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Young basketball players learn team skills at Stockton camp

WEBVTT HOWSUS, COACHES SAY THESE CAMPS AREGROWING IN POPULARITY.>> LET ME SEE YOUR SHOT!VICKI: THESE YOUNGSTERS AREGETTING LESSONS IN DRIBBLING,SHOOTING, AND MORE.NINE-YEAR-OLD CHRISTIAN MITCHELLSAYS HE WANTED TO ATTEND THEDAMON STOUDAMIRE BASKETBALL CAMPAT UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC TOIMPROVE HIS SKILLS.SOME DRILLS, BASKETBALLDRIBBLING, AND SOME SHOOTING.VICKI: AND HE HAS SKILLSALREADY.DRIBBLING, DRIBBLING DRIBBLING, TWO BALLS AT A TIME.>> I WOULD RATHER PLAYPROFESSIONAL.VICKI: MORE THAN STUDENTS100 -- -- MORE THAN STUDENTS100 PARTICIPATED IN THEWEEK-LONG CAMP, LED BY FORMERNBA PLAYER AND UOP'S MENBASKETBALL COACH DAMONSTOUDMIRE.COACHES SAYS BASKETBALL CAMPSHAVE BEEN FILLING UP ACROSS THECOUNTY, SOME ATTRIBUTING THEPOPULARITY TO A CALIFORNIA NBATEAM BEING CHAMPIONSHIP.>> I THINK GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS, ESPECIALLY HERE HAVE BIG, INFLUENCE ON BASKETBALL.KIDS WATCHING STEPH CURRY, WHOWAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE GREATESTPLAYERS IN THE NBA RIGHT NOW.VICKI: MANY DOING WARRIORSSHIRTS, AND SOME SACRAMENTOKINGS FAVORITES. >> WITH THE WARRIORS AND STEPHCURRY BEING SO GOOD, I THINK THEKIDS KIND OF FIND HEROES TO OURALLIES, AND THEY REALIZE AND SEEWHAT THEY ARE DOING ON THE COURTAND WANT TO BE JUST LIKE THEM.>> EVERYONE IS TRYING TO GO HOMEAND PLAY PLAYSTATION COME ON THELAPTOPS, PHONES, SO I THINK ITIS NICE THAT KIDS ARE TRYING TOFOCUS ON BASKETBALL, TRYING TOGET BETTER AT THE SPORT THATTHEY LOVE.VICKI: AND FOR SOME OF THESEASPIRING ATHLETES, A PASS IN THERIGHT DIRECTION TO SCORE ABASKET AND SHOOT FOR THEIRGOALS.

A basketball camp held at University of the Pacific in Stockton by former NBA player Damon Stoudamire encouraged children to get out and play, while improving their basketball skills and teaching them to be part of a team.

A basketball camp held at University of the Pacific in Stockton by former NBA player Damon Stoudamire encouraged children to get out and play, while improving their basketball skills and teaching them to be part of a team.