HILO — Summer vacation is nearing its end but the fun times continue as the Vulcans hosted keiki for the annual Coach Jimmy Yagi Vulcans Basketball camp last week at Pana’ewa Park Gym.
Nearly 200 campers spent four days with Hawai’i Hilo Men’s and Women’s Basketball staff and student-athletes for training and competition.
“It was a great week of camp filled with fun, learning and improvement,” Vulcans women’s basketball coach David Kaneshiro said. “We want to give a big mahalo to all of the coaches and staff who made it possible — all of whom volunteer their time during the week. Their unselfishness and passion for the game and teaching is really special.”
Coined as the “Father of Small College Basketball in Hawai’i,” late Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Yagi led camps and clinics around the world, helping generations of aspiring basketball players enhance their skill sets to achieve their athletic goals.
Yagi spent 12 seasons as head coach of the Vulcans Men’s Basketball team, compiling a record of 252-126 in the late 1970s through the early 1980s. He took the Vulcans to the NAIA National Tournament three times and put Hawai’i Hilo basketball on the map as the biggest game in town.
After coaching for the Vulcans, Yagi taught basketball camps across the state and around the world, including alongside former NBA greats Kobe Bryant and Dirk Nowitzki.
Hilo soccer camps
Hawai’i Hilo men’s soccer also hosted a three-day youth camp last week at the on-campus Vulcan Soccer Field.
Over 30 keiki received instruction for drills and competition from Vulcans staff and student-athletes.
Last week’s camp was the first of a series of clinics set up by the Hawai’i Hilo Men’s Soccer program. The next camps are targeted toward grades 7-12, first with the Girls Elite Camp July 31 – Aug. 2 followed by the Boys Elite Camp set for Aug. 6-8.
See HiloSoccerCamp.com for more information.
Hawai’i Hilo Men’s Soccer will also later host its Summer ID Camp on Aug. 17.
More information is available at HiloAthletics.com/camps.
Hawai’i Hilo Women’s Volleyball is also hosting three camps in mid-August: Middle School (Aug. 9), High School (Aug. 10) and Elementary School (Aug. 10).
More information is available at HiloVolleyballCamps.com.
