2015 Basketball Camp

Final Evaluation

Report

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Introduction

Future for KIDS’ mission is to provide mentor driven out of school time programs and camps that focus on

academics, athletics and ethics to improve the lives of youth who face adversity. The 2015 Basketball Camp

was held on Saturday October 24, 2015 at Arizona State University Sun Devil Fitness Center Downtown from

9:00am to 12:00pm (Appendix A). Camp was run for youth in grades 3-6 from the Discover Your Future (DYF)

program and other partner agencies that work with youth who face adversity. In addition to building athletic

skills, fostering a sense of teamwork and teaching valuable life skills, this camp provided opportunities for

participants to strengthen bonds with their DYF mentors and meet other positive role models. Camp activities

included:

Engaging trained, caring adult mentors from the DYF program as camp facilitators

Facilitating athletic activities that incorporate concepts from Coach John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success

and improve youth’s physical health and bolster social and emotional development

Exposing youth participants to the importance of higher-education and setting life goals

Evaluation Methods

To ensure a thorough program evaluation, a combination of tools were used to collect data before, during and

after Basketball Camp including:

Analysis of participant demographics and Zip code information

Participant Attendance

Volunteer Attendance

Participant Survey (Appendix F)

Volunteer Survey (Appendix D)

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Analysis

1. Participant Overview

A total of 97 youth were enrolled and engaged in Future for KIDS’ 2015 Basketball Camp. This number was a

dramatic increase from last year, 76 youth attended the 2014 Basketball Camp. Future for KIDS plans to

increase its potential impact and raise the minimum enrollment to 100 youth for the 2016 Basketball Camp

(Figure 1).

Figure 1: Number of Basketball Camp Participants 2014 vs. 2015

Of these 97 youth, 99% liked being on a college campus and 90% want to attend a Future for KIDS Sports camp

again. This is a significant achievement because our sports and fitness camps are designed not only as an

opportunity to engage Future for KIDS participants, but also serve as a crucial way to reach out to new

communities and populations of youth who face adversity. With a record number of participants at this year

at Basketball Camp, Future for KIDS expanded its reach into West Phoenix neighborhoods, Paradise Valley

School District and made new connections with key agencies such as Sojourner Center and the City of

Scottsdale.

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Through sports and fitness camps like the 2015 Basketball Camp, Future for KIDS strives to serve youth facing

adversity from economically depressed areas, or those areas that have more than 15% of the population living

under the poverty line.1 We succeeded in this goal as 82% of the participants came from such areas (Figure 2)

and many participants came from areas where 41% of the population is living under the poverty line.

Figure 2: Participants Living in Areas Where >15% of the Population Lives Below the Poverty Line

Finances and the nature of the areas that our students live in makes transportation difficult for many families.

Future for KIDS actively addressed this issue by securing commitments from program partners to provide

transportation to and from the 2015 Basketball Camp. As a result of this effort, 68 children were able to

attend camp that may not have been able to otherwise. Transportation barriers and our students’ transient

living situations also makes it very difficult to engage them in our programming over multiple program terms,

but in a participant survey conducted at the end of the 2015 Basketball Camp, 90% of camp participants stated

they would like to return to the program the following semester (Figure 3).

1 According to city-data.com, the national average of residents with income below the poverty line in any zip code 2011 was 15%.

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Participants From an Area Where > %15 of the Population Lives Below the

Poverty Line

% Participants From Economically Disadvantaged Areas

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Figure 3: Percentage of Youth Who Want to Attend another Future for KIDS Sports Camp

2. Camp Activities

Campers arrived at ASU at 8:30am for registration and received a free t-shirt and healthy breakfast (Appendix

B). They then formed groups of 10-12 youth based on age and spent time doing team building activities to

develop a bond with their teammates and group leaders. Group leaders were carefully selected from trained,

caring mentors from Future for KIDS’ Discover Your Future out of school time program who had experience

working with and mentoring youth who face adversity.

After a warm up, camp participants met the guest emcee, former Phoenix Suns player Jeff Cook. Jeff then

completed a group stretching exercise and participants learned about Coach John Wooden’s pyramid of

Youth Who Want to Attend Another Camp

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success from former Pepperdine player Scott McCollum. A major goal of the 2015 Basketball Camp was to

facilitate athletic activities that incorporated important concepts from Coach John Wooden’s Pyramid of

Success in order to improve youth’s physical health and bolster their social and emotional development. This

was accomplished by campers participating in 7, twelve minute basketball skill rotations that utilized

kinesthetic learning techniques to incorporate one of Coach Wooden’s concepts (Appendix B). Participants

learned about the following life skills through fun, interactive activities: self-control, patience, confidence,

friendship, enthusiasm, team spirit, cooperation and loyalty.

