Fun Facts

Dear Hoopers,

When I was a little tyke I loved to play basketball. I loved to dribble, I loved to pass, but most of all I LOVED TO SHOOT! I used to go down to the Recreation Center in my hometown of Carroll, Iowa and hoist up shots all the time.

HOIST, CAST, FLING, SLING, whatever….literally…whatever it took to get the ball up to the hoop. I had the absolute worst shooting form a kid could have.

You should have seen it, I used to bend down low to the ground, pull the ball down low below my waist, even down below my knees, swing it around and literally THROW it up there with all my might. It WAS NOT a pretty sight to behold.

HOWEVER, I WENT ON TO BE…. and still am today, the LEADING 3 point percentage shooter in Division I basketball in the State of Iowa history.

Many of you know upon return to my home state of Iowa in 2007, after a successful 12 year professional coaching career in Europe, I became Head Coach of the Iowa Energy. What more could an Iowa boy ask for?! A dream come true. And now I’m going to be an assistant coach in the NBA. Still living the dream…

When I first got back to Iowa, however – one of the first things I did was attend one of the huge AAU tournaments in Des Moines.

A FEW QUICK OBSERVATIONS:
I was really impressed with all the organization, teams, fans, and the volunteer coaches that were at this event. It sure wasn’t like that when I was a kid. If you are involved in this in any way, you should be commended for your effort.

I could NOT believe how BAD the fundamentals were of the players I was watching….especially SHOOTING!

That was all it took for me to GET INTO ACTION.

I immediately decided that I was going to run some camps that TAUGHT shooting and all the drills necessary for kids to become great shooters. Basically, teach what I have been taught and teach what I did to enable me to win a High School State Championship AND be a 4 year starter at the University of Northern Iowa .
Spending an extensive amount of time in Europe also enabled me to witness first hand the methods and drills they are using over there to become such great shooters.

Put quite simply they are teaching proper fundamentals at an earlier age and also spending more time in the gym (read: NOT gallabanting from tourney to tourney racking up trophies and reinforcing BAD shooting skills) than we are in America. My mission is to change that right quick.

For Pete’s Sake! Basketball STARTED here. Soccer started THERE. They can have Beckham. Sure, the Brits can speak proper English. But here in the States? We need to step it up starting PROPER SHOOTING! The USA has GOT to lead the world in basketball swagger. Hoopers at the youngest levels are encouraged to break the chain and help turn the tide.

How? Start here. Start now. Come to any or all of our camps and academies…

CAMPS & ACADEMIES
The camps and academies we instruct have taught me a lot. It is a funny thing how much you learn by teaching. I have now worked with hundreds and hundreds of players on shooting and have seen just about everything you can see and KNOW how to correct it in an easy and understandable way.

We have filled up each and everyone one of our previous camps and academies. Do NOT miss your shot!
Enrollment is VERY limited to ensure great teaching.

Most Sincerely,
Nick Nurse
Nick Nurse Enterprises