Camps and Athletic Programs

June 30 - July 12, 2002, and July 14 - 26, 2002
Eric Bertelsen '72 Now in its 20th season, the Bates All-Sports Camp introduces boys and girls ages 8–15 to a wide range of athletic experiences. The program is designed to help youngsters develop skills and — most importantly — healthy attitudes about sports and competition. Activities are designed to enable every camper to experience a genuine sense of accomplishment through participation. A broad range of sports is offered, including aerobics, basketball, field hockey, fitness, floor hockey, football, lacrosse, martial arts, racquetball, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. A swimming program is an integral part of the curriculum.
Youngsters need not be exceptional athletes to attend camp. Indeed, some campers have never participated in sports before. Others have, and hope to play on their schools' teams. Virtually every camper encounters challenge as well as success.
Director: Erik C. Bertelsen, Jr., Bates Class of 1972 (pictured above). A professional staff of educators, the camp director and carefully selected college students combine to provide a variety of choices and instructional experiences. A high staff-to-camper ratio helps ensure quality participation for each youngster.

June 23–28, 2002
This intensive track and field program for students ages 13–17 and school coaches offers one-on-one coaching for discus, long jump, high jump, middle distance, hurdles, shot put, javelin, sprinting, long distance, steeplechase, pole vault, and triple jump. Special sections are devoted to hammer throw.
In addition to daily training sessions, staff and guest speakers provide lectures, films, and demonstrations on the latest training techniques. Speakers also focus on other aspects of competition including nutrition, relaxation, and discipline.
Director: Peter Slovenski, Head Coach of Men's and Women's Track, Bowdoin College. Associate Director: Dick Fosbury, Olympic Gold Medalist. Assistant Directors: Carolyn Court, Head Coach of Women's Track and Field, Bates College, and Al Fereshetian, Head Coach of Men's Track and Field, Bates College.

June 23–28, 2002
The Bates College Swim Camp is designed to help boys and girls ages 11–17 strengthen their athletic skills and build a winning attitude. Focusing on modern training concepts and techniques, the experienced staff challenges participants to develop a heightened sense of personal accountability toward training. Program includes race strategies, stroke mechanics, starts, turns, relay pick-ups, dry-land exercises, videotaping, and written stroke evaluations.
The Tarbell Pool is part of the College's extensive Margaret Hopkins Merrill Gymnasium, which opened in 1989. It is an eight-lane, 25 yard/25 meter swimming facility with one and three meter boards and fourteen feet of depth with underwater observation capabilities.
Director: Dana Mulholland has been Head Coach of Men's and Women's Swimming at Bates since 1988. Assistant Director: Dave Bright is currently the Head Coach of the Lewiston High School boy's swim team and assists at Bates. Other staff includes successful high school and U.S. swimming coaches from around New England.

Session I
June 24-28, 2002
9 am - 4 pm; Friday 9 am - 12 noon
Boys and Girls, entering grades 3-9
Alumni Gymnasium, Bates College
Cost: $150 (includes lunch)
Session II
August 19-23, 2002
8:30 - 11:30 am
Boys and Girls, entering grades 5-12
Alumni Gymnasium, Bates College
Cost: $85
Directors: Jim Murphy, Bates '69, Bates Women's Basketball Coach
Joe Reilly, Bates Men's Basketball Coach
Activities: The Bates College Basketball Camps are designed to develop fundamental basketball skills for the appropriate age levels. Participants will be divided by age and skill level. Specific emphasis is placed on teaching offensive and defensive techniques and strategy and having FUN. Both individual and group instruction will also be emphasized. Daily activities will include full court game competition, skill development stations, lectures, demonstrations, contests for prizes and much, much more!