Your kids can receive training from UK coaches at these youth sports camps this summer
Whether your child is a future professional athlete or just looking to have a good time with friends, firsthand instruction from some of UK’s coaches is available at various youth camps this summer.
Here is a rundown of the Wildcats’ sports camps, broken down by sport. Links take you to the registration page on UK’s website where there is additional information about the itinerary of each camp.
Baseball
Wildcat baseball school
Dates: June 12-15, June 19-22, July 10-13, July 17-20
Ages: Grades 1-7
Location: Kentucky Proud Park
Price: $240 per session
Contact: kentuckybaseball@uky.edu
Men’s basketball
Father-son camps
Dates: June 9-10, June 16-17, June 23-24
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Boys ages 7-17 and their fathers
Price: Overnight ($205 per person); Commuter ($185 per person)
Contact: ukmbbcamps@uky.edu
Father-daughter camp
Date: June 18
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Girls ages 7-17 and their fathers
Price: $120 per person
Contact: ukmbbcamps@uky.edu
Overnight camp
Date: June 11-14
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Boys 7-18
Price: Overnight ($495 per person); Commuter ($390 per person)
Contact: ukmbbcamps@uky.edu
Camp Cal
Dates: June 19-22
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Boys 7-18
Price: $435 per person
Contact: ukmbbcamps@uky.edu
Satellite camps
Dates: June 3-8
Locations: Taylor County High School (9 a.m.-noon, June 3), Russell County High School (3-6 p.m., June 3), Elizabethtown High School (9:30 a.m.-noon, June 4), Meade County High School (3-6 p.m., June 4), Campbell County High School (3-6 p.m., June 5), Jackson City High School (3-6 p.m., June 6), South Oldham High School (3-6 p.m., June 7), Lewis County High School (3-6 p.m., June 8)
Age: Boys and girls 7-17
Price: $99 per camper
Contact: ukmbbcamps@uky.edu
Women’s basketball
Day camp
Dates: June 26-27
Location: Joe Craft Center
Age: Girls grades 1-12
Price: $75 per day
Contact: Amy.Tilley@uky.edu
Wildcat experience camp
Dates: June 24
Location: Joe Craft Center
Age: Girls grades 6-12
Price: $75
Contact: Amy.Tilley@uky.edu
Football
Youth camp
Dates: June 15
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Grades 1-4
Price: $80
Contact: ukfootballcamps@uky.edu
Junior wildcats camp
Dates: June 15
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Grades 5-8
Price: $80
Contact: ukfootballcamps@uky.edu
Sunday showcase camp
Dates: June 4
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Grades 9-12 and college transfers
Price: $50
Contact: ukfootballcamps@uky.edu
One-day camps
Dates: June 6, 8, 12, 13, 14
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Grades 9-12 and college transfers
Price: $50
Contact: ukfootballcamps@uky.edu
Wildcats lineman camp
Date: June 11
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Grades 9-12 and college transfers
Price: $50
Contact: ukfootballcamps@uky.edu
Wildcats specialist camp
Dates: June 11
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Grades 9-12 and college transfers
Price: $50
Contact: ukfootballcamps@uky.edu
Gymnastics
Dates: June 23-25, June 30-July 2, July 14-16
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Female gymnasts ages 6-18
Price: Overnight ($690), Commuter ($585)
Contact: amy.coyle@uky.edu
Men’s soccer
Youth day camps
Dates: June 5-9, July 17-21
Location: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex
Age: Boys ages 5-14
Price: Half-day ($300), full day ($450)
Contact: Josh.Oldroyd@uky.edu
Youth night camp
Dates: July 17-20
Location: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex
Age: Boys ages 9-14
Price: $275
Contact: Josh.Oldroyd@uky.edu
Elite ID camp
Dates: July 15-16
Location: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex
Age: Boys ages 14-21
Price: Individual session ($200), both sessions ($350)
Contact: Josh.Oldroyd@uky.edu
Women’s soccer
Youth camps
Dates: June 5-8, June 12-15, July 17-20
Location: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex
Age: Girls ages 5-13
Price: $270
Contact: kentuckysoccercamp@uky.edu
Elite ID camps
Dates: June 4, July 9, July 30
Location: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex
Age: Girls ages 14-21
Price: $200
Contact: kentuckysoccercamp@uky.edu
Softball
Junior wildcat summer day camp
Dates: June 13-14
Location: John Cropp Stadium
Age: 5-9
Price: $160
Contact: uksoftballcamps@uky.edu
Wildcat summer day camp
Dates: June 13-15
Location: John Cropp Stadium
Age: Grades 4-6
Price: $255
Contact: uksoftballcamps@uky.edu
Wildcat summer hitting camp
Dates: June 13
Location: John Cropp Stadium
Age: Grades 4-6
Price: $80
Contact: uksoftballcamps@uky.edu
Wildcat summer pitching camp
Dates: June 14
Location: John Cropp Stadium
Age: Grades 4-6
Price: $80
Contact: uksoftballcamps@uky.edu
Kentucky prospect day camp
Dates: June 19-20, July 10-11
Location: John Cropp Stadium
Age: Grades 7-12
Price: $260
Contact: uksoftballcamps@uky.edu
Elite pitching prospect camp
Dates: June 19, July 10
Location: John Cropp Stadium
Age: Grades 7-12
Price: $125
Contact: uksoftballcamps@uky.edu
Swimming and diving
Dates: June 4-8, 11-15
Location: Lancaster Aquatic Center
Age: 10-18 (Campers must be at least 12 to stay overnight in dorms)
Price: Overnight ($845), commuter ($695)
Contact: emily.lyden@uky.edu
Men’s tennis
Dates: June 12-14, July 17-20
Location: Dr. H.H. Downing Outdoor Tennis Complex and Hilary J. Boone Varsity Tennis Stadium Complex
Age: 7-18
Price: Morning ($250), full day ($425)
Contact: matthew.gordon@uky.edu
Volleyball
One day all skills camp
Dates: June 1-2
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Grades 5-12
Price: $160
Contact: kentuckyvolleyball@uky.edu
DI prospect camp
Dates: June 5
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Grades 8-12
Price: $160
Contact: kentuckyvolleyball@uky.edu
Serving camp
Dates: June 6, July 5
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Grades 5-12
Price: $90
Contact: kentuckyvolleyball@uky.edu
Setter camp
Dates: July 6
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Grades 5-12
Price: $160
Contact: kentuckyvolleyball@uky.edu
Defense and passing camp
Dates: July 7
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Grades 5-12
Price: $160
Contact: kentuckyvolleyball@uky.edu
Two-day elite skills camp
Dates: July 8-9
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Grades 5-12
Price: $295
Contact: kentuckyvolleyball@uky.edu
Hitter camp
Dates: July 10
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Grades 5-12
Price: $160
Contact: kentuckyvolleyball@uky.edu
Boys volleyball camp
Dates: July 17
Location: University of Kentucky
Age: Boys grades 5-12
Price: $160
Contact: kentuckyvolleyball@uky.edu
Cheerleading
Coed skills camp
Dates: June 10
Location: Seaton Center
Age: Grades 6-college
Price: $55
Contact: ukcheer@uky.edu
Jumps, tumble, motion camp
Dates: June 13-14
Location: Seaton Center
Age: Grades K-12
Price: $55
Contact: ukcheer@uky.edu
Youth day camps
Dates: June 5-9
Location: Seaton Center
Age: Grades K-8
Price: $50
Contact: ukcheer@uky.edu
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