2020 SUMMER CAMPS
This summer, ORYA is working with ORHS coaches, ORYA volunteers and other sports professionals to provide more summer sports opportunities. Instead of sitting on the couch get your player involved in any of our summer offerings. Offerings below will focus on fun and development while giving players something different to do during the day!
ORYA summer camps will be used as fundraising initiatives. ORYA looks forward to providing fun and developmentally appropriate camp programs that improve our ability to offer quality programming during the regular seasons. Camps will be posted as they are created.
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TENNIS CAMPS
Following a successful spring program ORYA and USTA Tennis in the Parks have teamed up again to provide some summer camp opportunities. USTA will provide a certified coach to offer our players with age appropriate instruction. Each new player will receive a free racquet and shirt as part of their player fee – courtesy of USTA’s NETGENERATION program. If you participated in ORYA’s spring tennis program you will not receive an additional racquet.
This program requires a minimum of 7 players per age group and at least 2 age groups must reach that minimum. A maximum of 14 players per group.
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BASEBALL CAMP
ORYA’s baseball camp will help our young players get additional time on the field following the short spring season while working on key fundamentals such as fielding, hitting, throwing, and base running. Through fun games and exercises our objective is to offer a fun & welcoming environment where players can build on their passion for the game while making improvements to their overall game. Players will have a break halfway through the day so please pack a healthy snack and plenty of water.
August 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
TIME | 9:00-12:00pm
COED AGE GROUP | Live Pitch & Majors Players as of 2020 season
LOCATION | Demerritt Park
TUITION | $125
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SOCCER CAMP
In partnership with ORHS’s Girls Varsity Coach, Cyd Scarano, ORYA is excited to offer a great opportunity for our players to learn from some of our community’s best soccer resources at the high school level. This camp program will have options for all levels of players – from those looking to have some fun in the sun to those hoping to find out what it takes to play at the high school level. Cyd and her camp coaching staff will utilize age-appropriate approaches at each level to offer a fun and challenging environment.
August 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Birth Years, Times and Tuition:
2015’s | 11:00-11:45am | $50
2014, 2013, 2012’s | 9:00-10:30am | $75
2011 – 2007’s | 9:00-12:00pm | $110
LOCATION | Tibbetts Field or Alternative Turf Field
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GOLF
The Oaks Summer Junior Camps are designed to be fun for students of all skill levels. In these Junior Camps, the student attains a strong foundation in the basic fundamentals of golf, learn rules and etiquette, and learn how to play the game in a team atmosphere. Students will also learn valuable life skills and core values taught through the First Tee curriculum. Overall, The Oaks Summer Junior Camps are a FUN & enjoyable atmosphere to learn the game of a lifetime.
**If inclement weather, the class may be held indoors or scheduled for the last day to be Friday. This will be determined on a class by class basis.
DATES | July 27, 28, 29, 30
TIME | 9:00-12:00pm
COED AGE GROUP | Entering Grades 3-8
LOCATION | The Oaks, Somersworth
TUITION | $170
Reg. Deadline July 20
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VOLLEYBALL
ORYA’s volleyball program will provide players a fun environment to learn age-appropriate skills & techniques. Players will learn the fundamentals of passing, hitting and over hand serving. More specifically, players will learn footwork, arm swings, and the keys to passing. They will come away with a better understanding of the rules of the game as well as how a basic offense and defense work. They will get LOTS of small group instruction as well as play time in drills and game-like settings. The main goal will be to develop players skills, knowledge of the game, and a passion for the sport. Clinics will be run by Cassandra Sweatt, the Oyster River High School Varsity coach, with help from her team! The drills used and skills taught will cover the same fundamental principles as the ones used at ORMS and ORHS. A minimum of 8 registrations are needed to make this camp successful.
