LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) - Local youth hoopers are sharpening their skills thanks to the Lima Family YMCA.
The annual YMCA summer basketball camp brought out kids ages 7 and up through Friday. The kids are led by camp coordinator Kendall Jackson, who is a 2011 graduate from Lima Senior and former collegiate basketball player at Northern Michigan University. Jackson and the other camp coaches directed the kids through a series of drills and lessons working on ball handling, passing and much more.
For Jackson, it's all about giving back to the kids in the community and teaching them the fundamentals of basketball.
"It's very important just to give back as much as possible," Jackson said. "When I was young, I used to go to a lot of different camps, and it just started out being young, getting in there, just getting the knowledge again, learning the fundamentals of the game, which goes a long way for when you get up to middle school, high school, you already know what you're doing. You know the knowledge. You know the game. It's the biggest, biggest thing."
The last day for the summer basketball camp at the Lima "Y" will be Friday from 1 to 4 PM.
