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Four individual camps
available each of the following dates:
June 8-12 . June
15-19
. June
22-26
. June
28-July 3
. July
13-17
Cost: $350 per weekly
session.
Recommended for ages 10 to 18 years. Registration deposit–$100.
$325 for second child in family, additional weeks, or groups of 10 or
more submitted together. Includes coaching, room, board, camp T-shirt,
stroke outlines, and awards.
Stroke Development
Camp
Best choice for
anyone with competitive swimming experience in a USS club, school team,
summer club, YMCA, or any organized swim team. The camp offers 80
percent technique work and 20 percent workout training.
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Provides stroke
improvement through films, lectures, outlines, demonstrations, and
videotaping, both on the surface and from the underwater window.
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Works on starts,
turns, stroke mechanics, flexibility, and strength training.
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Provides each
swimmer with a surface and underwater videotape analysis of his or her
strokes and turns.
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Works on attitudes
pertaining to sportsmanship, nutrition, dedication, commitment, etc.
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Provides each
swimmer with worthwhile recreational opportunities.
Elite Camp
Best for anyone
who has participated in a moderate to heavy yardage program who would
like to maintain this training level while improving stroke technique.
The camp offers 80 percent workout training and 20 percent technique
work.
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Provides two
strenuous workouts per day.
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Provides daily
strength and flexibility training.
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Provides stroke
improvement through films, lectures, outlines, demonstrations, and videotaping both
on the surface and from the underwater window.
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Provides each
swimmer with a surface and underwater videotape analysis of his or her
strokes and turns.
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Provides each
swimmer with worthwhile recreational opportunities.
Combination Camp
Best for any
swimmer who feels the need for stroke technique work and training
workouts for refinement of their swimming skill. The camp offers 50
percent technique work and
50 percent workout training.
Diving Camp
Best for any diver
who has had springboard diving experience.
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Provides
instruction in all required dives and appropriate optional dives.
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Introduces new
dives by using the spotting belt on the port-a-pit when the diver is
ready.
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Improves
understanding of diving techniques through discussion and film.
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Provides each
diver with an individual videotape analysis of dives.
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Provides each
diver with worthwhile recreational experiences
General
Information
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Campers are
assigned according to preferences on the application. Be sure to list a
second and third choice. If only one specific week is possible for you,
be sure to indicate it on your application.
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Residence hall
rooms are assigned two or three per room, with girls and boys on
separate floors.
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Enrollment is
limited each week to: Stroke-50, Elite-30, Combination-36, and
Diving-25. Swimmers may be moved to the camp best suited for their
abilities.
Tippin Natatorium
Facilities and Equipment
Swimming–
A
six-lane, 25-yard competitive pool with deck and balcony area for dry
land work; a complete Colorado timing system, including computerized
pace clock; an underwater window for videotaping strokes and turns; and
strength facilities, including free weights, machines, stretch cords,
and exercise area.
Diving–
Separate
diving well (42-by-42-by-12 feet deep) with two one-meter maxiflex
boards and one three-meter maxiflex board; one port-a-pit with a
duraflex board, foam rubber landing pit, and an overhead spotting belt.
Location
Sessions are
conducted at
Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
in Clarion, Pa., just
two miles off
Interstate 80, Exit 64, in
Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Camp Staff
 Mark VanDyke,
eighth-year Clarion head swimming coach, begins his 19th year coaching
the Golden Eagles Swimming and Diving Camps. VanDyke swam at Seneca
Valley H.S. and Clarion University, under former Clarion coach Bill
Miller, achieving All-State and All-American status. While at Clarion,
he held numerous team records in backstroke, freestyle and IM. More than
20 years of coaching have produced many national top-16 rankings and
state champions. He emphasizes the importance of
stroke development in young swimmers.
 Dave Hrovat,
Clarion University diving coach, has brought a wealth of knowledge and
experience to the Diving Camp for the past 19 years. He was a
Pennsylvania state high school diving champion, Atlantic Coast
Conference champion and diver of the year, and NCAA Division I
All-American. He has been named NCAA Division II Diving Coach of the
Year 15 times in 17 years. In 17 years, his divers have earned 175
All-American awards including 28 national champion finishes.
 Christina (Tillotson)
Sheets, eighth-year Clarion University assistant swimming coach,
graduated from Clarion in 1999. She was a NCAA Division II National
Champion in the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke, 28-time All-American,
and is the school record holder in the 200 and 400 IMs. “Tilly”
graduated from Dallastown Area H.S. and Clarion University, and received
a master’s degree in sports administration from Ball State University.
Her philosophy follows that of former coaches VanDyke and Miller,
focusing on perfection of stroke technique and an emphasis on quality.
Bill Miller,
former Clarion University head coach, continues working at the Golden
Eagles Swimming and Diving Camps. His responsibilities include stroke
analysis through video-taping and classroom discussion. Bill’s legacy
features an extremely successful career at Clarion, winning Conference
and NCAA Coach of the Year honors as well as other coaching awards.
Additional Staff
Other staff
members include Frank Supancic, Warren Harding High School; Dave Sheets,
Duquesne University; and Kim Hrovat, Clarion University.
Contact Information
Coach Van Dyke
814-393-2457
mvandyke@clarion.edu
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