Storytelling and having fun key parts of Kodiaks Summer Camps

By Lethbridge Herald on June 28, 2023.

By Justin Seward

Lethbridge Herald

Lethbridge College is rearing to go for another summer with  Kodiaks Sports Summer  Camps that will instill fun in young athletes on the court.

Camps available include summer development camps  for junior and senior high basketball and volleyball camps for those that are wanting to learn to play the game and all the way up to the senior levels and high performance camps.

“It’s actually, you know, with the volleyball (and )basketball camps, they’ve been going now since, oh Gese, early 70’s and there’s that much of a history (of) rich tradition of our Sports Camps “ said Todd Caughlin, LC’s athletic and recreation services director.

Caughlin said that’s something we take a very personal pride in with the Kodiaks, when asked about what participants can expect.

“It’s the Kodiaks head coaches that covers the camps,” he said.

“They’re the co-ordinators and they hire the current student-athletes, or potentially some of our alumni, or even potentially some of our future Kodiaks to come in and the whole idea is not just to actually teach the game itself, but to develop the sport. And allow, you know, the campers to come in, have fun, realize that it is a game and get some quality teaching and education through it. It’s something that all of our head coaches take a big pride in.”

When it comes the coaching side of the camp, Caughlin said it’s a chance to share the stories of what it’s like to be a collegiate student-athlete.

“And so really, the better stories come from  we call them the assistant coaches or the camp coaches, which is the current student athletes or like say the alumni,” said Caughlin.

“Because they can talk about what it’s like to really experience it.  And that storytelling and those sessions, when they have it in there, again as a camper, that’s some of the best memories I have, is hearing the stories about what it was like and that made me want to be a potential future Kodiak, which lucky for me I was, back in the day anyways.”

The camps want to see the kids have fun and get better as the weeks go on.

“There’s  just so many different levels,” said Caughlin.

“There might be an elite camp, you know, and so obviously maybe a group of seniors that already understands kind of the concept of team. Like depending on the camp itself, the coaches will adapt and adjust. But the big part is ,like I say,  we want everybody just  to have a great experience, which is the fun part and truly try and  get better with your skills.”

The camps are for participants ages 11-18, depending on what camp they are interested in.

Registration and camps information can be found at https://lethbridgecollege.ca/summercamps.

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