Basketball Camp

July 27th brought 35 high school players from 8 different states come to Northland for a week of basketball camp. Coach Moses and Coach Whitt, along with 5 members of the Lady Pioneer team and 6 camp counselors spent the week working with the players during 3 on-court sessions a day. The players enjoyed over 20 hours of gym time during the week, participating in drills in the mornings, principles of team play in the afternoon, and 5 vs. 5 game play in the evenings. The athletic highlight of the week was the championship game of the Northland division played Friday night on the collegiate court in front of a huge crowd.

Our sports' camps at Northland are different than most. We don't take a sport and add the spiritual aspect, we take the spiritual and add the sport. Therefore, in addition to hours of on-court and competitive drills, there is a daily morning chapel time, daily small-group discussion of chapel called POWER Groups, and an evening service. The theme this summer for the morning chapels and POWER Groups has been "Walking in the Spirit" from the Gal. 5:13-26 passage. The chapels were preached by Evangelist Will Galkin, where he challenged campers to live for something bigger than themselves. Galkin split the evening services with Evangelist Jeremy Frazor. The response from the campers to the preaching was incredible, as many of them were challenged about their relationship with the Lord, and many responded to the call to full-time Christian service with their lives.

Other highlights of the week included testimonies by players and counselors during morning sessions, as well as a report of this summer's Lady Pioneer mission trip to the Dominican Republic. On Wednesday night, the girls' basketball campers were treated to some special late-night snacks and the thrill of riding Northland's 2 ziplines - in the dark!

Overall it was a fantastic week. If you're interested in attending any of Northland's sports camps in the summer of 2010, please go to www.northlandcamp.org and register online!