LET'S HOOP!
smba Summer Break camps!
Advance your skills!
Whether you are advanced basketball training or working your way up, this is the basketball camps for you! This Santa Monica camp is for the player going next level ball or aspiring to refine their skills for elite basketball in the rec leagues, travel ball and varsity level skills!
We work on shooting, defense, footwork, dribbling, passing, agility, speed and so much more!
August 12-16
9AM-12n
Memorial Park, SM
ages: 6-14
FINAL WEEK OF THE SUMMER!
DON'T MISS OUT!
Work on your game!
Players learn skills, fundamentals, techniques!
We add Speed and Agility performance training to help with
Passing, dribbling, shooting, defense
and your offensive game!
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This Is Your Camp!
GET BETTER TODAY FOR YOUR GAME TOMORROW!
Our drills and instruction cover areas such BALL HANDLING, DRIBBLING, SHOOTING, defensive & offensive skills, speed, agility, angles and along with scrimmages and one on one play.
Players are separated by age and advance ability!
August 12-19
Ages: 6-14
Memorial Park, SM
Players should wear basketball attire
bring their own ball
Water for hydration
Lunch Available from Subway with delivery at noon!
Handel's is at SMBA Camp!
We Got ice cream Fridays!
Every Friday after lunch Handel's Santa Monica is available for purchase, bringing in amazing ice cream flavors to cool of the week!
Join Santa Monica Basketball Academy FAQ!
Fun Outdoor Activities
Where are camps and clinics located?
We are indoors at John Adams Middle School, Santa Monica
When do camps and clinics take place?
When school is out! We are in! Its a safe bet that when there is no school we will have a camp! Fall, Winter, Spring Break and Summer! We have weekly skills clinics all year around!
What ages can participate in Clippers camps and clinics?
SMBA camps and clinics are co-ed and open to kids ages 6-14 of all skill levels. We love beginners and are happy to help them achieve their hoop dreams! Advanced athletes train with our coaches at camp and at our clinics! If your athlete does not meet the age cut-off and is interested in participating, please contact us at: santamonicabasketballacademy@gmail.com
a day at SMBA camp!
No two days are the same! We challenge players while working on skill development, team competition, fitness, training, skills challenges in a positive coaching environment! Each week, each camp, we look to do something different, create enthusiasm and a love of the game! It's the perfect way to get players excited about the game and Santa Monica Basketball Academy!
What does my child need to bring to a camp or clinic?
- Basketball
- Gym attire, sweats, tee, and/or basketball shorts and playing shoes with rubber soles
- Lunch
- Hydration - water bottle
- Snacks twice daily - 10:25am and 2pm
Players are divided by age and ability
To ensure the best experience possible, players are divided by age and ability as much as possible. Some players preferred to be with their friends regardless of their advanced ability and we honor those requests if that is what the player wants and offer as much guidance as possible during that time.
SMBA Experienced Staff
Our staff members are experienced, trained, and passionate about providing a safe, fun, and educational experience for all our players. They are dedicated to creating a positive coaching environment and a true learning camp experience.
Is food provided at camps?
Subway is available at each of our camps! Players get to choose from a set menu. Orders are at sign in and lunch is delivered at noon for $11 per player
SUBWAY HAS TEAMED UP WITH smba!
choose your MEAL!
Lunch is Delivered to Camp at 12N!
A Healthy Lunch at Camp!
$11 per day - CASH ONLY at Sign in.
Orders must be placed by 10am daily.
Each day a different sandwich delivered!
Enjoy!
You and your child can rest easy with our box lunch deal! Freshly made sandwiches daily! Choose Ham, Turkey, Salami, Tuna, or Veggie! Bacon or avocado are $2 extra.
A Complete Lunch!
A healthy snack!
Included!
A daily lunch at SMBA!
A Healthy Drink!
Included!
A TrEat for the on the go kid!
Included!
No nuts are inlcuded with any of the cookies!
smba ELITE Winter cAMPs!
Train with proven coaches
COMING SOON!
Double Down on Dribbling Drills!
