Henlopen Soccer Camp delivers instruction at Cape
The Henlopen Soccer Camp booted its way through the week of June 17-21 on Cape Henlopen’s Bermuda grass fields. Young campers learned the skills of passing, receiving, maintaining possession, shooting, defending and having fun in a relaxed atmosphere.
“The Henlopen Soccer Club prides itself on running camps that are curriculum-based,” said camp director Patrick Kilby. “We work to provide a fun but educational setting for all kids ranging from first grade to eighth grade.”
Each day at the camp has a theme. Monday is passing and receiving, Tuesday is maintaining possession, Wednesday is shooting and finishing, Thursday is defending, and Friday is Camp Game Day.
“Not only do we provide instruction on each topic, but we have a daily speed and agility session,” Kilby said. “Our hope is that our young athletes can see the benefit of off-the-ball training and how it can make them better athletes. We also work to provide goalkeeper training to any athlete that is interested.”
The next set of camps will run from Monday, July 8 to Friday, July 12, at Cape Henlopen High School. The morning session from 8 a.m. to noon is the general camp. They also offer an advanced player camp during the same week from 5 to 8 p.m. To sign up for the July camps, go to www.henlopensoccerclub.org/summercampkilby.
Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs.
