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The All-American Tennis Camp and Premier Sports Camps are proud to announce our scholarship and partnership with the Pilsen Junior Tennis Camp in Chicago, Il.  The All-American camps have donated 3 scholarships to recipients from the PJTC for the summer of 2010.

The Pilsen Junior Tennis Camp’s (PJTC) mission is to provide economically underpriviledged children in Chicago neighborhoods with the opportunity to achieve personal fulfillment as players, students, and citizens with the FREE introduction and instruction of tennis. In 2011 three hundred children will be introduced to the sport.

The Pilsen Junior Tennis Camp and the All-American camps are very excited about his partnership. According to David Schilling, President of Premier Sports Camps.

It is a great privilege and honor to work with the Pilsen Junior Tennis Camps.  They have done an amazing job reaching out to the Pilsen community and offering a first rate tennis camp to underprivileged  youngsters at no charge.  They really have worked hard to introduce tennis to kids that are not afforded many of the traditional tennis avenues.  We are excited to offer these young players, who have shown a great passion for the game, and opportunity to further their tennis development.

This year a small group of hand selected inner city youth from the Pilsen Junior Tennis Camp will receive a scholarship that will cover an overnight week at the All-American Tennis Camp at the College of Wooster site. With All-Ameircan’s specially tailored curriculum that emphasizes stroke mechanics and individual attention, this opportunity is one of many upcoming PJTC efforts to advance the tennis careers of its best participants. To date, three ten year old girls from Walsh Public School have been awarded the scholarship for their positive attitude and accomplishments on the tennis court. A limited amount of scholarships will be awarded in the next few weeks.

You know the drill.  You child wants to attend a lacrosse camp this summer.  You start researching options and find out there are dozens and dozens of lacrosse camps in each state.  Day camps, Overnight camps, college camps etc…  How do you know how to choose the right camp?  This is not an easy choice.  There a many articles (including one on our own website - http://sportcamp101.com/choosing-the-right-lacrosse-camp/) on choosing the right lacrosse camp.  These sort of articles are great at highlighting some of the differences and details about your choices.

Today, however, I want to tell you why we feel that the REVOLUTION LACROSSE CAMP is one of the finest camps in the Midwest.  DIRECTORS!  A camp is only as good as the man or woman at the top.  In the case of our camps at the College of Wooster, we have two top notch directors who are committed to running a first rate instructional lacrosse camp.  A sample of what our camp directors approaches are is highlighted with our Boys Lacrosse Camp.

BOYS CAMP – Director – Doug Misarti – Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach – Kenyon College

Coach Misarti’s approach to directing his boys camp is simple.  ”I am a parent first and foremost.  What sort of learning environment do I want to put MY child in.  Too many camps today focus on being “cool or hip”.  Young lacrosse players (of all ages and experience) need TEACHING.  They need to be taught the fundamentals, strategies and focuses of the game of lacrosse as it is played today.”   Coach Misarti highlights his intent with the Revolution Lacrosse Camp as follows:

”  I feel that the camp will be a very encouraging environment with a focus on learning.  I am going to strive to make this a key differentiating factor as I feel education may be getting lost in the recent push to be recruited.  The counselors I have chosen so far are great people with enthusiasm and knowledge of the game.  They will make it fun and extremely worthwhile.”

Make no mistake, Coach Misarti and his staff want players to improve during their stay at camp.  Camp should be fun and encouraging, but ultimately, improvement is the name of the game.   For more information about our camps, please visit our website at http://sportcamp101.com/lacrosse-camps/

There a many options when deciding on which lacrosse camp you or your child should choose this summer. In many ways, too many options. Lacrosse camps have been the fastest growing segment of the specialty sports camps industry over the past 6-8 years. So how does one go about differentiating between all the options.

The most important part of the process is asking, What do I want and/or expect from a lacrosse camp? Generally, lacrosse camps are broken into 3 types. There are 1) recruiting camps 2) team camps and 3) instructional camps.

1) Recruiting camps are just what they sound like. They are designed to expose rising high school juniors and seniors to college coaches. Very little or no instruction takes place at these camps, rather they are just a series of games played in front of a set of collegiate coaches.

2) Team camps are designed for full teams to attend. Again, skill development and personal attention are minimized and game play is maximized. These camps are intended for full teams and not individuals.

