VOLLEYBALL CAMP DRAWS A CROWD
The annual All Skills Camp at Northwest College sold out for all age levels, drawing in 120 athletes from 3 years old all the way through incoming high school seniors at Cabre Gym in early July.
BY SETH ROMSA TRIBUNE SPORTS WRITER
Courtesy of the Powell Tribune
The annual All Skills Camp at Northwest College sold out for all age levels, drawing in 120 athletes from 3 years old all the way through incoming high school seniors at Cabre Gym in early July.
"This is actually the first year that we have sold out every session," coach Scott Keister said. "Between our April camps and our spring league and all the stuff we did in the spring, we're around 250 kids total. Which I love."
He said most of the kids who have been through the gym have been younger, with Keister happy they are choosing to do the NWC camp with all of the options available.
"I like that the kids are in the gym doing something. I know there are lots of different options through the rec of lots of different sports and activities. Hopefully they are involved in those too, selfishly we like to see them doing volleyball," Keister said.
He said having a balance and being involved in different sports is key early on for young kids, and they make the camp more affordable for younger kids in order to have as many participating as possible.
Keister said basically all of the youngest kids were local, while there were both local high school athletes along with attendees from Douglas, Encampment, Saratoga and as far as southern Utah.
He said the Trappers use the camp as a way to introduce kids to different things, helping find different ways to improve.
"In a camp setting you are not going to see them get a ton better," Keister said. "We used it as a way to introduce things. The young kids that aren't playing school ball or travel ball, we may be the only instruction they get … Those kids who are playing club, high school or middle school, they're going to go play for their coaches and they're going to have their own style of teaching."
The annual All Skills Camp at Northwest College sold out for all age levels, drawing in 120 athletes from 3 years old all the way through incoming high school seniors at Cabre Gym in early July.
"This is actually the first year that we have sold out every session," coach Scott Keister said. "Between our April camps and our spring league and all the stuff we did in the spring, we're around 250 kids total. Which I love."
He said most of the kids who have been through the gym have been younger, with Keister happy they are choosing to do the NWC camp with all of the options available.
"I like that the kids are in the gym doing something. I know there are lots of different options through the rec of lots of different sports and activities. Hopefully they are involved in those too, selfishly we like to see them doing volleyball," Keister said.
He said having a balance and being involved in different sports is key early on for young kids, and they make the camp more affordable for younger kids in order to have as many participating as possible.
Keister said basically all of the youngest kids were local, while there were both local high school athletes along with attendees from Douglas, Encampment, Saratoga and as far as southern Utah.
He said the Trappers use the camp as a way to introduce kids to different things, helping find different ways to improve.
"In a camp setting you are not going to see them get a ton better," Keister said. "We used it as a way to introduce things. The young kids that aren't playing school ball or travel ball, we may be the only instruction they get … Those kids who are playing club, high school or middle school, they're going to go play for their coaches and they're going to have their own style of teaching."