Mountain Shadows 14th Annual Residential Girls Artistic Gymnastic Camps

July 18th- 23rd  
Prov 3 - National
AND
July 25th – 29th  
Pre-Comp, Prov 1 & Prov 2

At Mountain Shadows Gym Club
18 Crystalridge Drive
Okotoks, Alberta
T1S 2C3

Camp 1 – July 18th – 23rd this is a six day gymnastic camp geared to the more advanced gymnast. Gymnasts attending this camp should already be in the Provincial 3 level or entering it this upcoming season. Our experienced high level coaching staff will advance the skills of any P3 to National level athlete.

Camp 2 – July 25th – 29th this is a five day camp designed for Pre-Competitive, Provincial 1 and Provincial 2 gymnasts! Many of the same advanced coaches teaching lots of new skills suitable to these levels.
AT OUR CAMPS MEET –

1. Jim McLuskey and Jen Krause (camp co-ordinators)
2. Food services by Duncan’s Catering! Still the best camp food in Canada.

COACHES –
Coaches include several club head coaches from Alberta and B.C. plus all of your regular Mountain Shadows coaches. We also welcome back Wendy to co-ordinate all of our dance!

About Mountain Shadows and our Camp -
OUR FACILITY –
Located at 18 Crystalridge Drive in Okotoks, Alberta, we are equipped to suit the beginner to advanced gymnast. A BIG foam pit, tumbling run, spring floor, 3 sunken trampolines and multiple beams and bars. Camp is always closely supervised 24 hours a day by qualified coaches. We have activities each evening including dance clinics, drama, swimming and other out of facility activities.

MAKE PLANS NOW TO ATTEND BUT, PLEASE REMEMBER….
-***gymnasts must be in good physical condition to successfully participate in camp.
-***gymnasts must be mature enough to attend camp overnight for 5 or 6 days (supervisors and coaches strongly stress that gymnasts who are more concerned about home account for more supervisor time and achieve far less from training.)
- camp fills EARLY! Please do not wait until the end of May as it may result in disappointment.
-confirmation letter of acceptance will be mailed in mid-June, along with a detailed itinerary and camp clothing and equipment checklist. Please note that full payment must be received before acceptance letters are mailed. Gymnasts from “wait-lists” will be moved up to camp spots if payment is not received.

         
Camp info is as follows:
Camp 1 - Gymnasts arrive after 6pm Sunday evening July 17th or by 9am Monday morning July 18th. Pick-up is on Saturday July 23rd by 3:30pm. Cost per gymnast is $475.00 (includes food, t-shirt, extra activities and accommodation). The Camp fee is payable by May 31st, 2011 by cash, cheque, debit, visa or mastercard. Cancellation fee is $150.00. Camp director is Jim McLuskey. Jim has over 40 years experience in coaching and club administration.

Camp 2 - Gymnasts arrive after 6pm Sunday evening July 24th or by 9am Monday morning July 25th. Pick-up is on Friday July 29th by 3:30pm. Cost per gymnast is $430.00 (includes food, extra activities, t-shirt and accommodation). The Camp fee is payable by May 31st, 2011. Cancellation fee is $150.00.  Camp director is Jen Krause. She is an Alberta gymnast and has been a coach with Mountain Shadows for 14 years.

Note from the camp director-
We are excited to offer our 14th annual camp. Each year we have a capacity enrollment and find it great to see so many of our camp gymnasts competing in the province and having such success. Mountain Shadows hopes that again this year we can help many of our Western Canadian gymnasts in learning new skills. To succeed in these camps, a gymnast MUST be able to stay away from home comfortably for the duration of camp. Remember, gymnasts are working hard in an entirely different atmosphere than that at home.
****It is definitely NOT a good situation for the gymnast to experiment with her first time away from home. Young gymnasts should practice trial nights with friends, etc. prior to coming to camp.
****Returning from summer holidays and going directly to camp is not a great idea. Gymnasts are often tired before camp even starts.
****Having a friend from your club with you helps a lot unless the gymnast is very independently minded.
****Being out of condition or behind the other camp members in skills is very difficult for the gymnast.
CAMP 1 – you should be working on P3 skills to enter (meaning – you will compete P3 in the upcoming year)! Conditioning, skills, etc. begin with very good P2’s and work up from there.
Jim McLuskey

SO….HOW DO I REGISTER?

Complete the attached form and mail it to: 
 Mountain Shadows, 18 Crystalridge Drive, Okotoks, Alberta  T1S 2C3
All cheques are made payable to Mountain Shadows. Registration forms can also be faxed to (403)938-0448. Please call Michelle at (403)938-0496 (club) or Jim at (403)931-2528 (hm) or at the club if you have questions or for more information.  Entries are accepted on a first come, first paid basis. Spots will not be held without payment! Get your name in NOW as both camps have limited space. Meet gymnasts and coaches from Western Canada in Alberta’s established and successful Residence Camp.

Registration form

Gym Camp Links

Rick McCharles YouTube - Gymnastics bars training - leaf drop
Mountain Shadows Summer Camp 2007. The LEAF DROP is what we call a flip off a bar from a sitting position. It is NOT a competitive skill, but is good preparation for future dismounts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryunm3fPFxk

Rick McCharles YouTube Mountain Shadows Gymnastic Fun
Christmas Camp 2006. At Christmas Gymnastics camp, the girls took a rotation just to have FUN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_pC-P6jeGc