Thanks Carol!! 
Hope you are well!  You may not remember me, but I sent my son, Sam, alone to camp two years ago and you were so kind and helpful to me when I was making that decision.  He has returned each year with more and more of his friends (I think about 10 this year)!!

They have all enjoyed the program tremendously.
Again, thanks.

Lori Feitel

Carol,
I wanted to also comment to you that the camp seemed extremely well organized yesterday when I dropped my son and his friend off.  I can imagine how much planning and effort goes into running a camp of that size, and just wanted to say that I was impressed yesterday with all of the staff that I met, etc.  Good Job!!!

Ann

Thank you so much for the invitation to return to basketball camp.  This is Albert's second summer attending the camp and I know he really enjoyed the adventure.  I would like to thank the Wootten staff for providing an another great experience.  I noticed that he was reading the report card from his coach and I had a chance to read it myself.  The package was excellent.  I was very impressed with coach's assessment of Albert's strengths and weaknesses.  He was on-point for the most part which tells me that the coach was involved.  An important quality of a good coach is when he can accurately identify his players' strengths and weaknesses.  The appraisal was honest and thoughtful and the attachments were encouraging for a young man. I know that he will use the feedback from his coach to work on improvement.  I also know he would return to camp this summer in a heartbeat, unfortunately, it is not in our budget to return this season.  Albert starts Bishop Ireton in the fall...thus our budget.  God willing, we will see you next summer.
Again, thank you for giving my son a memorable experience at Wootten Camp.
Yours truly,Josie Schibani

To Whom It May Concern:

My son, Cameron Heyder, just participated in session 1 (June 14-June 18). This was his first time going to an overnight camp, and his first time participating in Coach Wootten's camp. Cameron had an incredible week. He learned and practiced basketball skills, as well as had fun. 
Yes, he was worked hard! However, Cameron also had a great time. I appreciate the fact that the staff members had a raised bar of expectation, but also guided my son on the correct path toward reaching that bar.

Thank you for having the boys from Alexandria Country Day School room together and be in neighboring rooms. Cameron not only saw peers of his from school, but also adults -- Mr. Tom Parisi and Mr. Miguel Palacio. I am certain that seeing familiar faces helped Cameron ease into camp.

I appreciate the organization of the: website, Sunday's check in, and Thursday's check out processes. The staff at Wootten's Camp is wonderfully positive and each staff member  makes sincere efforts to connect with the campers.

Lastly, I want to thank you for upholding moral and ethical values through sportsmanship, integrity, and perseverance. Without a doubt, Cameron will be back next summer as well as my younger son who will participate for the first time. Please keep me on your email list.

Sincerely,
Kathy Heyder

Thanks for everything this week, my daughter Danielle had a wonderful time and it is obvious you run a terrific camp.  She will be back next year for sure. 
Cybele Cook

Carol,
We have these friends that have a place in the Yock in Oakland.
Their son attended the camp last week. He loved it. His favorite person was your brother, Joe.
We told them that we knew you and the family.
He said everyone there was so nice and the food was good and he learned a lot!

My son is 12 years old and attended your camp this past week, for the second time. He loved, loved it !!! The lessons taught seem to go beyond basketball and the court. He got up every morning to do the 6:00am workouts and when he got home yesterday he passed out.  From laughing so much and talking so much he lost his voice. He absolutely worked his hardest and played his heart out.
Thank you
He will be back in 2010,
Susan Borup
(satisfied mom)

The camp was awesome. My son, Jeffrey McMorris, had a ball! You and your staff improved my son's game and even helped him begin an exercise and weight lifting regimen. ALL of the counselors were outstanding! I felt comfortable and at ease leaving him since this was his first time away from home.
Again, thank you for an awesome week and we'll see you next year!!!
May God richly bless you and your family for all you instill in the lives of children who love the game of basketball.

Sincerely,
Jameille McMorris

Coaches,
Our son Connor Hall had a wonderful experience at your camp the week of June 21.  He loved the food and made many new friends.  He wants to come again next year.  His coach was “awesome,” he said.  Thank you for giving our son a positive experience for which he can build upon.
Sherri Hall

To Whom It May Concern:
My grandson, Bailey Conrad, loved the camp and wants to return next year. From the little part I saw of the camp I think you folks do a great job. Thanks for providing this opportunity to parents and their young sons.

