Sports Camp has it All

by Sue Roland Sports Camp Director Northbrook Park District

Ringette, a form of ice hockey, has become very popular with the girls of sports camp.

Lacrosse, tennis, swimming, soccer, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, ice skating, ringette, hockey, tumbling and archery—Northbrook Park District's Summer Sports Camp has it all! Currently in its second summer, Northbrook's Sports Camp is offering a program of sound athletic recreation to its participants. Emphasis in the camp is placed on interest, skill and appreciation of sports.

Sports Camp, unlike most athletic programs, stresses both individual and team development. The camp operates in a low competitive atmosphere where children develop skill in athletics with added emphasis on life time sports. By doing this, one of the camp's biggest objectives may be met. This objective being that the skills and knowledge developed in camp may be used throughout the child's life.

Physical fitness is also stressed daily in the Sports Camp. All campers are put through a battery of tests in accordance with the President's Council on Physical Fitness. The children are encouraged to do the best they can and "compete only against themselves."

The Sports Camp consists of three two-week sessions. A highly skilled park district summer staff instructs a variety of athletic activities; while professional instruction is provided for the children in tennis, ice skating and swimming.

A program is not only as good as the staff it provides to the public, but also as its facilities. The facilities used for the program do not fall short of the word excellent. The summer sport's program is held in Northbrook's Sports Complex. Facilities in and adjacent to the complex include: twin ice rinks, (one of which is set up

For many children, this is their first exposure to lacrosse.

Tennis has appeal for everyone.

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Instructor works with a child on the balance beam.

for summer ice skating), a swimming pool, tennis courts, a soccer and lacrosse field, softball diamonds, and open play areas totaling twenty-two acres.

This summer one of the twin rinks is set up to house all indoor sports and activities such as volleyball, basketball, tumbling, trampoline and gymnastics.

A rotating schedule of activities is followed daily by the leaders. At the beginning of each session, basic skills and lead up games are introduced to the children. As the child progresses and masters certain basic requirements of each sport, the staff delves into elementary rules and actual play. By following this format, the camper develops a basic working knowledge of the game, its rules and required skills.

Lacrosse, soccer, tennis anyone? Northbrook Park District's Summer Sports Camp has it all!

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