Give your athlete the ultimate summer experience at the Sidwell Athletic Center! Rising 4th–8th graders can choose to train in volleyball, basketball, or both. Athletes will have the flexibility to customize their experience during each 3-hour clinic. Participants may choose to:
Volleyball sessions are led by Sidwell Friends Volleyball Program Director Megan Dunn and Girls Basketball Program Director Talen Watson, each supported by their varsity coaching staffs.
Enrollment is limited— register today before spots fill up!
Session 1:
Date: July 20-22
Time: 5-8 pm
Location: Sidwell Friends School Athletic Center (Upper School Campus, 3825 Wisconsin Ave, NW Washington, DC 20016)
Cost: $265
Talen Watson became the girls’ varsity basketball head coach in 2025.
In her first year at Sidwell Friends, Watson finished the year with a 21-7 record, capturing the ISL AA title, and state runner up.
Before Sidwell, Watson is most known for being a member of the Nike Girls Elite Youth Basketball League and the Maryland Belles program. With her as their coach, the Belles captured three Nike Tournament of Champions titles. She also coached her EYBL teams to 4 Nike championships. She is a coach for Team Takeover EYBL.
Watson graduated from Arundel High School, where she played basketball all four years, including on the team that won the Maryland 4A State Championship in 2010. She earned a spot on the All-Met team that year and was a McDonald’s All-American nominee. After one season at the University of Massachusetts, she played for three years at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), competing at a high level and sharpening the skills that would later define her as a coach.
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