The Amethyst Summer Curling Camp

The eleventh annual Amethyst Summer Curling Camp will operate again this summer in Sudbury, Ontario. The dates are June 29 - July 4, 2008. The camp will accommodate 96 curlers aged 13-19 who have at least two years of curling experience. They will be placed in one of three categories - intermediate (13-15 years old), advanced (15-17 years old) or high performance (16-19 years old), based on their age and experience. There is no novice division for new curlers at this camp. Twelve year olds have been accepted in the past depending on the camper's experience, maturity level and ability to handle a week away from home.

We will stay at the Laurentian University for sleeping, our physical education component, some classroom sessions and all of our meals. Curling and coaching will be provided at the Countryside Arena….a short bus ride from the university grounds. This is a wonderful setting for the curling camp.

Last year's campers and those on the wait list will be mailed a brochure and registration form on January 8, 2008. It should be returned immediately. On January 16 , the same brochure and registration form will be mailed to curling clubs in Northern Ontario. Openings that exist after January 16, will be filled by "new" registrants, according to the date they are received in the Amethyst Camp office. (This is not the Curl Ontario office or the Northern Ontario Curling Association office, but rather the mailing address printed on the top of the registration form). You are advised to send all applications by regular mail, priority post, or a courier company. Cheques should be made out to Curl Ontario.

This camp is expected to fill quickly again this year due to the success we have had in Sudbury the last several years. We hope to be completely full within a few weeks of the mailing. It is important that you return the completed application form with the cheque for the full amount as soon as you have completed the forms. Cheques can be post-dated to February 1, 2008.

The camp cost has been set this year at $795.00 which includes GST. This is still well below the cost for other week long sports camps. Meals, accommodation, coaching, ice time, camp picture, shirt, daily bus travel, and extra-curricular activities, a dance and other fun, evening activities are all included. Campers are not allowed to drive personal cars during their stay at the camp.

You will be working with the best coaches in Ontario and from all across Canada. Many of them have been with us for several years and they are a major part of making this camp such a wonderful experience for the young curlers.

There is no pre-registration before the dates shown above. There is no registration by phone or fax or e-mail. The forms and cheques (made out to Curl Ontario…may be post-dated to Feb. 1, 2008 ) must be received to be included. A registration form will be available on this site by January 16, 2008. It can be printed off, completed and mailed to the camp office.

Jim Waite, waitej@execulink.com Camp Director ………phone (519) 631-4440