Sport majors allow campers to focus on a specific sport for 1.5 hours during camp. Sport majors are held on the first four days of each week, so your camper will experience all four sports majors before enjoying field day and water games on Fridays.
BASKETBALL:
USA Basketball-licensed coaches will teach the fundamentals of passing, shooting, dribbling and defense through the USA Basketball curriculum.
Cricket:
Campers will learn the basics of this highly popular international sport. Included in the positions, rules & basic skills, campers will learn about the history of the game, the parts of the world it is extremely popular, the origin and how it’s linked to our American sport of baseball
DANCE:
Our experienced dance coaches will take campers through a variety of genres such as hip hop, country line dancing, Zumba and more.
FENCING:*
Discover this Olympic sport with the help of coaches from the Denver Fencing Center. They'll introduce campers to proper technique and footwork as well as teaching them how to locate target areas.
FLAG FOOTBALL:
Experienced coaches using the USA Football curriculum will teach campers the fundamentals of passing, running, body awareness and defense in a safe, non-contact format.
FLOOR HOCKEY:
Campers will learn the fundamentals of passing, shooting, body awareness and defense from the USA Stick Hockey curriculum. Campers who enjoy the Floor Hockey major may be interested in also registering for weeks with the Ice Hockey major.
FIELD HOCKEY:
Campers will learn the basics of this highly popular Olympic Sport. The positions, rules & basic skills will be taught and practiced and campers will learn about the strongholds of the game throughout the world and where the sport is popular in the USA.
GOLF:
Following the USA Kids Golf curriculum, our experienced golf coaches will teach the fundamentals for developing a proper swing, balance, mental clarity and putting.
HANDBALL:
a long-standing activity at PASS Camp, the growing popularity and enjoyment the campers have displayed for playing handball made it an easy sport to consider as a major this coming summer. Campers will learn the rules, basic skills and have fun playing in this fun and exciting Olympic Sport that ties in many of the sports we’re very familiar with in the USA
ICE SKATING:
Our US Figure Skating Coaches will teach skating fundamentals under the US Figure Skating curriculum. Skate bumpers will be available, but the goal is for all campers to skate with confidence without them by the end of the major.
LACROSSE:
Learn the fundamentals of cradling, scopping, throwing and catching with the help US Lacrosse-licensed coaches, and start your camper's journey to maybe one day playing for the DU Pioneers.
MARTIAL ARTS:
Our longstanding partnership with Kicking for Life Martial Arts studio continues to grow summer over summer. We’re adding an additional week of Martial Arts as a major this summer thanks to the extremely strong feedback we’ve received from previous summers. In addition to learning basic skills our campers will focus on the value of control, breathing, mental focus & the importance of respect in all areas of sport
PICKLEBALL:
Campers will be introduced to one of the fastest growing sports in the US! Campers will work on hand-eye coordination, footwork and agility as they are introduced to the fundamental skills of pickleball and learn introductory rules, strategy and game play!
RUGBY:
Campers will focus on the fundamentals of passing, running, tackling, catching, kicking, positioning and handling under the principles of the USA Rugby curriculum. They'll also learn the five principles of rugby: teamwork, discipline, enjoyment, sportsmanship and respect.
SOCCER:
Following the USA Soccer curriculum with experienced coaches, campers will learn the fundamentals of passing, shooting, dribbling and defense.
SOFTBALL:
Experienced coaches will provide campers with a positive introduction to organized softball. This instructional program for campers will be organized to teach the fundamentals of softball including throwing, catching, fielding, and hitting. For younger players we will hit from a batting tee using a whiffle ball and for older campers there will be coach pitchers using large soft tennis balls.
TENNIS:
Focus on the fundamentals of serving, forehand and backhand ground strokes, forehand and backhand vollies and overhead smashes with our experience tennis coaches following the US Tennis Association's curriculum.
ULTIMATE FRISBEE:
Campers will learn some of the fundamental of one of the most popular new sports, Ultimate frisbee. Our experienced coaches will use the USA Ultimate Frisbee curriculum to teach power throwing, break throwing, speed, reading the field, mental processing speed and capacity, endurance, defense and catching.
VOLLEYBALL:
Experienced coaches will help campers develop all-around skills for volleyball (serving, passing, hitting, and setting). The major will teach players to play anywhere on the court, and how to work together as a team.
*An additional $15 fee will be charged for weeks of camp that include fencing as a sport major.
