NewsUpper SchoolStudent LifePre-K to 8Service
Summer Programs at Darlington
Mar 1, 1999 8:00 AM
By Stefan Eady - Faculty
Kids who yearn for a memorable summer need not search high and low. Darlington offers a variety of camps for all ages to match diverse community interests soccer, football, and basketball camps, and Camp Delightascope and Camp Darlington. This summer promises to be the most successful in the history of Darlington summer programs, with as many as 950 campers on the Darlington campuses.
"The last two summers have seen incredible growth. Last summer we had to close a few of our sessions because we reached capacity," said Tim Green, director of summer programs.
"Our directors have had many years of experience and we are beginning to see people from outside of our Darlington community take advantage of what we feel are the best camps of their type in the area."
Green advises families to pre-register in order to reserve a space.
Camp Delightascope
Camp Delightascope provides activities for children aged 2 to 8 to have fun and learn. The camp, directed by Diane Lumpkin, Lower School music and drama teacher, is divided into three week-long sessions, each with its own theme. This summer's themes include: Windows on the World, July 5-9; Spaced Out, July 12-16; and Zippidy Zoo Dah, July 19-23. The camp is staffed by experienced Lower School teachers, teachers' aides, and Upper School students who serve as counselors.
Camp Darlington
For kids who seek a fun-filled summer camp with many activities, Camp Darlington offers boys and girls, ages 8 13, a great time. During each two-week session, campers swim, shoot, hit, throw, kick, paddle, tag, duck, dodge, and run. They cruise the trails, playing fields, gym, pool, and lake of the 400-acre Upper School campus. They take a day-long field trip and participate in a lock-in. For rising sixth through eighth graders, there is a special adventure program of mountain biking, canoeing, hiking, and rock climbing.
"Camp Darlington gives campers a sense of adventure, while providing a variety of safe and wholesome activities to intrigue every kind of camper," said Doug Moon, veteran camp counselor and Camp Darlington director.
This camp is being offered in three segments: June 21 - July 2; July 5-16; and July 19-30 and runs from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. weekdays. A T-shirt, snacks, field trip, and overnight lock-in are included. The optional adventure segment for older campers has an additional charge. Transportation to and from Camp Darlington is available for groups of six or more from the same area.
Soccer Camp
Soccer players build skills, develop self-confidence, and gain a love for the game in Soccer Camp's week full of drills, scrimmages, and games, August 2-6. Two full-size, state-of-the-art soccer fields, along with eight goals, allow every individual plenty of repetition. The camp emphasizes skills development and fun. Passing, trapping, shooting, dribbling, and utilizing the field are covered through drills. Games are played every day. Coaches, all of whom are former or current college soccer players, bring experience from the highest level and pass it on to the campers.
Quarterbacks and Receivers Camp
Fundamentals -- quarterbacks and receivers, two of the most physically and mentally challenging positions in football, make it or break it over the fundamentals. Quarterbacks and Receivers Camp, June 14-18, emphasizes the basic mechanics needed for success at the quarterback and receiver positions. Quarterbacks master ball handling, hand-offs, and fakes. They run the option, practice the three-step drop and the five-step drop, and work on the sprint-out and play-action. Receivers master ball handling, such moves as the "Flip and Tuck," and stalk blocking. They work in conjunction with quarterbacks on practicing short and long routes.
While mastery of the mechanics is the fundamental goal of this camp, intangible qualities -- such as being a team player, building a strong work ethic, maintaining a positive attitude, becoming self-motivated, and developing leadership skills -- are an integral part of the boys' experience. The camp is staffed by coaches of the 1998 state champion Darlington varsity and junior varsity football teams, along with several coaches from other area high schools.
Basketball Camp
Coached by Darlington varsity and junior varsity coaches and high school and college players, Basketball Camp stresses fundamental skills, with emphasis on shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, defending, and setting and using screens. There is also daily competition in shooting and team play.
The camp's goals are to teach campers to work hard, encourage each other, improve their fundamentals, and enjoy competition. Campers are grouped according to ability and are given individual attention in station drills stressing various fundamentals.
Basketball Camp provides the right mix of hard work, fun, and competition and helps campers enhance their self-esteem by improving the skills necessary to be successful in basketball. The girls camp will take place May 31-June 4; the boys camp will be June 7-11.
