I've been fortunate to have spent the last month or so watching five different clinics/camps. While there might be some minor differences, such as pivoting into a shot versus squaring your feet during the jump, basically it is all the same. Whether it is a high school coach teaching a recreational clinic to K-3rd grade kids, college coaches instructing teenagers, or professional athletes working with their trainer to make it back into the league - the fundamentals are the same and in most cases, so are the drills.
At the Larry Hughes camp they focused on drills and discipline. There was "reinforcement" for being late, not performing, and not winning the competition. Pushing the kids to improve while focusing on fundamentals. During lunch Larry performed his individual workout with his trainer, performing similar drills, executing and when he missed, he used "reinforcement" to help him approve.
Today I am watching Tom Barr, who coached at the high school and collegiate levels, run his small group clinic (6 kids over 3 hours)and challenge the kids to improve and perform drills that they could not do before they arrived. Two ball and three ball dribble drills. Tennis balls, heavy balls, mini balls - they were all thrown I to the mix. Repetition and then increasing challenges.
The bottom line is that basketball is basketball, regardless of age, gender or skill set. If kids are willing to work, willing to listen, and willing to be challenged then they will be successful.
