Camps & Clinics
Camps & Clinics
St. Thomas hosts various youth sports camps and clinics throughout the year. Some are sponsored by Tommie coaches, others are run by outside groups who rent the St. Thomas facility.
Here's a listing of camps:
Johnny Tauer's Annual Championship Basketball Camp
Brochures can also be found by clicking here.
University of St. Thomas assistant basketball coach and psychology professor, Dr. Johnny Tauer, holds his youth basketball camps at the St. Paul campus. Tauer has directed one of the longest running basketball camps in the Twin Cities, and in the state of Minnesota. 2008 basketball camps include residential, full-day, half-day, and overnight camps for boys (grades 4-10), full-day and half-day basketball camps for girls (grades 4-9), beginner's camps (grades 2-4), and evening basketball camps for high school boys and girls (grades 9-12). Camp staff consists of current and former college players and coaches. Emphasis is placed on skill development, goal-setting, motivation, and teamwork. For more information or a basketball camp brochure, please call Johnny Tauer at (651) 962-5033 and leave a mailing address, or send an e-mail to: jmtauer@stthomas.edu.
Tauer has been associated with Minnesota basketball for the past 20 years, playing high school and collegiately for Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minnesota) and the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minnesota). After earning his Ph.D. in social/sport psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Tauer returned to Minnesota in 2000. He lives in St. Paul and has conducted basketball camps for the past fourteen years. Tauer also speaks across the Twin Cities on topics ranging from motivation to psychology to basketball.
Tommie Pride Basketball Camps
University of St. Thomas women's basketball head coach Ruth Sinn and her staff hold the following girls' basketball camps in summer at UST's St. Paul campus:
Residential (overnight) camps are offered for grades 5-9
Full day camp is offered for grades 1-8
For more information contact Ruth Sinn @ 651-962-5931 or rasinn@stthomas.edu. Brochures can also be found by Clicking Here.
Sinn has been conducting camps for the past 20 years at Hill-Murray High School and Apple Valley High School.
Camps are created to enhance each individual participant's ability. Emphasis is placed on team development with many activities structured in the concept of understanding the basic fundamentals of basketball. Camps provide opportunities for girls to come together to share their interest in basketball while establishing new friendships.
St. Thomas Summer Youth Baseball/Softball League
For information and sign-up forms for the summer baseball and softball leagues for elementary-school youths, run by UST coaches John Tschida and Dennis Denning, click here.
Dennis Denning's Youth/HS Baseball Clinics
Legendary St. Thomas coach Dennis Denning sponsors a holiday-break baseball clinic each year between Christmas and New Year's Eve. The registration deadline is early December. The clinic field is limited in size and usually fills up quickly. You can contact Dennis Denning at 651-962-5924, or email him at dldenning@stthomas.edu
John Tschida's Youth/HS Softball Clinics
St. Thomas softball coach John Tschida hosts a winter clinic for grades 7-12 on set weekend days from November through January. Check back here in the fall of 2007 for information on the next winter sessions.
UST Soccer Select Camps "Training Like the Pros"
The St. Thomas Men's Soccer coaching staff will conduct an Advanced Camp in December for Grades 10 - 12. These sessions will focus on improving the player's tactical and technical ability, speed of play, the player's individual coordination, speed and agility and much much more. This is a must for High School players that are looking to take their game to the next level.
For ages U8 - U16, a Community Camp is offered that focuses on player's individual technical and tactical ability, as well as working with each player to improve their overall game. These camps are a great way to work with college coaches, college players and some of the best trainers in Minnesota. For more information visit the UST Men's Soccer Site.
Thanh Pham Volleyball Camp
July 31-Aug. 3, 2006, Coughlan Fieldhouse, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, Cost: $100 per session in advance ($120 on site)
Limited to 40 per session
Session 1: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon... Tailored for beginners of all age and skill levels... Covers passing skills, blocking, serving, hitting and defensive moves... Mini-tournament on final day
Session 2: Monday-Thursday, 12:30-3 p.m... Higher pace and intensity than morning session... Use game-like scenarios to reinforce skills
For more information, contact UST Coach Thanh Pham
