Meet Your Coach: Karl Von Roenn
This Week we salute our camp counselor, Karl Von Roenn. Karl has been with Legacy since 2015 and is always a "fan favorite" when it comes to Legacy Staff. Karl runs after-school and summer camps, announces for flag football games and even referees adult pickleball tournaments!
Karl working hard at one of our Coding Sports Camps at the Tennis & Fitness Centre in Oak Park.
Name: Karl Von Roenn
Age: 26
Favorite Sport to Play: Football
Favorite Sport to Watch: Basketball
Favorite Legacy Program: "Multi-Sports Madness because it allows you to play a wide array of games but dodgeball is my all time favorite!"
Favorite Legacy Memory: "Getting a picture in the Chicago Tribune because of our cooperative summer camp between Legacy and Code-Play-Learn."
When I'm not at Legacy, I am most likely.. "Doing homework for grad school."
Chicago Youth Sports Program serving youths in the Illinois area including Chicago, Oak Park, Berwyn, River Forest, Forest Park, Lagrange, Brookfield and Lyons.
---> Youth Flag Football Registration
---> Youth Basketball Summer Camp
---> Youth Summer Camps 2018
---> Youth Coding and Sports Camps
Camp Questions? Email: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 487-3908
Coding Sports Camp Spotlight: June 18th – Minecraft Modding & MAKERS
In this week’s Summer Camp spotlight we check out the week of June 18th – 22nd in our Youth Coding & Sports Camp in Oak Park. This week grades K-3rd will be doing Minecraft Modding & Sports Camps, while grades 4-8th will be doing Multi-Sports Madness & MAKERS Camp.
Current Grades K-3rd: June 18-22nd: Minecraft Modding & Sports Camp:
Legacy Sports and Code Play Learn are partnering to create a week long, full day camp that will engage your child’s mind and body. This camp is specifically designed for students who are currently in K-3rd grade.
Campers will spend half of the day learning how to build their own Minecraft MODS. Each day we will build MODS that campers can play in their own Minecraft Games as they travel through their Minecraft World. During the week campers will learn how to build MODS for Blocks, Tools, Food, Mobs, Minions, Portals, Weapons and more. Our Modding tool is a graphical JAVA tool that allows students to create complex Mods.
This camp is ideal for new Modders and returning Modders, as we’ve created dozens of new Mods to explore and build.
Campers will spend the other half of the day engaged in a variety of athletic activities, featuring dozens of Multi-Sport Madness games like Treasure Island, Hand Hockey, Illinois Jones, Countdown Dodgeball, Battleship, Capture the Flag and soccer. These activities ensure that campers learn how to communicate with each other and work as a team to accomplish their goals.
Space is limited --> Sign up here…
Current Grades 4-8th: June 18-22nd: MAKERS & Sports Camp
This youth sports and coding camp is specifically designed for students who are currently in 4th-8th grade.
Campers will spend half of the day at our MAKERS Camp. Each camper will build their understanding of STEM as they create, code, construct and play the games they make.
Campers will:
--> Use our Raspberry Pi's to learn
--> PYTHON Coding
--> How to build circuits and control electronics with Code
--> Learn about engineering as they build a Whiffle Ball Shooter and Egg Crusher.
--> Use our 3D CNC machine to design and cut their own 3D carvings and games.
Campers will spend the other half of the day engaged in a variety of athletic activities. We offer dozens of Multi-Sports Madness games like Treasure Island, Hand Hockey, Illinois Jones, Countdown Dodgeball, Battleship, Capture the Flag and soccer. These activities ensure that campers learn how to communicate with each other and work as a team to accomplish their goals.
Space is limited --> Sign up here…
Looking for more information on this great week of Sports Coding Youth Camp or all others? You can find it here
Youth Coed Summer Basketball Camp
Chicago Area Youth Summer Basketball
Legacy Sports Camp is offering a summer youth basketball program for students that are entering grades 6-8. It starts June 5th and it will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7:30 at St Luke School in River Forest, Illinois.
