7 Reasons Your Daughter Should Attend a Girls Basketball Camp This Summer

In a world where Tik Tok is queen, girls need real-life role models, not on-screen influencers.

They need to be part of rich and fulfilling experiences, not spend hours scrolling on their phone.

If you want to help your daughter become a leader in her life and a force on the court, sending her away to a girls summer basketball camp is a great choice.

Here are 7 reasons why.
 

Reason #1 – It will get her out of her comfort zone

Getting outside of your comfort zone is scary – for everyone.

But to get better, it’s something you have to do.

The truth is…

Playing AAU and working with a trainer can help, but it’s not always enough.

To truly stretch yourself, players have to get in an environment that’s different from anything they’ve been in before. An environment designed to challenge and grow them.

And that’s exactly what PGC is.

It’s new voices, fresh faces, and different perspectives. And sure, that can be intimidating for any young girl attending camp away from home.

The good news is, our team of directors are trained to keep the space safe for every player in attendance – your daughter included.

Let’s face it, sending your daughter away from home, to a new camp, with campers and staff you’ve never met could make you feel uncomfortable as a parent. It’s not an easy thing to commit to.

But we guarantee it will be the most rewarding thing you do this summer for both your daughter and yourself.
 

Reason #2 – She will learn how to think the game differently

Maybe your daughter is already a great passer but she needs to learn how to rebound the ball better. Or maybe she’s a lights-out shooter (most of the time) but when she starts missing, her confidence takes a beating.

These are some of the things that she will learn at PGC.

But the one thing she’ll learn at PGC that is really going to set her apart – is how to think the game.

She’ll learn about in-game mistake response, how to play better under pressure, what it looks like to create more scoring opportunities for her team, and how to outsmart her defender.

She’ll learn more than just the fundamentals and she’ll develop a greater all-around basketball IQ.
 

Reason #3 – It will give her the opportunity to develop strong social skills

That’s right…

We’re talking about real-life face-to-face social skills.

On average, children in the U.S. spend 6 hours a day on their screens.

Now, more than ever, it’s important that we teach young people how to communicate effectively with their words and body language (and not just through a screen).

Your daughter will compete in an environment with and against athletes older than her, and interact with athletes younger than her. She will socialize with a diverse group of individuals, and she will be placed in different groups each day on the court and in the classroom.

She will constantly be put in situations where she’ll learn how to be an effective communicator, an active listener, and a productive problem solver.

The social skills she will learn here at PGC can’t be taught at home on Tik Tok.
 

Reason #4 – She will gain leadership skills

Every parent wants to see their daughter succeed on the basketball court, but more importantly – in life.

They want to see their daughter become a better leader and better teammate. They want to see them motivated to grow and confident to perform. They want to see them become a better version of themselves.

And those are the exact skills they will learn at PGC.

The harsh reality of it all is that your daughter probably won’t go on to play in the WNBA.

But when the ball stops bouncing (and eventually it stops bouncing) and she goes on to become a lawyer, or a hairdresser, or a teacher, the lessons she will have learned at camp will be what serve her beyond the lines of the basketball court. Lessons about confidence, speaking up for herself, being self-motivated, working in a team, being coachable, deliberate with her actions, and being dependable.

These are lessons she will carry with her for life.
 

Reason #5 – She will make lifelong friendships

Picture this.

Your daughter’s in a gym full of athletes. The balls are bouncing and their spirits are high.

Not only will she meet people at camp that love basketball as much as her, but she will meet people who come from different walks of life. And these people will enrich her life in more ways than she’ll be able to count. These people will be part of her life for years to come.

PGC is a family.

We have athletes that return year after year and alumni that go on to become staff.

This isn’t just “some camp” that she won’t remember by the time next summer rolls around.

This is a camp where strangers become friends and friends become family.
 

Reason #6 – She will grow with others in a shared experience

Why is this important?

Simply put…because basketball is a team sport.

And no matter who your daughter plays for or with during her basketball career, she will experience all the highs and lows that come with the game.

And you don’t experience these highs and lows alone.

The immersive basketball experience she will undertake from the moment she gets to camp to the moment she leaves will be unforgettable in so many ways. But most importantly because of the people that she gets to share the experience with.

From the competition on court, to the lessons learnt in the classroom, to eating lunch in the cafeteria. These are the moments that she will remember forever, and what she will remember most is who she got to share these moments with.
 

Reason #7 – There’s just no other place quite like it

Now, we know we’re biased when we say this, but there really isn’t any other camp out there quite like PGC.

Year after year, parents approach us at the end of camp and ask, “What have you done with my kid?”

The transformation that will take place within your daughter, both on and off the court, in just 5 days at camp is not the kind of thing you can explain.

She will walk differently, talk differently, think differently. She’ll be different. Campers leave PGC as brand new versions of themselves.

She will leave with a sense of gratitude, inspiration, and determination.

It’s something she’s just got to experience for herself.
 

Don’t miss out on this opportunity. Find a PGC Basketball Camp Location near you and register your daughter today.