rd Annual Taylor Girl's Basketball Camp

For girls 7-17 years of age.

Individual shooting instruction by an expert shooting coach.
Instruction on team concepts and how to practice effectively.
Motivational guest speakers.
Basic skills and fundamentals such as shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, footwork, defense, and individual maneuvers are held each morning and afternoon by camp staff members.
Two league games each day with girls of the same age.
Taylor University basketball players will live in the residence hall with the girls to supervise and instruct.
A Certificate of Merit and evaluation of skills will be received by every camper.
Activities include miniature golf and swimming.
A water carnival and cookout will be featured at the Taylor Lake.
A certified athletic trainer is available, and the university doctor is on call.
Camps begin on Sunday evenings and end on Friday afternoons.

Tena Krause is in her 19th year as the head women's basketball coach at Taylor University. She is the all-time Taylor women's basketball leader in coaching victories.
Coach Krause passed the 300-win plateau with the Lady Trojans during the 2005-06 season.
In 2007, Krause guided the Lady Trojans to the NAIA National Tournament for the fourth time, advancing to the Elite Eight.
She has earned three Mid-Central Conference Coach of the Year honors and in 1996 was inducted into the Greenville College Athletic Hall of Fame (her alma mater).
Krause holds two earned Master's degrees (one from Eastern Illinois University, one from Ball State University) and teaches in the Physical Education and Human Performance Department at Taylor.

Denise Johnson is the full-time assistant coach for the Lady Trojans. She is in her 12th year with the team.
A 1984 graduate of Eastern Illinois University, Johnson received her M.S. in Educational Psychology and Guidance and Counseling from Eastern Illinois University in 1989. Coach Johnson earned her Master's degree in Physical Education from Ball State University in 2007.

2 one-week sessions:

For more information, call (765) 998-5312 or (765) 348-0592 or e-mail us at taylorbballcamps@taylor.edu. Additionally, you can write us at:

Taylor Basketball Camp
P.O. Box 201
Upland, Indiana 46989

Arrival: Your daughter will be expected to arrive on campus between 4:30 - 6:00 Sunday evening. She should report to Wengatz Hall dormitory on the south end of our campus. You should plan to eat dinner before arriving at camp, but a snack will be served at approximately 9:00 Sunday evening.
Please be sure to bring a health statement form to camp with you which has been signed by a physician and dated within 12 months of the first day of camp indicating your daughter is in good physical condition to play basketball. You may use a Taylor form or a physician's form. However, if using a physician's form, you will be requested to sign the parent's medical authorization portion of the Taylor form. A blank Taylor form, which you can take to your physician to be filled out, will be mailed to you with your receipt for your $100 deposit for camp fees or you may print one off of this web site.
If a balance for camp fees is due when you arrive at camp, make sure you bring the final payment in the form of cash, check, or money order. Credit cards will not be accepted Sunday evening for final payment.
Departure: You should plan to meet your daughter Friday between 3:30 - 4:15 at Wengatz Hall. After loading her belongings, you may come to the gym for the 4:30 basketball program and exhibition which will be concluded by 5:30.

A week's supply of shorts, shirts, underwear, socks, sleepwear, a modest one-piece swimsuit, a sweatshirt or jacket, and a gym bag to transport needed items to and from the gym.
Personal toiletries, a good sunscreen, bed linen, blanket (or sleeping bag), pillow, washcloth, towels, and a Bible. Towels are furnished in the gym but not in the dormitory or at the beach. Portable fans are also recommended, as the dorm rooms are not air-conditioned.
Basketball socks, T-shirts, basketball shorts, and two pair of basketball shoes (one for indoor and one for outdoor). We recommend that the girls wear two pairs of socks during their games, as they play two games each day. A Taylor Basketball Camp shirt is given to each girl during the week. Souvenir shirts, shorts, and basketballs are also available for purchase during the week and on Friday afternoon.
A small bag or tote to carry items between the gymnasium and the dorm, if desired.
Cell phones are not permitted at camp. This rule will be strictly enforced.
Bottled pop and candy are available for $1.00 at the concession stand.
It is strongly recommended that valuable articles such as watches, radios, rings, CDs, etc., not be brought to camp. We cannot be liable for damage or loss.

We pledge that every girl who attends the Taylor Basketball Camp:
Will be taught the basic fundamentals of the game of basketball with emphasis on individualized instruction.
Will be selected on a team in her own age group and have a chance to play a complete league schedule.
Will have the best care in food, housing facilities, and training rooms.
Will be given help in the areas of character, good citizenship, and moral and Christian values of life, with devotions each night from the Bible.
Will be tested on her skills with copies of the results to be given to her parents.
Will have close supervision at all times.