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A SportsWeek i ( Also More Stories, Religion and Classifieds July 7,2010 ??? Summertime fun focuses on basketball Photo by Timothy Ramsey The young kids scrim mage one another twice a week during the camp and are exposed to a number of drills to enhance their play BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHROtylCLE During the summer kids, engage in many activ ities to occupy the hours they otherwise would have spent at school. With all of this free time, some kids find themselves in situa tions that could get them in trouble with their parents, or even the law. To give kids a positive outlet, Brian Leak of the Carl H. Russell Sr. Community Center runs the Drills and Skills pro gram at the center. Leak started the camp in 1988 at the 14th Street Recreation Center and has carried the program everywhere he has been since. The kids in the program engage in skills that enhance the fundamentals of basketball such as drib bling, shooting and pass ing. Along with the physi cal aspect of the program. Leak invites motivational speakers and local pastors to come and speak to the kids to encourage them to stay on the right path. The kids are also provided with a free lunch while there. "It's been a positive thing to me to be able to give back to these kids," Leak said. "We want to keep the kids motivated mind, body and spirit. We like to talk to them about getting in the church and the positive things that can come from it." See Basketball on B2 fl ^ni ni BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE ? Former Carver High School Football standout Chris Hairston will host his first football clinic on July 15-16 at Carver High School, 3545 Carver High School Road, for children ages 6 to 15. The registration fee for the clinic will be $20 per child. The clinic will focus on football development and emphasize the .. importance of education. Hairston grew up in East Winston most of his life and gained interest in football by being around his family and neighborhood S friends, who had a deep love for the game. Hairston is an offen sive lineman who currently plays for the San Diego Chargers, h The Buffalo Bills drafted him in 2011 after being a stand out ath lete for the Clemson Tigers. \ v ? * He was a stud offensive lineman for Carver High School and was named first team All-State while playing there. He chose Clemson over schools such as South Carolina State and Hampton . University. While at Clemson, he was named First Team All- J ACC his senior year, in 2011. According to Hairston's good friend Andrew Church, who See Clinic on B2 WSSU skills camp focuses on the basics BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE Winston-Salem State University has a storied past when it comes to the game of basketball. With legendary coach Clarence "Big House" n_? .1 t_ __ r? i itnm n in \m I uames, players sucn as cari ine reari moiirue anu v^ieu Hill, and sports columnist and commentator Stephen A. Smith, the Ram's impact on the game cannot be denied. On June 27 through 29, WSSU held its annual basketball camp inside Whitaker gymnasium. -The. camp hosted kids from second to fifth grades in the mornings, then sixth through eighth grades during the afternoon session. According to WSSU basketball head coach James Welhelmi, they want to concentrate on the fundamentals of the game. With the kids watching and emulating how they see the NBA players performing on television, they lose sight of the fact that all of those players started with mastering the basics f fin*- v * Brown "We just want to try and instill some fundamentals in them," said Welhelmi. "At this stage of their games they need to learn how to pass, dribble and shoot, so we just go through fundamental drills with them. We also want to teach them how to compete because that's a lost aspect in many young people's game." Passing, shooting, rebounding and playing witn energy are a few of the aspects of the camp the coaches wanted the campers to focus on. Andrew Brown, assistant coach and camp director, played college basketball at Mercer University and just finished his first season with the Rams. He said being at WSSU is a very good situation for him and he is happy to be there to teach the kids. He said he wants the campers to be able to take the tools they leam from the camp and use them when they practice at home. "I want the kids to leam how to work hard and how to com H , ? See Basics on B2 Photo by Timothy Rw) Dribbling is a funda mental the staff of the camp wanted to empha- | size to the young play ers. ^
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