Lets put in the work and elevate your game! This winter just got hotter!
This elite camp puts elite in your head, not on your chest!
what's your game?
LEARN AND IMPROVE ON:
- Full Speed Shooting.
- Curl, Fade, Cuts.
- Two-Ball Dribbling.
- Two Ball Passing.
- “Crab” Dribble Moves.
- Speed and Agility
- Full Speed Dribbling.
- Defensive Lane Slides.
Scrimmage!
We end each session with a full team scrimmage with players taking what they learned and putting it in their game!
smba MLK DAy camp!
School is out!
One Day Camp to Advance Your Skills!
Whether you are advanced basketball training or working your way up, this is the basketball camps for you! This Santa Monica camp is for the player going next level ball or aspiring to refine their skills for elite basketball in the rec leagues, travel ball and varsity level skills!
We work on shooting, defense, footwork, dribbling, passing, agility, speed and so much more!
Monday
January 15
John Adams Middle School
Santa Monica, CA
Ages: 6-14
9am-3pm
Subway lunch available for delivery at sign in and ordered by 10am. Lunch is delivered at noon.
*our coaches are subject to availability and at the discretion of SMBA for any and all camps and clinics.*
Work on your game!
Players learn skills, fundamentals, techniques!
Passing, dribbling, shooting, defense, offense
and speed and agility!
The Jr. NBA is at SMBA Sprng Break Camp!
SMBA is the local Host for the 2023 Jr. NBA Skills Challenge!
The Jr. NBA Skills Challenge provides boys and girls, ages 13 and younger, the opportunity to improve upon and showcase their fitness through five fundamental basketball skills: shooting, lay-ups, dribbling, passing, and defense. Participants compete at a Local Competition as they try to earn their spot at the National Finals being held during the 2023 NBA Draft this June.
Our Local Champions Represented!
Our players represented and made it all the way to regionals!
Is this YOUR year!
Sign up for SMBA Spring Break Camp and test your skills!
smba SPRING BREAK campS!
TWO WEEKS!
One Day Camp to Advance Your Skills!
Whether you are advanced basketball training or working your way up, this is the basketball camps for you! This Santa Monica camp is for the player going next level ball or aspiring to refine their skills for elite basketball in the rec leagues, travel ball and varsity level skills!
We work on shooting, defense, footwork, dribbling, passing, agility, speed and so much more!
Week 1: April 3-7
Week 2: April 10-14
Lincoln Middle School
Santa Monica, CA
Ages: 6-14
9am-3pm
Subway lunch available for delivery at sign in and ordered by 10am. Lunch is delivered at noon.
*our coaches are subject to availability and at the discretion of SMBA for any and all camps and clinics.*
Work on your game!
Better Ball Handling Skills!
We work on your dribbling and passing skills! Improve your footwork! Improve ball movement! Improve decision making, and above all you learn how to get "handles!"
Shooting Skills!
Better Shooting Skills!
Learn how to be a skilled shooter and a smarter player. We train you on proper shooting mechanics with shooting drills to help players to be scorers and how to develop your shot!
spring break CAMps!
GET BETTER TODAY FOR YOUR GAME TOMORROW!
We make you better!
We work on the technical game, strategy with basketball tools that will help players develop their game to the next level!
Simply put.....You leave a better player!
Our drills and instruction cover areas such BALL HANDLING, DRIBBLING, SHOOTING, defensive & offensive skills, speed, agility, angles and along with scrimmages and one on one play.
Players are separated by age and advance ability!
Week 1: April 3-7
Week 2: April 10-14
Lincoln Middle School
Santa Monica, CA
Ages: 6-14
9am-3pm
Subway lunch available for delivery at sign in and ordered by 10am. Lunch is delivered at noon.
Camp Gear List!
Players must bring their own ball!
● Athletic, clothing, shorts, sweats, joggers ( no pajamas)
● Athletic shoes ( no sandals)
● Water bottle
● lunch and snacks
● Gym bag/backpack
SMBA is NOT responsible for lost or stolen articles or money.
*our coaches are subject to availability and at the discretion of SMBA for any and all camps and clinics.