For more information about these camps, contact Tim Green, director summer programs, at 706-235-6051 or e-mail him at tgreen@darlington.rome.ga.us.
"The last two summers have seen incredible growth. Last summer we had to close a few of our sessions because we reached capacity," said Tim Green, director of summer programs.
"Our directors have had many years of experience and we are beginning to see people from outside of our Darlington community take advantage of what we feel are the best camps of their type in the area."
Green advises families to pre-register in order to reserve a space.
Camp Delightascope
Camp Delightascope provides activities for children aged 2 to 8 to have fun and learn. The camp, directed by Diane Lumpkin, Lower School music and drama teacher, is divided into three week-long sessions, each with its own theme. This summer's themes include: Windows on the World, July 5-9; Spaced Out, July 12-16; and Zippidy Zoo Dah, July 19-23. The camp is staffed by experienced Lower School teachers, teachers' aides, and Upper School students who serve as counselors.
Camp Darlington
For kids who seek a fun-filled summer camp with many activities, Camp Darlington offers boys and girls, ages 8 13, a great time. During each two-week session, campers swim, shoot, hit, throw, kick, paddle, tag, duck, dodge, and run. They cruise the trails, playing fields, gym, pool, and lake of the 400-acre Upper School campus. They take a day-long field trip and participate in a lock-in. For rising sixth through eighth graders, there is a special adventure program of mountain biking, canoeing, hiking, and rock climbing.
"Camp Darlington gives campers a sense of adventure, while providing a variety of safe and wholesome activities to intrigue every kind of camper," said Doug Moon, veteran camp counselor and Camp Darlington director.
This camp is being offered in three segments: June 21 - July 2; July 5-16; and July 19-30 and runs from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. weekdays. A T-shirt, snacks, field trip, and overnight lock-in are included. The optional adventure segment for older campers has an additional charge. Transportation to and from Camp Darlington is available for groups of six or more from the same area.
Soccer Camp
Soccer players build skills, develop self-confidence, and gain a love for the game in Soccer Camp's week full of drills, scrimmages, and games, August 2-6. Two full-size, state-of-the-art soccer fields, along with eight goals, allow every individual plenty of repetition. The camp emphasizes skills development and fun. Passing, trapping, shooting, dribbling, and utilizing the field are covered through drills. Games are played every day. Coaches, all of whom are former or current college soccer players, bring experience from the highest level and pass it on to the campers.
Quarterbacks and Receivers Camp
Fundamentals -- quarterbacks and receivers, two of the most physically and mentally challenging positions in football, make it or break it over the fundamentals. Quarterbacks and Receivers Camp, June 14-18, emphasizes the basic mechanics needed for success at the quarterback and receiver positions. Quarterbacks master ball handling, hand-offs, and fakes. They run the option, practice the three-step drop and the five-step drop, and work on the sprint-out and play-action. Receivers master ball handling, such moves as the "Flip and Tuck," and stalk blocking. They work in conjunction with quarterbacks on practicing short and long routes.
While mastery of the mechanics is the fundamental goal of this camp, intangible qualities -- such as being a team player, building a strong work ethic, maintaining a positive attitude, becoming self-motivated, and developing leadership skills -- are an integral part of the boys' experience. The camp is staffed by coaches of the 1998 state champion Darlington varsity and junior varsity football teams, along with several coaches from other area high schools.
Basketball Camp
Coached by Darlington varsity and junior varsity coaches and high school and college players, Basketball Camp stresses fundamental skills, with emphasis on shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, defending, and setting and using screens. There is also daily competition in shooting and team play.
The camp's goals are to teach campers to work hard, encourage each other, improve their fundamentals, and enjoy competition. Campers are grouped according to ability and are given individual attention in station drills stressing various fundamentals.
Basketball Camp provides the right mix of hard work, fun, and competition and helps campers enhance their self-esteem by improving the skills necessary to be successful in basketball. The girls camp will take place May 31-June 4; the boys camp will be June 7-11.
For more information about these camps, contact Tim Green, director summer programs, at 706-235-6051 or e-mail him at tgreen@darlington.rome.ga.us.
