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A How to Guide for Picking a Sports Camp from Steve Pence, US Sports Camp President
US Sports Camps, located in San Rafael, CA, and official operators of Nike Sports Camps, has been featured in “A How-To Guide for Picking a Sports Camp,” in the Washington Post.
Steve Pence, President of US Sports Camps, gives insight on how to read through camp details and information. With lots of camp options out there for parents to choose from, it is important to be informed about the differences between camps.
When choosing a camp, noting who the director will be is important. Do some research, and learn about who will be working with your athlete over the summer. Practicing skills with a coach watching is the number one way to improve and refine skills, so make sure that the coach is organized and has good judgement.
A big question most parents have is camp safety, and if the camp runs background checks on the counselors. US Sports Camps runs background checks on every counselor who works at a camp, and they provide 24/7 supervision. Pence said, “As a parent, who can I provide for my child so I can put him in that safe environment where when I drop him off, I know I can go do what I need to do, go to work, whatever it is, and I don't have to worry about my child.” It is important to put your child in a safe environment where not only they felt safe, but you felt safe to have them there.
Pence noted looking at camp ratios when registering for a camp. Every sport is different when it comes to camp ratios, such as an individual sport like tennis and a team sport like soccer. Typically, the ratio for tennis will be lower than soccer. At US Sports Camps, the average tennis camp ratio is 6:1 and the average soccer camp ratio is 10:1. With all camps, the lower the ratio, the more expensive camp will cost and the more specialized training will be.
The main point when picking out a sports camps is to know where your child is athletically and where they want to be. Sports camps are a lot of fun and are even more meaningful when the right camp is chosen for your athlete.
Players, coaches, and parents interested in a Nike Sports Camps can visit www.USSportscamps.com or call 1-800-645-3226.
About US Sports Camps: US Sports Camps (USSC), headquartered in San Rafael, California, is America's largest sports camp network and the licensed operator of Nike Sports Camps. The company has offered summer camps since 1975 with the same mission that defines it today: to shape a lifelong enjoyment of athletics through high quality sports education and skill enhancement.