Don't just take our word, take a person who covers high school sports for a living about our camp
Give me basketball camps like Next Level 419 over AAU any day
Jake Furr, Mansfield News Journal Published 7:12 a.m. ET July 17, 2018
Buy Photo(Jake Furr/News Journal)
NEW WASHINGTON - I walked into Buckeye Central High School with small expectations.
Initially, I was going there to sit down with Dave Hirschy and Dane Kennedy to talk basketball for a Sunday Conversation. But after what I saw, I couldn't help but write about the Next Level Basketball 419 Camp.
It was around 8:30 a.m. and there were 150-plus kids in the main gym of Buckeye Central getting some shots up. About 60 basketballs were bouncing and flying through the air. There were boys and girls from fourth grade through high school seniors out there doing what they loved, playing basketball.
On the sidelines were coaches from Richland, Crawford and Huron counties waiting for the clock to strike 9 a.m. so they could do what they loved to do, coach basketball.
When two loves come together, beautiful things happen.
That camp got me thinking. I don't have kids yet, but hopefully some day. But what really got my brain going was thinking about my own kids' basketball future, if they choose to play. Do I want them playing Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball all summer long, or do I want them at a camp like the Next Level Basketball 419 Camp?
It is a no-brainer. Give me basketball camps like Next Level 419 over AAU any day.
The camp featured coaches Joe Balogh from Ontario, Greg Nossaman from Olentangy Liberty, Joe Bedingfield from Willard, Tim Ehresman from Wynford, Nate Hill from Colonel Crawford, Dave Hirschy from Willard, Brett Kaple from Colonel Crawford, Phil Loy from Buckeye Central and Brett Seidel from South Central, just to name a few.
Would I rather my kids receive instruction from these greats along with even more great coaches, or spend an extended weekend playing games against other teams while receiving little coaching? Again, give me basketball camps like Next Level 419 over AAU any day.
Just look at the list of coaches. Balogh has been at this since 1985. He has played in a state tournament and coaches an insane number of kids. Nossman took Willard to a regional final in 2006 and recorded 173 wins with the Flashes. Ehresman has four district championships as a head coach and probably more as an assistant.
Hill coached Bucyrus for five seasons and has served as Colonel Crawford's David Sheldon's assistant since. Hirschy is a 30-plus-year veteran coach at schools all over the tri-county area and got his start at my alma mater, Plymouth. Kaple is still the all-time leading scorer in boys basketball history at Buckeye Central. Loy is a legendary coach at BC and Seidel is second in all-time scoring at South Central as a player and is second in all-time coaching wins at his alma mater. Bedingfield is he original brain behind the camp, who even puts his two young kids in the camp because he knows how valuable it is.
What you have at the Next Level Basketball 419 Camp is the best basketball minds in the area who care about the area and care about the game of basketball. Take my money now.
And it isn't like it is that much money. The camp costs $60 for three full days of specialized skill development. The best part of all, there are no awards handed out at the end of camp. You get a T-shirt and a video emailed to you with every drill you could practice on your own.
It isn't like you have to pay $200-plus for your kid to be on a team and enter tournaments only to see them put up a handful of shots in each game. Sure, every kid wants to be discovered and recruited to play basketball in college. Most think playing AAU is the only way to do that. Wrong.
Attending camps like the Next Level Basketball 419 Camp will develop the essential skills needed to be a great basketball player. Great players get recruited even if they only play high school basketball. They just have to be great. They don't get great by playing 50 games a summer shooting the ball five times a game; they get great by doing the things Next Level Basketball 419 Camp teaches them.
So when I have kids and they are of age and want to play basketball, I am giving the Next Level Basketball 419 Camp a call, signing them up and putting AAU on the back-burner.
Give me basketball camps like Next Level 419 over AAU any day
Jake Furr, Mansfield News Journal Published 7:12 a.m. ET July 17, 2018
Buy Photo(Jake Furr/News Journal)
NEW WASHINGTON - I walked into Buckeye Central High School with small expectations.
