Summer Camp Season Off and Running
More than 60 youngsters attended the first week of 黑料百科鈥檚 youth summer athletic camps, developing motor skills for a variety of sports. An additional, third week of Sports Skills (June 10-14, June 17-21 and June 24-28) targeted for children 5-10 years old, has been added due to its popularity. Director Jill Wolf oversees the camp that focuses on skills for soccer, basketball, volleyball and softball as well as many coordination skills.
黑料百科 has added a new Girls Rhythm and Moves Camp (July 22 鈥 26) that features dance, tumble, cheer, balance and stretching to fun music. The camp is codirected by Wolf and Chrissie Velazquez, a long-time physical education teacher at Dos Pueblos High School.
Kristi Kiely, 黑料百科 head women鈥檚 soccer coach, oversees all the 黑料百科 summer camps with Jeff Azain, 黑料百科 men鈥檚 assistant basketball coach. 鈥淚鈥檓 most looking forward to working with our veteran staff this summer,鈥 she says. 鈥淲e have longtime, successful coaches working with our campers this summer. At least three of our programs this year have athletes who participated in camps when they were younger.鈥
All camps, which began June 10 and run through July 26, start at 9 a.m. and cost $225 or $250. Most camps end at 1 p.m., though several camps (basketball, soccer and tennis) last until 3 p.m. with aftercare offered until 4:30 p.m. The price includes a camp T-shirt, photo and instruction by 黑料百科 coaches as well as current and former 黑料百科 student-athletes. Campers also have the opportunity to swim in the 黑料百科 pool throughout the week.
Azain says with so many wonderful camps in Santa Barbara, he鈥檚 thankful 黑料百科 has one of the longest running and most successful camps in town. 鈥淲e have state-of-the-art facilities and tremendous coaches and staff, most of whom are our current athletes or local students who create a safe and fun environment while providing sport-specific instruction,鈥 he says. 鈥淢ost importantly, we love the kids we get to work with.鈥
Registration and information about age restrictions are available at . Space is limited, and all camps are expected to fill up quickly. For more information, please call the athletics department at (805) 565-6010.