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Summer sports camps comin’ up

Jun 02, 2023 01:30PM ● By Catherine Garrett

Interested in sports camps options this summer? Here’s a look at what’s being offered at the local high schools.


Davis

For future Darts baseball players, fall and winter workouts will be held. For more information, contact coach Josh Godfrey at [email protected].

Two boys basketball camps taught by the current DHS boys basketball coaching staff and current team members are scheduled for K-12th graders. They will be held May 30 through June 2 and June 12 through 15. Each session will focus on the fundamentals of shooting, defense, ball handling and rebounding. Free throw competitions, three-point contests and one-on-one competitions will also be held. The cost of each camp is $75, which includes a camp t-shirt and daily refreshments. Incoming 6th through 8th graders attend each day of the camp from 8 to 9:30 a.m., 3rd through 5th from 9:30 to 11 a.m., K-2nd from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m and ninth through 12th graders from 12:30 to 2 p.m. For more information, contact Chad Sims at [email protected].

The girls basketball program is hosting a camp for boys and girls in grades K through 6 and for girls entering 7th through 10th grade June 5-8. Those in K-3 attend from 9-10:30 a.m with 4th through 6th graders coming from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the DHS small gym. The cost of this camp is $40. Seventh through 10th graders will be in the main gym each day from 9 a.m. to noon. This session is $70. Family discounts are available for multiple children attending the camp. Registration flyers to be filled out and payment is being accepted in the DHS main office from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, visit www.godartsgo.com

A football camp, coached by the DHS varsity football coaches and players will be held July 17-18 for second through fifth graders from 8:30 to 10 a.m. and July 19-20 for sixth through eighth graders at the same time. Campers will receive a hat with the $45 registration fee and they are asked to bring their own water bottle and cleats. 

A youth girls lacrosse clinic for all skill levels for entering kindergartners through ninth graders is scheduled for July 26-27 from 9 to 11 a.m. both days at Barnes Park’s Liston Field. The clinic is sponsored by Kaysville Parks and Recreation and will be led by experienced players from the DHS girls lacrosse team. Fundamentals of lacrosse such as cradling, passing, catching and shooting will be the focus of the clinic which costs $30. Contact Devin Williams at [email protected] or 801-989-2303 for more information or visit https://www.kaysville.gov/827/Parks-Recreation.

A softball camp is scheduled for May 30 to June 2 at the DHS softball field. For those entering fourth through sixth grades, instruction and games will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. each of those three days while seventh through ninth graders come from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The cost for either camp is $60 with payments being accepted at the DHS front office. Contact coach Todd Street at 801-402-8800 ext. 8917 for more information.

A youth track camp, hosted by Kaysville City, runs from May 30-June 1 for six to 13-year-olds, who will participate in sprints, distance, throws and jumps at the DHS track. The camp, which costs $45, will go from 9 to 10:30 a.m. each of the three days. To sign up, go to https://secure.rec1.com/UT/kaysville-ut/catalog.


Farmington

A boys and girls basketball camp for first through sixth graders will be run by the FHS boys program and be held June 19-22 from 8 to 10 a.m. The cost is $75, which includes a t-shirt. For more information, contact Kasey Walkenhurst at (801) 402-9050. 

A girls soccer camp will be held July 10-13 at the FHS football field for incoming seventh through 12th grade players from 8 to 10:30 a.m. each day. 

This camp, coached by the FHS soccer coaching staff, will emphasize dribbling, passing and shooting skills and is a great opportunity to be seen by the coaches. The cost is $80, which includes a t-shirt. Registration can be handled in the school’s front office and need to be completed by June 30 to guarantee a t-shirt. For more information, contact Sarah Beecher at [email protected].

High school conditioning for girls soccer players will run from every Monday and Wednesday from June 5 to July 5 at 9:30 a.m. on the football field.