To Whom It May Concern:
            My son, Zach Cummings, has been to several stay over basketball camps, and he said that this camp was the most well organized and run camp he’s ever been to.  He was at a camp last summer, I won’t mention the coach’s name, but he won the 2002 NCAA Championship, and my son said that the coach would barely even attend the camp or talk to the campers.  He mentioned that Coach Wootten (dad), saw him several times at the camp and spoke with him each time and asked him how things were going and was he having a good time.  Not only will my son be attending the camp again next year, a good friend of mine is the commissioner of the Linganore Urbana Youth Athletic Association (LUYAA), in Frederick County, and I will tell him to highly recommend your camp to his coaches and have them recommend the camp to their players.
Again, thank you very much for the camp experience for my son. 
            Sincerely,

            Steve Cummings

My son, Danny Lichter, returned home from camp last night exhausted and exhilarated all at once. This is our third year at Wooten and it his very favorite part of summer. You all do an extraordinary job with the kids!!

He was very proud to come home with 2 trophies, SEC 3-on-3 Champ and SEC Mr. Fundamentals.  Tim Duncan is his all-time idol and he considered it quite an honor to share that title with him yesterday!!    :)

One quick question, apparently yesterday he set his T-shirt down and someone else must have accidentally picked it up. Any chance you could mail us another?  I would be happy to pay for it.

Thank you again for the week!!  Session 2 was amazing!!

my son loves wootten camp, especially the exposure to D1 players and high school coaches and players.  he wants to coach someday.
wayne cook

Daniel really enjoyed the camp. All went well. The feedback for him was helpful, not just 'he's great, all As, etc.' real substantial feedback.

Greetings

Micah came back very inspired, and is showing me all his new moves and shooting form.  Thanks for the enthusiasm.  He especially liked Dave Neal and the emphasis he placed on shooting form.

Blessings to all,
Dennis Loufik

Coach (Joe) Wootten, Thank you very much for holding another awesome camp for the girls.  My daughter Liza Curcio loved the whole thing, from start to finish, especially your incredible staff (and especially Chris Harney).  I could go on, I know you're busy, so thank you for doing something so hugely positive for the girls out there!  Sincerely, Barry Rudy

Hi there:

Please thank Seth a million times for us.  He is TERRIFIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Max would not have made it into camp without Seth's guidance.  He knew exactly what to say to get Max in the gym. You are right, he is wonderful!

We have not gotten too many calls from their cell phone.  I am hoping no news is good news.  If you hear anything...some positive news especially...we would love to hear. 
 Thanks for all your help too!
 Warmly,
Kim Finkel
(Max/Pack 10)

Carol Paul: Hi!!! I just want to tell you and your staff how wonderful your camp was last week for my son..Cody Fowler!!!! He is still talking about it today and can't wait to attend next year. I met some wonderful people myself, with my son being a commuter. Seth was in charge of Cody's group and was outstanding!!!What a GREAT MOTIVATOR!!!! and then there is Chris Harney, I can't say ENOUGH about him. He really reached out to make 4 boys from Calvert County get over being soooooooo homesick! After I mentioned it to him, Chris went above and beyond and made a lonesome experience and turned it into a wonderful time for those boys!!!! Please tell Chris and Seth .....as well as, all of your staff thank you very much for an AWESOME experience!!! Cody is looking forward to next year!!

Carla Fowler
Mt. Harmony Elementary/Calvert County

Camp Wootten-
We wanted to let you know what a great time Dylan (Hale) had at camp. He especially spoke very highly about Coach Randel. Thanks to everyone for making the week a fun experience.

I would also like to thank Coach Wootten for taking immediate action when some of the boys got into Dylan's personal items. We appreciate all you did for him including doing his laundry in the middle of the night.

Thank you again and enjoy the rest of your summer.
The Hale Family

Terri, 
I just wanted to take a minute to say thanks and happy 4th!  You and your family are genuine and wonderful people.  Thank you for all you do for those kids.  Morgan said it best, ‘based on those campers,  America is going to be in fine shape for years to come.

I feel so blessed to have been included in such a group of knowledgeable teachers and people of great character (some of whom are also “Characters”. I’ll see you folks in October.  I have a few coaches I am bringing with me to Fairfax/Arlington for the coaches clinic.

Regards,
Bill Watkins

Coaches,
My son, John Burke (rising 8th grade), had a fabulous time during week 2 of your camp.  This was his first experience at an overnight camp, and it could not have been more positive.  He had nothing but praises for his team coach and all the staff. 
He also praised his dorm RAs.

