About
DistinXion Youth Camps and CHAMPIONS Basketball Program offers basketball camps, youth camps, athletic camps, mission camps, and clinics for young athletes. The program also includes private training, teams, tournaments, and speaking engagements, along with seminars that focus on character themes connected to sports. DistinXion is a non-profit Zeller family program that uses the C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S. framework as part of its player development approach.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–3:30pm
DistinXion launched its pilot year in 2009 with one camp and has grown every year since then. The leadership team includes Luke Zeller as President and Hope Zeller as VP of Talent Management. The organization states that being “positively different” is its motto and standard, and it describes its CHAMPIONS Program as a player development program that prepares players for their next steps in basketball and in life. DistinXion describes its summer programming as an elite summer development program for elementary and middle school athletes and states that it believes the summer is when players should not just prove, but improve.
DistinXion is a non-profit organization founded by Luke Zeller and the Zeller family with a mission to integrate elite character and sports training to build family relationships. According to its mission statement, the organization is based on Christian principles and focuses on promoting and inspiring positive character traits in boys and girls through athletic camps, clinics, and seminars. The official IRS mission statement lists core values summarized in the C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S. acronym: Character, Honesty, Attitude, Motivation, Perseverance, I am responsible, Optimism, Network of friends, and Serving others. The organization states that its staff and volunteers are dedicated to serving communities around the country and that it wants 100% of its program participants to be successful.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–3:30pm
DistinXion launched its pilot year in 2009 with one camp and has grown every year since then. The leadership team includes Luke Zeller as President and Hope Zeller as VP of Talent Management. The organization states that being “positively different” is its motto and standard, and it describes its CHAMPIONS Program as a player development program that prepares players for their next steps in basketball and in life. DistinXion describes its summer programming as an elite summer development program for elementary and middle school athletes and states that it believes the summer is when players should not just prove, but improve.
DistinXion is a non-profit organization founded by Luke Zeller and the Zeller family with a mission to integrate elite character and sports training to build family relationships. According to its mission statement, the organization is based on Christian principles and focuses on promoting and inspiring positive character traits in boys and girls through athletic camps, clinics, and seminars. The official IRS mission statement lists core values summarized in the C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S. acronym: Character, Honesty, Attitude, Motivation, Perseverance, I am responsible, Optimism, Network of friends, and Serving others. The organization states that its staff and volunteers are dedicated to serving communities around the country and that it wants 100% of its program participants to be successful.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
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