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Madison varsity players start basketball camp for young kids

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Channel: East Idaho News · 2016 · News & Politics

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REXBURG -- STAND UP: I’m Natalia Hepworth in Rexburg where two high school varsity players have started basketball camp to help little kids become all stars. 

SOT: “It’s about improving my skills, and that’s what I’ve done a lot. Just improved my shot and my ball handling,” 13-year-old participant Jantzen Marcum says. 

Konner Jackson and Jaxon Edelmayer have started The Jax/Jackson Basketball Camp. The teens needed to earn money for their basketball camps this summer, but also wanted to give back to the community.  They coach kids ages six to 14.

SOT: ““Why not have a camp and be able to teach some young kids some skills for basketball?” Konner says.

VO: Although the money they've raised so far has gone toward additional basketball training, they say the most valuable part of the camp is coaching the kids.

SOT: “We just try to instill that love for the game. That’s how you become better. You’ve got to love it first. We just try to have fun,” Konner says. 

VO: Jaxon says they teach the kids basketball basics and  practice various drills. He says he's already seen the kids make improvements in their form and even their ability to take criticism.

SOT: “We wanted to give back what we’ve learned and what we’ve experienced,” Jaxon says. “Ball handling that’s what we really work on, shooting, all the fundamentals." 

VO: Konner, towering at 6'8", has tried to be a coach that kids can look up to in more ways than one. His mom Christy Jackson has enjoyed seeing  Konner in a coaching role.

SOT: “It’s been fun to see him interact with the kids to encourage them and help them. It’s been really good for him to teach the kids game of basketball and not just play. There’s a big difference,” Christy says. 

VO: Kim Edelmayer, Jaxon’s mom says she's watched Jaxon become more patient as he's learned to coach the young boys. She wants to see the both Konner and Jaxon take this experience and use it to propel them in their dream of being great players. 

SOT: “They’re part of something bigger, they’re making future high school athletes. It takes a lot of hard work and talent to do that. They’re helping them with those skills, and I think the boys have improved,” Kim says. "They want to go on to the next level and they want to see that dream be fulfilled, and they’ve got to work hard to do that." 

VO: The Jax/Jackson Basketball camp is still accepting participants and plan on continuing coaching through July. In Rexburg, I’m Natalia Hepworth, EastIdahoNews.com.

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