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Anyone here go to Dixie Basketball Camp as a kid?
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:12 am
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:12 am
Curious how many on the OT used to go or send their kids to this camp.
We went 4 years in a row when we were in middle school. Looked forward to it all year long. It was an awesome week away from the parents, staying at a small college (SMCC), eating some decent food, and playing ball for 8 hours a day.
Hated the carpet floored gyms they made us play in for a couple years, those brush burns were hell.
We went 4 years in a row when we were in middle school. Looked forward to it all year long. It was an awesome week away from the parents, staying at a small college (SMCC), eating some decent food, and playing ball for 8 hours a day.
Hated the carpet floored gyms they made us play in for a couple years, those brush burns were hell.
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Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:13 am to Yaboylsu63
Yup. Good times.
Seemed like they also had to over inflate the ball to account for the carpet as well, so you’d get some wild bounces from time to time along with the brush burns.
ETA: attending Dixie basketball camp probably cancels out any chance of a political career for either of us
Seemed like they also had to over inflate the ball to account for the carpet as well, so you’d get some wild bounces from time to time along with the brush burns.
ETA: attending Dixie basketball camp probably cancels out any chance of a political career for either of us
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 11:15 am
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:15 am to Yaboylsu63
Dixie Basketball Camp and Country club. Hey!
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:20 am to Motorboat
“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.”
SWEAT SWEAT WE LOVE SWEAT SIR!!!!!!
SWEAT SWEAT WE LOVE SWEAT SIR!!!!!!
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:20 am to Yaboylsu63
I went in the mid 80’s.
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:21 am to Yaboylsu63
I had a few friends go to the Dale Brown camp. I was definitely jealous.
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:22 am to Yaboylsu63
Hell yes I did.
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.....
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.....
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:23 am to Yaboylsu63
Was talking to a buddy of mine who is a few years older about it. He went when he was in middle school and so did I. Some good memories. Played some ping pong there too.
Does Joe Dean Jr still call college basketball games?
ETA: Apparently they have renamed it to String Music Basketball Camp. 
LINK
Does Joe Dean Jr still call college basketball games?
ETA: Apparently they have renamed it to String Music Basketball Camp.
LINK
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 11:24 am
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:24 am to sec13rowBBseat28
I went in the 80s too. Man I sucked at basketball though
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:25 am to LSUftown22
quote:
“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.”
Found a video of this speech. Brought back some cool memories.
DIXIE BASKETBALL CAMP
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:29 am to fallguy_1978
Nothing like a good “tour”!
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:31 am to fallguy_1978
quote:
Man I sucked at basketball though
I always viewed the camp as a summer camp with basketball included. I don't imagine most campers were making AAU teams in HS. There were some players but most of us were not.
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:35 am to Yaboylsu63
Every year it was opened as a participant and an instructor.
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:36 am to Yaboylsu63
I had a Tracy mcgrady level performance on the last day when the parents watched. I scored probably 10 points in about 90 seconds 
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:40 am to GreatLakesTiger24
you sure that wasn’t a flashback from a solo performance on a lil tyke basketball hoop?
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:41 am to Yaboylsu63
quote:
Dixie Basketball Camp
quote:
Dixie Basketball Camp and Country club
There you go
Eta...Went around the 91,92,93 years
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 5:06 pm
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:48 am to Yaboylsu63
I won a Bear
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:49 am to Yaboylsu63
It was so fun, the no A/C was brutal but it was the best
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:52 am to chillfam
I don’t miss playing basketball on carpet floors
Posted on 1/19/21 at 12:00 pm to Yaboylsu63
I was a Stars of Coteau kid
then Blanton's camp as well.
then Blanton's camp as well.
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 12:01 pm
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