He is back to reality with our local camp (McLean HS) and says it's nothing like the Wooten camp.  I'm afraid we've hit the highpoint of his summer already.  Even our week at Bethany Beach was boring to him! John is signed up for the day camp at O'Connell and really looking forward to it.

Thank you for your dedication and hard work this summer.  Please know that you are giving these youngsters the opportunity of a lifetime!  We parents really appreciate it.

Sincerely,
John & Regina Burke

Dear Coach Wootten Camp Staff,
Our son Chris Wallace-Anthony attended the July 6 session (his first time) and we wanted to extend our thanks to the staff for a wonderful experience.  The Wootten Basketball Camp is a total basketball training experience for young players - the best we’ve seen.  I know that our son came out of camp with a new appreciation for the game, feeling like he had really learned things that will improve his skills/overall game and with a higher level of confidence in his ability to succeed in the sport and life.

The staff is so professional and just plain nice.  We were made to feel welcomed and that it was important to you for our player to come out of the camp better than he was when he came.  Things were organized, on time and well executed.  We stayed the whole week so we had the opportunity to observe the everyday operation of the camp.  These kids get the best of coaching from all over the country and the world – senior and on their own level via the camp coach/counselors who are up and coming young men themselves.  The athletic trainers (medical staff) were great too making sure all the kids were cared for physically.

Morgan and Joe Wootten as well as their staff should be commended for the program you have put together.  We look forward to making the Wootten Camp a continuous part of our player’s development.  We can’t wait to come back next year.

Best regards,
Andre and Sharon Anthony

Coaches and staff,
My son Gregory and I really enjoyed attending and working at the camp this year. I do plan attend the Coahes' Clinic also! I am still sharing pointers with every kid I see bouncing a basketball !

Thanks again!
Greg Bacon
(Big East- Notre Dame) Week 1

Joe,
My wife was floored when our 10 year old called home and said that your camp was the best that he’s been to.  He’s been to several of the camps at local colleges and universities over the past three years.  He’s been thrilled to have met and eaten lunch with several top NCAA players, including some that are now in the NBA.  What was amazing was his statement that your camp is the best, because he’s learning so much.  I’ll remind you, he’s 10 years old.  He says that at the other camps you really just play a lot of games, but at Camp Wootten you really learn how to play and to do different moves.  He really didn’t even mind the “Voluntary” 6:00 am sessions with Chris Harney.  I guess it was voluntary for those campers that didn’t have a dad coaching at camp.  He like feeling like a college kid walking around campus and hanging out at the student center with friends.

I was truly impressed as well with the detail that went into teaching the fundamentals.  It was easy to coach the kids on the fundamentals, because you, your dad or one of the college coaches on the staff taught us how to teach them before you sent us out to teach them.

I have been doing my best to spread the word within the DC Assault organization as well as my son’s school about the quality of your camp.  I’m looking forward to seeing you, Chris Harney, Scott McClary and the rest of the staff in the summer of ’08.  I’ve been keeping in touch with a few of the other coaches since we left camp.  The week spent with you guys in Frostburg was well worth the time and monetary investment for both L’il Kip and me.

Thanks for everything.
Coach Kip Douglass
DC Assault 11U

P.S. Please don’t let Carol use the picture of me on crutches on the website. 

Hello, My son Eric has attended your camp for three years and just loves it. This year, unfortunately, he became sick at camp and I had to pick him up on Tuesday evening. I just wanted to say thank you for taking care of him. It was nice to see the camp in action when no other parents were around. All of the boys looked happy, even Eric looked comfortable fast asleep on the trainer's table. Everyone in the trainer's room was so kind. Thanks to Coach Wooten for remembering to give me Eric's camp shirt, which he proudly wore the next day. He was bummed when he heard his team did make it to the championship game (but lost). It was as always a great experience, even the shortened version!

Once again thanks for caring for Eric so well.

See you next year!
-Patty Tschiderer

Hi Coach Morgan and Coach Joe-
I wanted to thank you and your team for making your camp an enjoyable one for my two sons, Andrew and Ben Castagnetti!

They attended camp July 6-10, 2008 and both had a wonderful experience! Both came away from camp inspired by you as well as your team and learned an important lesson not only about teamwork but also the importance of fundamentals.

