Plenty of sports activities for young people this summer
It's the time of year to start making plans for the summer, and that includes sports activities for young people. The area offers a wide variety of summer athletic activities:
Williams hoop Camp
The annual Sid Williams Basketball Camp returns to Fisher Middle School July 12-16 for players entering grades 5-9.
Camp hours are 1-3:30 p.m. for boys and girls entering grades 5-6 and 4-7 p.m. for boys and girls entering grades 7-9.
For more information, call 358-9323.
Catts Football Camp
The first annual Catts Football Camp for boys in the sixth through eighth grades will be held July 19-23, 1:30-4:30 p.m. each day, at Los Gatos High School's Helm Field. Los Gatos varsity football coach Butch Cattolico will serve as camp director.
The cost for the camp, co-sponsored the Los Gatos Athletic Association, is $100 per player. For more information, call Cattolico at 358-3020 or 354-2730, ext. 274.
Wrestling Camp
The annual Los Gatos Wrestling Camp returns to the small gym at the high school this summer.
Camp sessions include beginners, June 28-July 2, for youngsters ages 7-12; intermediate, July 5-9, for wrestlers in grades 6-9 with some wrestling experience; and advanced, July 12-16, for wrestlers in grades 8-12 with two years of junior high or one year of high school experience.
Camps are limited to 26 wrestlers per session. The cost is $110, and sessions run 1:30-4:30 p.m. daily. For information, call Scott Downs at 395-8126 or 354-2730, ext. 259.
Wildcat Basketball Camp
The annual Los Gatos Wildcat Summer Basketball Camp returns to town this June, under the direction of Gatos varsity basketball coach Jim Marino.
The camp features two sessions for youngsters ages 7-12, June 14-19 (9 a.m.-noon each day) and June 21-25 (1-4 p.m. each day). Players will be grouped by age and ability levels, and the cost is $80 per player.
A session for players ages 13-15 is set for June 14-18 (1-3 p.m. each day), and the cost is $50.
Camps will emphasize fundamentals in shooting, passing, dribbling, defense and team play with daily drills and games, and will conclude with individual competition and gifts and prizes on the final day. Each participant will receive a camp T-shirt. For more information, call Marino at 354-2730, ext. 269.
Basketball Camp
Basketball Basics, a fundamentals basketball camp for boys and girls in grades 5-8, will be held at Westmont High School this summer under the direction of girls basketball coach Jerry Pettit.
Camps are scheduled for June 28-July 9 for boys and July 12-23 for girls. Camp hours are 8 a.m.-noon for players in grades 5-6, and 1-5 p.m. for players in grades 7-8. The cost is $165. For more information, call 371-9185.
Santa Clara Baseball School
The annual Santa Clara Baseball School returns to the Santa Clara University campus this summer under the direction of Broncos head coach Mike Cummins and assistant coach Lou Lucas.
Camps are open to players ages 9-16, and feature individualized instruction in defense, base running, sliding and hitting. There will be video analysis of each player, and each player will receive a camp T-shirt and be eligible for prizes in camp contests.
Sessions include:
* June 21-15-- 9 a.m.-noon, basic fundamentals and hitting; 1-2:30 p.m., pitching only
* July 5-9-- 9 a.m.-noon, basic fundamentals and hitting; 1-2:30 p.m., pitching only
* July 19-23-- 9-10:15 a.m., hitting only; 10:30-11:45 a.m., hitting only.
The cost is $110 for the complete camp, and $60 for the pitching only or hitting only camps. For more information, call 554-4680 or 267-3831.
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