Pacesetter Director Jeff McCarron was a member of Minnesota’s final one-class state high school champion at Sherburn in 1970 and the Minnesota Gopher Big Ten Champions in 1972.
McCarron received his early camp mentoring from John Thomas, his college coach at Augustana and an ex-Boston Celtic, through four years of teaching and directing summer basketball camps from 1976-1979.
The current Pacesetter “Fundamentals for Champions” basketball camp program is a compilation of teachings and experiences from championship basketball teams and coaches at all three levels: high school (MN State Champions), college (Big Ten Champions), and professional (NBA Champions) levels.
Since 1980 Pacesetter has sought top high school and college coaches to direct summer camps for both volleyball and basketball, and hundreds of the Midwest’s finest coaches have stepped forward to share their knowledge with young athletes.
Pacesetter Sports will continue to seek ways to provide basketball and volleyball programs to benefit young athletes, parents, coaches and fans.
Video Credit: Jason Schiller (Grand Forks 6th Grade Girls)
Pacesetter recognizes Mike Turnbull for his lifetime dedication to youth in sports by serving his schools’ athletic departments as a basketball, volleyball and baseball coach for 35 years and directing nearly 200 Pacesetter basketball and volleyball camps since the late 1980’s. His good humor and joy in working with players of all ages and both genders has made him one of the top 3-sport coaches in Minnesota sports. Thank you, Mike.
Pacesetter recognizes Tracey Haines for 25 years of excellence as office manager of Pacesetter Sports, where she has helped provide hundreds of thousands of young people with opportunities to compete and learn. She has become the backbone and heartbeat of Pacesetter. Pacesetter is proud and fortunate she became one of the family. Thank you, Tracey.
Pacesetter recognizes Pat Dewey for his lifetime dedication to youth in sports by serving his school’s athletic department for 46 years and directing over 200 Pacesetter basketball camps and over 100 tournaments since 1982. He touches young lives with compassion and good humor. There may not be a nicer human being on this planet. Thank you, Dew.
Please send your own words of congratulations to michaelturnbull@hibbing.edu, tracey@pacesetternet.com, and jpdewey67@gmail.com