About

Pioneers Basketball Camp is for boys and girls going into grades 2-8 in the Fall of 2025.
This one week camp is from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Camp will be located at either Valley Forge Middle School or T/E Middle School gymnasiums.  The location will be finalized a few weeks prior to the start.

Pioneers Basketball Camp was founded in 2016 by Conestoga High School boys basketball coach, Sean Forcine. This week-long summer camp aims to teach basketball fundamentals and create a competitive environment for kids to challenge each other, and thus become better players, while having fun.  We adhere to, and teach, the quality of good sportsmanship as well as the values of hard work and teamwork.

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Along with teaching basketball skills, we continuously encourage a positive attitude regardless of outcome or skill level.  In fact, the biggest award we give at the end of the week is to the camper who demonstrated a positive attitude with his or her fellow campers and staff during times of adversity and success.

Helping Coach Forcine are other Conestoga Coaches as well as a group of counselors hand-picked from the current Conestoga Boys and Girls Basketball Teams.  The counselors work with the campers throughout the week as their coaches and instructors.

Along with the coaches and counselors, a Registered Nurse is also onsite throughout the entirety of camp to help any children who may need assistance.

A typical day at Pioneers Basketball Camp is as follows:

  • 9:00 am         Campers arrive and have 10 minutes of “open gym” time
  • 9:10 – 9:20      Warm up and stretch
  • 9:20 – 9:55      Morning Dribbling (a variation of ball handling drills and contests are taught everyday at this time)
  • 9:55 – 10:00      Water break
  • 10:00 – 10:30    Competition (a variety shooting or dribbling games depending on the day)
  • 10:30 – 10:45    Snack break and free time (campers must stay in the gym)
  • 10:45 – 11:15     Teaching point from Coach Forcine or Guest Speaker (Teaching points include proper shooting mechanics, triple threat, offensive moves, etc.)
  • 11:15 – 11:45    Great Alaskan Shootout (a week-long shooting competition where all campers and counselors participate in a team environment)
  • 11:45 – 12:20    Stations (a variety of six stations directed by camp counselors)
  • 12:20 – 12:50    Lunch break and free time (pizza, snacks, and drinks are available for purchase each day.  Campers must stay in the gym or cafeteria)
  • 12:50 – 1:45      Team games with your coach for the week (3 on 3 or 5 on 5)
  • 1:45 – 2:00    Contest (a daily tradition where kids take 1 shot to win a small prize or “chance it” from distance to win a larger prize) and review of the day’s teaching point.
  • 2:00 pm            Parent pick up (kids must stay in gym until parent arrives)

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Sean Forcine
Camp Director
Conestoga High School Boys Varsity Head Basketball Coach

Sean Forcine is now in his fourth year as Head Coach of the Conestoga Boys Varsity Basketball Team.

He assumed leadership of the program after 16 years as the Boys Varsity Assistant Coach and four years as Head Coach of the JV Team. In the 2024–25 season, he guided the Pioneers to their second District 1 6A Championship, their first since 1987, and was named Daily Local Coach of the Year.

A lifelong Pioneer, Coach Forcine graduated from Conestoga in 2001.  He was a multi-sport athlete, having played in the basketball program all four years and in the school’s soccer program for two. During his varsity basketball career, he served as starting point guard and shooting guard, earned Most Improved Player honors as a junior, and was named Co-Captain as a senior.

Deeply committed to the community, Coach Forcine founded the Pioneers Basketball Camp in 2016 to help young athletes develop their skills with an emphasis on sportsmanship and character. He has extensive experience as a clinician, working with respected programs including St. Joseph’s University, Herb Magee, and Sky High basketball camps. In addition, he has played and refereed in local leagues, and holds individual and group basketball training sessions. His coaching philosophy centers on fostering a positive “Attitude” culture and encouraging continual skill growth for players at every level.

Outside of coaching, Coach Forcine serves as Marketing Director for TaxStatus. He graduated from Lehigh University in 2005 with a B.S. in Marketing and minors in Graphic Design and Psychology. He and his wife, Jessica, live in Wayne with their 5 children, Jack, Lucas, Nicholas, Ryan, and Leo, and dog, Dawkins.