We hope the rest of your seasons went well!

Thanks, again.
Ann & David Castagnetti

My son Jalen attended your camp the week of July 6 he was very excited to be there and I couldn’t wait to hear what he thought about the camp afterwards. Never the less he couldn’t stop talking about it he talked about the fact that he was moved up a division and was very happy about that, he talked about the campus, the food, he meet new friends that he still speaks with by phone but most of all he talked about how the coaches really took time with him and how he improved so much and finally about how much fun he had it was great to see him so exited and happy with his game. I just want to THANK all the coaches with the Wootten Staff you guys are great and Jalen can’t wait to return next year!!!!!
My two boys (age 12 and 15) LOVED their week at Session July 6-10.  Super time!!  Great schedule.  Terrific coaches.  They want to go again.  We thought it was well-run.  Great experience.  Good luck through the rest of the summer.

Many thanks.
Nancy Miner

HI,

I have been meaning to send an email since Jesse returned on Sunday.  I think the 5 days he spent at this camp made a very positive impression on him.  He absolutely loved everything about his time with all of you.  He felt the level of coaching was the best he has ever experienced; he was very moved by the speakers; he came home a bigger person in all of the positive ways.

Thank you so much for working your magic.  I hope the effect carries on as I think it will.

Karen Simon

Dear Coach Wootten,

I want you to know that Tyler had a GREAT week at camp this year.  He had such a positive experience and he absolutely loved his coach, Marcus Carmon.  I met Marcus briefly at the conclusion of camp and I quickly understood why Tyler connected so well with him.  He is mature, well-spoken, enthusiastic, a talented leader and he respects the fundamentals of the game.  I couldn't have asked for a better coach and he definitely helped to make Tyler's week so much fun.  Tyler is already talking about coming back next year.  We'll look forward to following Marcus' career at O'Connell and reading about his accomplishments.  He is definitely bound to be very successful.

Also, terrific idea having the campers photographed with you.  I forgot to bring my camera the last day of camp and I was thrilled to see you took care of that for me.
Thanks for everything and we'll look forward to next year.

Sincerely,
Cindy Scanlon

Coach Joe,
Just wanted to drop a line to say thank you for another great week of camp. I brought my two boys plus two others from Lancaster Ohio and both of them said they want to come back next year. This was their first experience at and overnight camp and their parents told me they have not stopped talking about it. My son Sam had the best week of camp he could possibly have. We had just one minor setback. On Wednesday morning he dove for a ball and collided with another players knee which in turn caused a bloody nose. After visiting the trainer and talking with me we continued playing. On Friday morning we took him to the doctor and was sent to children’s hospital to see a specialist. This morning Sam had to have surgery to put everything back in place. His only commit was “ It was worth it all” The impact your staff has on these kids is out of this world. I am attaching a photo and maybe you will remember Sam. After seeing thousands of kids in a short period of time you’re not going to remember everyone. God bless and keep up the great work!

Calvin  Green

Hi Everyone at the Camp!
Our son just came back from his first time at Camp Wooten and he had a ball!  It was a wonderful experience for him being that he went without knowing anyone and ended up making a lot of new friends.  When he would call home with the cell phone that I left him, there were always a couple extra boys in his dorm room and they all sounded like they were having a blast.  He also said that he had a super coach and is also very excited about the improvements he has made in his game and is looking forward to returning next summer.

My daughter (Caitlin Mahoney) had a fantastic time at the camp.     She learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed the entire camp experience (once she got past the 1st night away from home).      She will be attending again next year!!!!   

Erin Mahoney

Coach Wooten and Staff,
Our daughter Grace had a GREAT time and she is already planning on next year. This was her first year and we are sure she is going to be back for many more years.

Great job by everyone in your organization!
Anton, Debbie and Grace Smoot   

My girls thoroughly enjoyed the camp experience.  Ashley McBride (granddaughter) is working hard daily on the feedback she was given.  I appreciate the encouragement she was given .  Despite her exterior, she is a shy girl who is unsure of her potential.

Bria Dawson is my grandniece.  She is more experienced than Ashley and also more self assured about her ball handling expertise.  She loves basketball but does not work as hard at it.