Initially, I was going there to sit down with Dave Hirschy and Dane Kennedy to talk basketball for a Sunday Conversation. But after what I saw, I couldn't help but write about the Next Level Basketball 419 Camp.
It was around 8:30 a.m. and there were 150-plus kids in the main gym of Buckeye Central getting some shots up. About 60 basketballs were bouncing and flying through the air. There were boys and girls from fourth grade through high school seniors out there doing what they loved, playing basketball.
On the sidelines were coaches from Richland, Crawford and Huron counties waiting for the clock to strike 9 a.m. so they could do what they loved to do, coach basketball.
When two loves come together, beautiful things happen.
That camp got me thinking. I don't have kids yet, but hopefully some day. But what really got my brain going was thinking about my own kids' basketball future, if they choose to play. Do I want them playing Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball all summer long, or do I want them at a camp like the Next Level Basketball 419 Camp?
It is a no-brainer. Give me basketball camps like Next Level 419 over AAU any day.
The camp featured coaches Joe Balogh from Ontario, Greg Nossaman from Olentangy Liberty, Joe Bedingfield from Willard, Tim Ehresman from Wynford, Nate Hill from Colonel Crawford, Dave Hirschy from Willard, Brett Kaple from Colonel Crawford, Phil Loy from Buckeye Central and Brett Seidel from South Central, just to name a few.
Would I rather my kids receive instruction from these greats along with even more great coaches, or spend an extended weekend playing games against other teams while receiving little coaching? Again, give me basketball camps like Next Level 419 over AAU any day.
Just look at the list of coaches. Balogh has been at this since 1985. He has played in a state tournament and coaches an insane number of kids. Nossman took Willard to a regional final in 2006 and recorded 173 wins with the Flashes. Ehresman has four district championships as a head coach and probably more as an assistant.
Hill coached Bucyrus for five seasons and has served as Colonel Crawford's David Sheldon's assistant since. Hirschy is a 30-plus-year veteran coach at schools all over the tri-county area and got his start at my alma mater, Plymouth. Kaple is still the all-time leading scorer in boys basketball history at Buckeye Central. Loy is a legendary coach at BC and Seidel is second in all-time scoring at South Central as a player and is second in all-time coaching wins at his alma mater. Bedingfield is he original brain behind the camp, who even puts his two young kids in the camp because he knows how valuable it is.
What you have at the Next Level Basketball 419 Camp is the best basketball minds in the area who care about the area and care about the game of basketball. Take my money now.
And it isn't like it is that much money. The camp costs $60 for three full days of specialized skill development. The best part of all, there are no awards handed out at the end of camp. You get a T-shirt and a video emailed to you with every drill you could practice on your own.
It isn't like you have to pay $200-plus for your kid to be on a team and enter tournaments only to see them put up a handful of shots in each game. Sure, every kid wants to be discovered and recruited to play basketball in college. Most think playing AAU is the only way to do that. Wrong.
Attending camps like the Next Level Basketball 419 Camp will develop the essential skills needed to be a great basketball player. Great players get recruited even if they only play high school basketball. They just have to be great. They don't get great by playing 50 games a summer shooting the ball five times a game; they get great by doing the things Next Level Basketball 419 Camp teaches them.
So when I have kids and they are of age and want to play basketball, I am giving the Next Level Basketball 419 Camp a call, signing them up and putting AAU on the back-burner.
