US Sports Camps/Nike Baseball Camp Announces Agreement With Skyhawks
February 26, 2008 - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
Sussex Skyhawks News Release
US Sports Camps, operators of the Nike Baseball Camps, has been in the business of offering quality sports camps for 30 years. Over those years, they have hosted nearly 500,000 happy campers and today announced that it has reached an agreement with the Sussex Skyhawks Baseball Club to conduct Nike Baseball Camps this summer at Skylands Park.
The three camps will run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. the weeks of July 7-11, July 28- Aug. 1, and Aug. 11-15. Camps are open to boys ages 7-18.
Campers will train daily on the home field of the Sussex Skyhawks - Skylands Park. Opened in the spring of 1994 as a home for the New York Penn League, it was truly a field of dreams, built right into a cornfield. Now in its prime, the Sussex Skyhawks call home. The Skyhawks played their inaugural season in 2006 as part of Can-Am League. The Stadium seats 4,190 fans and houses 10 Luxury Suites and Picnic Area.
CAMP HIGHLIGHTS
- Professional instruction from professional coaches, players and college-aged instructors
- 10:1 camper/staff ratio
- Multi-level ability grouping
- Post-camp improvement plan
- Discussion topics: preparing for college baseball, sports nutrition, and personal goal setting
- Nike Baseball Camp T-shirt and Nike Prizes
- Baseball America Magazine Special Offer
Overseeing these incredible weeks of baseball fun is Skyhawks Manager Hal Lanier. Lanier spent ten seasons in the big leagues as a player, eight with the San Francisco Giants, and two with the New York Yankees. As a rookie for the Giants, in 1964, he batted .274 and was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie team. In his fifth season with the Giants, Lanier led all NL shortstops in putouts (282) and fielding average (.979).
Upon the completion of his playing career, Lanier spent five seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals organization; serving as a minor league manager and then as the third base coach for the 1982 World Series and the 1985 National League championship teams.
The following year, Lanier went on to manage the Houston Astros. In his first year with the Astros, Lanier was named the NL Manager of the Year. That year, the Astros won the division title, posted a record of 96-66 and made it to the National League Championship; losing to the eventual World Series Champs, the New York Mets.
Players, Coaches, Parents and others interested in the Skyhawks NIKE Camps can visit the Sussex Skyhawks Website at www.sussexskyhawks.com for registration information.
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