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Kelly Carrington Staff Writer Two basketball stars from the University of Saskatchewan will be teaching 30 athletes some new skills and fine tuning others during a three-day basketball camp this weekend. Creighton Community School basketball coach Ryan Trumbley, who attended the U of S, met Jana Spindler and Marci Kessler while attending a basketball conference with the Kodiaks last year. "They actually got to work with some of our basketball players at the conference (and) they really loved working with our kids," said Trumbley. "...they were really amazed at how hard (the girls) worked." The Kodiaks were able to watch a few games in which Spindler and Kessler played. This summer, Spindler contacted Trumbley to see if there was any interest in hosting a camp for their players. "We jumped all over that opportunity because they are literally two of the best players in the country," said the coach. The BIGS Basketball camp starts tonight and will run tomorrow as well as Sunday in the Creighton Community School gymnasium. Open to both male and female athletes, the camp has room for 30 participants. As both Spindler and Kessler are post players, Trumbley says the camp will feature a bit of everything. "...their philosophy is that a post player needs to work on everything. They don't just stand under the basket and wait, they need to be able to dribble and shoot," said Trumbley. The BIGS Basketball Camp is hosted throughout the cities as well as across Canada. Generally something that would cost an athlete from Creighton $500, plus travel, the students are able to attend this camp at a small fraction of the cost, only $90. "It's a good opportunity to get two of the best in the country volunteering to come up here," said Trumbley. "They approached us...and that really shows how good our kids are and how dedicated they are." Trumbley says he hopes to do a good job hosting so other teams will have the same opportunities, like volleyball and track and field. "Exposing our kids to as much as we can is a good deal," he said. Basketball season starts for Creighton Community School in December.