3) Instructional camps are the largest segment of lacrosse camps. These camps are designed for individuals or small groups to work on their personal skill sets. Instruction on stick handling, dodging, shooting, clearing etc.. are the focus. Typically players are broken into small instructional groups based on position and experience.

The quality of instructional camps varies a great deal. Many of these camps are directed by “name players” who come in for a day, make a quick appearance, put on a shooting exhibition and then leave the camp. There is little emphasis on instruction at many of these camps. It is important that you look at the instructors of the camp, and ask are these professional teachers or great players? The quality of the instruction will make or break the camp experience.

Once you have decided on which type of camp you wish to attend, ask questions to gain a better feel for the camp as a whole. Find out more about:

• The director, the staff, the staff screening process and the teaching curriculum.
• How long the camp has been in existence and the level of experience those running the camp have.
• What the level of competition is.  (This is not the most important facet of a camp, buy can make a difference in how the student benefits from the on field instruction).
• What the kids will be doing when they are not on the fields. A complete camp experience should have activities (social and recreational) to keep the campers busy when they are back at the dorms.

Finally, do not hesitate to ask for references of past campers or testimonials to gain a better sense of what sort of reputation the camp has. Any camp worth its salt will be more than happy to answer all of these questions and more.

All-American Tennis Camp director and Men’s and Women’s tennis coach at Case Western Reserve University, Todd Wojtkwoski was featured this week on popular high school recruiting website, tennisrecruiting.net in the “ASK THE EXPERTS” section.  Coach Wojtkowski runs the popular All-American Tennis Camp at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.

The article is a Question and Answer session with Ross Greenstein of Scholarship for Athletes, a consulting company for high school students and their families looking to compete in college athletics.

It is an interesting Q&A session that helps understand what is involved in the recruitment of young student athletes for college athletics.  This is a growing industry and one that can be quite confusing to many young players and their families.  In fact, in 2009, The All-American Tennis Camp founded a speciality tennis camp – THE COLLEGE PREP CAMP, that focused on many of the realities of college tennis.

Coach Wojtkowski summarizes exactly what college recruiting is all about in the following quote.

Scholarship for Athletes (SFA): At SFA, we try to explain to our clients that the recruiting process is like being on a job interview; is that how you view the recruiting process?

Todd Wojtkowski (TW): I think that this is a very accurate way to look at the process. Simply put, it is a job interview because the player is “selling” or convincing the coach/school why the player would be a valuable asset, and why that school would need that player.

There are many minefields in the college recruiting process and it is vitally important that young players, that are hoping to go on and play college tennis, get as much information as possible on what is involved in the process.  Often the difference in going on and competing at the collegiate level comes down to gathering the right information.  Companies like Scholarship for Athletes and camps like the COLLEGE PREP camp are great resources for those with the aspirations to take their game to the next level following high school.  To read the full article, click here.

Premier Sports Camps have announced the dates for the 2010 Revolution Lacrosse Camps. Once again, PSC will offer 1 week for boys and 1 week for girls this summer.

The Boys week of lacrosse camp is July 25-29, 2010 and will be hosted at The College of Wooster in Wooster, OH. Directing the camp is Kenyon College head men’s lacrosse coach Doug Misarti.

The Girls week of lacrosse camp is July 18-22, 2010 and also will be hosted on the campus of the College of Wooster.  For the sixth year in a row, Mike Scerbo, Head women’s lacrosse coach at Duquesne University will direct the camp.

The Revolution Lacrosse camps have quickly become one of the top instructional lacrosse camps in the Midwest.  For the past 7 years, the camps have hosted more than 1000 young players of all age and skill levels.  For more information about these camps, please visit our lacrosse camp page.

Premier Sports Camps announced the dates for the All-American Tennis Camp at Case Western Reserve University. The 2010 dates at Case are Session I – June 14-18, 2010 and Session II – June 20-24, 2010.

This camp is now in our second year at the University in Cleveland, OH and is directed by Head Mens’ and Women’s tennis coach, Todd Wojtkowski. Each session is a 5 day camp from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m daily at the Carlton rd. Varsity tennis courts on the campus of Case Western Reserve Univ.  Session I runs from

Monday through Friday, while session II runs from Sunday through Thursday.  Each camp is limited in size and the first session in 2009 was sold out.

“We are excited to be offering a camp at Case Western Reserve again this summer (2010)”,

Premier Sports Camps president David Schilling stated.  ”Todd is one of the best young coaches in the country and more importantly runs one of the most thorough tennis camps in the Midwest.  He is very personable, has a great knowledge of the game, and is very engaging when working with young kids.  Many camp directors make an appearance or two and leave the teaching to their staff.  Todd is hands on and goes the extra mile for each camper.”

