Western Nebraska Community College will be offering summer sports camps for youngsters this summer from basketball to volleyball to baseball to soccer with the first camp starting May 31.
The Cougar Basketball Camp will kick off the summer camp season when WNCC head coach Billy Engel will hold a 3-day camp May 31-June 2 at Cougar Palace. There are three age groups with Kindergarten through fourth grade attending from 9 – 11:30 a.m., grades 5-8 going from 1 – 3:30 p.m., and grades 9-12 going from 4-6:30 p.m. Cost is $75 per camper and includes a T-shirt. Online registration is available for this camp.
The second camp is the Cougar Baseball Camp which will be held June 5-8 at the 23-Club fields in Scottsbluff. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and is for ages 7-14. The cost is $60 per camper and includes a T-shirt. The camp will be instructed by WNCC head coach Mike Jones, assistant coaches, and former and current Cougar players. There is also online registration available for this camp.
The next camp will be the WNCC volleyball camp and there are six camps available for volleyball players. The first camp is an Elementary Camp on July 5 for grades first through fifth from 8 a.m. – 12 noon. Cost is $50 per camper and includes a T-shirt.
The next volleyball camps are Middle School Skills Camp on July 6 and 7 for middle school grades 6th through 8th from 8 a.m. – 12 noon. Cost is $75 per camper and includes a T-shirt if pre-registered by June 23.
The High School Skills Camp will be held July 6-7 for players in the 9th – 12th grades and costs $75 per camper with a T-shirt if pre-registered. The high school camp runs from 1-5 p.m. both days.
July 10-11 will be the Setter, Libero, Hitter Camps. The Libero Camp will be held July 10 from 8 a.m. – 12 noon and costs $50 camper, while the Setter Camp will be held July 10 from 1-5 p.m. and costs $50 per camper. The Hitter Camp will run July 11 from 1-5 p.m. and costs $50 per camper. These camps are for individuals in the 7th through 12th grades.
The final volleyball camps are Team Camps for middle school and high school teams. Individuals must be a part of a team to register for the camp. The Middle School Team Camp will be held July 8 while the High School Team Camp will be held July 12-13. Cost is $50 per camper.
The final summer camp will be the Cougar Soccer Camp July 24-27 at Landers Soccer Complex. These camps will run for four days and have two sessions. The first session are for younger players. Ages 8-under will be in the recreational camp from 9-11 a.m. while ages 9-12 will be in the 9-11:30 a.m. Technical/Tactical Concepts Camp. Cost for the 8-under is $75 while the 9-12 age camp is $90 and includes a camp T-shirt and a camp ball.
The second soccer camp is a competitive/advanced camp from 5 – 7:30 p.m. that is open to any competitive players from middle school on up. This camp is $90 and includes a camp T-shirt and camp ball. Both soccer camps will have online registration as well.
All camp registration forms can be downloaded from the WNCC athletic website at www.wnccathletics.com and links to the online registration are also on the website. Registration forms can also be picked up at the WNCC athletic offices in the Williams Building on campus.