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[quote=Anonymous]Here's the thing -- at 12 a kid, no matter how good, needs to continue to improve on everything.  But, realistically, what you can focus on day-to-day is improving your personal ball skills. 
 That can be done by yourself.  Sure, find a good camp that will be fun for a week, towards the end of summer.  Between now and then though work on individual ball skills.

There are a ton of things on you-tube that can be guideance and fun.  Buy a pump and a bunch of balls -- they do not have to be great ones.  They can be used.  get a dozen and a ball bag.  It's easier to work on a skill if you are not always chasing down/retieving balls.

Do challenge him to get good a juggling.  By the end of the summer he could basically be able to juggle a thousand times and do some tricks to make it fun.  (Once you can do 100 times you can do 1000).  That and a wall/ball he can do easily at home.  Working on chipping -- yes that can be done in the backyard too -- get a garbage can.  How many balls can he chip in?  How many while moving?

Start slow and in control -- get faster and faster while in control.  He will not be an expert by the end of the summer but he will be much better.

Have him get up in the morning to "go to work".  If he spends 90 minutes every morning say from 8-9;30 he will not lose out on anything fun, and he will get much better.  He can take a ball on vacations too.

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