Published: May 13, 2008 09:50 am         

Lady Rams set to host camps, clinics at MWHS

From staff reports

Lady Rams head basketball coach Michael Oldham and his coaching staff will be on hand at MWHS for a series of girls basketball camps and clinics.

A Skills Camp is scheduled June 16-20 at Mineral Wells High School and is open to female players who will be entering the second through the ninth grades.

Skills Camp sessions for players in the second through the sixth grades are set between 9 a.m. and noon while sessions for players in the seventh, eighth and ninth grades will be held between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

The skills camp costs $55 per player. A shooting camp for players entering the fifth through the ninth grades is slated between 9 a.m. and noon June 23-27 at MWHS. The cost of the camp is $40 per player.

An Advanced Skills and Team Concepts Camp for female players entering the sixth through the ninth grades is set at MWHS July 14-18 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

The camp costs $85 per player to enter. The cost for single sessions is $55 per player. Oldham and and the Lady Rams coaching staff plan to introduce the campers to systems that are used at the varsity level during the Advanced Skills and Team Concepts Camp.

Journeyman high school basketball coach Rick Penny is set to conduct a five-hour shooting clinic for players entering the seventh through the 12th grades on May 31.

“Rick Penny has been a high school basketball coach for more than 20 years. He’s an excellent instructor,” the second-season Lady Rams basketball coach said.

The cost of the shooting camp at MWHS is $75 per player.

For more information, contact Oldham via e-mail at moldham@mwisd.net or call (214) 616-7063.