A swimming clinic – combined with Viewmont High coaches and swimmers – will be held for incoming ninth through 12th graders who are new to competitive swimming and would like to be on the high school teams. It is scheduled for July 31 through August 4 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. each day at the Farmington City pool. The cost is $55 with payments being accepted in the Farmington High main office. Contact coach Stacy Edholm at [email protected] for more information.


Bountiful

For those wanting to try out for the girls tennis team, “Summer Court” will be held Mondays from 8 to 10 a.m. and Thursdays from 8 to 10 p.m. beginning June 5. For more information, contact coach Marci Campbell at [email protected].

High school volleyball tryouts are scheduled for July 31 at 8 a.m. Completion of “Register My Athlete” needs to be taken care of prior to tryouts. More information will be available at www.bhsredhawks.com as it becomes available.


Viewmont

A Junior Viking basketball camp for boys and girls is being held June 5-8 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for those entering first through sixth grades. The cost is $45 which includes a t-shirt and instruction from the coaching staff and current and former VHS players throughout the camp while also helping as a fundraiser for the program. A Viking basketball camp for girls entering seventh through 12th grades is scheduled for 8 to 10 a.m. June 5-8 and is also $45. Registrations are accepted with cash, check or card in Viewmont High’s main office.

For kindergarten through 12th grade boys and girls lacrosse players of all skill levels, the Vikings boys and girls coaching staffs will host a camp Tues. June 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the VHS football field. The cost is $40 which includes a t-shirt with registrations completed by May 23. Participants can bring their own lacrosse equipment, but equipment will be available for use. For more information, contact Christy Gerrard at [email protected] or at 801-367-8487.

A swimming clinic – combined with Viewmont High coaches and swimmers – will be held for incoming ninth through 12th graders who are new to competitive swimming and would like to be on the high school teams. It is scheduled for July 31 through August 4 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. each day at the Farmington City pool. The cost is $55 with payments being accepted in the Farmington High main office. Contact VHS coach Jessica Trauner at [email protected] for more information.

High school girls tennis tryouts will be held July 31. For information, contact new head coach Brooke Boyd at [email protected].


Woods Cross

A cheer clinic is planned for Tuesday, Sept. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. with a performance scheduled for halftime of the evening WXHS football game Sept. 22. Registrations before Sept. 12 will be $30 for the first child and $25 for each additional child from the same family and will ensure t-shirts and pom poms are available at the clinic. After that date, the cost will be an additional $5 and those items will be given for the performance. Email [email protected] for more information. 

A track and field camp, taught by the WXHS coaches and athletes, for those in grades 2 through 8 is scheduled for June 7-10 at the high school track. The cost is $30, which includes a t-shirt. Register at https://dsdgive.net/event/2943.

Conditioning for high school cross country runners will be held every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7 a.m. at WXHS, meeting at the southwest end of the school by the stadium entrance. For more information, contact Sam Wood at [email protected], Zach Hansen at [email protected], or Jessica Gibbs at [email protected].


Others

The South Davis Recreation Center club team has a developmental swim program available for anyone who knows how to swim. For more information, visit https://sdrd.activityreg.com/selectactivity_t2.wcs. Classes can be found by following the tab "Online Registration" and selecting "Swim Team - Tsunami" from the activity list and then "Swim-League Non Competitive".  Those who have swam competitively on another team and are interested in joining the year-round program email Chad Reimschussel at [email protected].

Boys and girls wrestlers in grades K through 12 can sign up for training on Mondays, Wednesdays and some Fridays from June 5 through July 14th at the Sanderson Wrestling Academy, located at 845 North 400 East in Bountiful. Brandon Ripplinger and Mike Ripplinger, who have 10 state team championships between them, provide the instruction. For those entering fourth through 12th grade, the times are 4 to 6 p.m. and the cost is $265; for K through 3rd graders, training goes from 6 to 7:15 p.m. and the cost is $150. A $20 annual USA wrestling “limited folkstyle” membership is also required to register. Contact Brandon Ripplinger – who is also the VHS wrestling coach – at (435) 764-0034 or [email protected] for more information.