article about Candrea's camp last weekend

[Amy in AZ.]

Some of the girls were lucky enough to get their picture taken with all of the coaches and also with selected players.

SOFTBALL: Mike Candrea holds his 24th annual Instructional Camp (UPDATED WITH MORE PHOTOS) - High School Sports with Andy Morales

 

[obbay]

How cool is that! I wish I lived closer....

 

[CPSBDad]

Marking calendar for next year.

 

[NWIN]

DD attended the Holiday Camp. We had fantastic weather, met players/families from literally all over the country and had a great time. That being said, the first day DD said the camp would be really great if it were half the kids and that was exactly my thought. There were probably more younger kids than older but even so - a lot of kids. Knowing what I know now, we paid a large chunk of change to fly out there from the Midwest - it would have been way better for her to have attended the Elite Camp in the summer, where you're paying the airfare but she is staying for 4 days, playing all day/all night long and they limit it to a small amount of serious players.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

Thanks for that info. How old is your DD? So, the holiday camp is good for the 8-10 YOs or even some 11 and 12s, you think? I suggest to my students that they should go, but I wonder if they should go to the elite camp if they are average to above players?

 

[NWIN]

DD is 16. The Holiday camp is for 4th grade - 12th grade. The Elite Camp is only for serious High School players. The Elite Camp runs straight through till 10pm at night, you stay in the residence halls (no Mom&Dad), etc. - a college atmosphere. I attended a tennis camp such as this when I was in HS and still remember it! This Holiday Camp was more relaxed, of course, because of all the different ages and stopped around 4pm for the day. For local/regional people I think attending the Holiday Camp is a no-brainer- no downside. But for people coming from across the country, well as I said for us, I wish I would have thought about it more as it would have been economically/skills-wise more to her advantage to go to the Elite Camp. Just thought I'd share!

 

[SoCalASABlue]

13YO DD attended the Holiday Camp. Well worth the 6 hour drive from San Diego just for the tips and hands-on instruction from the UofA pitching coaches.

 

[War Eagle]

So cool to see My DD's Former Club mate (Fowler) teaching the next generation.!