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SHARK Baseball Camp
August 10, 2015 @ 8:30 am - August 14, 2015 @ 4:15 pm
Date: August 10th -14th, 2015
Times:
Session 1: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session 2: 10:00 AM – 10:55 AM (for Kennedy Day School students)
Session 3: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Session 4: 1:15 PM – 4:15 PM
The shorter morning sessions are for children who require a shorter exercise session and 1:1 child to staff supervision. The longer afternoon session is for children who are working on their endurance and independent ball playing skills and can tolerate a 2:1 child to staff ratio. Camp will start and end with a group circle with music (led by a Music Therapist) and warm-up and cool down exercises. Children will work on baseball activities in small groups with the aid of their coach. Therapists will direct the group activities. All participants will receive a baseball card, hat and T shirt.
Goals for this one-week baseball camp are to:
- Teach basic or advanced baseball skills such as throwing, catching, fielding, batting, running bases and rules of the game
- Provide children with an opportunity to play baseball on a team with other children
- Provide children with the opportunity to get 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity in a fun, noncompetitive environment
Participants: The program is open to school-aged youth with disabilities.
Camp Staffing: Therapists from Franciscan as well as local college students will staff the program. We will have a 1:1 child to staff ratio in Sessions 1 & 2 and 2:1 child to staff ratio in Session 3.
Cost: Session 1 & 3: $25/child for the week-long program; Session 2: No extra fee for KDS students attending summer camp; Session 4: $50/child. We have received funding from the Steve Haley Active Recreation for Kids (SHARK) Fund, Genzyme and Boston College Foundation to help with camp costs.
Location: Franciscan Hospital for Children in Brighton – outdoors weather permitting or in
our gym
Preregistration required: For more information or to register your child for one of the sessions please contact physical therapist Maria Fragala-Pinkham at mfragala@fhfc.org.
To download/print the camp flyer, please click here.
To learn more about our Adaptive Sports program, please click here.