CrossFit Athletic Group

Matt Fecht, marathon running goblin, has been the head coach for a youth basketball camp at the Warren Rec Center for the past... 15 years I think? I know it's been a while. He asked me to help out 4 years ago and that's how we got Jacqueline Asmar to join the gym. The next year we got Conamora, Zeena, Ender, and Lily. And there is the foundation of our Babies session that has been absolutely thriving ever since.

This year we are taking it to, as cliche' as it sounds, "a whole nother level."

First off among the 30+ campers are six stars from the Champions Club Babies session: Zeena, Josh Bennis, Natalie and JT Nevarez, and two of the Busch Babies (Charles and James). They all seem to be having a great time and are doing well in the drills.

Then, for the first time in camp history, the entire coaching staff is Champions Club athletes. Matt, Jay, Jacob, and myself. After the session on Wednesday, the four of us hung around after to draft our teams. Matt (Texas) set himself up with the tallest team in the league by far and enough depth to bring in 4-footers off the bench at will. My team (Duke) has the Zion Williamson of the camp, Jayden, who had dreadlocks and can make a layup most of the time. Jay (North Carolina) picked up the second best kid in the camp - a true Jay-type who can stand in the corner and hit the rim with the best of them (just don't ask him to give a good post-entry pass). And finally we have Jacob (Oakland University), who due to a questionable scouting report, did not land one 5-star prospect. But judging by his Mario Baseball track record, Jacob's strength comes in his player development. Look out for the Busch Babies to really improve similar to his 2009 Mario Baseball Team "The Boubacar Bushbabies," led by Waluigi and a then-emerging Bowser Jr.

We start the game-type substances next week. In the best taste I possibly can, I am going to try and post updates as the weeks go on.