We are Hosting the JR. NBA SKILLS CHALLENGE !
bOTH wEEKS OF sPRING bREAK cAMP!
The Jr. NBA Skills Challenge is open to all boys and girls ages 13 and younger. Boys and girls will compete separately in 2 different age groups: 11U and 13U. A player must be registered online for a specific Local Competition in order to participate and be eligible to advance to the different levels of competition.
Shooter's Get Your Game On!
Participants will compete in each of the five standardized skills to earn a total cumulative time resulting in a final score:
- Dribbling – Challenges participants in stationary, zig-zag, and speed dribbling.
- Shooting – Challenges participants to make jump shots from the elbow.
- Lay-Up – Challenges participants to make lay-up shots.
- Passing – Challenge participants to accurately pass towards a wall target and receive a pass.
- Defense and Bonus Free Throw – Challenges participants in defensive lane slides, sprinting, and free throw shooting.
BALL HANDLING!
Local Competition: Santa Monica Basketball Academy
April 8 at 1pm
April 11 at 1pm
NOTE: Local winners do NOT automatically advance to the Regional Competitions. Local winners will be contacts by the Jr. NBA as to their possible advancement to the Regional Competition.
Regional Competition: May 2022 The top scorers from Local Competitions around the country will be ranked and invited to participate in their closest geographical Regional Competition.
National Finals: June 2022 The top scorers from the Regional Competitions will be ranked and invited to compete at the National Finals during the 2022 NBA Draft presented by State Farm in June 2022.
Our Camps!
Get Better! Faster! Stronger!
Whether you are advanced basketball training or working your way up, this is the basketball camps for you! This Santa Monica camp is for the player going next level ball or aspiring to refine their skills for elite basketball in the rec leagues, travel ball and varsity level skills!
We work on shooting, defense, footwork, dribbling, passing, agility, speed and so much more!
*our coaches are subject to availability and at the discretion of SMBA for any and all camps and clinics.*
We Teamed Up with the Jr. NBA and the Jr. Clippers!
We are working with the Jr. NBA and the LA Jr. Clippers to bring the best in camps to Santa Monica!
This Is Your Camp!
GET BETTER TODAY FOR YOUR GAME TOMORROW!
Our drills and instruction cover areas such as eye-hand coordination, speed, agility, angles and approach along with situational play.
Players are separated by age and advance ability!
July 26-August 13
9am-3pm
0r
9am-12N ( July 26-August 13 only)
Ages: 6-14
We are indoors, players MUST wear MASKS indoors for camp for health and safety reasons.
*our coaches are subject to availability and at the discretion of SMBA for any and all camps and clinics.
This Is Your Camp!
GET BETTER TODAY FOR YOUR GAME TOMORROW!
Our drills and instruction cover areas such as eye-hand coordination, speed, agility, angles and approach along with situational play.
Players are separated by age and advance ability!
July 26-August 13
9am-3pm
0r
9am-12N
( July 26-August 13 only)
Ages: 6-14
We are indoors, players MUST wear MASKS indoors for camp for health and safety reasons.
*our coaches are subject to availability and at the discretion of SMBA for any and all camps and clinics.
SMBA FALL SKILLS CLINICS Final Day! - NOV. 13
Each Saturday
9a-12N
Each Week
Registration: $57
Location:
Memorial Park Gym
1401 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, Ca 90401
smba MLK Day camp!
A New 22' starts today!
Whether you are advanced basketball training or working your way up, this is the basketball camps for you! This Santa Monica camp is for the player going next level ball or aspiring to refine their skills for elite basketball in the rec leagues, travel ball and varsity level skills!
We work on shooting, defense, footwork, dribbling, passing, agility, speed and so much more!
We are indoors, players MUST wear MASKS indoors for camp for health and safety reasons.
*our coaches are subject to availability and at the discretion of SMBA for any and all camps and clinics.*
Work on your game!
Players learn skills, fundamentals, techniques!
Passing, dribbling, shooting, defense, offense
and speed and agility!
This Is Your Camp!
