Rio Grande Men’s Basket Ball Summer Camp and Shootout

The University of Rio Grande men’s basketball program has announced its extensive summer camp schedule for 2014.

The Little Storm Day Camp is scheduled for June 9-11, from 9 a.m.-noon each day, at the Lyne Center on the URG campus. The camp is open to boys and girls, ages 6-9, and the cost is $60.

The camp will focus on the fundamentals of the game and will be conducted by Rio Grande head coach Ken French, his staff and current players.

There are also openings still available for a handful of one-day shootouts.

A junior varsity only shootout is set for Sunday, June 8, while coaches who would like to bring both their varsity and junior varsity teams can do so during shootouts scheduled for June 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20. Cost is $170 and teams will again receive at least four games. Efforts will be made to avoid conflicting game times.

All games for the team shootouts will take place inside the Lyne Center, using both the upper (Newt Oliver Arena) and lower gyms. A coaches hospitality room will also be available.

A Point Guard Camp for boys and girls age 12-18 is set for Saturday, June 14, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost is $30.

There will also be a shooting camp for both boys and girls, age 8-18, June 16-18, from 9 a.m.-noon each day. Cost is $60 per camper.

The crown jewel of the camp schedule is the annual Hard Work Camp, which is scheduled for Sunday, June 22-Friday, June 27. The individual camp is for boys only, age 10-16.

Cost is $200 for commuters and $285 for overnight campers. Fees include lodging, meals, awards, a reversible camp jersey and a camp t-shirt.

The camp emphasizes offensive and defensive fundamentals, team play and work ethic. It also features “The Triple”, the only triple-elimination tournament in the country, which begins around noon on the 26th and concludes in the early morning hours of the 27th.

The awards ceremony, in which parents are encouraged to attend, is scheduled for Friday, June 27, from 9:30-11 a.m., and will conclude the camp.

Online registration for all of the camps is available through the men’s basketball link on the school’s athletic website, www.rioredstorm.com. Registration forms are also available in the lobby of the Lyne Center during regular business hours.

Registration forms should be mailed to Rio Grande Men’s Basketball, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, OH 45674. Checks should be made payable to Big Red Basketball Camp.

For more information, contact French at 740-245-7294, 1-800-282-7201 (ext. 7294), or send e-mail to [email protected].