**Summer Lamar Sport Camps INFO**

[BRI Staff]

BEAUMONT, Texas - Area youngsters looking to improve their game will have numerous opportunities to do so at Lamar University.

 

Lamar will offer camps in a variety of sports this summer on campus. Generally, camps are open to athletes ranging in age from 6 to 18. Rates vary per sport.

 

Baseball offers three camps in June. Two sessions (June 11-15 and June 18-22) are for youngsters ages 6 to 12. A camp for athletes ages 6 to 18 will be offered from June 25-28. For more information, call (409) 880-8135 or (409) 880-8974.

 

Men's basketball coach Pat Knight will conduct his camp at the Montagne Center from June 18-21. For more information, call (409) 880-8301.

 

Women's basketball players will have three camps to choose from. A shooting and skills camp for girls entering grades 3 through 12 in the fall will be offered June 11-14. A team camp for girls junior varsity and varsity squads is slated for July 27-29. An elite camp for girls high school varsity players will run from Aug. 3-5. For more information, call (409) 880-7384.

 

Football will offer a three-day camp for students entering grades 1-8 this fall from June 4-6. A high school offensive lineman/defensive lineman camp for students entering grades 9-12 is set for June 7. A high school skills camp for those entering grades 9-12 is slated for June 8. A junior/senior high school camp for players entering grades 11-12 will be held July 21.

 

A soccer day camp for boys and girls from ages 5-15 will be held July 9-12. Soccer will also conduct a college preparation camp for those entering grades 9-12 from July 23-26. For more information, call (409) 880-2334.

 

Tennis will offer five four-day sessions this summer for youngsters from age 10-18. The sessions are from June 4-7, June 11-14, June 18-21, June 25-28 and July 23-26. The camp will run from 9 a.m. until noon each day. For more information, call (409) 880-8056, or visit lamartenniscamps.com.

 

Volleyball will be offering five camps this summer. A three-day youth camp for anyone who has completed grades 4-6 is set for June 5-7. Three individual skills camps will be offered to those who have completed grades 7-10 on June 11-14, July 10-13 and July 30-Aug. 2. A varsity camp for those who have completed grades 9-11 is slated for July 20-22.

 

Volleyball will also offer two one-day sessions to those who will be entering grades 10-12. A setter and outside hitter clinic is scheduled for July 16. A setter, libero and middle hitter clinic is on July 17. A one-day varsity team camp that is open to three or four teams with eight to 12 players per team is set for July 28. For information on all volleyball camps and clinics, call (409) 880-8717.

 

Lamar will offer one-day sport performance clinics on May 26, June 30 and July 28. For more information, call (409) 880-7427.

 

For more information on all the camps, visit LamarCardinals.com.

 

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