The Cornell Summer Sports School is offering its 26th annual summer sports camp program in 2006. It is open for boys and girls ages 7-18. All camps are held at the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York. Through these programs, thousands of athletes from around the United States and other foreign countries have received instruction and learned new skills.

Our summer sports camps staff features college coaches from Cornell University and guest coaches from other Universities. Some camps feature professional players and Olympic level athletes. Most summer sports camps feature Cornell athletes as counselors.

Most summer camps are resident overnight camps and typically start on Sunday and end on Thursday. Several sports also offer day camps which run from Monday through Friday.

Cornell offers the following summer sports camps:
Baseball, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Fencing, Football, Golf, Boys Ice Hockey, Girls Ice Hockey, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Rock Climbing, Sailing, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball and Wrestling. Resident campers
Resident campers MUST be 10 years old! Campers stay on campus in University residence halls and may be housed in single or double rooms. Three hot meals per day are provided by Cornell's award winning dining halls (near the residence halls).

All resident summer sports camps feature morning and afternoon instructional sessions. Most camps feature an evening instruction session, while other sport camps include an evening recreation program. Camps with evening recreation are: boy's ice hockey, tennis, swimming, sailing and rock climbing.

Evening Recreation
Some camps include evening recreation such as swimming, recreational sports, bowling, and movies. Miniature golf and go-carting will also be offered on a pay for use basis. Camps with scheduled evening recreation are boy's ice hockey, tennis, swimming, sailing and rock climbing.

Commuters
Local campers have the option to commute to our resident summer camps. Campers participate in all of the camp sessions and are provided meals between scheduled sessions (breakfasts are not included). The commuter drop-off times, pick-up times and locations will be indicated in the camp itinerary (mailed upon receipt of enrollment form and available from .

Day camps
Cornell offers a limited number of day camps for local children. Some day camps include lunch, while others require campers to bring their own. The day camper drop-off/pick-up times and locations will be indicated in the camp itinerary (mailed upon receipt of enrollment form and available from specific sports camp web pages).

Supervision
Campers are supervised by college students and recent graduates, most of whom are education majors with high school and/or college athletic experience. Campers will not be permitted to travel anywhere without supervision! The Sports School has an on site Medical Director who is responsible for the administration of all medications, treatment of illness and injuries, and the general health and welfare of the campers.

Camp Type:  Residential  Day  Travel Year Established: 1980 Gender: Coed Age of Campers: 7 to 18 years old Cost/Week: $351.00-$500.00/wk Religious Affiliation: Camp Owner(s): Camp Director(s): Gene Nighman Nearest Large City: Syracuse Off Season Rental:

Camp Focus: Adventure Camps: Rock Climbing Adventure Camps: Sailing Sports Camps: Baseball and Softball Sports Camps: Basketball Sports Camps: Fencing

Sports Activities:

Boy's Camps	Dates
Baseball Limit 80	June 25-29
Basketball Limit 100	June 25-29
Basketball Day Camp (bag lunch)	June 26-30
Football	July 16-19
Ice Hockey limits & 4 goalies/group Limit 40 (age 8-10, born '96-'98)  Limit 40 (age 11-13, born '93-'95)  Limit 40 (age 14-16, born '90-'92)	June 25-29
Ice Hockey limits & 4 goalies/group Limit 40 (age 11-12, born '94-'95)  Limit 40 (age 13-14, born '92-'93)  Limit 40 (age 15-16, born '90-'91)	July 9-13
Ice Hockey limits & 4 goalies/group Limit 40 (age 8-10, born '96-'98)  Limit 40 (age 11-13, born '93-'95)  Limit 40 (age 14-16, born '90-'92)	July 16-20
	Limit/age group
Ice Hockey Day Camp  (bag lunch) Mites (Born '98-'99) Squirts (Born '96-'97) Pewee (Born '94-'95)	July 30-August 3 3 goalies 10 defensemen 18 offensemen (each age group)
Lacrosse         Limit 250	July 5-8
Soccer             Limit 150 Residential Soccer Academy Team Training Camp	July 9-13 August 7-11
5 Day Intensive Wrestling 12 Day Intensive Wrestling 18 Day Intensive Wrestling	July 9-13 July 9-20 July 9-26
Wrestling Technique Camp	July 9-13
Team Wrestling Camp Limit 350	June 25-29
Team Wrestling Camp Limit 350	July 16-20
Girls Camps	Dates
Basketball Day Camp   (bag lunch)	June 26-30
Fencing                   Limit 60/week	July 23-27 July 30-August 3
Field Hockey	June 25-28
Advanced Field Hockey Limit 70	June 23-25
Ice Hockey            Limit 90 & 4 goalies	July 23-27
Lacrosse                Limit 200	July 21-23
Soccer-Advanced   Limit 70	July 23-27
Soccer                    Limit 150	July 23-27
Softball                   Limit 70	June 25-29
Volleyball High-Potential Limit 80	July 16-20
Volleyball General Skills Limit 80	July 12-15
Co-ed Camps	Dates
Cross-Country/Distance	July 23-27
Golf Limit 40/week	June 25-29 July 2-6
Rock Climbing Limit 12/week for ages 8-12 Limit 12/week for ages 13-18	June 25-29 July 9-13 July 16-20 July 23-27 July 30-August 3
Sailing        Limit 18/week	July 16-20 July 23-27
Coed Soccer Day Camp (Ages 7-13, bag lunch)	July 17-21
Swimming-Intensive Limit 20	July 5-14
Swimming   Limit 60     Limit 60     Limit 60	June 25-29 July 5-8 July 9-13
Team Training Swimming	August 7-11
Tennis   Limit 48     Limit 48     Limit 24     Limit 48	June 25-29 July 2-6 July 9-13 July 23-27
Tennis Day Camp Limit 48 (bag lunch)	July 17-21
Track (Nike)	July 5-9
Youth Sports Day Camp Limit 70/week	June 26-30 July 10-14 July 17-21 July 24-28 July 31-August 4

 

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