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Matador hockey

The Matador Field Hockey Camp will be held June 9 through July 16 at Monta Vista High School. Sessions will run from 6 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday are open to boys and girls in grades 3-12, including recent 2015 graduates. All players must have shin guards and a mouth guard–a stick can be rented for $10 for the run of the camp. The camp cost is $275. For more information, contact camp director Denise Eachus at hockeycoach@teameachus.com or 408.677.7078.

Bruin camps

The Branham Bruins Summer Basketball Camps will be held July 13-17 and July 20-24, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. each day, for players ages 6-11 and July 13-17, 1:30-4 p.m. each day, for players ages 12-15 (or those entering grades 6-9). Branham head coach Sean Cummings will direct the camp that will stress fundamentals and feature game play. The cost of $200 includes a camp T-shirt. For more information, contact Cummings at coachcummings@gmail.com or 408.644.0324.

Mat camps

The Los Gatos Summer Wrestling Camp returns to town with sessions set for June 8-12 (middle school camp, ages 12-14), June 15-19 (high school camp) and June 22-26 (kids camp, ages 7-12). Each session is limited to 36 wrestlers. For more information, call 314.598.8787 or email billmitchell86@gmail.com.

Hoopstarz

The annual Hoopstarz Basketball coed summer camps will begin on June 8 and run through Aug. 14 for players ages 8-14. There will be a mini camp for ages 5-7 on July 13-17 and a girls only camp for ages 7-14 on July 27-31. Camps will be held at Los Gatos High School, Redwood Middle School and C.T. English Middle School. For more information, visit www.hoopstarzbasketball.com or call coach Adam Dallas at 408.384.8570.

Fremont camp

The 34th annual Fremont Basketball Camp returns to the Fremont High School gym this summer with high school coaches Jason Townsend of Fremont and Craig Ellegood of Cupertino serving as camp directors.

The camp emphasizes fun and fundamentals for boys and girls ages 5-14. Full day camp dates are June 15-19, June 22-26 and July 20-24, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $230; and half-day camp dates are July 6-10 and July 13-17, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $155.

Visit fremontbasketball camp.com, email info@fremontbasketballcamp.com or call Ellegood at 408.306.3309.

Field hockey

The 16th annual Del Mar girls field hockey camp for beginning players in grades 4-9 will be held on June 15-18 at Del Mar High School. The cost is $70 per player for the camp that runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Equipment will be provided. For more information, contact Del Mar coaches Gene Sampson or Stacey Chase at 408.691.0263 or staceymchase@gmail.com. Registration is online at delmarfieldhockey.com.

Spartan Camps

San Jose State University head baseball coach Dave Nakama will direct the 2015 Spartan Summer Baseball Camps for youngsters ages 6-12. Players will be grouped by age at the camp that will emphasize individual skills, fundamentals, and beginning team strategy.

Each 9 a.m. to noon camp session will be followed by a Spartan Game Camp, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Camp dates are June 8-12, June 15-19, June 22-26 and July 6-10.

All instruction and games will be held at San Jose State’s Blethen Field. Players will receive a camp T-shirt and the cost is $125 per session. For more information, call 408.924.1262 or visit collegebaseballcamps.com/SJSU.

Soccer camps

The eighth annual Los Gatos Summer Soccer Camp series for boys and girls ages 5-18 returns to Los Gatos High School from June through August. Los Gatos varsity soccer coach Rusty Millard and his staff will put campers through their paces Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-noon, beginning June 8-12 through Aug. 10-14. The registration fee of $185 includes a camp T-shirt, and proceeds from the camp benefit the high school soccer program. For more information, visit losgatossocceracademy.com or contact Millard at 408.835.2525 or coachrusty25@gmail.com.

Vision camps

The Vision Volleyball Club will hold summer volleyball camps for players in grades 5-12. Participants will receive individual training in volleyball fundamentals and tactics and will learn the basics of team play.

Session 1–Youth Camp (grades 5-8), July 6-9, 9 a.m.-noon, Los Gatos High School; Session 2–High School Camp (grades 9-12), July 6-9, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Los Gatos High; Session 3–Advanced Youth Camp (grades 6-8), July 20-23, 9 a.m.-noon, Calvary Church; Session 4–High School Camp (grades 9-12), July 20-23, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Calvary Church; Session 5–Advanced Youth Camp (grades 6-8), Aug. 3-6, 9 a.m.-noon, Los Gatos High; Session 6–High School Camp (grades 9-12), Aug. 3-6, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Los Gatos High; Session 7–Youth Camp (grades 5-8), Aug. 10-13, 9 a.m.-noon, Calvary Church.

The cost is $225 and each player will receive a camp T-shirt. Register online at www.visionvolleyball.com. For more information, contact Joe Ripp at jripp@visionvolleyball.com or 408.356.9181.

Bound Camp

The 25th annual Basketball Bound Basketball Camp returns to Lynbrook High School on July 6-10 and 13-17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. The camps are open to boys and girls ages 8-16 and focus on basketball fundamentals. The cost is $225 per player. Contact Larry Stevens at 408.255.7443 or bbound@sbcglobal.net.

Wildcat camps

The annual Los Gatos High School Basketball Camps will return to the local high school on June 8-12 and June 15-19. A camp for incoming freshmen will be held June 8-12, 1-3 p.m., and the cost is $225 per player. Camps for boys and girls entering grades 4-8 will be held June 8-12 and 15-19, 9 a.m.-noon each day and the cost is $160 per session for $300 for both sessions.

Camps will be held in the school’s main gym with instruction from Los Gatos High coaches, and each player receives a camp T-shirt. For more information on the freshman camp, contact boys varsity coach Nick Ward at 3nward@gmail.com, and for information on the youth camp contact either Ward or girls varsity coach Sami Field-Polisso at samifp3@gmail.com.

Tennis camps

Registration is now open for youth ages 7-14 interested in participating in tennis summer camps that begin June 8 at various locations in Los Gatos, Saratoga and San Jose. Todd Dissly Athletics offers half and full day camps throughout the summer. For more information, visit todddisslyathletics.com.