Summertime means sports camps for area athletes

Summertime means sports camps for area athletes

May 15, 2001

STAFF REPORT

One thing about summer vacation for middle school and high school student-athletes, it no longer means lounging away the days sitting under a tree. Summer is a busy time to hone skills in a variety of sports.

Two basketball camps will be held May 29-31 at Montezuma-Cortez High School which will get the summer kicked off.

Wade Mortensen, head boys basketball coach at MCHS, will conduct both camps.

The Cortez Elementary Basketball Camp, for both boys and girls, will run from 9 a.m.-noon daily in Ron Wright Memorial Gym. Registration will be held from 8:30-9 a.m. the first day of the camp (May 29).

This camp is for those who will be in grades 3-6 next school year. The cost is $30 per person which includes a camp T-shirt, and nine hours of "fundamentals that will help your game." Assisting him for this camp will be junior-to-be standout Marcus Mortensen.

For more information about this camp, phone Mortensen at 565-3722, extension 138 during school hours or at home at 565-2135.

The second is the Cortez Middle School Basketball Camp which will also be held May 29-31 at MCHS.

It is for boys who will be in grades 7-9 next school year. It will run from 1-4 p.m. daily. Registration will be the first day of the camp from 12:30-1 p.m. May 29.

The cost is $30 which includes a T-shirt and nine hours of fundamental basketball, one-on-one, three-on-three, and regular five-on-five games.

For details, phone Mortensen at either of the above numbers.

MCHS will host the annual Brigham Young University Volleyball Camp in Ron Wright Memorial Gym, according to MCHS head coach Lindy Mortensen.

The Canyon Enterprise-Brigham Young University Volleyball Camp will be held June 4-7 in Ron Wright Memorial Gym. The camp is for girls 7-12th grades (school year 2001-02). The cost is $90 per person.

The camp will offer individual fundamentals and team skills.

The times are 8:30-11:30 a.m., 1-4 p.m. and 5-6 p.m. The camp will end at 4 p.m. on Thursday of that week.

A special camp will be held all day this Saturday, May 19, in Mancos. National Football League 2000 Pro Bowl player and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Luther Elliss, a Mancos High School alumnus, will hold his annual sports camp at the Mancos Field.

The event is open to boys and girls ages 9-14. It will run from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Elliss and the Blue Jay coaching staff will host a one-day football and volleyball camp. Elliss will be on hand to provide some guidance and to sign autographs.

The Fort Lewis College girls basketball camps are approaching and will be held at the campus in the sky in Durango.

Camps will provide intense instruction in each skill area for girls in grades 3-12. Skyhawk players will serve as coaches and camp counselors. Prizes will be awarded for contests and grades and each player will receive a camp T-shirt. Overnight campers will stay in FLC residence halls and eat three meals daily in the cafeteria. Cost includes instruction, all camp costs, speakers, athletic training, prizes, T-shirts, lodging, and meals.

The Little Dribblers Day Camp (ages 8-11 in grades 3-5) will run 8:30 a.m.-noon May 29-June 1. The cost is $75 per person with registration deadline May 22. Middle School Day Camp (12-15 or incoming grades 6-8) will be held 1-5 p.m. May 29-June 1. Cost is $80 per person with a registration deadline of May 22. High School Elite Camp (girls in grades 9-12) will run all day (overnight camp) June 14-18 for $285 overnight and $235 commuter with registration deadline of June 5. High School Team Camp will run all day (overnight camp) June 19-23. The cost is $265 overnight and $215 commuter.

For more information or to get a brochure, phone Patty Patton Shearer or Jason Flores at 247-7607 or visit www.sportscamps.fortlewis.com on the World Wide Web.

Providing practical hands-on, feet-on, arms-on and legs-on experience is what the Colorado State University 2001 Youth Sport Camps are all about.

Coordinated by Colorado State's Department of Health and Exercise Science, the sport camps promote the benefits of physical activity and healthy lifestyles for youth in the community. The camps partner children with Colorado State graduates and undergraduates majoring in health and exercise science. Instructors are trained to apply sound teaching and coaching principles that emphasize personal success and fun for each camper in Fort Collins.

Sport camps for baseball, basketball, tennis, softball, volleyball and soccer will be held during a variety of sessions in June, July and August. The first sessions are scheduled to begin June 11 for softball, baseball and the Super Sports Camp, which incorporates a variety of activities including floor hockey, badminton, track and field, flag football and racquetball.

Full-day camp sessions run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost for tennis camp is $40 per session. All other camps cost $120 per week. Regular registration runs from now through the first day of each camp.

To obtain a registration form or for more information, contact the Department of Health and Exercise Science at (970) 491-6318.