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NBC Basketball Camps at Pacific Union College includes 6–10 hours per day of basketball skill work, drills, games, tournaments, and leadership training. Campers take part in ball handling, position specific drills, shooting drills, working on the jump shot, attacking the basket, defense intensity drills, cuts, motion offense, and using screens, along with 5v5 games. The camp also features an Evening Program with an NBC Theme, leadership training, letter writing, Intensity Stations, Intensity Night, and All-Star Games, plus optional journaling, designing workouts, memorization, testing, and essays for Golden Ruler Award participants.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: Overnight and extended day options, with first-day check-in at 12:30 pm, camp beginning at 2:00 pm, and last-day check-out at 4:00 pm; extended day runs 12:30 pm–9:00 pm on the first day, 9:00 am–9:00 pm on middle days, and 9:00 am–4:00 pm on the last day
NBC Basketball Camps at Pacific Union College offers a Middle School Complete Player Basketball Camp for boys ages 11–14 and a High School Complete Player Basketball Camp for boys ages 14–18. High school athletes are placed in teaching groups based on age, ability, and gender with a high pace focused on skill mastery, mental toughness, and leadership on and off the court. Middle school teaching focuses on accurate skills, foundational excellence, decision making, pattern recognition, and confidence building. The Complete Player Basketball Camp covers defense, ball handling, offensive moves, team movement, and understanding of the game, and campers are grouped by age, skill, and experience.
The program runs on a structured daily schedule that can include wake-up at 7:00 am, breakfast at 7:30 am, morning ball handling at 8:30 am, and an AM session at 9:20 am with position specific drills, shooting drills, jump shot work, and attacking the basket. A sample day also includes lunch at 12:00 pm, an afternoon session at 1:30 pm with defense intensity drills, cuts, motion offense, and screens, dinner at 5:00 pm, a 6:30 pm PM session with 5v5 games, and an Evening Program at 7:45 pm, with lights out at 10:00 pm. Extended day campers arrive by 9:00 am on full days and depart at 9:00 pm, with lunch and dinner provided on middle days and lunch on the last day.
NBC Camps states that NBC stands for “Nothing Beats Commitment” and that NBC focuses on training the total athlete, with the motto “better players, better people.” The mission includes teaching gratitude, confidence, goals, self-discipline, mental toughness, building stronger families and friendships, and developing a strong personal faith that provides strength to encounter challenges. Servant leadership is described as being at the core of NBC Camps, with coaches trained to serve others, be intentionally engaged with each camper, and operate as professionals. NBC Camps states that each camper is vitally important, valued, and has incredible potential, and that each moment at camp has a purpose and meaning. NBC teaches players to play with intensity, grit, resilience, focus, intelligence, joy, and gratitude, and both coaches and campers are responsible for providing energy, enthusiasm, and encouragement to create a positive culture and learning environment.
The camp uses an outstanding coaching staff chosen based on high integrity and character, and coaches of the same gender stay in the dorms for supervision. The approximate staff-to-camper ratio is 1:10, and campers are usually housed two per room with a shared common bathroom. Roommates need to be requested at least two weeks before camp begins; otherwise, campers are matched with someone of the same gender and similar age. There is no air conditioning in the dorms, and campers are encouraged to bring a fan. NBC Camps is not responsible for lost or stolen items, and a lost key fee is charged.
Most camps have an athletic trainer on-site to help with illness or injury, and in case of an emergency, campers are transported to the nearest hospital. Transportation is not provided, and campers are responsible for getting to and from camp on their own. There is no supervision before or after camp hours. Players are expected to bring their own athletic equipment, at least one pair of well-broken-in basketball shoes, and a clearly labeled basketball. Allergies, dietary restrictions, and medical concerns are to be included on registration so campus and camp staff can be prepared for meals.
Fun and high energy events at this camp include Intensity Night, the Evening Program, and All-Star Games. Intensity Night is described as involving sweat, music, encouragement, and confidence building, with campers setting their own level of intensity. The Golden Ruler Award is the highest achievement at NBC Camps, with very strict criteria, and only campers ages 13–18 may try for the award. The Golden Ruler Award is designed to teach campers to become a person of depth and reflection while instilling the importance of community service, discipline, and accountability.
At some locations, there is a camp store that sells snacks, sports drinks, and NBC gear such as t-shirts and sweatshirts, and parents can place money in a camp bank for their camper to use, retrieving any unspent money on the last day. NBC invites athletes ages 14–18 on international tours through the NBC Travel Teams program. NBC Camps offers summer camps, fall and spring training academies, year-round clinics, and international travel teams, and states that NBC Camps are located in six countries and led by 5 Core Values. NBC Camps notes that it is celebrating 55 years of camp excellence and describes a legacy that includes fifty years of successful camp programs, thousands of lives impacted, and generational influence.
