Innovative, cutting edge
training and developmental techniques steeped in traditional core fundamentals.
That’s the promise of the SKLZ Ganon Baker Basketball Camp Manila 2016 when it
opens at the Ronac Center along Ortigas Avenue in Greenhills, San Juan on
Monday, May 16.
It will run till Friday,
May 20 from 1 to 4 p.m.
The much-awaited
training program of the elite basketball trainer and skills development coach
is open to players of different age groups as well as coaches. Patterned after
the courses taught at his Elev8 Sports Institute in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
Ganon Baker will be assisted in the five-day program by his local counterpart
and Philippine representative, Eric Bañes, a certified skills coach
and strength and conditioning specialist together with local coaches Mon Jose
and Aries Dimaunahan.
The curriculum includes
general concepts, workouts, drills and techniques like separation dribbling,
shooting, counter moves and attacks. Participants can expect to learn specific
“killer moves” like the Allen Iverson Killer Cross, the Tony Parker Combo,
the Chris Paul Inside Out, the Derrick Rose Killer Crossover and the Dirk
Nowitski Step Back, among others.
Baker arrived Saturday
evening and will meet with groups and teams who seek training for their teams
or individual players. Several PBA players and collegiate standouts have
reportedly joined the camp to participate alongside young players who were the
original target participants of the camp. The organizers have since extended
the participation to even younger and older basketball players due to numerous
requests from parents, coaches and athletes.
“We have received a lot
of requests from players, parents and coaches to bring Ganon Baker to Manila.
They know how much it costs to make the trip to Fort Lauderdale and enrol in
Ganon’s school there. That’s why we really exerted effort to bring Ganon Baker
here. Now that Ganon is in Manila, Filipino players and coaches have a golden
opportunity to learn from him right here and save on all the costs and efforts
to travel abroad,” Bañes said.
Baker has worked closely
with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, Chris Paul, Deron Williams,
Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and Vince Carter and travels the world to conduct
classes in camps similar to the one he will conduct in Manila for the very
first time. Baker has been credited for changing the game of teams and
individual athletes and giving them a new, competitive edge.
He has also trained NBA
and WNBA players such as James Harden, Jarryd Bayless, Tyson Chandler, Harrison
Barnes, Grant Hill, Brandon Knight, Cleanthony Early, Johnny O’ Bryant, Scottie
Wilbekin, Demya Walker, Angel McCoughtry, Natalie Novosel and many more.
Besides SKLZ
Philippines, the other partners of the event are Elite Performance Strength and
Conditioning, Chris Sports, Molten, Jamba Juice and Vivere Hotel.
CONTACT:
Eric Bañes
(0917)
809-0067 step1bc@yahoo.com
Tessa
Jazmines
(0917) 526-1369 tessa@larcandassest.com
Photo Caption:
Ganon Baker with players
in his camp. One of them is Ranton Andaya (second from right), a Filipino
student from Brent, who was accepted into Emerson College in Boston after his
training with Baker. He will join San Beda College in February.
--
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
0 Comments