Jackson Friends Church/ Coach Larry Taylor Summer Basketball Camps 2025

We are excited for our annual Jackson Friends Church/Larry Taylor Basketball fundamental summer basketball camps. We had a ton of fun again last summer and we are excited to offer our basketball camps again this summer!

TCC Head coach Larry Taylor will direct the basketball camps focusing on the basic fundamentals of passing, dribbling, shooting and most of all team play. Coach Taylor has 30+ years of experience as a head basketball coach (previously with Jackson and Massillon, now with TCC). Winning numerous coach of the year awards. In his basketball coaching successes he has made two trips to the final four to Columbus Ohio as part of the OHSAA basketball tournament. But his most rewarding experience is watching young players develop into great players and be a success story for life. He is looking forward to seeing all of you at our camps this summer.

Here are the offerings for the summer basketball camps, including the shooting camp for grades 4th-8th: (If your child just finished 3rd grade, you may sign them up for either the K-3rd camps or the 4th and up camps if advanced). These are THREE DAY camps, running Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each session!

What You Need to Bring: Campers should bring a water bottle and some energy, we provide the rest! You may bring your own basketball if you'd like, but we will have some available! Water fountain available in gym as well.

On the last day of camp, we will provide snacks and a drink for the kids, as well as a certificate for completing the basketball camp! Potentially also a JFC Sports souvenir if supplies are available.

See you this summer!

This is a three day soccer camp for grades K-6th (Grade just finished), featuring a session in June and July. The camps will both run Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (with FRIDAY as a rain date, if any of those three days is cancelled due to weather). Camps will be held at Jackson Friends Church on our soccer fields outside.

We are excited to continue our partnership with Malone University women's soccer team to run our co-ed soccer camps in both June and July! We had another great turn out last year for both camps, are are pumped to build again this summer!

Head Coach of MU's women's soccer team, Bailey Shattell, will be running the camps, along with a few other assistant coaches/players. Prior to Malone, Bailey served as an assistant coach at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a grad assistant at Anderson University. As an athlete, Bailey was the first ever three sport athlete at Houghton College, playing collegiate soccer, basketball and softball.

These camps will be held across our main soccer field at Jackson Friends Church. Coaches will work on technical skills with the kids, including dribbling, footwork, passing, shooting, etc. All of the kids will be split up by age to be grouped with kids on their own skill level. We will have popsicles or a snack for the kids each day and a JFC Sports t-shirt or souvenir at the end of camp.

Parents are free to hang out and watch or leave and come back at the end of the timeframe.

BE PREPARED:

We are asking every participant to bring their own water bottle (or your choice of drink). Make sure you put ice in it, because that water will heat up quickly)! You may refill those waters inside if needed. Soccer balls are provided for anyone that needs one. If the weather is extra hot/sunny we will take shade breaks under the pavilion.

Thanks and we hope to see you this summer!