Last updated July 2, 2026.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: Overnight and extended day options, with first-day check-in at 12:30 pm, camp beginning at 2:00 pm, and last-day check-out at 4:00 pm; extended day runs 12:30 pm–9:00 pm on the first day, 9:00 am–9:00 pm on middle days, and 9:00 am–4:00 pm on the last day
NBC Basketball Camps at Pacific Union College offers a Middle School Complete Player Basketball Camp for boys ages 11–14 and a High School Complete Player Basketball Camp for boys ages 14–18. High school athletes are placed in teaching groups based on age, ability, and gender with a high pace focused on skill mastery, mental toughness, and leadership on and off the court. Middle school teaching focuses on accurate skills, foundational excellence, decision making, pattern recognition, and confidence building. The Complete Player Basketball Camp covers defense, ball handling, offensive moves, team movement, and understanding of the game, and campers are grouped by age, skill, and experience.
The program runs on a structured daily schedule that can include wake-up at 7:00 am, breakfast at 7:30 am, morning ball handling at 8:30 am, and an AM session at 9:20 am with position specific drills, shooting drills, jump shot work, and attacking the basket. A sample day also includes lunch at 12:00 pm, an afternoon session at 1:30 pm with defense intensity drills, cuts, motion offense, and screens, dinner at 5:00 pm, a 6:30 pm PM session with 5v5 games, and an Evening Program at 7:45 pm, with lights out at 10:00 pm. Extended day campers arrive by 9:00 am on full days and depart at 9:00 pm, with lunch and dinner provided on middle days and lunch on the last day.
NBC Camps states that NBC stands for “Nothing Beats Commitment” and that NBC focuses on training the total athlete, with the motto “better players, better people.” The mission includes teaching gratitude, confidence, goals, self-discipline, mental toughness, building stronger families and friendships, and developing a strong personal faith that provides strength to encounter challenges. Servant leadership is described as being at the core of NBC Camps, with coaches trained to serve others, be intentionally engaged with each camper, and operate as professionals. NBC Camps states that each camper is vitally important, valued, and has incredible potential, and that each moment at camp has a purpose and meaning. NBC teaches players to play with intensity, grit, resilience, focus, intelligence, joy, and gratitude, and both coaches and campers are responsible for providing energy, enthusiasm, and encouragement to create a positive culture and learning environment.
The camp uses an outstanding coaching staff chosen based on high integrity and character, and coaches of the same gender stay in the dorms for supervision. The approximate staff-to-camper ratio is 1:10, and campers are usually housed two per room with a shared common bathroom. Roommates need to be requested at least two weeks before camp begins; otherwise, campers are matched with someone of the same gender and similar age. There is no air conditioning in the dorms, and campers are encouraged to bring a fan. NBC Camps is not responsible for lost or stolen items, and a lost key fee is charged.
Most camps have an athletic trainer on-site to help with illness or injury, and in case of an emergency, campers are transported to the nearest hospital. Transportation is not provided, and campers are responsible for getting to and from camp on their own. There is no supervision before or after camp hours. Players are expected to bring their own athletic equipment, at least one pair of well-broken-in basketball shoes, and a clearly labeled basketball. Allergies, dietary restrictions, and medical concerns are to be included on registration so campus and camp staff can be prepared for meals.
Fun and high energy events at this camp include Intensity Night, the Evening Program, and All-Star Games. Intensity Night is described as involving sweat, music, encouragement, and confidence building, with campers setting their own level of intensity. The Golden Ruler Award is the highest achievement at NBC Camps, with very strict criteria, and only campers ages 13–18 may try for the award. The Golden Ruler Award is designed to teach campers to become a person of depth and reflection while instilling the importance of community service, discipline, and accountability.
At some locations, there is a camp store that sells snacks, sports drinks, and NBC gear such as t-shirts and sweatshirts, and parents can place money in a camp bank for their camper to use, retrieving any unspent money on the last day. NBC invites athletes ages 14–18 on international tours through the NBC Travel Teams program. NBC Camps offers summer camps, fall and spring training academies, year-round clinics, and international travel teams, and states that NBC Camps are located in six countries and led by 5 Core Values. NBC Camps notes that it is celebrating 55 years of camp excellence and describes a legacy that includes fifty years of successful camp programs, thousands of lives impacted, and generational influence.
Last updated July 2, 2026.
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