GET BETTER TODAY FOR YOUR GAME TOMORROW!
Our drills and instruction cover areas such BALL HANDLING, DRIBBLING, SHOOTING, defensive & offensive skills, speed, agility, angles and along with scrimmages and one on one play.
Players are separated by age and advance ability!
January 17
9am-3pm
Ages: 6-14
We are indoors, players MUST wear MASKS indoors for camp for health and safety reasons.
*our coaches are subject to availability and at the discretion of SMBA for any and all camps and clinics.
the jr. nba skills challenge is at our camp!
At the end of each week, our 11U and 13U players can compete in the local skills competition for a chance to go to the championship and represent Santa Monica at the NBA draft!
smba Summer campS!
FINAL WEEKS!
You Have TWO WEEKS to Get Better!
We are training for a better basketball you! Our Santa Monica skill camps are for players going next level ball or refining their skills for elite basketball in the rec leagues, travel ball and varsity level skills!
We work on shooting, defense, footwork, dribbling, passing, agility, speed and so much more!
Week 10 August 12-16
Memorial Park, Santa Monica
9am-12N
Handel's ice cream available each Friday!
9am-12N
ages: 6-14
Memorial Park, SM
Subway lunch available at check-in and delivered at noon!
Work on your game!
Players learn skills, fundamentals, techniques!
Passing, dribbling, shooting, defense, offense
and speed and agility!
This Is Your Camp!
GET BETTER TODAY FOR YOUR GAME TOMORROW!
Our drills and instruction cover areas such BALL HANDLING, DRIBBLING, SHOOTING, defensive & offensive skills, speed, agility, angles and along with scrimmages and one on one play.
Players are separated by age and advance ability!
August 12 - August 16th
Players should wear basketball attire
bring their own ball
Water for hydration
How Will It Work?
Players on the Court
We are using guidelines from the city of santa monica
We are using guidelines from the city of santa monica
THE GYM DOORS WILL BE OPEN FOR VENTILATION!
Players will be assigned a small group pods, players using their own ball. (FAMILIES AND PLAYERS WHO ARE FRIENDS CAN SHARE THE SAME POD with parental consent from each party)
Players will stay with same pod all week.
We are using guidelines from the city of santa monica
We are using guidelines from the city of santa monica
We are using guidelines from the city of santa monica
Players should remain in the same space and in groups as small and consistent as practicable. Keep the same players and staff with each group and include players from the same family in the same group, to the greatest extent practicable.
All visitors and players are required to wear cloth face coverings while at camp.
Groups will break together and train together only
We are using guidelines from the city of santa monica
Groups will break together and train together only
We will eat lunch outdoors
Lunch will be at 12N
Half-Day Players will break earlier at 11:45am for departure.
Subway delivers lunch to players who have ordered in advance!
As this is the "new normal" we will work diligently to have the highest standards of care for our players and staff. We ask that you work with us and make this as enjoyable and healthy camp as it can be for our children.
smba Spring Break camps!
Advance your skills!
Whether you are advanced basketball training or working your way up, this is the basketball camps for you! This Santa Monica camp is for the player going next level ball or aspiring to refine their skills for elite basketball in the rec leagues, travel ball and varsity level skills!
We work on shooting, defense, footwork, dribbling, passing, agility, speed and so much more!
*our coaches are subject to availability and at the discretion of SMBA for any and all camps and clinics.*
Work on your game!
Players learn skills, fundamentals, techniques!
Passing, dribbling, shooting, defense, offense
and speed and agility!
This Is Your Camp!
GET BETTER TODAY FOR YOUR GAME TOMORROW!
Our drills and instruction cover areas such BALL HANDLING, DRIBBLING, SHOOTING, defensive & offensive skills, speed, agility, angles and along with scrimmages and one on one play.
Players are separated by age and advance ability!
March 25-29
April 1-5
Ages: 6-14
John Adams Middle School
Players should wear basketball attire
bring their own ball
Water for hydration
Lunch Available from Subway with delivery at noon!
*our coaches are subject to availability and at the discretion of SMBA for any and all camps and clinics.