The fee is $125 for all 8 days or we have a 4 pack for $75.
---> REGISTER ONLINE
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMPS
Co-ed summer basketball program open to students entering grades 6-8. Features Mini-Tournaments, Shooting contests, Skill competitions, Shooting Milestones, & Daily Drill work.
Time: 6:00-7:30PM
Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Dates: June 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 & 28.
Location: St. Luke School (519 Ashland Ave. in River Forest)
Fee: $125 for all 8 days or 4-Pack for $75 (4 dates of your choosing)
---> REGISTER ONLINE
We also have a current youth basketball winter 1 day camp being offered Feb 26 and March 7 and 14th.
One Day Basketball Camps run 5:00-6:30 at Lincoln Elementary School in Oak Park (1111 Grove Ave.). Camps open to boys/girls in grades 4-7. Each day the players will be led in drills, contests and games to create a more fundamentally sound basketball player.
Dates: February 26, 28, March 7, 14
---> More Information & Register Online
Basketball Camp Questions? Email Dan: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 487-3908
Chicago Youth Sports Camps 2018
Youth Summer Basketball, Flag Football & Coding Camps
Legacy Sports Camp was established in 2008 and is located in the Chicagoland suburb of Oak Park. The youth sports camp has a variety of Chicago youth sports programs for kids in grades K-8. We believe that character has an important impact on young athletes and we instill these positive character traits in all of our programs. While doing this we provide a fun, safe, challenging, and high energy atmosphere in all of our programs.
Legacy Sports Camp provides Basketball Camps to boys and girls in grades 4-7, After School programs to Oak Park, River Forest & LaGrange Schools, Coding Sports Camps for grades K-8th, Flag Football Leagues, RFCC Programs and Special Events.
Chicago Youth Sports Program serving youths in the Illinois area including Chicago, Oak Park, Berwyn, River Forest, Forest Park, Lagrange, Brookfield and Lyons.
---> Youth Flag Football Registration
---> Youth Basketball Summer Camps
---> Youth Summer Camps 2018
---> Youth Coding and Sports Camps
Camp Questions? Email: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 487-3908
Coding Sports Camp Spotlight: August 6th – ROBLOX & APP Creation Camps
In this week’s Summer Camp spotlight we check out the week of August 6th-10th in our Youth Coding & Sports Camp in Oak Park. This week grades 1st-4th will be doing ROBLOX & Sports Camps, while grades 3-7th will be doing Multi-Sports Madness & APP Creation Camp.
Current Grades 1st-4th: August 6-10th: ROBLOX & Sports Camp
Legacy Sports and Code Play Learn are partnering to create a week long, full day camp that will engage your child’s mind and body. This camp is specifically designed for students who are currently in 1st-4th grade.
Campers will spend half their day exploring the fundamentals of coding and building with ROBLOX. ROBLOX is a safe interactive gaming platform that allows campers to imagine, create, and code in an immersive 3d gaming world. Our tool provides campers with every thing they need to create their own game from scratch. We use a drag-and-drop blocks coding library to create our games. Best of all, ROBLOX is a free to download.
Parents Roblox Guide
Campers will spend the other half of the day engaged in a variety of athletic activities, featuring dozens of Multi-Sport Madness games like Treasure Island, Hand Hockey, Illinois Jones, Countdown Dodgeball, Battleship, Capture the Flag and soccer. These activities ensure that campers learn how to communicate with each other and work as a team to accomplish their goals.
Our camps will run each day from 8:30am-4:00pm. We ask that each camper bring their own lunch. Please remember to exclude any foods that contain any nuts.
Space is limited --> Sign up here…
Current Grades 3rd – 7th: August 6-10th: APP Creation & Sports Camp
This camp is designed for students who are currently in 3rd through 7th grade and is ideal for new and returning campers.
