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   Ithaca, New York, USA
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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:
Sports Camps: Soccer
Sports Camps: Swimming
Sports Camps: Tennis
Sports Camps: Track and Field
Sports Camps: Volleyball
Sports Camps: Wrestling
Sports Activities:
  •  General Sports
  •  Baseball and Softball
  •  Basketball
  •  Fencing
  •  Field Hockey
  •  Football
  •  Go Carts
  •  Golf
  •  Ice Hockey
  •  Lacrosse
  •  Soccer
  •  Swimming
  •  Tennis
  •  Track and Field
  •  Volleyball
  •  Wrestling

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