Both girls benefitted mightily from the camp

Coach Wootten,
My son Justin Shelby is finishing up his week at your camp.  WOW! And then WOW again!  I heard the camp was good, but you and your coach have exceeded my expectations for the week.  Justin is a hard camper to please for basketball.  Everything to him is ok or good, but this week his answers are “great” and “Dad, Dad watch this” He has been explaining what he has learned every night.   Already he can’t wait for next year!  He wants to do the overnight and daycamp.  Once again thank you!

Bobby Shelby

Dear Carol,
Nishant  had  a  great  time  at the  camp.......a  lifetime  experience. Thank  you and  all  the  staff for making  this  possible  for  him. He  is back  very  confident, well  informed  and  more responsible in  many  ways. Appreciate  the  care  and the  discipline with which  the  camp  was  organized and  conducted, the  feedback  report  is so  valuable and  very  encouraging...for  him  to  excel  in  the  sport  he  is motivated  to  work  towards  coming  next  year  !!!!!!
 
Do  covey  my  appreciation  to  Coach  Wootten, and  each  person  in  your  team  who  are doing  such  a  great  job!!!
Attaching  a  little article  designed  by  me ..... used in training  my  flight crew.

PS;  Thank  you  for being patient  with  all  my  questions !!
 
warm  regards
Karvinkop
India 

I wanted to let you know that Aaron had a wonderful time at camp.  He has been full of wise quotes and stories the past 24 hours.  He has some sore feet and is tired, but says it is well worth it.  He's already making plans for next year and wants to be a counselor some day.  Thank you so much.

Dinah Esworthy

Coach –
My son Cameron and I recently returned from session #2 of your summer camp at FSU. We both had a wonderful time. Cameron has attended your day camp for the past 2 years (since he was 7) and we figured the time was right to send him to sleep away camp, but that I’d help ease his transition by offering to work as a counselor for this year. Although he was one of the youngest campers in the PAC-10 conference, Cameron had a blast and learned more about what it takes to be a
better player.

You and your staff do a great job at teaching the fundamentals. I learned many drills to use when coaching my son’s AAU team. But more importantly, I learned the importance of practicing the fundamentals, especially with younger players. Like many other coaches, I have a tendency to work on game preparation and strategy instead of spending enough time on basic skills development. This is going to change effective now.

I also want to take this opportunity to commend Dennis Hermosilla for helping to guide me through this first year as a member of the staff of your camp. He made it easy. It was all a bit overwhelming at the first Sunday meeting, but he led the way and brought it all together. Furthermore, the lunchtime sessions with Coaches Morgan and Joe Wooten were outstanding. I enjoyed listening to the stories and learning from the great teachers of the game.

We’ll be back next year!

Best of luck this season.
Ivan Galic

Thanks for a great week. Bobby especially liked the hands-on teaching demonstrations by the Woottens. He felt like he learned alot from their demos.

--Marlene Freedman

Hello, My son Eric has attended your camp for three years and just loves it. This year, unfortunately, he became sick at camp and I had to pick him up on Tuesday evening. I just wanted to say thank you for taking care of him. It was nice to see the camp in action when no other parents were around. All of the boys looked happy, even Eric looked comfortable fast asleep on the trainer's table. Everyone in the trainer's room was so kind. Thanks to Coach Wooten for remembering to give me Eric's camp shirt, which he proudly wore the next day. He was bummed when he heard his team did make it to the championship game (but lost). It was as always a great experience, even the shortened version!

Once again thanks for caring for Eric so well.

See you next year!
-Patty Tschiderer

This was my son's [Justin "Buddy" Wilson] first time attending Coach Wooten's basketball camp. We had heard about the camp from some friends [Miles Taylor from St. Bernadette's]. I was a bit nervous as this was his first time away from home alone. I felt like crying when I left him on day 1 but when I called to check on him on day 2, he said "this is the best camp ever!". Needless to say, he and his brother will be back next year.

Thanks again,
Toni Wilson

My son has attended many camps, including **, however he loves your camp the best because he gets better every year.  As  parent, my money is spent at your camp because:
The staff really cares about the kids, the college set up from sleeping to eating makes the kids responsible, the amount of tie spent on basketball fundamentals (all kids learn the AND1 moves on their own, but never learn the basics), the reputation and quality instruction.

Father of 11 year old. . . .

