Vanguard sports camps offered

Vanguard University will hold annual youth athletic camps for soccer, volleyball, and basketball beginning next week.

A coed basketball camp is for ages 5-14, and offers participants leadership and character and skill development.

Basketball campers will also be evaluated for recommendation to NBC Camps for elite camps and international tour team opportunities for those 12 and older.

Four five-day sessions, Mondays through Fridays, will be offered June 22-26, June 29-July 2, July 20-24 and July 27-31.

Women’s soccer will offer a Youth Camp for players ages 10-14, and an Elite Camp for high school players in the Class of 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 at the school’s soccer field.

The Youth Camp, from July 6-9 from 9 a.m. to noon, will help players improve their skills in a challenging and fun environment.

The Elite Camp, from July 13-16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., is designed to expose high school players to college-level training sessions.

The cost of both soccer camps is $150 per participant and includes a camp T-shirt.

Camp staff will include members of Vanguard’s coaching staff and players.

The women’s volleyball coaching staff will lead the Lions’ overall skills camp, July 13-16, in the gymnasium. This volleyball camp will be split between younger and older age groups, allowing boys and girls to prepare for their high school seasons.

The volleyball camp fee is $200 per participant and includes a camp T-shirt.

To register, visit vanguardlions.com and click on the sports camps tab.

— From staff reports