The total time spent on kinesthetic learning activities was 1 hour 40 minutes, 56% of the total time youth

spent at Basketball Camp. The result of this effective teaching tool was that at the end of the camp, 100% of

campers understood that trying their best was important and 90% of youth could recall an important life skill

and/or the basketball rotation that the concept was linked to.

Camp wrapped up with a healthy lunch with ASU’s Mascot Sparky, an award ceremony for teams with the best

free throw score and Guest Speaker Coach Padraig O’Brien head Basketball coach at Give and Go Hoops.

Coach O’Brien’s inspirational talk discussed the importance of trying making good choices and striving to

achieve be your personal best.

Throughout the camp, participants interacted with carefully selected volunteers and mentors who served as

positive role models. With a child/adult ratio of 2.6 children to 1 adult, participants were able to receive the

individualized attention necessary to foster a real understanding and appreciation of Coach Wooden’s

valuable life skills.

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3. Positive Outcomes

Future for KIDS’ 2015 Basketball Camp had many positive outcomes with 97 youth participants, 58 volunteers,

152 free healthy meals distributed, over 30 parents/chaperones in attendance and 153 total volunteer hours.

Over half of camp time was spent teaching valuable life skills through successful kinesthetic learning

techniques as 96% of camp participants reported that they worked as a team, 100% indicated that it is

important to always try your best, and 90% were able to identify a crucial life skill that they learned and/or

rotation activity that they participated in (Figure 4).

Furthermore, new partnerships were formed with important like-minded organizations allowing Future for

KIDS to expand its reach to youth in the North Valley. 90% of campers stated that they would like to attend

another Future for KIDS sports camp.

Figure 4: 2015 Basketball Camp Participant Survey Results

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Future for KIDS also strives to serve youth who will be first generation college graduates. By exposing youth to

a college campus, athletes, and motivational speakers who stress the importance of education, camp activities

instill an appreciation and desire for higher education. We reached this goal with being on a college campus,

100% of camp participants reported being at ASU downtown campus for the first time and 80% of students

coming from zip codes where less than 28.5% of the population has attained a bachelor degree. 100% of camp

participants also indicated that they enjoyed being on a college campus and liked interacting with inspiring

college athletes.

Volunteer survey results mirror the success reported by campers with 100% of camp volunteers indicating that

they made a meaningful connection with the youth they worked with at camp and 100% reporting that youth

learned valuable life skills during camp (Figure 5). 100% of surveyed volunteers also stated that they thought

participants had a fun, stress-free day at camp where they didn’t have to think about the difficulties they face.

Figure 5: 2015 Basketball Camp Volunteer Survey Results

Conclusions

Overall, the 2015 Basketball Camp was a success with 100% of surveyed volunteers reporting they thought

youth learned valuable life lessons and were exposed to the importance of education and 90% of participants

wanting to attend another Future for KIDS sports camp.

Future for KIDS seeks to use the data and information gathered by this evaluation to expand and improve its

programming. Future for KIDS is an organization recognized for excellence and innovation committed to

creating brighter futures for our community’s most vulnerable youth and it will continue to offer the quality

programming made possible by generous donors and dedicated program partners.

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Appendix A: 2014 Basketball Camp Flyer

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Appendix B: 2015 Basketball Camp Agenda

7:00am FFK Staff & Setup Volunteers arrive Hang all Camp & FFK Banners (use plastic removable hooks) (See Map) A Frames with directional arrows set up from parking lot to gym 1 Foam Board Camp Welcome Sign w/ metal stand (placed inside of main doors before the

elevator) 1 Foam Board Agenda w/ metal stand (placed at entrance to gym on 3rd floor) 7 Rotation Foam Board Signs w/stands (placed next to each net area at each rotation) 7 Large Orange Cones (one at each rotation) Setup all tables (Camper check in table, Walk Up Registration table, T-shirts (behind camper

check in), breakfast (inside gym to the right), FFK info table, first aid/lost & found – See Map) Designate area for Parents/Chaperones (lounge outside of gym) 7:30am Volunteer Check-in, Breakfast 8:00am Volunteer Meetings (See Training Sheets) 8:30am Camper Check In, Breakfast and Bump Out Camper Check in Volunteers will welcome campers, check them in by 1st name (list will be alphabetized by 1st name),

give camper a colored bracelet based on their age, ask volunteer behind you for a shirt for the child in correct size, then direct camper to breakfast inside the gym, and to find their group leader who is holding a color paddle with the same color as their bracelet

