Feb 8, 2012

Wheaton sports camps registration now open for summer 2012

Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton College Athletics department summer camps are now open for summer of 2012 with the return of basketball, soccer, wrestling and tennis camps.

The summer camps serve to teach game skills, with a Christian perspective of character development. Each camp is run by the Wheaton College head coaches of the respective sports.

WHEATON SPORTS CAMPS MAIN WEBSITE

Wheaton head men's basketball coach Mike Schauer will be the camp director for the 46th annual Wheaton College Basketball Camp. Over 10,000 young men and women have attended the camp over the years and the camp places emphasis on the teaching of the fundamentals of the game and the teaching of character development.

The residential camp for boys in grades 6-9 is from June 25-28 and the day camp for boys and girls in grades 6-9 is scheduled for June 18-22. There are also additional camps for boys and girls in grades 1-5 from June 18-22 and again on June 25-29.

BASKETBALL CAMP WEBSITE

The tennis camp, in its fourth year, will be run by Wheaton College head men's tennis coach Brad Pihl, who will be assisted by members of the men's tennis team. Pihl has 14 years of teaching experience and works with all levels, from top-ranked juniors to complete beginners. There are six weeks of the co-ed camp to choose from: June 11-15, June 18-22, June 25-29, July 9-13, July 16-20 and July 23-27.

The Beginner-Intermediate Tennis Camp is for grades 2-8 and will be held from 9 AM – 10:30 AM daily. The Advanced Tennis Camp is for grades 5-12 and goes from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM daily.

TENNIS CAMP WEBSITE

Wrestling camp will enter its second year under Wheaton head wrestling coach Jim Gruenwald. Gruenwald, in his second year at Wheaton, was a two-time member of the U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team. He finished sixth at 60 kg at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and was 10th at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. A three-time U.S. Champion, Gruenwald completed his competitive career in 2008 as a National Champion, and also won titles in 2003 and 2004.

The wrestling camps will be geared towards grades 1-6 and grades 7-12. Both grade groups will occur simultaneously on June 12-15 and July 16-20 (10 AM - 3:30 PM daily).

WRESTLING CAMP WEBSITE

Wheaton men's soccer will be putting on two soccer academies this summer. The Wheaton College Elite Soccer Academy is a two-day overnight elite camp for grades 9-12 boys that runs on June 25-26. The Wheaton College Soccer Academy is a five-day camp for grades 3-8 that is scheduled for June 25-29.

SOCCER ACADEMY WEBSITE

Wheaton football is hosting a lineman camp for grades 10-12 on June 22. The day camp will run 8:30 AM to 1 PM and will be overseen by the Wheaton College football staff.

FOOTBALL CAMP WEBSITE

All the summer camps will take place on the Wheaton College campus at the respective sport sites. Online registration links can be found at the top of each respective camp website.Print Friendly Version