Rio Grande Athletics Sets summer Camp Dates
RIO GRANDE, Ohio – The University of Rio Grande has announced its 2015 summer camp/shootout schedule for men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, track & field/cross country and softball. If you’re looking for sports clubs with a range of activities you could look into athletic clubs like http://coac.swellclubs.com/.
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SOCCER: The University of Rio Grande soccer programs have announced their 2015 summer camp schedule.
A team camp for girls’ high school squads is planned for July 12-15, with a boys’ high school team camp slated for July 19-23. Cost for the girls’ camp is $270, while the boys’ camp has a fee of $305.
Fees for the residential camps include lodging, meals, training sessions and tournament play.
Camp directors are URG men’s soccer head coach Scott Morrissey, men’s assistant coach Tony Daniels and Rio women’s soccer head coach Callum Morris.
The camp brochure is available on the men’s soccer link of the school’s athletic website, www.rioredstorm.com. Online registration and payment is available at www.rioredstormsoccercamps.com.
Registration forms should be mailed to URG Lyne Center, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, OH 45674. Checks should be made payable to Scott Morrissey.
For more information, contact Morrissey at 740-245-7126, 740-645-6438 or e-mail [email protected]; Daniels at 740-245-7493, 740-645-0377 or e-mail [email protected]; or Morris at 740-853-2639 or [email protected].
MEN’S BASKETBALL: The University of Rio Grande men’s basketball program has announced its extensive summer camp schedule for 2015.
A Point Guard Camp for boys and girls age 12-18 is set for Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost is $40.
The Little Storm Day Camp is scheduled for June 15-17, from 1-3 p.m. 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 trio of one-day shootouts.
A junior high-only shootout is set for Saturday, June 13, while coaches who would like to bring both their high school varsity and junior varsity teams can do so during shootouts scheduled for June 18 and 19. 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.
There will also be a shooting camp for both boys and girls, age 8-18, June 15-17, from 10 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 21-Friday, June 26. 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 26th.
The awards ceremony, in which parents are encouraged to attend, is scheduled for Friday, June 26, 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].
VOLLEYBALL: The University of Rio Grande will host its 2015 Summer Volleyball Camp, June 28-30, at the Lyne Center on the URG campus.
The camp is open to girls in grades 6-12. There will be two divisions for campers – grade 6-8 and grade 9-12.
Campers will receive instruction in fundamentals and various drills from a staff that will include a former All-American, as well as All-Ohio and Player of the Year honorees and NAIA national leaders in their area of specialty.
Campers will also be divided into teams for tournament play to conclude the camp.
Cost is $200 per camper, which includes overnight lodging, meals and awards.
Registration forms and a camp schedule is available on the volleyball link of the school’s athletic website, www.rioredstorm.com.
Registration forms and a $100 deposit should be mailed to Billina Donaldson, Volleyball Coach, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, OH 45674. Checks should be made payable to Billina Donaldson Volleyball Camp.
For questions or concerns, call Donaldson at 740-988-6497 or send e-mail to [email protected].
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: The University of Rio Grande’s 2015 Women’s Basketball Camp is scheduled for July 5-8 at the Lyne Center on the URG campus.
The overnight instructional camp is open to girls in grades 4-12. Cost is $280 per camper, which includes lodging, meals, a certificate of participation and a t-shirt.
Campers will also receive 24-hour supervision from coaches and counselors; lecture/discussion groups and film sessions; daily instruction on shooting, ball-handling, post play and defense; and use of the school’s swimming pool.
There will also be a camp store featuring drinks, snacks, pizza and Rio Grande apparel for sale each day.
Veteran Rio Grande women’s basketball head coach David Smalley, who ranks among the top 10 coaches on the active wins list with more than 400, will be the camp director.
Online registration is available through the women’s basketball link on the school’s athletic website, www.rioredstorm.com. Registration forms are available in the lobby of the Lyne Center during regular business hours.
Registration forms should be mailed to David Smalley, Rio Grande Women’s Basketball Camp, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, OH 45674. Checks should be made payable to Women’s Basketball Camp.
For more information, contact Smalley at 740-245-7491, 1-800-282-7201, or e-mail [email protected].
CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD: The University of Rio Grande Cross Country/Track & Field programs will simultaneously host their 2015 Distance Camp and 2015 Track Camp, June 28-July 2, on the URG campus.
The objective of the camps is to increase the standards and knowledge of distance running and track & field, while providing current knowledge in techniques that will result in life-long benefits.
Campers will hear from a number of guest speakers.
Long-time Rio Grande track & field/cross country head coach Bob Willey will direct both camps. Willey has over 40 years of coaching at the collegiate level and has fostered a program of more than 100 cross country/track & field All-Americans.
Cost is $250 per runner/athlete, which includes room, meals and recreation facilities. A $25 discount is available to members of a school with five or more athletes attending. A $25 deposit is required with the return of a camp application, with the balance payable on the participant’s arrival at camp.
On-site registration will take place on Sunday, June 28, from 1-1:30 p.m., at Bob Evans Farm Hall on the URG campus.
Registration forms and the camp brochure are available on the track & field and cross country links of the school’s athletic website, www.rioredstorm.com.
Registration forms and the non-refundable deposit should be mailed to URG Lyne Center, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, OH 45674. Checks should be made payable to Coach Bob Willey.
Deadline for early registration is June 22.
For questions or concerns, send e-mail to [email protected] or call 740-245-7487.
SOFTBALL: The University of Rio Grande softball program has announced its 2015 summer camp schedule.
A two-day instructional camp is scheduled for June 23 and 24, at Rio Softball Park on the URG campus. The session for players age 7-13 is scheduled from 9 a.m.-noon each day, while the session for players age 14-18 is set for 1-4 p.m. on both days.
Cost is $70.
A pitching camp is also scheduled for Sunday, July 19, at Rio Softball Park.
The camp will run from 1-3 p.m. for players age 7-13 and from 3-5 p.m. for players age 14-18 on both dates. Cost is $30.
Rio Grande softball head coach Amber Bowman will direct the camps, while RedStorm players will also be assisting in the instruction.
Bowman was a four-year starter at shortstop for Rio from 2008-11. She then spent two years as a graduate assistant coach for the RedStorm before serving as an assistant coach at the University of Northwestern Ohio in 2014.
Earlier this year, Bowman guided the RedStorm to a 32-16 record, a KIAC Tournament championship and the school’s second NAIA National Tournament berth.
The pitching camp will provide beginning pitchers with a specific fundamental basis. They will leave with a daily workout progression. Advanced pitchers will receive instruction on spin pitching along with advanced coaching on leg drive and balance.
Parents and coaches are welcome to attend any of the sessions to observe and ask questions.
Players MUST have a completed Medical Consent Form, which is available from the Rio softball webpage on the school’s athletic website (www.rioredstorm.com), before being allowed to participate. Softballs will be provided, but players should also bring appropriate gear to the tryout.
Both an online registration form and a registration form which can be printed and returned by mail are also available on the website,
Checks should be made payable to Amber Bowman and mailed to 218 North College Avenue, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, Ohio 45674.
For more information, contact Bowman by phone at 740-245-7490 or by e-mail at [email protected].
