Polk State Hosting Several Summer Athletics Camps

Posted on by Polk Newsroom

 

Polk State is offering several athletics camps for kids this summer, all of which will feature the College’s expert coaching and lots of fun.

 

Baseball

 

Polk State’s baseball camps include stretching and agility, base running, games, offensive and defensive breakdowns, hitting, fielding, throwing, pitching mechanics and sliding.

 

Camps are conducted by coaches Al Corbeil, Collin Martin and Brad Cook, who led the Eagles to their 2012 NJCAA JUCO World Series bid.

 

Baseball camps are June 17-20 and June 24-27 for players ages 13 and younger. Camps are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Thursday sessions end at noon. Camps take place at the baseball field at Polk State Winter Haven, 999 Ave. H N.E.

 

The fee for the camp is $150, which includes a T-shirt and awards.

 

Bring your own lunch; lunch will not be provided.

 

For more information, call 863.297.1008.

 

Basketball

 

Polk State’s basketball camps include individual instruction, shooting, passing, dribbling, ball handling, one-on-one moves, defense, games and contests.

 

Camps are led by coaches Matt Furjanic, Steve Perkins and Randy Hoffman, as well as local high school coaches and Polk State players. Furjanic, head coach of the Eagles, has led the College to five Suncoast Conference titles and received five Suncoast Conference Coach of the Year Awards.

 

The camp for boys and girls in grades 1-9 is June 24-27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. The camp takes place at the Polk State Winter Haven Health Center, 999 Ave. H. N.E.

 

The fee for the camp is $90, which includes a T-shirt and Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM of Winter Haven basketball.

 

For more information, call 863.292.3695 or email Furjanic at mfurjanic@polk.edu.

 

Volleyball

 

Polk State’s Elite Volleyball Camps emphasize fundamentals involved with specific volleyball skills and positions.

 

The camps are led by Polk State coaches German Del Valle, Line Oliveira and Chris Williams. Del Valle, head coach of the Eagles, helped lead the team to its 2012 fifth-place state-tournament finish.

 

Elite Volleyball Camps will be June 17-19 and July 29-31 for players ages 9 to 18. Camps for players ages 9 to 14 are from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Camps for players ages 15 to 18 are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Camps take place in the Polk State Winter Haven Health Center, 999 Ave. H N.E.

 

The camp fee is $90.

 

For more information on summer camps or Polk State’s athletics program, visit polkeagles.com.