The REPORTER
The Noblesville Boom is hosting a youth basketball camp this week at The Arena at Innovation Mile.
Warren Wallace, one of the coaches at the camp, leads players through a drill. (Richie Hall)
It’s the first-ever event taking place in the new arena, which will be the new home of the Boom, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, this autumn. Around 50 young basketball players are participating in the camp.
The camp is operated by the National Basketball Academy. Rosemary Skripsky, the academy’s program director, spoke to The Reporter on Tuesday. In addition to basketball drills, Skripsky said the academy brought in High Octane Academy, a strength performance group.
“They are the strength and conditioning staff for the Indy Fuel and the Fishers Freight,” said Skripsky. “We’re adding in sports performance for these young athletes as well. We’re going to be able to showcase some film, break down some skill development and then of course apply what we learn on the court throughout the course of the week.”
The campers are having fun, with Skripsky saying the experience has been “awesome” so far.
“We’ve had awesome feedback with the families,” said Skripsky. “We actually had former Mad Ants legend Ron Howard, who was the all-time leading scorer for the Mad Ants organization – still holds the record. He was here yesterday, so he was able to speak with the kids. He signed some autographs. It’s great to be able to see how hard the Boom organization has worked to help organize this, and then now we just get to have all the fun on the court, make sure they’re getting better at basketball.”