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No rest for college coaches
Piraro, Cummins to host baseball camps
By Dick Sparrer
Sam Piraro and Mike Cummins were busy last spring with the rigors of the college baseball season.
In fact, Piraro, the head coach at San Jose State University, and Cummins, the head coach at Santa Clara University, have been consumed most of this year with the task of leading their collegiate squads through rugged conference seasons.
So you'd think summer would offer the two college coaches a chance to kick back and relax a bit as they look forward to the start of the school year in the fall.
No chance.
It's more baseball for both Piraro and Cummins as they host summer baseball camps for youth on their college diamonds.
The camps are just two of the many area sports camps in the area for young people:
San Jose State Baseball Camp
Fundamentals of the game of baseball will be stressed when San Jose State University baseball coach Sam Piraro hosts the annual San Jose State Baseball Summer Camps.
Piraro and his coaching staff will join with area high school and junior college coaches as instructors at the camps that will be conducted on the San Jose State practice fields.
The camps are open to players ages 6-16, with special hitting and pitching camps slated for players ages 12-17 in later sessions. All campers receive a T-shirt, and there will be daily scrimmages and group drills. There will also be player evaluations and special awards. Sessions include:
* July 19-23--10 a.m.-1 p.m., for ages 6-16, $90 per camper;
* July 26-30--10 a.m.-1 p.m., for ages 6-16, $90 per camper;
* Aug. 2-6--11 a.m.-1 p.m., pitching camp for players ages 12-17, $125 per camper; 2-4 p.m., hitting camp for players ages 12-17, $125 per camper (or attend both sessions for $200).
For more information, call 924-1467 or 924-1255.
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:
* July 5-9--9 a.m.-noon, basic fundamentals, 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 information, call 554-4680 or 267-3831.
Summer Soccer Camp
The Los Gatos United Soccer League will hold a summer soccer camp Aug. 9-13 for players ages 5-15 of all ability levels--beginners, intermediates and advanced.
All campers will receive a soccer ball and a camp T-shirt. For more information, email John Cleveland at clevelan@ricochet.net or call him at 358-9289, box 4.
Speed Camp
A speed and quickness camp for athletes in all running sports will be held July 5-9, 9-11 a.m., at the Los Gatos High School track. The cost is $150 per athlete.
The cost for a customized five-week training program is $300. For more information, call John Shepardson at 871-9805.
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.
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.
Badminton Summer Camp
International badminton player and coach Rose Lei will host a summer badminton camp at Saratoga High School.
The camp will feature divisions for beginners classes (July 6-9, 8:30-10:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), intermediates (Section 2--July 19-30, 8:30-10:30 a.m.) and advanced (Section 1--June 24-25, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Section 2--July 19-30, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.). The cost is $80 for the beginners class and $150 for intermediate and advanced.
Lei was an international level badminton player for the world championship Chinese national team. She has coaching experience both in China and America. She has taught badminton at Colorado State University, in San Francisco and is currently the coach at Saratoga High.
For more information, call Lei at 257-3098 or e-mail leirong@aol.com.
Girls Soccer Camps
Presentation girls soccer coach Mani Hernandez, who has taken the Panthers to the Central Coast Section finals in each of the past two seasons, will host a summer soccer camp for girls on June 28-July 3.
Hernandez, who led the Panthers to the CCS championship in 1997-98, will be the director for the camp that will be held on the Presentation field. Camps will cover technique, tactics and weight training.
The cost for each camp is $100, and players need to bring cleats and tennis shoes. For information, call Presentation at 264-1664.
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