Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton College Athletics department's three existing summer camps will see expansion in the summer of 2010. With 350 campers attending Wheaton's basketball, soccer and tennis camps in 2009, all three camps will now include new age groups. Additionally campers can be registered online on new camp registration website (click here to register).

BASKETBALL CAMP WEBSITE
TENNIS CAMP WEBSITE

Links for the Wheaton College camps can be found above. Online registration is available at both sites.

The summer camps serve to teach game skills, with a Christian perspective of character development. Each camp is run by the Wheaton College head coaches of the respective sports.

"We are excited to announce the expansion of our camps," Wheaton Athletics Operations Manager Julie Davis said. "We have high-quality coaches who will produce a high-quality product for all those who attend."

New Wheaton head men's basketball coach Mike Schauer will be the camp director for the 44th annual Wheaton College Basketball Camp. Over 10,000 young men and women have attended the camp over the years and the camp places emphasis on the teaching of the fundamentals of the game and the teaching of character development.

The residential camp for boys in grades 6-9 is from June 14-18 and the day camp for boys and girls in grades 6-9 is scheduled for June 21-25. The camp has also added a day camp for boys and girls in grades 1-5 from June 14-18 and again on June 21-25.

The tennis camp, in its second year, will be run by Wheaton College head men's tennis coach Brad Pihl, who will be assisted by members of the men's tennis team. Pihl has 12 years of teaching experience and works with all levels, from top-ranked juniors to complete beginners. There are two weeks of the co-ed camp to choose from: June 14-18 or June 21-25. The Youth Tennis Camp is for grades 4-8 and will be held from 10 AM– 2 PM daily. The High School Tennis Camp is for grades 9-12 and goes from 1 PM–3 PM daily.

All the summer camps will take place on the Wheaton College campus at the respective sport sites.