Jack, Ripp to host three summer volleyball camps
Los Gatos volleyball coaches Tom Jack and Joe Ripp will host camps for pre-high school and high school players this summer. Jack is the boys volleyball coach for the Wildcats, and Ripp coaches the girls team.
Boys and Girls
Jack will lead a volleyball camp for boys and girls entering grades 5-9 on July 24-28, 8:30-11 a.m. each day. The cost is $74, and each camper will receive a T-shirt.
Jack has led the Wildcats to a 61-4 league record during his five years at Los Gatos. He has been coaching volleyball for 11 years, including the direction of several summer camps. For more information on the camp, call the Los Gatos Recreation Department at 408.354.8700.
Girls Camp
Los Gatos High and the Vision Volleyball Club will co-host a girls youth volleyball camp this summer for players in grades 5-9.
The camp is slated for Aug. 1-4, 1-3:30 p.m. each day. The cost is $95 per player, and each camper will receive a T-shirt.
Ripp, who will direct the camp, is in his 11th year as a girls volleyball coach and is entering his eighth season as the Gatos head coach. He is also the director of the Vision Volleyball Club and is a teacher at the high school. For more information, call Ripp at 408.264.7801.
High School Camp
Jack will be joined by Olympic gold medalist Pat Powers as the two host a volleyball camp for high school athletes on Aug. 18-20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day, at Los Gatos High.
Powers, the current men's volleyball coach at USC, played nine years on the U.S. National Team, winning Olympic gold and playing in the World Cup and World Championships. He was an All-American at USC, leading the Trojans to an NCAA championship, and spent 10 years on the AVP professional beach tour.
Powers has been coaching volleyball since 1981, and is beginning his fifth season as the head coach at USC. His 2000 team posted a 22-5 record and was ranked No. 3 in the nation.
The cost for three-day high school camp is $150 per player. For more information, call Jack at 408.358.8622.
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