Sylvia Hatchell's 2000 Carolina Basketball Camps
June 21, 1999 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 30, 1999
CAMP DIRECTOR
North Carolina's Sylvia Hatchell is one of the most respected and
successful women's basketball coaches in the country. She started the 1999-2000
season with a career record of 541-213 over 24 years as a head coach, 269-133 in
13 years as coach of the Tar Heels.
Under her direction, North Carolina won the 1994 NCAA national
championship and has claimed four of the last six Atlantic Coast Conference
crowns. She has coached four All-Americans, three ACC Rookies of the Year and
three ACC Tournament MVP's. Among the nine professional players she has coached
is Tracy Reid, the 1998 WNBA Rookie of the Year and a two-time ACC Player of the
Year at Carolina.
Now her 14th year as the coach of the Tar Heels, Sylvia Hatchell has forged a tradition of success in Chapel Hill. UNC has won at least 27 games in five of the last six seasons. Over the past eight years, the Tar Heels have averaged 25.6 victories per season. They have reached the NCAA Sweet 16 six times in the past seven years.
Hatchell reached a milestone in her coaching career on Jan. 22, 1998,
earning her 500th career victory with a 67-64 win over N.C.
State.
Although the Tar Heels' level of success had been building since
Hatchell arrived in Chapel Hill in 1986, it was the landmark 1993-94 season that
boosted the program to national prominence. That season, Carolina won Hatchell's
first ACC title then went on to claim the program's first national title in a
thrilling 60-59 win over Louisiana Tech. The Tar Heels finished the season 33-2,
with the best record in women's basketball. UNC ranked No. 1 in the final USA
Today coaches' poll and USA Today and College Sports magazine both named
Hatchell Coach of the Year.
Prior to taking over the Tar Heel program, Hatchell guided Francis
Marion College to a 273-80 mark over 11 seasons. In 1986, she coached the Lady
Patriots to a remarkable 36-2 record and an NAIA National Championship. Her 1982
team also won a national title, in the AIAW small college division. Hatchell is
the only basketball coach to have won titles on the AIAW, NAIA and NCAA levels.
Actively involved in shaping modern women's basketball, Hatchell is a
past president of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. She is a member of
USA Basketball Women's Games Committee and has been a member of the WBCA Board
of Directors.
A native of Gastonia, N.C., and a life-long Tar Heel fan, Hatchell
graduated cum laude from Carson-Newman College in 1974 and has been honored
as the school's Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. In 1975, she earned her M.S.
degree at the University of Tennessee, where she began her coaching career
directing the junior varsity team.
Her husband, Sammy Hatchell, is the women's basketball and softball
coach at Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C. The Hatchells' son, Van, is 11 years
old and in the fifth grade.
OUTSTANDING STAFF
In addition to the Tar Heel coaches, the camp staff will include members of the University of North Carolina women's basketball team, former collegiate and players, professional players, and current college, high school and junior high school coaches.
The camper-to-counselor/coach ratio will be approximately 6-to-1. Each camper will receive individual attention as well as small group instruction in order to improve her basketball skills.
The camps will also feature speakers who are or have been among the top players in the country. Past speakers have included Michael Jordan, J.R. Reid, Kenny Smith, Warren Martin, John Lotz, Tanya Crevier, Charlotte Smith, Marion Jones, Sylvia Crawley, Tonya Sampson, Austin Lehmann and Tracy Reid. Guest speakers will be featured at both individual camp sessions.
CAMP FEATURES
INDIVIDUAL CAMPS
Speed and Explosive Power Camp The Speed and Explosive Power Camp is designed to teach female athletes proper technique and form in the weightroom, proper running techniques and proper methods for speed training. Participants will learn Olympic-style lifts and stretching regimens to increase flexibility, series of plyometrics to strengthen jumping ability, agility drills for enhancing foot speed and direction-change drills to improve defense.
