
JUNE 6-7, 2026
OCEAN CITY ACADEMIC INVITE
The Ocean City Academic Invite is intended to give players the opportunity to showcase their talent in front of head coaches from four of the premier academic institutions in the country, while gaining an accurate appraisal of their recruiting prospects. Attending coaches will be focused purely on evaluating attendees in a small camp setting. All drills and games will be led by Ocean City coaches to ensure attending coaches’ focus stays on evaluation. Players will have the opportunity to meet with every coach in a small group (3-player max) setting, as well as to learn about the respective schools and what high-academic coaches look for in a potential recruit. Each player will receive a written evaluation by one of the four coaches in attendance, and all players will receive a highlight video that can be used toward the purpose of recruitment. Camp games will be structured and governed by specific “actions” in order to guarantee team-focused, high IQ basketball. The camp’s objective is for every attendee - and his parent(s) - to gain an accurate sense of his recruiting prospects to a high academic institution. By the camp’s conclusion, each player should understand the strength’s of his game, the areas needing improvement, the precise landscape effecting high-academic recruitment, and the necessary steps forward to be successful.

DAY 1
9-9:15 warmup
9:15-9:30 group huddle & discussion of day’s expectations
9:30-10:15 station work with roving head coaches
10:15-10:25 break
10:25-10:40 3x3 split-screen game explanation
10:40-11:40 3x3 games
11:40-12:10 lunch
12:10-1:10 breakout sessions with attending coaches
1:10-1:20 5x5 team breakdown
1:20-2:50 5x5 games
2:50-3pm final thoughts
DAY 2
8-9am small group Q&A with attending coaches
(players sign-up for 4, 10-min slots - 3 player max/coach)
9-9:15 warmup
9:15-10 station work with roving head coaches
10-10:10 break
10:10–10:25 3x3 ghost-screen game explanation
10:25-11:25 3x3 games
11:25-11:55 lunch
11:55-12:25 small group Q&A with attending coaches cont.
(players sign-up for 4, 10-min slots - 3 player max/coach)
12:25-2:15 5x5 games
2:15-3:00pm Parent Q&A & Final Thoughts
camp deliverables
-FOCUSED ATTENTION FROM ATTENDING COACHES IN A SMALL CAMP SETTING
-STRUCTURED GAME PLAY/DRILLS
-WRITTEN EVALUATION BY AN ATTENDING COACH
-SMALL BREAKOUT SESSIONS WITH ATTENDING COACHES
-HIGHLIGHT PACKAGE FOR EVERY PLAYER
FEE: $895
INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CALL/TEXT/EMAIL OCEAN CITY DIRECTOR JOHN FOLETTA. ALL PLAYERS MUST SUBMIT FILM OR RECEIVE A COACHING RECOMMENDATION TO BE CONSIDERED. ONLY RECRUITABLE PLAYERS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
CONTACT JOHN FOLETTA AT 949.217.0724 OR JOHNFOLETTA@GMAIL.COM



