XCP summer sports camps are cool idea

Xavier Prep’s athletic facilities certainly won’t be sitting idle as the summer gets cooking in June.

Seven sports will be represented starting June 5 and running through June 23.

Eligible participants are from grades 5 or 6 (depending on the sport) through 9.

Fees are $100 per camp. Camp forms and information are on the school’s Web site, www.xcp.org. Just click on the area that says “Summer Camps.’’ Athletes are admitted on a first-come, first-served basis, and the deadline is Friday, May 19.

Badminton and beach volleyball coach Susan Contreras is the camps coordinator and can be reached at scontreras@xcp.org.

The sports camps are for badminton, basketball, softball, swimming (at the Brophy Prep pool), tennis, volleyball and beach volleyball.

Dates and times:

Badminton – June 12-16, 2-4 p.m. daily, grades 6 through 9.

Basketball – June 19-23, 2-4 p.m., 5 through 9.

Softball – June 12-15, 8-11 a.m. 5 through 8 at Petznick Field.

Swimming – June 19-23, 2-4 p.m. at Brophy (both girls and boys).

Tennis – June 5-9, 7-9 a.m., 5 through 9.

Volleyball – June 5-9, 2-4 p.m. (grade 9), 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (separates for 5-6 and 7-8).

Beach volleyball – June 19-22, 7-9:30 a.m., 6 through 9 at the XCP/Cavanaugh courts, 5^th Street and Meadowbrook (just south of campus).

Athletes will have some one-on-one instruction with coaches, with an emphasis on fundamentals. Team competition will be included, as will learning offensive and defensive team strategy.