I just wanted to send a quick note before summer got away from to let you know my son had the best experience at your camp.  He has not gone to any “away” camps the last several years because he found a lot of them to be babysitting services for kids that have parents that work and not learning camps.  His experience at your camp was totally different.  He learned so much about basketball on the court and life off of the court.  He is a better than average player and was challenged and learned a great deal.  I am sure his team winning the championship game in his age group and Matthew making the All Start team helped with the fun and excitement but he said he learned so much at the camp it would have been great without all the extra fun! One thing that I was proud of an your camp and you should be also is Matthew and his friends said they enjoyed the guest speakers very much and found them to be inspirational.  Mike Brey is special to us because we cheered for him at Delaware and hated to see him go.  Please pass on to your dad that they boys enjoyed learning basketball from hi as well as life’s lessons.  Matthew had the opportunity to meet his new high school principal this summer and afterward he said to me “Mom, I did what Coach Wootten told me to do, I looked him in the eye, shook his hand firmly and introduced myself”.  I know Matthew is looking forward to returning next year.  I just wish that he had found this camp earlier!!!  I also wanted to let you know Matthew really enjoyed all the coaches.  They can make or break a camp and they all did a great job.

. . . Mom. . . Newark, Delaware

My son, Jordan Mandel, attended the June 26-30 session of your overnight camp this summer, and had a great experience.  He said the coaching was excellent and he was very inspired by the motivational talks.  I can honestly say that I have never seen him so excited and energized by a camp experience before.  His exact words were “that camp changed my life”.  Your message about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, good manners and the importance of making a good first impression really reached him.  So I wanted to thank you and your counselors for putting on such an excellent program.  Jordan will surely return to camp next year.

. . . mom of 12 year old. . Arlington, Virginia

Just wanted to let you know that Sean really enjoyed camp this year.  It seems to have paid off. . . in his first game back he scored 18 points and made 7 out of 8 of his free throws!

Mom of 15 year old. ..Lothian, Maryland

I just wanted to drop a short note to thank all concerned for the care and consideration shown to both my son and his friend while over in your camp during session 2.  They had a fantastic time at the camp.  The luxury of being able to sleep, play and talk basketball was a dream come true for themJ  They learned a lot, met new friends. . just full of praise and are insisting that they are both going back next year. . so I guess that’s the biggest compliment you can get!

Mom of two campers. . . Scotland

I want to thank you for another great week of camp.  Last year was my son’s first time to attend.  What a difference one year makes!  Sam had a great experience this year and LOVED his coach.  Let Rockwell Moody know that he is a great influence for young kids and they truly look up to him (literally!) I also want to say thanks for all the great information you gave to us as coaches.  I will definitely use the illustration bout all the offensive players hugging the defensive player they want guarding them.  W are looking forward to next year.  My daughter is now excited knowing that she will come to the first week.  May you continue to be blessed with much success.

Coach and dad of 10 year old. . . Lancaster, Ohio

Coach Wootten & Staff,
This past week was my son, Dan's  second year at your camp. I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful experience he had. He's always been a pretty good overall player but he really got a lot out of this past week....especially playing with some of the quicker more aggressive players. I've always believed that playing with better players elevates your game and this past week supported that theory. He really enjoyed himself, learned a lot and his team ( Arkansas) won trophies for winning their division championship and "21".

Thank you again for the great experience and also a special thanks to coach K ( Kenyamo McFarlane). He did a great job with the boys.

See you next year.

Sincerely,
John Bezold

All, 
Cardinal basketball would like to thank you for a wonderful session of camp.  My boys returned to the court on Tuesday and they continued to talk about their wonderful experience during camp.  Their parents were truly satisfied.  I also appreciate the information and advice you have provided, and the contacts you have shared with me.  Please, a special thanks to Carol for all the help received prior to our arrival and throughout our stay.

We hope to see you next year.

V/r
Robert Vereen

Good morning Joe.
Stevon and I had a great time at camp.  We appreciated everything, and the experience will definitely change his and my approach to basketball as well as life itself.

Thank you and the entire Wootten Camp staff for a fun and educational week.

Sincerely,
Kip S. Douglass

Carol (and Sarah and Joe):
Thank you for everything!  You have no idea how much we appreciate your tending to our guy.  No wonder the Wootten family and friends are always associated with winning -- in the purest sense of the concept.

You all are the best.
Gene

Hello. I just wanted to thank you once again for allowing me the opportunity to send my son to your camp this year. I don’t know that I have seen him enjoy something so much. He has already asked to come back next year. He truly had a great time doing what he loves. Not to mention making a ton of new friends. You and the staff are great and I appreciate everything you did for us this summer. Keep up the great work and we will see you again next summer!

