Definitely go with a rec team, low skill/low competition. Just get him playing and learning the game without any real emphasis on winning. At 10, they should be focusing on skills development and team work- practice more than games. At that age, basic concepts such as solid man defense and pick-and-roll offense should trump the final score.

If he really wants to get better- the ONE skill that is most important is dribbling the ball. Strong hand and off hand dribbling witout looking at the ball. He doesn't even need to do it outside, let him do it in the basement while watching Spongebob on a rainy day. Shooting hoops is important but if he's got bad form (I'm betting he does) he'll just be practicing bad form until corrected.

So- find a rec league, buy him a quality ball, inflate it properly, and encourage him to practice dribbling.

where do you live? In Md, I know of Koa, I9, and HoopsEd for clinics. Often one of these groups will run after school clinics at the MoCo schools so start by seeing if that happens at your child's school. Also in the winter MoCo Rec Dept runs great a rec basketball program.

A lot actually and so do I. But one on one is not the same as playing with other kids and truly learning teamwork and passing etc...

Anonymous wrote:My son is coming in to sports late. He played a season of basketball when he was younger and decided it wasn't for him. All of those younger kids have been playing for years now. Now my son wants to try again.
Do you know of any places that offer basketball camps or clinics for "older" beginners?

What about your husband? How many times has be taken him to a park and played one on one with him?

My son is coming in to sports late. He played a season of basketball when he was younger and decided it wasn't for him. All of those younger kids have been playing for years now. Now my son wants to try again.
Do you know of any places that offer basketball camps or clinics for "older" beginners?