I come from a family of baseball players and people who just love the game. So, it was only natural that I would play baseball too. When I was growing up, there was one baseball league near my house that I could join. So, I did and played for 9 years as the only girl in my age group! Quite a claim to fame.
Princess Peach is a girly girl, but one who has more energy than 10 cups of coffee! Ever since she was a baby, we have been taking her to see the Blue Jays, and I’ve tried to instill a love of baseball unto her, while my husband has hoped she’d be a hockey player like him. The truth is, we just want her to play a sport!
Well, my wish is coming true 🙂 In May, she will be joining a baseball (t-ball) league through True North Sports Camp! I’m so thrilled and was so happy that she said she wanted to try! She was a bit worried at first that the ball would hit her face, but I easily calmed her fears. Most of all, my dad, Princess Peach’s grandfather who was my baseball coach and still plays baseball at 66 years old (don’t tell him I published his age) is thrilled that his granddaughter will be learning the game too.
If you live in midtown Toronto, and don’t know about True North Sports Camp let me fill you in. True North Sports Camp offers a variety of sports camps and programs for boys and girls ages 4-14 years old. The sports offered are: baseball, flag football, basketball, and multi-sport. Through drills and games, True North Sports Camp offers a specially designed program for kids to advanced their skills while having fun! They have low camper to staff ratios and hire staff who are skilled at their sport but who are also energetic, supportive and knowledgeable. True North Sports Camp started in 2007 and this summer will be there 10th summer offering their sports programs!
Their camp program runs weekly starting July 4. The camp day is 9:00-3:30 with an extended care program option as well as bus service. You can get more option on the specific sports, dates and fees HERE. If you and your child want to check out the program, meet the staff and get a feel for what the camp will be like, True North Sports Camp has a few free clinics coming up and you can register here.
- May 1 from 3:30-5:00 pm at St. Michael’s College School kids 7-14, Flag Football
- May 1 from 3:30-5:00 pm at St. Michael’s College School kids 5-14, Multi-Sport
- May 8 from 9:30-11:00 am at St. Michael’s College School kids 7-14, Baksetball
- May 15 from 3:30-5:00 pm at St. Michael’s College School kids 5-14, Multi-Sport
In addition to their camp program, True North Sports Camp also offers sport clinics throughout the year. Princess Peach is signed up for baseball (t-ball) starting in a few weeks! For 1.5 hours for 7 weeks in total, she will be learning how to play baseball. Through drills, competitions and games, she will be taught how to throw, catch, field, and hit!
I will be sharing Princess Peach’s experience with True North Sports Camp in a later blog post.
To learn more about True North Sports Camp you can visit their website, connect with them on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
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