Camp Philosophy
Our camp is designed to provide a fun, safe environment where campers of all ability levels can participate and be encouraged in a wide variety of sports and activities.
Certified teachers and athletes at the high school and college levels will make up the staff at Just Play! Sports Camp. They are selected based upon their ability to work well with children and be role models for younger athletes. The majority of our staff returns year after year!
Campers are grouped according to age, not gender or ability levels. Kindergarten campers will have a special group that stays with the same coaches all week, and participates in most of the same activities. Campers must be at least 5 years of age to participate in camp.
Camp Information
Each camper will receive:
- A camp dri-fit shirt
- A camp sackpack for attending more than 1 week
- Drinks all day – ice water at all times and lemonade or Gatorade during breaks
- 3 hours of fun, exercise and competition daily!
Sample sports and activities (all campers will participate in all activities)
Soccer, Basketball, Team Handball, Baseball, Capture the Cones, Street Hockey, Dodgeball, Lacrosse, Mass Games, Tiger Tails, Tennis, Flag Football, Ultimate Frisbee, Exterminator Tag, Kickball, and Water Gun Fights!
Break-time activities: During drink and snack breaks, we have additional activities for anyone interested in competing, including a talent show, jump rope and hula hoop contests, joke-telling, Just Play! Idol (singing), dancing, impersonations, magic tricks, and more!
Refund Policy
If you need to switch weeks of camp, or cancel altogether, for any reason, we will fully refund your registration fee prior to the start of camp (minus the Paypal processing fee), and look forward to having you join us when it works for you and your child!
Just Play! Sports Camp Staff
Scott Johnson – Director
“Mr. J” is a National Board Certified physical education teacher at Piñon Valley Elementary, and has a Masters Degree in Teaching. He has worked as a camp director and coach for over 20 years at camps in several states, and has coached varsity, club, and school teams in soccer, basketball, track and field, skiing, handball, flag football, and volleyball. He has run the Just Play! Camps for 20 years. He also coaches competitive soccer teams for Rush Pikes Peak Soccer Club.
Vanessa Gauthier – Assistant Director
Ms. Gauthier is a physical education teacher at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High, and has worked at our camp for the past 8 years. She earned her Masters Degree in Administration. She coaches volleyball, basketball, softball, and track and field at CMJH.
Other coaches:
Our staff is selected based upon their ability to work well with children and be positive role models for younger athletes. They all have played one or more sports competitively, and many have come through our camps as campers, now giving back to the future stars!
FAQ
All multi-sport camps run from 9:00am-12:00noon.
Yes, if you need to switch weeks of camp, or cancel altogether, for any reason, we will fully refund your registration fee prior to the start of camp (minus the Paypal processing fee), and look forward to having you join us when it works for you and your child!
For all camps, we will keep the kids safe indoors until the weather passes. If weather cancels camp for part or even all of a day, we cannot offer refunds, but will try to make up time another day that week if possible. If camp gets called off after the day begins, all coaches will make their cell phones available for campers to call home.
You will receive a confirmation email if you pay online with a credit card. If you pay by check you will receive a confirmation email about one week prior to the start of camp, and sooner if you register early. The confirmation letter will include more information specific to your camp week, such as items to bring, last-minute changes, etc.