For more information on this camp, please visit our camp page at All-American Tennis Camp at Case Western Reserve University.

Premier Sports Camps and the Revolution Lacrosse Camps are very excited to name a brand new camp director for the Revolution Lacrosse Camp for Boys, July 25-29, 2010.  The new camp director is Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Kenyon College (Gambier, OH), Doug Misarti.

Coach Misarti, now entering his third season as head coach of the Kenyon lacrosse program. He wasted little time installing his high-octane offense in Gambier. Each of his first two seasons at the helm, the Lords ranked among the top 35 teams in the nation in scoring offense. Misarti also capped his first season prowling the Kenyon sideline by leading the Lords to their third-ever NCAA Division III tournament berth in 2008.

“We are extremely excited to partner with Coach Misarti.  He comes extremely well recommended and is widely regarded as one of the top young lacrosse coaches in the nation.” Premier Sports Camps, president, David Schilling stated.  ”He places a real emphasis on teaching, and in particular, individual development.  He realizes that there is a shortage of lacrosse camps with top flight teaching of personal skills, and that this sort of personal attention is the essence of player improvement in a camp setting.  Too many camps today offer a big name player and/or coach who make little or no effort to develop the players at the camp.  This will not be the case with Doug.  He has a real passion and concern about player development” Schilling continued.

The Revolution Lacrosse Camp for Boys is hosted at the College of Wooster July 25-29, 2010 and is now in the 7th year at Wooster.

The 2010 All-American Tennis Camps at the College of Wooster have announced dates and prices for the upcoming summer.  These camps, named the Top Sports Camp in Ohio (click here), by Sports Illustrated magazine, have become the most popular tennis camps in the Midwest.

Once again, we will be offering 5 full weeks of tennis camp, and a special weekend College Prep Camp.  The dates are:

Session I – June 20-24
Session II – June 24- July 1
Session III – July 25-29

Match Play Week  I – July 11-15
Match Play Week II – July 18-22

College Prep – July 8-10

The camps will be directed by Ohio State University assistant men’s tennis coach, David Schilling, with the exception of the Match Play Week II – July 18-22, which will be directed by Todd Wojtkowski, Head Mens’ and Women’s tennis coach at Case Western Reserve University.

The fees for the camps are as follows:

Traditional camps (Sessions I,II & III) – $605

Match Play camps (Match Play Weeks I, II) – $660

College Prep Camp – $375

For a more information on each of these camps please visit our camp page for the College of Wooster.

After 4 months of intensive work, brainstorming session, professional input and the help of two very talented design companies, we are proud to unveil our brand new website for Premier Sports Camps.  Our goal in the beginning was to develop a cutting edge site, that would be interesting, informative and functional.  However, equally important is what we wanted our website to “say”.  With this in mind, we decided to develop a CMS (Content Management System) based site.  This format is the latest web design, with brand new technologies and interactivity.  A CMS system allows us to update the site frequently, and integrate with popular social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.  This new CMS format is now just in our 1.0 version.  We have built the backbone and the spine that will allow us to grow and add more and more content to the site as time goes on.

Many businesses and camps see their website as nothing more than an online brochure.  We at Premier Sports Camps, feel that our site should not only act in this capacity but also allow us to share, with our campers, their families and friends and interested parties.  We have built some of the most respected sports camps in the nation. Our All-American tennis camps have won several national awards, and our Revolution Lacrosse camps have quickly become the the Midwest’s fast growing lacrosse camps.

We hope to use our site in some very interesting ways in 2010, and are certainly open to any ideas and feedback.

Sports Illustrated has picked the All-American Tennis Camp as the top sports camp in the state. 1 of only 3 tennis camps nationally to achieve this recognition, the All-American Tennis Camps were selected from more than 100 sports camp in the state.

“We are very proud of this recognition” stated All-American Tennis Camp director and Premier Sports Camps president, David Schilling. “There are many fine camps in Ohio, so to be singled out is quite an honor.”

The other tennis camps picked for this award nationally were the Van der Meer Tennis Camp in Hilton Head Island, SC and the Dartmouth Tennis Camp in New Hampshire.  To see the complete list of camps to recieve this honor, visit the SI Kids website on camps, http://www.sikids.com/camps/