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Young Athletes Enjoy Stallion Sports Camps

Camps draws crowd to South County Secondary

The school year ended last month, but SOuth County Secondary School's playing fields and indoor gymnasium buzzed with energy.   

Over 65 kids participated in South County’s summer sports camps, which ran June 27 to July 8. The school offered three different eight-hour camps for various ages: multi-sports (K-sixth grade), girls volleyball (fourth-ninth grades) and girls lacrosse (second-eighth grades).

 “I enjoy [camp] because I get to work with kids and that’s one of the reasons I got into teaching,” said assistant varsity baseball coach and camp counselor Robbie Smith. “It also helps us provide something to the community, where they can drop their kids off and we can provide them with skills.”

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Smith, assisted by several other South County varsity coaches and volunteers, oversaw the young campers who attended the Stallion multi-sport camp.

Children with unlimited amounts of energy engaged in outdoor and indoor activities, running themselves and coaches ragged. Games such as freeze tag, flag football and ultimate frisbee were enjoyed by campers of all ages during the morning outdoor sessions, while games like pillow polo and basketball were offered indoors during afternoon sessions.  

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 “Line tag seems to be one of their favorites,” said Smith.

In a section of the gym adjacent to Smith and his campers, new South County girls volleyball coach, Trista Barnhart, conducted her first camp as a member of the Stallion family.

Six current Stallion volleyball players assisted Barnhart with the camp’s 12 participants, who were split into two groups according to grade level. Barnhart and assistants coached the camp’s younger players on the basic fundamentals of the sport. Older players were instructed on proper stance and form, and given examples of critiques to expect from varsity coaches during future volleyball tryouts.

The camp was not only effective for its participants, but also for the current Stallion volleyball players who worked as assistants.

“Teaching actually makes them better players. I encouraged them all to come out and help,” said Barnhart.

About 100 yards from South County’s heavily occupied gymnasium, girls lacrosse head coach Sarah King, assistant Kate Evans and 12 aspiring lacrosse players assembled in the school’s bubble practice facility and on the football field. The girls, who ranged from 2nd-8th grade, worked on improving their skills. Groups worked on strategy, offense, defense and fundamentals.

By Friday, worn-out athletes went home with newly acquired skills and friends. Coaches and volunteer Stallion athletes also enjoyed the sports-filled week and look forward to upcoming varsity camps.

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