Basketball Education in Action
Molding amazing athletes & awesome women
BY MEGAN DRAKE TABLA camp day 3 began with an inspirational talk on “Working as One,” the theme for the day. The mornings basketball drills stressed teamwork, ball handling and fast break communication. The campers also worked on pass-and-cut offense, pick and rolls, as well as other relocation techniques. To finish up the morning session… Continue reading TABLA 2018: Day 3
By MEGAN DRAKE | JUNIOR COUNSELOR TABLA Camp day two was another successful day of learning! The campers started out with some competitive water relay races that required them to work together and cheer each other on. The camp theme for today was “Inspiring teammates” and during the whiteboard talk, the campers discussed the equal… Continue reading TABLA 2018: Day 2
BY MEGAN DRAKE | JUNIOR COUNSELOR Today marked a great start to the Team Awesome Basketball Leadership Academy! The leadership theme for Day One was “Finding your voice”. Campers participated in activities such as the Human knot and Hula tunnel to get the day started which demonstrated the importance of effective communication and other characteristics… Continue reading TABLA 2018: Day 1
As Program Director Sara Thomas said, “TABLA (Team Awesome Basketball Leadership Academy) is awesome because it was born through the passions of women who love the game of basketball and want to share the impact it has had on their lives with the next generation of girls." At TABLA, we are incredibly proud of the work… Continue reading Meet TABLA Campers
BY MADY BURDETT | Sophomore, Whitman College My experience as a TABLA Junior Counselor will be something I'll never want to take back from my summer. Not only did I have the privilege to guide and assist younger female basketball players to expand their IQ and leadership on and off the court, but I too… Continue reading Meet Junior Counselor: Mady Burdett
BY TEANNA BLEES | Seattle Pacific University, graduated Being a Junior Counselor at Team Awesome Basketball Leadership Academy is more than running drills, hopping in scrimmages, and keeping camp organized and running smoothly throughout the week - it’s an opportunity to guide and develop the next generation of female athletes both on and off the court.… Continue reading Meet Junior Counselor: Teanna Blees
BY CHARLI ELLIOTT | Junior, Pacific University I’ve worked many basketball camps over my years of sports. I have spent countless hours teaching young women of the next generation all that I have to offer. And I must say, that being a Junior Counselor for Team Awesome Basketball Leadership Academy (TABLA) has been one of… Continue reading Meet Junior Counselor: Charli Elliott
BY LINDSEY CLEARY | Sophomore, Claremont-Mckenna College Working as a Junior Counselor (JC) for the Team Awesome Basketball Leadership Academy (TABLA) really allowed me to learn about coaching in a new way. It wasn't pushing the girls as hard as they could running drill after drill, and losing my voice by the end of the first… Continue reading Meet Junior Counselor: Lindsey Cleary
BY MAKANA STONE | Sophomore, Whitman College Working with Team Awesome Basketball Leadership Academy (TABLA) was such an enriching experience for me. When I was younger I went to a Western Washington University basketball camp where the college players were the counselors. I looked up to them so much and knew I wanted to take the… Continue reading Meet Junior Counselor: Makana Stone
We are extremely proud to find out and announce that Kaylee Clark, one of the campers at the Team Awesome Basketball Leadership Academy in 2017 (TABLA) and a player for Roosevelt High School's Unified Basketball Team, has been selected to compete in the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games from July 1-6, 2018. The events will… Continue reading TABLA Camper Headed for Special Olympics
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