FLORENCE, S.C. – Francis Marion University will play host to Heather Macy’s Focused 50 Women’s Basketball Camp and the Junior Focused 50 Women’s Basketball Camp during the months of June and July.

The Elite Overnight Focused 50 Camp is for girls ages 10-18 (grades 5-12). This year’s camp introduces “Six Days of Scoring”.  Each of the six days will focus on a separate aspect of the game. Macy’s recent Francis Marion squad led the nation in scoring offense.

The first three days will be June 27-29. The final days will be July 11-13.

Each three-day session costs $275 per camper and includes overnight commodities as well as meals. Each day may be purchased individually at a day camper rate of $95 per camper per day in which the camper needs to bring her own meals. Camp registration begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 8 p.m. daily.

This elite overnight camp is run similar to an early season college practice, with fundamentals of team play and drills emphasized.

The Junior Focused 50 Camp will be held July 7-10 for girls ages 5-12. The camp will from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, with supervision for campers from 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. for campers with working parents.

The cost will be $140 per camper. Lunch is not included in the cost.

The camp will focus on improving fundamentals, with campers being placed in groups by age, size, and ability.

FMU head coach Heather Macy, who was named Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Patriot women to a 21-9 record, a share of the Peach Belt Conference regular-season championship, and an invitation to the NCAA Division II national tournament in just her first season, is the camp director. She founded the Focused 50 camps in 2003, and it has developed into one of the best teaching camps on the East Coast.

For more information, contact Macy at 336-420-2722 or Focused50@yahoo.com.