Next Level Basketball 419 Camp History - year 6 of camp over 400 attendees
2011 Willard HS - Guards / Posts 60 campers, boys and girls, grade 9 - 12, 2 sessions.
2012 Bucyrus HS - Guards / Posts 60 campers, boys / girls, grades 9 -1 2, 2 sessions
2016 Buckeye Central - 120 campers, boys and girls, grade 7 - 12, 1 sessions
2017 Buckeye Central - 165 campers, boys and girls, Grades 4 - 12, 2 sessions
2018 Buckeye Central - 150 campers, 1 session. July 9, 10, 11 2018, Buckeye Central High School
2019 Buckeye Central - 160 Campers , 1 sessions.
Past Coaches: Dave Hirschy Willard (6), Joe Bedingfield - Willard(6), Nate Hill - Colonel Crawford (6)
Phil Loy - Buckeye Central (6), Tim Ehresman - Wynford (6) , Brett Kaple - Colonel Crawford (5)
Zac Bauer Colonel Crawford (5), Brett Seidel - South Central (4), Joe Balogh - Ontario (4), Ted Willman Tiffin Calvert(3) Heath Sager - Ontario (1), Jon Dawson - Willard (1), Greg Nossaman - Olentangy Liberty (2)
Lee Rowlinson Western Reserve (1), David Sheldon (1), Amy Taylor Sheldon (1)
Overview: Where: Buckeye Central High School
When: July 2022
How long - 3 days, 360 minutes of camp,
What is it: individual and small group instruction, no team games / awards.
Each camper gets t shirt, camp video.
Chance to compete with players from all over northwest Ohio. Attendees by Schools and Conferences: Northern 10, Firelands Conference, Sandusky Bay Conferences, Ohio Cardinal Conference, MOAC, BVC
Past Guest Speakers: Jimmy Langhurst, Brook Turson, Isaac White, Grant Loy, Matt Cok, Aaron Craft, Dallas Lauderdale
Former Campers to play in college: Isaac White, Taniel Krebs, Grant Loy, Conner McCreary, Todd Entenmann, Brett Vipperman, Cam McCreary, Cooper Parrott,
website: https://www.nextlevelbasketball419.com/
blog / newsletter: https://www.nextlevelbasketball419.com/nlb419-blog
2011 Willard HS - Guards / Posts 60 campers, boys and girls, grade 9 - 12, 2 sessions.
2012 Bucyrus HS - Guards / Posts 60 campers, boys / girls, grades 9 -1 2, 2 sessions
2016 Buckeye Central - 120 campers, boys and girls, grade 7 - 12, 1 sessions
2017 Buckeye Central - 165 campers, boys and girls, Grades 4 - 12, 2 sessions
2018 Buckeye Central - 150 campers, 1 session. July 9, 10, 11 2018, Buckeye Central High School
2019 Buckeye Central - 160 Campers , 1 sessions.
Past Coaches: Dave Hirschy Willard (6), Joe Bedingfield - Willard(6), Nate Hill - Colonel Crawford (6)
Phil Loy - Buckeye Central (6), Tim Ehresman - Wynford (6) , Brett Kaple - Colonel Crawford (5)
Zac Bauer Colonel Crawford (5), Brett Seidel - South Central (4), Joe Balogh - Ontario (4), Ted Willman Tiffin Calvert(3) Heath Sager - Ontario (1), Jon Dawson - Willard (1), Greg Nossaman - Olentangy Liberty (2)
Lee Rowlinson Western Reserve (1), David Sheldon (1), Amy Taylor Sheldon (1)
Overview: Where: Buckeye Central High School
When: July 2022
How long - 3 days, 360 minutes of camp,
What is it: individual and small group instruction, no team games / awards.
Each camper gets t shirt, camp video.
Chance to compete with players from all over northwest Ohio. Attendees by Schools and Conferences: Northern 10, Firelands Conference, Sandusky Bay Conferences, Ohio Cardinal Conference, MOAC, BVC
Past Guest Speakers: Jimmy Langhurst, Brook Turson, Isaac White, Grant Loy, Matt Cok, Aaron Craft, Dallas Lauderdale
Former Campers to play in college: Isaac White, Taniel Krebs, Grant Loy, Conner McCreary, Todd Entenmann, Brett Vipperman, Cam McCreary, Cooper Parrott,
website: https://www.nextlevelbasketball419.com/
blog / newsletter: https://www.nextlevelbasketball419.com/nlb419-blog
You won't find a better camp for the price in our area or any others. We teach individual skills to help players with their off season workouts and relate those skills to our Mass drills to build team concepts.