Training will be provided by the UNC strength and conditioning staff, led by George "Bulldog" Smith, Assistant Athletic Director of Strength and Conditioning. Jodi Hopkins, Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports, is the camp coordinator. Coaching staff includes Greg Gatz, Victor Ishmael, Todd Hagler, Richard Howell, Kerry Harbor, Connie Jones and Ta Bingham.
For questions about this session, call 1-877-207-2171.
The camps will be divided into six or more age and ability groups for instruction and
competition. Emphasis will be placed on fundamentals, individual defense, individual
offense and shooting technique. Each camper will have the opportunity to improve her
skills and develop an increased enjoyment for the game of basketball.
Awards will be given in each age group for Hot Shot Champion, Free Throw
Champion and One-on-One Champion. Awards will be given on each team for Best
Offensive Player, Best Defensive Player, Most Improved Player and Best Camper.
Each camper will receive a University of North Carolina blue and white Tar Heel
basketball and a camp t-shirt.
CAROLINA'S FINEST TEAM CAMPS
Each team will play at least nine games against teams of similar ability. Teams will be
divided into leagues by coaches' choice or by competition level. Games will be refereed
by certified officials and will be played in the Dean E. Smith Center and Carmichael
Auditorium. Awards will be given in each league for Best Defensive Team, Best
Offensive Team, Best Rebounding Team and sportsmanship.
The team camp features seminars on study skills, time management, conditioning,
strength training, nutrition, leadership and team building, as well as clinics for players
and coaches.
Teams must include at least eight players.
CAMP FACTS
AGES: Girls age 9 through rising seniors in high school are eligible
to attend the camps.
LOCATION: The 2000 Sylvia Hatchell Carolina Basketball Camps will be
held on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Transportation for shooting and individual camps is available to meet incoming
planes at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, the Durham train station and the
Chapel Hill bus station.
HOUSING AND MEALS: Campers will live and eat at Granville Towers,
student housing at UNC. Granville Towers is located near Franklin Street and features air-conditioned and carpeted rooms,
private baths, cable TV, video games, a swimming pool and excellent food.
FACILITIES: Carmichael Auditorium, Woollen Gym, Fetzer Gym and Dean E.
Smith Center will be used for instruction and competition. For individual and
shooting camps, campers will be transported to and from the gyms by bus.
WHAT TO BRING: Linens, pillow, towels, swimsuit, playing clothes,
basketball shoes, socks and alarm clock.
ROOM ASSIGNMENTS: Roommates will be pre-assigned according to
registration forms. Double occupancy only. Key deposit is $20.
TUITION: Camp tuition for individual and specialty sessions covers the
entire cost of instruction, meals, lodging, insurance, a camp shirt and a
basketball.
The fee is $340 per camper for the individual camp, $235 per player for the
team camp.
REFUNDS: Deposits are non-refundable, with the only exception a
written doctor's excuse. Refund requests (less a $35 administrative fee) must be
made in writing by the final day of the last camp, on July 23. Team deposits and
player deposits for team camps are non-refundable.
For more information, please call (919) 408-0221 or write: P.O. Box 2411, Chapel Hill,
NC 27515
June 29-July 1
Carolina Basketball Camps
June 29-July 1
Speed and Explosive Power Camp
July 2-5
Individual Camp
July 6-9
Team Camp
July 9-12
Individual Camp
July 13-16
Team Camp
July 20-23
Team Camp
(919) 408-0221
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
7:45 a.m. Wake up
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:15 a.m. Morning devotional (optional)
9:00 a.m. Individual fundamentals instruction
9:30 a.m. Drills and techniques for individual fundamentals (small groups)
10:45 a.m. Contests: foul shooting, one-on-one, hot shot
11:15 a.m. League play
Noon Lunch
1:30 p.m. Guest speakers and group demonstrations
2:30 p.m. Team practice
3:00 p.m. League play
4:00 p.m. Free time
5:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. League play and highlight films
9:00 p.m. Special features
