Pass It Forward 

Empowering athletes beyond their sport
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Skills + Brand Workshop Series

Five days of elite basketball training and real-life skill building — because the game gets you in the room, but who you are keeps you there.

Event Details

July 6-10, 2026

Dates

9:00-10:30AM @ Shoot 360 Des Moines

Time

What’s Included:

  • Skills, Drills, & Competitive Play

  • Personal Branding Series Workshop

    • Who you are

    • What’s your story

    • Social Media – How to use it responsibly

    • Building a personal bio to use for scholarships, coaches, and opportunities

    • Give & Grow Workshop

  • Take-Home Resources & Reflection Activities

5 day series: $250 (Limited to 15 athletes)

Pricing

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What To Expect

This is not a traditional basketball camp.

While athletes will spend time improving their skills through drills, competitions, and scrimmaging, each session also includes guided leadership and life skills programming that addresses topics many young athletes are facing every day.

Parents can expect their athlete to:

  • Build confidence beyond athletic performance

  • Develop leadership and communication skills

  • Learn how to navigate social media responsibly

  • Better understand their values and character strengths

  • Gain tools for handling pressure and adversity

  • Participate in positive discussions that encourage growth and self-awareness

Our goal is to help athletes understand that who they become as a person matters just as much as who they become as a player.

  • Who Are You Beyond Basketball?

    Athletes will explore their strengths, values, personality traits, and leadership qualities.

    Through interactive activities and discussion, participants will begin identifying what makes them unique and what they want to be known for as teammates, students, friends, and leaders.

    Topics include:

    • Understanding your strengths

    • Identifying your core values

    • Building confidence and self-awareness

    • Character and leadership

    • What do you want to be known for?

  • How You Show Up Matters

    Athletes will learn how their daily choices, habits, attitudes, and actions influence how others experience them.

    This session focuses on leadership, accountability, communication, and building a positive reputation through consistent actions.

    Topics include:

    • Leadership on and off the court

    • Positive communication

    • Being a great teammate

    • Accountability and responsibility

    • Turning values into action

  • Representing Yourself Online

    Social media is a powerful tool, but it can also create challenges for young athletes.

    This session helps athletes understand how to use social media responsibly, build confidence online, and create a positive digital presence.

    Topics include:

    • Social media and self-confidence

    • Comparison and pressure online

    • Positive digital communication

    • Building healthy online habits

    • Creating a positive digital footprint

  • Create a personal bio that can be used for future opportunities, scholarship applications, leadership programs, team introductions, and more.

  • Bring everything together through activities and conversations focused on gratitude, service, leadership, and how athletes can use their influence to make a positive impact in their communities.

Building Confidence Beyond the Game

Our Pass It Forward clinics are designed to develop the whole athlete — pairing skill work on the court with mentorship, mental performance, and life-skills sessions that prepare kids for life beyond the game. Take a look inside last year’s experience.

Women and children in a gymnasium, some seated on the floor, others standing, with one woman holding a basketball, in front of a large wall with sports logos.
A group of ten young boys and girls standing in a basketball court, posing for a photo. They are dressed in athletic clothing, some with Iowa State and Des Moines basketball shirts, and are smiling at the camera in front of a basketball hoop and scoreboard.
Group of young girls sitting in a circle on a gymnasium floor, with some reading papers and a coach or adult supervising, during a break in a volleyball game or practice session.
Two young girls in basketball uniforms playing a virtual basketball game at an indoor sports facility.
Group of young girls and boys playing basketball on an indoor court, with a red wall featuring large black text in the background.
A classroom meeting with a teacher writing on a whiteboard and students seated around a table with snacks and drinks, in a room with gray walls, carpeted floor, a window showing an outdoor scene, and a whiteboard on a stand.
Children in purple T-shirts and shorts walking towards a basketball court with a wall that has large black letters saying 'THE FUTURE OF BASKETBALL IS HERE. COMING SOON TO A'.
Three young girls and a woman standing together indoors in a fitness or sports facility, smiling at the camera. Two of the girls are on either side of the woman, and one girl is to her left. The background features signs and a vending machine.
A group of young girls and two women standing in front of a wall with goal shots and motivational posters at a sports or fitness club. All are smiling, some wearing purple shirts with 'Pass It Forward' logo.