Campers will spend half of the day learning how to design and code their own Apps. Through the use of MIT’s App Inventor programming tool, students will learn the fundamentals of App coding and App design so they can become makers of technology instead of just users of technology. They'll be able to test their Apps on Android devices, supplied by CPL, to see and play their App in a live environment.
Campers will spend the other half of their day engaged in a variety of athletic activities, featuring dozens of Multi-Sport Madness games like Treasure Island, Hand Hockey, Illinois Jones, Countdown Dodgeball, Battleship, Capture the Flag and soccer. These activities ensure that campers learn how to communicate with each other and work as a team to accomplish their goals.
Our camps will run each day from 8:30am-4:00pm. We ask that each camper bring their own lunch. Please remember to exclude any foods that contain any nuts.
Legacy Sports activities will take place at The Tennis and Fitness Centre located at 301 West Lake Street. Code Play Learn's activities will take place across the street at 132 N. Ridgeland Avenue. The campers will be walked between locations by staff from Legacy Sports. Space is limited to the first 15 campers.
Space is limited --> Sign up here…
Looking for more information on this great week of Sports Coding Youth Camp or all others? You can find it here
Youth Flag Football Leagues
ILLINOIS YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL PROGRAM
Flag Football Leagues kick off April 15th at the Sports Zone in Melrose Park. Registration is now open. - ---> Register Now Online
Legacy Flag Football 2018 is now open for registration for grades 3-5 and 6-8th. The season will kick off on April 15th with a pre-season combine on April 7th. The location will be at the Sports Zone in Melrose Park. The cost is $95 and the deadline to register is April 7th.
Online Registration Steps:
Click Register Link to begin - ---> Register Now Online
- Set up a new account if you don’t have one already
- After you sign in your account – click on REGISTER
- Next screen you will choose TEAMS & LEAGUES and INDIVIDUAL
- Pick the child you are registering & on the next screen make sure LOCATION is CHICAGO SPORTS ZONE.
- Click REGISTER next to YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL & continue following prompts and finalize payment.
---> Register Now Online
Register by Phone - Call Sportszone 708-410-1302
Free Flag Football Play on March 10!
Come out and play in a scrimmage game on March 10 at Sportszone! No fee to participate, please reserve a spot prior to attending. Space is limited!
Grades 3rd/4th/5th - 1:00-2:00
Grades 6th/7th/8th - 2:00-3:00
Call Sports Zone at 708-410-1302 to reserve your spot for free play.
League Questions? Email: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 487-3908
Legacy Summer Basketball Camp 2018
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMPS
Co-ed summer basketball program open to students entering grades 6-8. Features Mini-Tournaments, Shooting contests, Skill competitions, Shooting Milestones, & Daily Drill work.
Time: 6:00-7:30PM
Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Dates: June 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 & 28.
Location: St. Luke School (519 Ashland Ave. in River Forest)
Fee: $125 for all 8 days or 4-Pack for $75 (4 dates of your choosing)
---> REGISTER ONLINE
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One Day Winter Basketball Camps Open
One Day Basketball Camps run 5:00-6:30 at Lincoln Elementary School in Oak Park (1111 Grove Ave.). Camps open to boys/girls in grades 4-7. Each day the players will be led in drills, contests and games to create a more fundamentally sound basketball player.
Dates: February 26, 28, March 7, 14
---> More Information & Register Online
LaGrange After School Sports Camps – Forest Road School
Enrollment is open for our after-school youth coed sports camps at Forest Road School in LaGrange.
---> Register Online
We are offering the multi-sport madness program to kids in grades K-3rd starting March 7th and ending May 23rd. The program will meet once per week on Wednesdays for a total of 11 classes with an off date on 3/28.
Multi Sport Madness is our most popular program that includes variations of traditional gym games like relay races, tag, capture the flag, dodgeball, soccer as well as our popular Legacy games like Hand Hockey, Illinois Jones and Battleship.
(You may only register for camps at the school in which you attend.)
