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We learned some of the same things he taught his players -- his Pyramid of Success, first and foremost. Those lessons were given every day, and include class participation -- we had to discuss what exactly each building block meant to us personally. That was the life part.

The basketball part was mostly the fundamentals, starting with how to put on our socks correctly...lol. Coach knew that most basketball players (especially kids) pretty much only practiced shooting, so he primarily stressed passing and rebounding fundamentals in his drills. And he made us do them until we got it right. ...hours every day. He did show us the correct way to shoot, and encouraged us to use the glass (backboard) whenever possible.

Some of Coach's former players also stopped by to give instruction -- Gail Goodrich, Walt Hazzard, Sidney Wicks, etc. That was a real treat.

One of my fondest memories of the camp was sharing the Cal Lutheran College dining hall with the Dallas Cowboys, who were there for training camp. So we star-struck little sports fanatics got to dine with gridiron legends like Roger Staubach, Bob Lilly, and Bob Hayes.

I highly recommend Wooden's books. ...two in particular -- They Call Me Coach, and Wooden. Both contain detailed descriptions/analyses of the Pyramid of Success.