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Monday, June 17, 2013
The University Daily Kansan
BASKETBALL
Henrickson, Self host camps for younger players
MAX GOODWIN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
Some of the best female basketball players from across the state gathered in Allen Fieldhouse last week for Bonnie Ball, the elite basketball camp run by women's coach Bonnie Henrickson.
Sixty-five players attended Hen-
rickson's camp, now in its ninth year.
The camp is designed for knowledgeable players with experience on varsity teams in high school, allowing Henrickson to dictate the
"The bulk of it is, 'here's what we do, and this is how we do it..."
to draw future players to the University.
"It's a chance for us to get kids on campus and get student athletes on campus," Henrickson said. "Let them see what we have and how we work; it's just for us to work on the floor with those players we have an interest in and vice versa."
camp like she would for her own players during practice.
"The bulk of it is, 'here's what we do, and this is how we do it,' and we want to be able to expose a higher level player to those things." Henrickson said.
She said the elite camp is meant
Having the small amount of
BONNIE HENRICKSON Coach
players at the camp, Henrickson said that it greatly helps the players because they are able to receive more attention from the Kansas staff.
"I like that because it allows
us to have more one-on-one individual attention, smaller lines and groups and you're not standing in line with 10, 15 players and getting a couple reps," Henrickson said. "You're getting good quality repeti-
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KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Coach Bonnie Henrickson signals her team from the sidelines in the first half of the Sweet Sixteen game in March against Notre Dame in Norfolk, Va. Henrickson held a camp, Bonnie Ball, last week.
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