Napa Valley College is the site of several summer sports camps for youth. Some camps have started; registration is open for camps starting later in June and in July.
Storm Baseball Academy
The 2011 Storm Baseball Academy will have two sessions from July 11-14 and from July 25-28, both from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with Bob Freschi, head baseball coach; Paul Frietas, assistant baseball coach; Brian Houle, assistant baseball coach; Warren Brusstar, pitching coach, and current Napa Valley College players as camp staff. Cost is $125 per session. Late registration (which begins July 5) is $150. For a brochure or more information contact Freschi at (707) 253-3232 or e-mail him at bfreschi@napavalley.edu.
NVC Youth Softball Summer Clinic
Young softball players interested in learning and refining their skills can attend the NVC Youth Softball Summer Clinic staffed by Storm softball coaches and players. July 1 is registration deadline for the July 18-21 clinic, held from 9 a.m. to noon. There are two age groups 8-13 and 14-18. For registration or more information, contact Michelle Hobbs, softball coach, at mhobbs@napavalley.edu or at 408-893-7198. Cost will be $100 per athlete.
Basketball Camps
Chris Kvidahl, head coach for the NVC women’s basketball team; Meshach Osborne, assistant coach, and current women’s basketball players will instruct a camp July 18-21 for coed grades first through fourth and for grades fifth through ninth from noon to 3 p.m. at the NVC gymnasium. Cost is $100 for each camp. For more information, email Kvidahl@gmail.com.
Soccer
Brad Williams, NVC’s new women’s soccer coach, will host a 3v3 soccer tournament July 16 at the college. The cost is $150 per person and is open to players 6-14. Championship T-shirts will be given for age bracket winners. Registration forms are available under the women’s soccer page at www.napavalley.edu/StudentServices/Athletics/womenssoccer or email Williams at bwilliams@napavalley.edu or call 253-3036.
Williams will draw from his background as a goalkeeper to offer a dedicated goalkeeper summer camp for goalkeepers of all skill levels July 18-22. It is open to ages 8-18. The cost is $110. It starts at 9 a.m. A second skills camp for field players will be held July 18-22.