Forest Road School – After School Program
PROGRAM: Multi-Sport Madness
GRADES: K-3RD
STARTS: March 7th
ENDS: May 23rd
DAY OF CLASS: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2:30-3:45
# of Classes: 11
Off Dates: 3/28
---> Register Online
Legacy Sports Camps
During the school year, we offer after-school programs at several different Chicagoland area schools throughout the area. View all of our after school programs.
---> Other LaGrange After School Youth Sports
---> Congress Park School Registration Open
General Questions: info@legacysportscamp.com or call/text Dan Kane at (312) 487-3908
Coding Sports Camp Spotlight: July 23rd Stem Sampler & MAKERS Camps
In this week’s Summer Camp spotlight we check out the week of July 23-27th in our Youth Coding Sports Camp in Oak Park. This week grades K-3 will be doing STEM & Sports Camps, while grades 4-8th will be doing Sports & MAKERS Camp.
Current Grades K-3rd: July 23-27th: Stem Sampler & Sports Camp
Legacy Sports and Code Play Learn are partnering to create a week long, full day camp that will engage your child’s body and mind. This camp is specifically designed for students who are currently in Kindergarten, through 3rd grade.
Campers will spend one half of the day at our STEM Sampler Camp. Each camper will build their understanding of STEM as they code, construct and play.
Campers will spend the other half of the day engaged in a variety of athletic activities. We offer dozens of multi-sports madness games like Treasure Island, Hand Hockey, Illinois Jones, Countdown Dodgeball, Battleship, Capture the Flag and soccer. These activities ensure that campers learn how to communicate with each other and work as a team to accomplish their goals.
Space is limited --> Sign up here…
Current Grades 4th-8th – July 23-27th : MAKERS & Sports Camp
Campers will spend half of the day at our MAKERS Camp. Each camper will build their understanding of STEM as they create, code, construct and play the games they make. Campers will:
Use our Raspberry Pi's to learn
PYTHON Coding
How to build circuits and control electronics with Code
Learn about engineering as they build a Whiffle Ball Shooter and Egg Crusher.
Use our 3D CNC machine to design and cut their own 3D carvings and games.
Campers will spend the other half of the day engaged in a variety of athletic activities. We offer dozens of Multi-Sports Madness games like Treasure Island, Hand Hockey, Illinois Jones, Countdown Dodgeball, Battleship, Capture the Flag and soccer. These activities ensure that campers learn how to communicate with each other and work as a team to accomplish their goals.
Our camps will run each day from 8:30am-4:00pm. We ask that each camper bring their own lunch. Please remember to exclude any foods that contain any nuts.
Legacy Sports activities will take place at The Tennis and Fitness Centre located at 301 West Lake Street. Code Play Learn's activities will take place across the street at 132 N. Ridgeland Avenue. Campers will be walked between locations by staff from Legacy Sports. Space is limited to the first 15 campers.
Space is limited --> Sign up here…
Looking for more information on this great week of Sports Coding Youth Camp or all others? You can find it here
Free Flag Football Play Day - March 10
CHICAGO YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUES
Free Play on March 10!
Come out and play in a scrimmage game on March 10 at Sportszone! No fee to participate, please reserve a spot prior to attending. Space is limited!
Grades 3rd/4th/5th - 1:00-2:00
Grades 6th/7th/8th - 2:00-3:00
Call Sports Zone at 708-410-1302 to reserve your spot for free play.
League Questions? Email: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 969-0215
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LEGACY YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL
Jr. League: Grades 3rd/4th/5th
Pro League: Grades 6th/7th/8th
Pre-season Combine: April 7th, Jr. 1:00-2:00, Pro 2:00-3:00
Season: April 15, 22, 29 & May 6. 1 game per week, teams will practice 45 minutes prior to each week’s game.
Location: Sports Zone, 2100 N. 15th Ave. Melrose Park 60160
Cost: $95.00 (includes team jersey) Players will be drafted and placed on teams. DEADLINE IS APRIL 7!
