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Elementary, middle-school and high school basketball and volleyball players will get the chance to train with SMCC coaches and players at two four-day camps and a single day clinic this summer.

Registration is now underway for South Mountain Community College’s popular summer youth sports camps.  The four-day camps will focus on fundamental techniques key to each sport, including game scrimmages.

SMCC’s annual boys and girls basketball camp will be offered in two sessions July 23-26. Students in grades 5-8 will meet from 9 a.m. to noon, while students in grades 9-12 will meet from 1 to 4 p.m. Fee is $80 per participant.

The following week, volleyball takes center stage, with two sessions offered July 30-August 2.  Students in grades 6-8 will meet from 9 a.m. to noon, while students in grades 9-12 will meet from 1 to 4 p.m. Fees are $75 per participant for grades 6-8 and $80 per participant for grades 9-12.

Finally, a one-day volleyball clinic will be conducted on Saturday, August 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The clinic will stress basic techniques in passing, serving, hitting, blocking and defensive skills. Clinic fee is $40 per participant.

All camps and clinics take place at the SMCC Gym, 7050 S. 24th Street in Phoenix.

For more information, contact SMCC Volleyball Coach and camp coordinator Pat Mooney at 602.243.8239 or pat.mooney@smcmail.maricopa.edu.

For additional information and an application form, visit www.southmountaincc.edu.