Michelle Hunter and son, Ricky Hunter

I just wanted to write camp and thank you for a wonderful camp, week 2for my son PJ!!  We went on vacation last week and this is all he has talked about.  He was in Big 10 and loved Coach Harney!  He played on St. Mary's and we would love to get a schedule from Coach Harney and follow up with one of his games.  He and us loved that Coach Morgan Wootten was on sight and involved in the everyday activities of camp.  PJ called home one night and was so excited to see Coach Wootten actually sleeping in the dorms with the campers.  I also wanted to thank the young women in the office, Kristen - she was very helpful with a small minorpro blem I had w/rooming and my payment the week before.  It was a great experience and we will be back next year!!

Thank you - Mrs. Hefner & PJ

I want to tell you that my son, Jason Seinfeld, and two of his friends, Alex Salinas and Andrew Tuholski THOROUGHLY enjoyed your camp!  The day after they got home, they got together and practiced some of the drills the learned. I think that speaks volumes about your camp- just the right balance of motivation, challenge, and fun!  Thanks again for a good experience.

Jennifer Seinfeld

My husband and I would like to thank the members of  your staff who helped us yesterday during a time of crisis.  We were travelling to camp from Salisbury, Maryland, when our transmission went up outside of Hancock, just off Rt. 68.  Stranded with 3 boys anxious to get to camp, we were desperately trying to make arrangements.  After a half hour arranging a tow, and no luck getting a rental, we called the camp to see if your bus transportation was in the area.  My husband explained our situation to someone on your staff and they contacted the bus driver.  He had made his last pick up in Frederick and was 10 minutes away.  He graciously agreed to pick up our boys along the side of the road.  What a wonderful sight that bus was when it arrived  to save our day!  You truly have a dedicated staff.  My husband and I were still awaiting the tow and the uncertainty of how we were going to get home, but we did rest assured that the boys were in good hands.  Thank you for coming to our rescue!

Sincerely,
Lisa Hickman

Camp Staff,
I would just like to take the time to let you know what a wonderful thing you all have going.  From office to trainers to coaches to admin, everything.  Out camp experience for my family and for my son was wonderful. 
 
Our camp registration started out rough, my son owed a balance, I had already sent a check, his med forms weren't there, I had faxed them.  I was so upset at first, no other camp would have taken the time to be patient with me and help me through the process. 
 
I went to the help desk, Carol & Kristen both helped me feel better.  I checked my son in and I want you to know the next two days I spoke with Kristen on the phone twice a day bc I was so worried about my check clearing again!!  She assured me it wouldn't and it didn't, she sent it back voided.  I want you to know that she was friendly and very helpful, where I have dealt with other office camps, and they have been annoyed I was even calling.  
 
Next, the trainers, with my sons med records not there.  I talked to Jamila Sunday and on Monday, she is a dear.  She made me feel better and with a trainer like that on staff, I felt assured my son would be fine. 
 
Next, the coaches and head people, my son was in Big 10, with Head Guy: Chris Harny.  Let me tell you that the man is wonderful.  So full of energy and so great with the kids.  I have to be honest, my son is still talking about him.  If you could let us know, where he coaches, I would love to take my son there to see a game this season. 
 
We also had a dorm problem, and Joe Wootten and Scott at the dorms were both very helpful.  Joe was very patient with all the people gathered around him, he never raised his voice.  Scott, explained a few things to us about the week, etc. and made my husband and I feel much more at ease about leaving our son.  I'm sorry I didn't get his last name. 
 
I know you may be bored in reading this, but I want you to know what could have been a bad experience bc of mail, faxes, rooms, etc., turned out to be a wonderful experience bc of your staff.  You can tell from the outside looking in, that you have a great thing going with a great staff.  I'm sure you get lots of emails, bad and good, but I am so happy with Coach Wootten's Camp and we can't wait til next year! And, please let your staff in this letter know that they are appreciated & thanked. 
“Coach Wootten, I just wanted to send a quick note to thank you for providing such a fun basketball camp. My 3 children have attended your camp for 8 years now. Our oldest can’t seem to get enough of it and looks forward every summer. And now my youngest is hooked also. Great teaching, great games, etc.etc. Thank you again for such a positive learning environment! We can’t tell you how much we appreciate everything you do for the youth of Northern Virginia.”
 
Family from Fairfax, Virginia