---> Register Now Online
League Questions? Email: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 969-0215
Registration Questions? Call Sports Zone at 708-410-1302
www.chicagosportszone.com - www.legacysportscamp.com
LaGrange After School Sports Camps – Congress Park Elementary School
Enrollment is open for our after school youth coed sports camp at the Lagrange school of Congress Park Elementary.
---> Register Online
We are offering the multi-sport madness program to kids in grades K-3rd starting March 5th and ending May 21st. The program will meet once per week on Mondays for a total of 9 classes with off dates 3/26, 4/2 and 4/23.
The multi-sport madness is our most popular program and includes variations of traditional gym games like relay races, tag, capture the flag, dodgeball, soccer as well as our popular Legacy games like Hand Hockey, Illinois Jones and Battleship.
(You may only register for camps at the school in which you attend.)
Congress Park School – After School Program
PROGRAM: Multi-Sport Madness
GRADES: K-3RD
STARTS: March 5th
ENDS: May 21st
DAY OF CLASS: Monday
Time of Class: 3:15-4:30
# of Classes: 9
Off Dates: 3/26, 4/2, 4/23
---> Register Online
Legacy Flag Football Registration Open
YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL REGISTRATION OPEN
Legacy Flag Football 2018 is now open for registration for grades 3-5 and 6-8th. The season will kick off on April 15th with a pre-season combine on April 7th. The location will be at the Sports Zone in Melrose Park. The cost is $95 and the deadline to register is April 7th.
Online Registration Steps:
Click Register Link to begin - ---> Register Now Online
- Set up a new account if you don’t have one already
- After you sign in your account – click on REGISTER
- Next screen you will choose TEAMS & LEAGUES and INDIVIDUAL
- Pick the child you are registering & on the next screen make sure LOCATION is CHICAGO SPORTS ZONE.
- Click REGISTER next to YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL & continue following prompts and finalize payment.
---> Register Now Online
Register by Phone - Call Sportszone 708-410-1302
Free Play on March 10!
Come out and play in a scrimmage game on March 10 at Sportszone! No fee to participate, please reserve a spot prior to attending. Space is limited!
Grades 3rd/4th/5th - 1:00-2:00
Grades 6th/7th/8th - 2:00-3:00
LEGACY YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL
Jr. League: Grades 3rd/4th/5th
Pro League: Grades 6th/7th/8th
Pre-season Combine: April 7th, Jr. 1:00-2:00, Pro 2:00-3:00
Season: April 15, 22, 29 & May 6. 1 game per week, teams will practice 45 minutes prior to each week’s game.
Location: Sports Zone, 2100 N. 15th Ave. Melrose Park 60160
Cost: $95.00 (includes team jersey) Players will be drafted and placed on teams. DEADLINE IS APRIL 7!
---> Register Now Online
League Questions? Email: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 969-0215
Registration Questions? Call Sports Zone at 708-410-1302
www.chicagosportszone.com - www.legacysportscamp.com
Legacy One Day February Basketball Camps
Youth Sports Basketball Camps
One Day Basketball Camps - February 2018
One Day Basketball Camps run 5:00-6:30 at Lincoln Elementary School in Oak Park (1111 Grove Ave.) on Mondays & Wednesdays. Camps open to boys/girls in grades 4-7. Each day the players will be led in drills, contests and games to create a more fundamentally sound basketball player.
Dates: February 5, 7, 12, 14, 21, 26, 28 (No session on 2/19)
---> Register Here
LaGrange After School Camps – Ogden, Congress & Forest Road Schools
Enrollment is open for our after school sports camps at the LaGrange Schools of Ogden, Congress and Forest Road. The youth sports camps start the week of March 5th and go until the end of May.
We are offering the Multi-Sport Madness program at Congress Park and Forest Road Schools to the Grades of Kindergarten – 3rd Grade. At Ogden school we are offering the Kickball program for grades 3-6th.
Below is more information on the Youth Sports Programs at Lagrange area schools. (You may only register for camps at the school in which you attend.)
