TAKOMA BASEBALL CAMP

Takoma Baseball Camp provides a full-day program devoted to Baseball.

We focus on skill building and making the game fun.

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2008 BASEBALL CAMP DATES

June 16 - 20

June 23 - 27

REGISTER NOW: download a registration to print and mail in

 

About Takoma Baseball Camp

Takoma SportsCamps provides a full-day of baseball for boys and girls ages 6 1/2 to 14. There’s lots of practice, lots of playing time and lots of fun so kids have a great time and raise their skills considerably.

 

In the morning players rotate through our skills stations at Lee Jordan Field. They work on a different fundamental at each station, instructed by our coaches. Practice and skill-building contests are built into each station.
 

Afternoons are devoted to games. Most games are coach-pitched so there's lots of hitting and fielding action. After "spring training" on Monday when we create teams and balance them, teams play in a week-long tournament. During these games players get to try new positions as well as practice the skills they learned in the morning.

 

Takoma Baseball Camp was founded in 1997 as a program of Takoma Park Babe Ruth League for kids who wanted to play more baseball and improve their skills. Camp directors Sue Immerman and Louis Hoelman have been there since the beginning. Since the early days of camp, they have focused on operating high-quality camps, affordable camps. This year they are forming a non-profit, Takoma Community Youth Sports and Leadership Training, Inc, to insure that the camp and its scholarship program can remain strong well into the future. (back)

 

Camp Staff

Our senior staff members teach and coach at Montgomery County Public School and at area independent schools. College and Montgomery Blair High school players assist the senior staff in supervising skills training, games and fun. Many of them are graduates of Takoma Park Babe Ruth League and Takoma SportsCamps programs.

 

Director Louis Hoelman teaches physical education and is the head varsity fastpitch softball coach at Montgomery Blair High School. He has also coached junior varsity basketball, cross country and field hockey at Blair. He taught physical education at Piney Branch Elementary School from 1993 to 1999 and was athletic director for the Silver Spring Boys and Girls Club from 1987 through 1993.

 

Director Sue Immerman is past-commissioner of Takoma Park Babe Ruth Baseball. She was one of the founders of the Takoma Softball League and was commissioner and administrator of Takoma Softball. In the off-season she is a personal trainer.

 

 

About Takoma SportsCamps

 

2008 Takoma SportsCamps Sessions

Takoma Baseball Camp 

(co-ed)

June 16 - 20

Takoma Baseball Camp 

(co-ed)

June 23 - 27

Takoma Basketball Camp

(co-ed)

June 30 - July 3

Takoma Basketball Camp

(co-ed)

July 7 - 11

Takoma Softball Camp

(girls)

July 14 - 18

 

 

Takoma SportsCamps provides a full-day of summer fun and skills instruction to boys and girls. The Camps grew out of the success of Takoma Park Babe Ruth Baseball Camp, a local favorite since its inception in 1997. From the beginning Takoma Baseball Camp thrived but only a few intrepid girls attended the camp so directors Sue Immerman and Louis Hoelman started up Takoma Softball Camp for girls who wanted to play and learn more softball. Takoma Basketball Camp was launched in response to the requests of parents who asked for more summer sports programming in the close-in Takoma Park/Silver Spring area.

 

Daily schedule

Mornings include warm-ups, skills stations and games. After lunch and videos, campers and staff challenge each other with sports trivia or "Stump the Coach". Afternoon games are part of a  week-long tournament. Every player competes in each event of Friday*s Olympics as well as Tournament playoff games. In case of inclement weather, games and skills stations will be in the gym. 

 

Location

Takoma Park Middle School

7611 Piney Branch Road

Silver Spring, Maryland

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Hours of Operation

Session 1

June 16 – 20

Session 2

June 23 – 27

Camp is in session from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

 

Aftercare

For the week of June 16 – 20 only, we will provide aftercare at Camp.
 

For all other weeks we will provide aftercare between 3:30 and 4:00 when campers are walked by a member of our staff to Takoma Park Recreation Department’s Extended Care at the Takoma Park Recreation Center. Campers going to Takoma Park Recreation Department’s program must register directly with the Recreation Department: (301) 891-7290

See registration form for more details.

 

Ages

7 to 14  [also players who are 6 years old by January 1, 2008]

Players are divided into groups by age for skills stations and games.

 

Fees

$200.00 per week

Early registration discount, if paid by May 15: $185.00 per week

Online registration will be available soon.

 

 

Financial aid

Takoma SportsCamps gives scholarships so that many kids can attend camp even if their family cannot pay.  Approximately 15% of campers attend on scholarship each year.

Camp information: info@takomasportscamps.org (301) 270-0534 Takoma Park Recreation Department for before and after-care: 301-891-7290