The Boys Golden Ticket Camp has been hosted annually since 2018  in Regina, Saskatchewan, and invites the top 80 players for a week of training and skills development leading into the player’s high school seasons. Weekday sessions focus on numerous topics including; decision making, playing out of a structured offense, 1 on 1 scoring, finishing, shooting, as well as individual and team defense. The goal of the camp is to prepare players to play at their highest achievable level within the varied structures and schemes that their individual coaches will employ throughout the year. During the week, players are split into two groups; senior (grades 11 and 12) and junior (9 and 10) and receive 5 hours of on-court training with the top coaches in the city, followed by a 3-day tournament in which all ages are combined. As high school sports return in 2021, we hope to expand the number of cities in which the Golden Ticket Camp operates, bringing in the best high school basketball players the respective city has to offer.

The above is the basis of the Golden Ticket Camp, but there is more to the story.

The Boys Golden Ticket Camp first ran in 2018 and actually marked the inception of Golden Ticket Sports as a company. The idea came from co-founder Tanner Brightman, who wanted to continue a tradition that had stood for over 20 years in the city. 

The tradition?

 Fekula Camp. 

For those not from Regina, let us fill you in. Glen Fekula, founder and host of the Fekula camp, is basketball royalty in the city. A former standout basketball player at the University of Regina, Glen coached high school hoops for over 30 years, amassing 10 city championships, and 6 provincial titles at Balfour Collegiate. Simply put, one cannot properly discuss the history of basketball in the city of Regina without mentioning Glen’s name.

Tanner was lucky enough to play under Glen for his two years of senior basketball at Balfour, and quickly took a seat as an assistant coach beside him following his playing days. When Glen retired and Fekula Camp was no longer, it left a glaring gap for high school hoopers looking to tune up their game prior to the start of the season. With the goal of continuing an age-old tradition in the city, and paying homage to his mentor, Tanner would put on the inaugural Golden Ticket Boys Camp in 2018, running annually ever since.