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June 28 – July 2, 2008
(ages 13 – 18)
The Vassar College Swim Camp focuses on stroke technique, including fundamental and advanced stroke drills, starts, and turn work. Videotaped stroke-technique review will be a significant component of the camp, and a personal analyzed CD is available for an additional fee. The coaching staff maintains a camper:coach ratio of 10:1 during all pool work and a certified athletic trainer is on hand at all times. Vassar head swimming and diving coach Lisl Prater-Lee directs the camp.
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June 29 – July 3, 2008
Camp starts Sunday, June 29, 12 pm and runs through Thursday, July 3, 4 pm.
(ages 7–15)
Established in 1998, the Vassar Basketball Camp provides the opportunity for participants of any skill level to learn and practice the fundamentals of basketball (court awareness, dribbling, passing, rebounding, defense, footwork, and shooting techniques). An integral part of the camp experience is the cultivation of sportsmanship and individual mental skills. Strategic thinking and the exercise of initiative on the court are taught, developed, and implemented through drills, competitive games, and shooting contests.
Camp features such as demonstrations, trivia contests, free-play, and an all-you-can-eat lunch ensure a balanced atmosphere for learning in a structured and fun environment. Each camper receives a Vassar t-shirt, basketball, water bottle, workout booklet, and certificate of participation. Achievement awards are presented to outstanding participants.
Mike Dutton, Vassar's head men's basketball coach, directs the camp. His staff will consist of other college coaches, qualified college-level players who will provide individual attention to all participants, and a certified athletic trainer.
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July 6 – July 10, 2008
(girls ages 13-18)
Teams are encouraged to attend!
The Elite Residential Academy, directed by head women's soccer coach Richard Moller, is designed for the female soccer player who wants to play at the next level, and is willing to do what it takes to improve her game. The camp environment, designed to replicate a typical Vassar College preseason week, will give elite campers a sneak preview of what is required of them to play in college.
The coaching staff, comprised of college coaches and players, maintains a camper:coach ratio of 10:1, and sports medicine professional is on site at all times.
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July 13 – July 17, 2008
(girls in 5th – 12th grade)
This competitive Field Hockey residential camp is designed to teach individual skills and team concepts to both the beginner and the experienced player. Campers will refine basic skills and learn new strategies consistent with the latest trends in field hockey. The camp staff, led by Vassar College field hockey assistant coach Cara Dunn, is comprised of college coaches and players and a certified athletic trainer, with a camper:coach ratio of 8:1.
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July 21 – July 25, 2008
(regular camp, ages 7 – 12)
July 28 – August 1, 2008
(advanced camp, ages 10 – 14)
Beginning and intermediate players are welcome to attend the regular camp and will be placed in instructional groups according to age, ability, and wishes. The camp prides itself on its creative and fun learning environment, one in which each camper is not only tested but enjoys the learning process. Camp coaches are a mixture of qualified coaches and current Vassar College players who are adept at coaching the more experienced younger player while encouraging the less-skilled players to succeed.
Older, more experienced players are invited to attend the advanced camp, which is directed toward players with club travel team or regional select team experience. Instruction for improvement of technical skills continues, but significant attention is now placed on individual and team tactics, with emphasis placed on small-sided games and larger, age appropriate games in each coaching component. The camp has four main components: 1) technical skills; 2) chalk talk sessions and opportunities to play Futsal; 3) indoor competition session; and 4) more advanced tactical strategies during afternoon outdoor play.
Vassar head men's soccer coach Andy Jennings directs both sessions of the soccer camp.
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July 27 – July 31, 2008
(ages 14-18, intermediate to advanced epee fencers)
The camp is focused on improving the skills of the intermediate to advanced epee fencer, offering intense footwork and bouting, and concentrating on technique improvement and competitive skill development. There will be daily private lessons for each student, group footwork and blade drills, a week-ending tournament, and an individual video evaluation. Bruce Gillman, head women's and men's fencing coach at Vassar College, directs the camp.
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July 27 – July 31, 2008
(ages 14-18, with previous squash experience)
The camp, directed by Jane Parker, head women's and men's squash coach at Vassar College, focuses on giving the college-bound junior squash player a taste of life as a student-athlete at Vassar. It features technical and tactical analysis with video feedback, match play, and squash-specific strength and conditioning. A squash championship wraps it all up. The eclectic camp experience also includes a workshop on digital photography, an investigation of other sports, and a campus tour and information session hosted by the Office of Admission at Vassar College.
Request registration information by calling: (845) 437-5904 or email: Antonia Sweet.