T-shirt table is located directly behind camper check in (volunteers will hand shirt to each camper) Inside the gym is a breakfast table (KIND bars, bananas, water) After the children receive their breakfast they will find their group leader and stand in designated area in the gym entrance to eat After eating breakfast the kids will play Bump Out Jeff Cook will facilitate Bumpout Parents/chaperones are told to go to their area After breakfast, all remaining items are moved to FFK table area 9:00am Welcome Campers, Thank Sponsors, Pyramid of Success (Scott McCollum), Explain Camp Timeline Stretch lead by Jeff Cook – Discuss Self-Control Send Groups to Rotations 9:20am 7 Basketball Rotations (15 min rotations, rotating clockwise) 11:00 am Sparky arrives 11:10am Dismissal to Lunch by group, leaders complete participant survey with campers 11:30am Prizes awarded to best Free Throw 11:40am Guest Speaker- Coach O’Brien 11:50am Anna Thanks Everyone, Kids thank volunteers, Kids dismissed by color to gift table 12:00 pm Clean up and Volunteers complete Volunteer Survey Appendix C: Basketball Skill Rotation Instructions

Station: Rebounding (Concept: Patience)

2 minute Activity:

1. State what concept you are discussing. Point to it on the Pyramid.

2. Ask what ‘patience’ is and get responses. Follow up with definition and use in a sentence.

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Definition: Able to remain calm, don’t get upset or annoyed when waiting for a long time or

dealing with problems. Done in a careful way over a long period of time without hurrying. “I

don’t like to stand in long lines. I’m not very patient”

3. Tell Story: You have been talking to your friends, telling them about your great weekend. Two of your

friends keep interrupting your story with jokes and you are starting to get upset. How can you show

patience with your friends?

When you get frustrated take a deep breath, wait and try again

Don’t yell or raise your voice

Wait until they are done telling their joke to continue your story

4. Explain that rebounding takes practice, and patience. Might not be good at it right away but you need

to be patient and learn how to do it properly over time.

10 Minute Station - Rebounding:

(Equipment: 2 Basketballs)

1. Incorporate ‘patience’ into the activity

2. Demonstrate the following activity, and then have youth repeat it

3. Split youth into two equal groups and line them up facing the basket

Line up carefully, be patient with your group members

4. Give a basketball to each youth in one line

5. The youth with the basketball will throw it up to bounce the ball off the backboard and the first person

in the second line of youth with jump up and catch the rebound with both hands

Be patient as you try to learn this new skill

6. The youth who threw the ball will go to the back of the second line and wait to catch the rebound. The

youth who caught the rebound will go to the back of the line and wait to throw the ball at the

backboard.

7. Encourage kids as they complete the station reminding them that they need to be patient with one

another and themselves when doing the activity

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Appendix D: 2014 Basketball Camp Volunteer Survey

2015 Basketball Camp Volunteer Survey

Please take a moment to respond to the following questions. Your feedback is very important to us.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with these statements: Strongly

Disagree

Disagree Agree Strongly

Agree

1. I received adequate training to perform my role at camp.

Comments:

2. I felt valued as a volunteer at Basketball Camp.

Comments:

3. I feel that my role as a volunteer made a positive impact on the

youth at camp.

Comments:

4. I feel that the kids had a meaningful time at camp.

Comments:

5. I feel that camp activities helped expose the youth to valuable

life skills modeled by Wooden’s Pyramid of Success.

Comments:

6. What can we do to make Basketball Camp even better next year?

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Appendix E: 2015 Basketball Camp Volunteer Survey Results

Received

Adequate

Training

Felt Valued Made a

positive impact

Kids had a

meaningful

time

Kids Learned

Valuable Life

Skills

% Strongly

Agree

64 82 82 93 79

% Agree 36 18 18 7 21

% Disagree 0 0 0 0 0

% Strongly

Disagree

0 0 0 0 0

Appendix F: 2015 Basketball Camp Participant Survey

2015 Basketball Camp Participant Survey Questions

Please read the following questions and circle yes or no:

1. Did your color group work as a team today?: Yes No

2. Is it important to always try your best?: Yes No

3. Did you like being on a college campus?: Yes No

4. I had fun at Basketball Camp today: Yes No

5. I want to go to another Future for KIDS sports camp: Yes No

6. What was one concept that you learned today?: ________________

Appendix G: 2015 Basketball Camp Participant Survey Results

Did you work

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college

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I had fun at

Basketball

Camp today

I want to go to

another Future

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camp

Named Wooden

concept/activity

% Yes 96 100 99 99 90 90

% No 4 0 1 1 10 10