5K and 10K  Shot Club   |   Open Gym   |   Small Group Summer Training

Zephyr shot club is back for 2024! 

• Program runs from April 1st – September 8th
• Eligible Players:  completed 3rd grade – completed 7th grade
• There are 2 levels for players to achieve this year:

·       5,000 shots MADE

·       10,000 shots MADE

• Shots should be game speed – and the types of shots you would take during a game
• Warmup with some ball handling and form shooting before you get started
• Shots MUST be tracked on the shot tracker (available at www.mahtomediabasketball.org) 
• Shot tracker must be returned to:  mahtomedi.basketball@gmail.com by September 9, 2024

Recognition

• 5,000 shots MADE

·       In house players:  screen printed Zephyr Shot Club t-shirt

·       Traveling players:  Zephyr Shot Club logo printed on shooting shirt for 2024-2025 season
 

• 10,000 shots MADE

·       In house players:  screen printed Zephyr Shot Club hoodie

·       Traveling players:  screen printed Zephyr Shot Club hoodie + Zephyr Shot Club logo printed on shooting shirt for 2024-2025 season

Guidance

• Shots should be “game type” or “game speed” shots - take shots off the dribble, ball/pump fake - and really focus on using good form
• ~10% of shots should be free throws
• <25% should be layups (for younger players a higher percentage of shots made can and should be layups)
• Warm up with some ball handling and form shooting
• SHOT TRACKER form MUST be filled out and signed by a parent/guardian and turned in by September 9th to be eligible

HAVE FUN with this over the summer!  Challenge your teammates and encourage all of them to participate!

• We are excited to offer Open Gym for Summer 2023 to MBA players who COMPLETED 3rd Grade – 8th Grade (must have played In House or Traveling for this past season)
   
• Click here to view the MBA Summer 2023 Open Gym schedule
   
• Note – there is a specific time slot for each age group and gender to attend
   
• Open gym sessions will be for players only (no parents or coaches will be allowed in the gym); players are encouraged to work on shooting, ball handling, and to play self-organized games of basketball
   
• There will be a gym monitor for each session
   
• If there are any behavior issues – players involved will NOT be allowed to attend future Open Gym sessions

• Click here to register
   
• Training times will be in the afternoon at Mahtomedi Middle School on the following dates:
  - Girls:  6/15, 6/22, 6/29, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27
  - Boys:  6/14, 6/21, 6/28, 7/12, 7/19, 7/26
  - Click here to view a detailed schedule
   
• Sessions will be 1 hour in length – and split by age and gender (Girls training with Marisa Gustafson, Boys training with Jefferson Mason)
   
• Players should register based on grade COMPLETED (June 2023) – and groups will be built as follows:
  - Girls: 2nd/3rd Grade;  4th/5th Grade;  6th/7th Grade
  - Boys: 2nd/3rd Grade;  4th/5th Grade;  6th/7th Grade
   
• Players will be able to register for individual sessions ($20/session) – or for all 6 sessions ($100 total)
   
• The goal is to keep the sessions small – and trainers will focus on ball handling, shooting, finishing at the rim, and decision-making.  Trainers will use individual and small side drills to build and develop translatable skills for gameplay.
   
• Trainer bios can be found below

Marisa Gustafson - Marisa graduated from Mahtomedi High School in 2017, where she played as a varsity starter for five years. She is now in her sophomore year at Gustavus Adolphus College where she plays for the basketball team and is pursuing a Spanish education degree and a coaching minor.  This is Marisa’s fourth year working as a trainer for the Mahtomedi Basketball Association.   She has worked as a player coach for several summer basketball camps, and along with her dad, is currently coaching a spring/summer AAU team.

Girls Training: Completed 2nd – 7th Grade

Mark Gustafson - Mark has been coaching/training basketball for over 30 years including several years with both the boys and girls varsity programs in Mahtomedi and with competitive AAU teams and youth traveling teams.  He served on the Mahtomedi Basketball Association board for 16 years.  As a lead trainer for the MBA the last three years, small group training has become one of Mark’s top priorities and favorite activities as it provides an opportunity to forget about the wins and losses and focus purely on skill development.

Jefferson Mason:  Coach Mason played college basketball at Minnesota State-Mankato University where he was named to four All-American teams and helped his team to the 2011 Final Four in his senior year. He then went on to play professionally making stops in Germany, Romania, Turkey, and Luxembourg. Coach Mason also spent preseason time with the Minnesota Timberwolves before being drafted in the NBA G-League by the Dallas Mavericks in 2012. In 2022 Mason was inducted into the Minnesota State-Mankato Athletic Hall of Fame. He’s trained players at every level for the last 10 years and has directed camps/clinics around the world. Coach Mason is the Global Lead Trainer for Dr. Dish Basketball. 

Boys Training: Completed 2nd – 7th Grade