Camp update

The Liberty Men's Basketball program is halfway through its first week of summer camp and so far so good for the Blue Jays.

The Jays have over 130 players registered for the three camps that they are offering this week. The 10th-12th grade Team Camp, Shooting Camp and Point Guard/Big Man camp have been well attended and there has been a lot of hard work that has gone into the first week of summer so far.

We're looking forward to the rest of this week and then the youth camps next week! If you have any questions about camps, please don't hesitate to contact one of your Blue Jay Coaches.

Go Blue Jays!

2009 Metro Sports Hy-Vee Shootout

Head Coach Roger Stirtz and the Liberty Men's Basketball program are excited to announce they will participate in the 2009 Hy-Vee Shootout at Avila University, presented by Metro Sports.

The 2009 game, which will take place on December 19th at 11:30am, will match Liberty against perennial Kansas power Blue Valley West High School.

The last time that Liberty faced a team from Blue Valley was in the 2008 shootout when the Jays faced the Huskies of Blue Valley Northwest. That game saw the Jays hold BVNW to 27% shooting and walk away with a 49-33 win at the Hy-Vee Shootout.

Last season's schedule saw the Jays post a 23-6 record with the 6 losses coming to teams with a combined record of 132-15. The Jays played against a State Champion (Fayetteville), two State runner ups (Grandview, Kearney) and a Third Place team (Columbia Rockbridge).

Always playing a tough schedule, the Jays are looking forward to the challenges of the 2009-2010 schedule!

GO JAYS!

Kevin Starr & Tyler Sullivant

Also on May 11th, seniors Tyler Sullivant and Kevin Starr both signed National Letters of Intent to continue their collegiate playing careers.

Instead of continuing on the court, both Tyler and Kevin will continue on the field as both signed to play baseball at the next level.

Tyler signed to pitch at Ft. Scott Community College while Kevin has signed to play at Iowa Western Community College.

We look forward to watching you guys play at the next level.

Continue to make us proud!

Shaun Adams

On Monday, May 11th, senior Shaun Adams signed his National Letter of Intent with the Loyola Chicago Men's Basketball program.

We are excited and proud of Shaun and look forward to following his progress at the NCAA Division-1 level!

Loyola Adds Shaun Adams to the Men's Basketball program for 2009-2010

Good luck Shaun, you'll do great!

Camps

As the school year comes to a close, don't forget that camp season is about to heat up!

Don't miss out on these opportunities offered by the Liberty Men's Basketball Program this summer!

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact one of the Blue Jay Coaches by email, or call, 816.736.6836

SHOOTING CAMP Grades 7-12, May 26-29 @ LHS, 12:00pm-1:30pm
This will be the 5th year for the Blue Jay shooting camp and it continues to improve each year. The focus of these 6 hours of shooting is individual attention on the fundamentals of shooting. During the camp, shooters will be taught: proper fundamentals, the breakdown of the shot, how to get open, how to learn from their own shot and teach themselves, how to grade a shot. They will also have their shot analyzed (written form by a HS coach), have their shot videotaped (Day 1 and Day 4) and be sent a DVD of them shooting, and be taught how to practice shooting correctly in order to be a great shooter. Information learned during camp will be collected in the shooter’s notebook.

POINT GUARD/POST MAN CAMP Grades 7-12, May 26-29 @ LHS, 1:30pm-3:00pm
This is the 3rd year of the Point Guard/Post Man Camp. The High School coaching staff is looking forward to teaching specific position skills that are essential for success at the point guard and post man positions. The role of the point guard is one of the most valuable on the team. He is one of the big keys to success. In our camp the point guard will learn: advanced ball handling drills (focused on speed, control and court awareness); passing skills (using each hand with a focus on accuracy and timing); leadership skills (being vocal, gaining respect of your teammates, becoming an extension of your coach); leading the fast break (seeing the floor, using traffic, finding numbers); shooting off the dribble; understanding game situations; feed the post; delay game strategies and how to get to the free-throw line.
The post men will learn: post moves (fundamentals of post offense, gaining position, going over both shoulders to shoot); footwork and agility drills; post passing; rebounding and rebounding position techniques (offense and defense); running the floor (finishing on the break, shooting the trail jumper); being a great screener; developing range on the jump shot, how to get to the free throw line; shooting more consistently from the free throw line.
Information learned during camp will be collected in their notebook.

SKILL DEVELOPMENT/TEAM CAMPS
Grades K-2 -- June 1-4 -- 9:00am-10:30am -- SVMS

Grades 3-5 -- June 1-4 -- 10:45am-12:30pm -- SVMS

Grades 6-9 -- June 1-4 -- 1:00pm-3:00pm -- SVMS

Grades 10-12 -- May 26-29 -- 9:00am-11:00am -- LHS

These camps offer players a fun, learning environment to improve their skill levels. All aspects of the sport are taught. With the older ages, actual Blue Jay plays, strategies, and philosophies are taught giving the players an advantage going into their next season.

NOTES
· All camps are $40 which make them the best value in the Metro.
· All listed grades are for the 09-10 school year.
· Ways to register: 1) At your school 2) Walk-up registration 3) By mail

You can pre-register or sign up the day of the camp.

Any questions, please contact one of the Blue Jay Coaches!

Welcome!

Welcome to the Official blog of the Liberty High School Men's Basketball team.

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