THURSDAYS AT BMS | July 9, 16, 23, 30
GRADES 4-6 | 3:30-4:30pm
GRADES 7&8 | 4:30-5:30pm
THURSDAYS AT ORHS | Aug. 6, 13
ALL GRADES | 4:30-5:30pm
TUITION | $80
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Field Hockey Camp
ORYA’s volleyball program will provide players a fun environment to learn age-appropriate skills & techniques. Players will learn the fundamentals of passing, hitting and over hand serving. More specifically, players will learn footwork, arm swings, and the keys to passing. They will come away with a better understanding of the rules of the game as well as how a basic offense and defense work. They will get LOTS of small group instruction as well as play time in drills and game-like settings. The main goal will be to develop players skills, knowledge of the game, and a passion for the sport. Clinics will be run by Cassandra Sweatt, the Oyster River High School Varsity coach, with help from her team! The drills used and skills taught will cover the same fundamental principles as the ones used at ORMS and ORHS. A minimum of 8 registrations are needed to make this camp successful.
August 4, 5, 6
PreK & K | 9:00-10:00am | $40
Grades 1-8 | 9:00-12:00pm | $90
High School | 1:00-4:00pm | $90
Location | TBD
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TRACK & CROSS COUNTRY
Each morning, after runners arrive and shake off the morning sleepiness, they’ll get started with a fun a warm-up activity game to get the muscles moving and loose. Following their warm up coach Scott will offer a lesson, instruction or video on running related topics such as form, what CC races are like, training principles, etc. Following indoor training they’ll get outside to go through a daily running schedule which will include different distances and approaches. During the week each participant will set their personal 1-mile record to use as a goal for future participation.
Runners will primarily utilize the “Bagel Loop” of Coe Drive and Bagdad Road utilized by the middle and high school running groups.
2020 Information Coming Soon!
COED AGE GROUP | Incoming 5th-8th Graders
DROPOFF LOCATION | ORHS Multi-Purpose Room
REGISTRATION COMING SOON
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MAJORS SANDLOT BASEBALL
ORYA’s Summer Sandlot League starts the week after the regular baseball season ends and was designed to provide baseball and fun for the current Majors Baseball players that want to play more ball but may not want to commit to the time, schedule, cost, and competitiveness of a tournament schedule. The camp will be comprised of two or three games a week with the focus on fun, development, and friendly competition.
2020 Information Coming Soon!
COED AGE GROUP | 2019 Majors Players
LOCATION | Demerritt or Woodridge
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ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Come check out the fastest growing team sport in the United States! Ultimate Frisbee is an exciting field sport with a flying disc (frisbee) that combines the non-stop movement and athletic endurance of soccer with the aerial passing skills of football. It is also governed by Spirit of the Game – a tradition of sportsmanship that places the responsibility for fair play on the players. Sessions will include warm-up; fun drills in throwing, catching, cutting, and other basics; and guided scrimmages. At the end of the season, we will have a festive Jamboree to celebrate our hard work and fun together. Join us!
2020 Information Coming Soon!
TUESDAYS
COED AGE GROUP | 9-13
LOCATION | Tibbetts Field
REGISTRATION COMING SOON
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COACH PITCH SANDLOT BASEBALL
ORYA’s Summer Sandlot League starts the week of July 8th and was designed to provide baseball and fun for the current Coach Pitch players that want to play more ball. The camp will be comprised of one game a week with the focus on fun, development, and friendly competition.
2020 Information Coming Soon!
COED AGE GROUP | 2019 Coach Pitch Players
LOCATION | Woodridge but locations may vary
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FLAG FOOTBALL
This camp program is perfect for any athlete that has shown interest in football or just wants to experience a fun, fast paced program. Players will be split into age level groups and take part in football station drills with the goal of developing and improving skills such as throwing, catching, defending, etc. Following skills drills, players will be split into 2 or more teams, based on parity, and participate in intracamp flag football games for the remainder of the day.
2020 Information Coming Soon!
COED AGE GROUP | Entering Grades 1-8
LOCATION | Tibbetts Field
REGISTRATION COMING SOON
ORYA Mission Statement
The Oyster River Youth Association provides inclusive, fair, diverse, and developmentally appropriate recreational programs to the youth of Durham, Lee, and Madbury, NH. ORYA meets the changing needs of the children and families in our community for sports and recreational activities by acquiring and maintaining facilities, promoting volunteerism, and seeking collaborative and strategic partnerships.