Excerpt from:  Visitor's Guide to the Colorado Rockies
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June 01, 2009

Vail Rec District Summer Youth Sports Camps Begin Sunday, June 7th

Volleyball For Grades 2-12, Baseball for Ages 6 and Older, Junior Tennis Lessons for Ages 5 and Older

The Vail Recreation District's (VRD) youth summer sports camps kickoff Sunday with the CSU Volleyball and Rocky Mountain Baseball Camps. Registration is available for both camps with details as follows:

CSU Volleyball Camp: June 7-9, Grades 2-12
Battle Mountain High School, Eagle-Vail
Colorado State University Head Volleyball Coach Tom Hilbert will lead participants in individual skills training during the three-day camp. Grades second through sixth will meet from 8 to 9:15 a.m. and grades seventh through twelfth will meet from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $160 for grades seventh through twelfth and $60 for grades second through sixth.

Rocky Mountain Baseball Camp: June 8-12, Ages 6 and Older
Ford Park Athletic Fields
Participants will learn new baseball skills or refine existing skills during the five-day camp. Coached by Colorado State University Pueblo coach Stan Sanchez, the camp is great for all ability levels. Cost is $145 for a full day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. or $120 for a half day, 9 a.m. to noon. Children must be eight years or older to attend the full day session.

Junior Tennis Lessons: June 8-12, Ages 5 and Older
Vail Tennis Center
Junior tennis lessons will resume Monday, June 8 with a ratio of six students per coach. Lessons are from 9 to 10 a.m. for ages five to six, 10 to 11 a.m. for ages seven to nine, 11 a.m. to noon for ages 10 to 12 and noon to 1 p.m. for ages 13 to 17. Costs are $65 per week or $60 per week for consecutive weeks.

 Additional VRD youth sports camps taking place in June include:

    * Figure Skating Camp for Ages 4 and Older, June 16-19 at Dobson Ice Arena
    * Mini-Hawk Sports Training Camp for Ages 4 to 6, June 22-26 at Donovan Park Playing Field
    * Vail Girl's Soccer Academy for Ages 6 to 15, June 22-26 at Ford Park Playing Fields
    * Vail Valley Youth Foundation's First Tee of Eagle County Vail Junior Golf Program for Ages 6 to 17, All Summer Beginning in Late June
    * Vail Gymnastics Summer Camp for Ages 4 and Older, June 29 to July 3 at the Vail Gymnastics Center

For information on volleyball, baseball, sports training, soccer, basketball or lacrosse camps, call 479-2280. For details on junior tennis lessons, call 479-2294. For information the figure skating camp, call 479-2287. For details on the junior golf camps, call 479-2260. For details on the gymnastics camp, call 479-2287. For details on all other VRD offerings, visit www.vailrec.com


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