Camps that challenge the whole athlete
THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE PRIDE FOR OUR STATE
Of Aleut descent, born and raised in the village of Chignik Lagoon and on Kodiak Island, to eventually playing professionally in Germany and Australia, it has become Coach Alysa’s mission to utilize the tool of basketball to help inspire Alaskan youth to achieve beyond what they imagine possible.
She has done basketball camps in 18 Alaskan communities and counting. Let’s bring a camp to your community!
Information on how Coach Alysa typically structures camp found here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Anchorage
August 3rd - 5th // at the o’Malley center
Local Alaskan talent convenes in one place for a back to school skill camp and 3v3 tournament! This camp is designed to give players a high quality experience where our experienced and knowledgeable coaching staff will teach for the first 90 minutes, and then the kids will compete in 3v3 games the last 90 minutes. This fast paced combination accelerates growth, builds camaraderie, and enhances love for the game. This camp is not recommended for beginner players.
Camp format this year will envelop a slightly wider age range per session, creating two age divisions per camp. For the morning group, a 3rd/4th grade division and 5th/6th division will compete in the 3v3 games, and the afternoon group will have two, possibly three, divisions depending on sign up numbers.
Our coaching staff may decide to place athletes outside of their age division if a different division is a better fit based on their abilities.
Sign up either with a team of 4 players or as a free agent! Our coaching staff will place you on a team with other free agents, or, in rare cases, we may need to add free agents to existing teams and reserve the right to do so but only if we think it in the best interest of all players.
SIGN UP ENDS AUGUST 1ST
MORNING GROUP: 3rd - 6th Grade Session // 9:00 - 12:00pm
AFTERNOON GROUP: 7th - 12th Grade Session // 1:00 - 4:00pm
What People Say
coaching staff
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Coach Alysa Horn is a former collegiate and professional basketball player known for her toughness, competitiveness and selflessness. As a coach these qualities are at the forefront of her message to the athletes she works with today.
The founder of Make Yourself, owner of the Sweat Lab, a born and raised Alaskan with a Bachelor of Science in Health and four years coaching experience at the collegiate level, Coach Horn brings an experiential and science based approach on how to train mental and physical toughness.
Coach Horn has been helping Alaskans unlock the best in themselves as a basketball player development coach and strength coach for over 10 years.
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Brandon Gall is the head boys' basketball coach at Chugiak High School, where he is entering his fourth season with the Mustangs. A born-and-raised Alaskan, Coach Gall graduated as a member of Service High School's Class of 2020 after earning four varsity letters and two All-Cook Inlet Conference selections. In 2021, he continued his athletic and academic career at Olympic College, competing for the Rangers in the NWAC. During the gap year, Gall begun his high school coaching career as a program assistant at Service High School during the 2020–21 season.
Coach Gall returned to Alaska in the spring of 2023 to begin his teaching career and continue his passion for coaching. He currently serves as a physical education teacher at Golden view Middle School. He has earned a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education from William Carey University and is currently pursuing a Master of Education in Educational Administration with an emphasis in Athletic Administration at Idaho State University.
A firm believer in mental toughness, player development, and a "We, Not Me" mentality, Coach Gall is passionate about helping athletes build confidence, sharpen their basketball skills, and become a better teammate on the court.
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Coach Charlie Schultz is an adopted Alaskan, originally from Wisconsin. Prior, to landing in Alaska he served three seasons as the JV/Varsity Assistant boys’ coach at La Crosse Logan, in his home state of Wisconsin and spent three years working and developing some of Utah’s top high school players.
A three-sport athlete in High School, he attended Eau Claire Memorial from 2000-2004, where he excelled in football and basketball before deciding to continue his football career at University of Wisconsin La Crosse. He graduated from UWL with a degree in Physical Education and continued on to Texas Woman’s University to receive his Master’s of Science in Adapted Physical Education.Coach Schultz has been an integral part of this camp for the past 4 years as tournament coordinator. You’ll always see him with a smile on, ready to uplift and help grow the next generation of hoopers!
A state-wide language
Basketball is a language spoken in every region of our state. It is a powerful tool to help young people learn and grow in areas of leadership, confidence, work ethic, discipline, resilience, commitment, good decision making, and many other positive outcomes.
“I have been coaching and running camps for the past 27 years and Coach Horn is one of the best clinicians I have worked with. Her unique combination of knowledge and ability to teach separate her from others. As great a trainer as she is, she is a better human being. Coach Horn genuinely cares about those she works with and is committed to helping everyone reach their full potential from a physical, mental, and skill standpoint. Her compassion, sense of humor and concern go far beyond helping a person get into better shape or dribble a basketball better.”
Coach Frank Ostanik, University of Alaska Fairbanks Men’s Head Coach