Congress Park School – After School Program
PROGRAM: Multi-Sport Madness
GRADES: K-3RD
STARTS: March 5th
ENDS: May 21st
DAY OF CLASS: Monday
Time of Class: 3:15-4:30
# of Classes: 9
Off Dates: 3/26, 4/2, 4/23
---> REGISTER ONLINE HERE
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Forest Road School – After School Program
PROGRAM: Multi-Sport Madness
GRADES: K-3RD
STARTS: March 7th
ENDS: May 23rd
DAY OF CLASS: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2:30-3:45
# of Classes: 11
Off Dates: 3/28
---> REGISTER ONLINE HERE
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Ogden School – After School Program
PROGRAM: Kickball
GRADES: 3rd – 6th
STARTS: March 9th
ENDS: May 25th
DAY OF CLASS: Friday
Time of Class: 3:30-4:30
# of Classes: 11
Off Dates: 3/30
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Legacy Sports Camps
During the school year, we offer after-school programs at several different Illinois schools throughout the area. View all of our after school programs.
General Questions: info@legacysportscamp.com or call/text Dan Kane at (312) 969-0215
Oak Park & River Forest Youth Sports Camps
Established in 2008, Legacy Sports Camp was founded by Oak Park natives, Dan Kane and Caleb Fields. We provide Youth Sports Camps in the Chicago area including Oak Park and River Forest. Legacy provides after-school programs, holiday camps, birthdays, block parties, summer camps, instructional training and leagues.
Our goal is to educate our participants on proper technique in individual and team settings. We believe that character has an important impact on young athletes and we instill these positive character traits in all of our programs. While doing this we provide a fun, safe, challenging, and high energy atmosphere in all of our programs.
Illinois Youth Sports Camps & Programs
Legacy Sports Camp provides Basketball Camps to boys and girls in grades 4-7, After School programs to Oak Park, River Forest & LaGrange Schools, Coding Sports Camps for grades K-8th, Flag Football Leagues, RFCC Programs and Special Events.
Illinois Youth Sports Programs serving youths in the Illinois area including Chicago, Oak Park, Berwyn, River Forest, Forest Park, Lagrange, Brookfield and Lyons.
Register for our Summer 2018 Full-Day Coding Sports Camps
Legacy Sports Camp and Code Play Learn have partnered to offer full days of coding and multi-sport sports madness that will engage your child’s body and mind.
Half of the day will be devoted to coding which includes Minecraft Modding, Lego and Vex Robotics, App Creation, 3D Printing and more.
The other half of the day, kids are engaged in a variety of athletic activities featuring dozens of Multi-Sport Madness games like Treasure Island, Hand Hockey, Countdown Dodgeball, Battleship, Capture the Flag and soccer.
Our camps will run each day from 8:30am-4:00pm. We ask that each camper bring their own lunch. Please remember to exclude any foods that contain any nuts.
Legacy Sports activities will take place at The Tennis and Fitness Centre located at 301 West Lake Street, and Code Play Learn's activities will take place at 132 N. Ridgeland Avenue. Campers will be walked between locations by staff from Legacy Sports. Space is limited to the first 16 campers.
Click Here For More Information on Coding Sports Camps
--> Coding Sports Camp Spotlight: July 9-13th
(Minecraft Modding & Battlebots)
--> Coding Sports Camp Spotlight: July 16-20th
(Robotics & JAVA Minecraft Modding)
---> View Coding Sports Camp YouTube Video
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Coding Sports Camp Spotlight: July 16th – Robotics & JAVA Minecraft Modding
In this week’s Summer Camp spotlight we check out the week of July 16th in our Coding Sports Camp in Oak Park. This week grades 1-4 will be doing Robotics and Multi-Sport Madness, while grades 3-7 will be doing JAVA Minecraft Modding and Multi-Sport Madness.
Legacy Sports and Code Play Learn are partnering to create a week long, full day camp that will engage your child’s mind and body
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