My buddy and I are having another basketball camp this summer. We need to think of cool prizes for 5th-9th graders. We were thinking Xbox360, Ipod mini, maybe Dallas Mavericks jerseys/T-shirts/tickets, also my buddy played with Quinton Ross at SMU might be able to get him to send us a game jersey for a prize. Maybe some basketball equipment like jumpsoles, etc. What else would be cool? And what I’ve said so far what sounds like the coolest prize? Thanks!
I would say dump the 360 – Video games are keeping kids from doing things like playing basketball (and other sports which keep the healthy).
I was thinking of this for you, how about a trade up system?
This will work for a multi day camp. Start out small and allow more kids to win. Start with socks and then go to a pair of breakways, then a Jersey then he can trade the jersey to an iPod and so on and so forth until the top prize it reached. The prizes are groupled into catgories, so if a kid has an iPod and does not want a second 1, he can get pair of Sneakers.
I am not a firm believer that every kid needs to win (actually I do not believe that at all) but many parents do. This way some kids are going to walk away with big rewards and some with small rewards.
Or players can achieve points and then use them to buy things at the end or when they are earned. Say an T-Shirt is 50 points. He gets 20 for hustling, 10 for team work, 5 for play and he wants that jersey. He can pass up on 35 point items and hope to get 15 points before somebody gets it. He will work his butt off to get it and then work towards the next thing on the list.
Just my 2 cents and my ideas. A game Jersey is the coolest gift but 5th-9th graders may not appreciate it true value and rarity.
#1 by William P on July 4th, 2009
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THeir choice of an NBA jersey. I have Jumpsoles man i gained six inches three weeks those things are awsome. I’ll be dunking in ninth grade for sure. Basketballs, duh everybody Loves those. Xbox 360? to die for, MAN YOU TOOK ALL MY IDEAS!!!!!!!!!!! Jumpsoles are awsome. Get them something signed by a good Nba player. A months worth of Slam Magazine. All that stuff would be pretty cool for a group of ballers.
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#2 by AntDU on July 4th, 2009
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I would say dump the 360 – Video games are keeping kids from doing things like playing basketball (and other sports which keep the healthy).
I was thinking of this for you, how about a trade up system?
This will work for a multi day camp. Start out small and allow more kids to win. Start with socks and then go to a pair of breakways, then a Jersey then he can trade the jersey to an iPod and so on and so forth until the top prize it reached. The prizes are groupled into catgories, so if a kid has an iPod and does not want a second 1, he can get pair of Sneakers.
I am not a firm believer that every kid needs to win (actually I do not believe that at all) but many parents do. This way some kids are going to walk away with big rewards and some with small rewards.
Or players can achieve points and then use them to buy things at the end or when they are earned. Say an T-Shirt is 50 points. He gets 20 for hustling, 10 for team work, 5 for play and he wants that jersey. He can pass up on 35 point items and hope to get 15 points before somebody gets it. He will work his butt off to get it and then work towards the next thing on the list.
Just my 2 cents and my ideas. A game Jersey is the coolest gift but 5th-9th graders may not appreciate it true value and rarity.
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#3 by sport fan1 on July 4th, 2009
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well it depends, some kids might not like the mavericks, and might not like quinton ross, those r cool, and then xbox 360 is really REALLY cool, but it might be sending the wrong message, but i say xbox and ipod
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#4 by bee on July 4th, 2009
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don’t you think a x-box and and i-pod are a little over the top? they send the wrong message too. Get camp shirts made and maybe give out prizes like gift certificates and basketballs. i’ve gone to a lot of camps and those are always good to get.
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