Hancock Athletics to Host Youth Summer Basketball, Soccer and Baseball Camps

With summer fast approaching, the Allan Hancock College athletics department has several options for parents to help keep their children active and entertained. The college will host youth baseball, boy's soccer and girl's basketball camps during the month of June.

"Hancock is a great place and a source of athletic pride on the Central Coast," said athletic director Kim Ensing. "We have an extremely talented coaching staff and student-athletes at the college who are excited to pass on their skills and knowledge to area youth. These camps are great opportunities for children to learn or improve in a sport and become familiar with Hancock athletics."

Women's basketball head coach Cary Nerelli, a C.I.F. Hall of Fame inductee with more than 30 years of coaching experience, will hold a girl's basketball camp from Monday, June 22, through Friday, June 26, 2015. Nerelli, his coaching staff and players will teach girls, ages six to 13, key fundamentals and help children develop their skills. The camp runs from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. inside Joe White Memorial Gymnasium on the Santa Maria campus. Registration is $75 per child and includes a T-Shirt. To register for the basketball camp, click here.

The boy's soccer camp will take place on Monday, June 22, through Wednesday, June 24 from 4:30-7 p.m. Head coach Billy Vinnedge and his players will teach kids basic skills and fundamentals. The camp will take place at the soccer fields on the Santa Maria campus. Registration is $100 per child, and includes a T-shirt. To register, click here .

Instruction will also take place on the Hancock diamond. Children ages six to 18 will learn proper hitting, throwing, fielding and pitching mechanics during the annual baseball clinic. Head coach Chris Stevens, his coaching staff and players will provide instruction from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Two clinics are scheduled: Monday, June 15 – Thursday, June 18, and Monday, June 22- Thursday, June 25. The registration fee is $125 per child, and $75 for additional family members. The cost to take part in both clinic sessions is $200 per child. To register, click here.

Registration and payment may also be completed on the first day of each camp.