Legacy Camp Staff Spotlight: Will Skalitzky

This Week we salute the one and only, Will Skalitzky. Will is unique at Legacy as he has been both a participant and staff member. Will is most well-known for his ingenious play calling on the flag football field as he has led several teams to glory.

Will also helps run summer camps at Ascension and St. Luke. This fall, Mr. Skalitzky will be taking his talents to Syracuse University.

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Name: Will Skalitzky

Age: 17

Favorite Sport to Play: Lacrosse

Favorite Sport to Watch: Baseball

Favorite Legacy Program: “Hands down favorite legacy program is Flag Football. Nothing like it. As a participant? I loved kickball at Ascension. Pure competition right there.”

Favorite Legacy Memory: “My favorite Legacy memory has to be winning my first flag football championship back in the Spring of 2016. No feeling like it. Raptors Forever.”

When I'm not at Legacy, I am most likely.. "Usually you can catch me playing lacrosse or hanging out with friends.” 


OTHER LEGACY STAFF PROFILES:

---> Coach Michael Swift 

---> Coach Joe Herner

---> Coach Mike Hardison

---> Coach Dan Lindell

---> Coach Javy Brooks

---> Coach Karl Von Roenn

Chicago Area Youth Sports Program that serves youths in the Illinois area including Oak Park, Berwyn, River Forest, Forest Park, Lagrange, Brookfield and Lyons.

---> 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

Legacy Loyalty Program – Refer a Friend

The new Legacy Loyalty Program includes a Refer a Friend bonus. You get $10, they get $10. Everyone is happy!

Refer a friend and both you and the friend earn a $10.00 voucher toward a future Legacy camp.  

---> Refer a Friend Program

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Legacy Loyalty Rewards

We can't thank you enough for your support and participation in our youth sports programs. As a thank you, we would like to offer our new Legacy Loyalty Rewards program to you.

--> Sign up now for the Legacy Rewards Program


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 Summer Camps 2018

---> Youth Coding and Sports Camps

Camp Questions? Email: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 487-3908

Legacy Camp Staff Spotlight: Michael Swift

This Week we salute Legacy staff member, Michael Swift. Mike has been with Legacy since the fall of 2017 and has been able to do it all. Mike has run birthday parties, after-school camps, basketball and baseball training camps, and is currently coaching in his first Legacy flag football season.

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Name: Michael Swift

Age: 27

Favorite Sport to Play: Soccer

Favorite Sport to Watch: Basketball

Favorite Legacy Program: Baseball Camps

Favorite Legacy Memory: “Week 1 of the 2018 Spring Flag football league. My team going into overtime with 3 lead changes in the last 59 seconds of the game. It was really a thriller, one of the many reasons I love coaching and working with the kids.”

When I'm not at Legacy, I am most likely.. "Training or working out”  


Chicago Area Youth Sports Program that serves youths in the Illinois area including Oak Park, Berwyn, River Forest, Forest Park, Lagrange, Brookfield and Lyons.

---> 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

Legacy Sports Camp Loyalty Program

LEGACY LOYALTY PROGRAM 2018

Welcome to the Legacy Loyalty Program!   We can't thank you enough for your support and participation in our programs. As a thank you, we would like to offer our new Legacy Loyalty Rewards program to you.

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EARNING POINTS:

First Check-in with Mobile = 2 Points

Share on Social Media = 4 Points

Post a Review = 5 Points

REWARDS:

5 POINTS = $5 Legacy Camp Credit

9 POINTS = $10 Legacy Camp Credit

15 POINTS = Legacy Baseball Cap

18 POINTS = $20 Legacy Camp Credit

25 POINTS = $45 Legacy Camp Credit

---> Sign up now for the Loyalty Program

REFER A FRIEND

You get $10, they get $10. Everyone is happy! Refer a friend and both you and the friend earn a $10.00 voucher toward a future Legacy camp.  

--->  Refer a Friend


 

YOUTH SPORTS CAMP
Legacy Sports Camp provides Basketball Camps to boys and girls in grades 4-7After School programs to Oak Park, River Forest & LaGrange SchoolsCoding Sports Camps for grades K-8th, Flag Football LeaguesRFCC Programs and Special Events.    

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 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 18-22nd (Roblox Coding & Sports)

In this week’s Summer Camp spotlight we check out the Roblox Coding and Sports Camp that takes place the week of June 18-22nd.  

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This camp is specifically designed for students who are currently in grades 3-7.  This camp is great for new and returning campers and this summer we have completely new LEGO Robotics builds and Sphero SPRK+ Adventures.

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.   

---> Register for June 18 Roblox Camp Here

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 everything 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

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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 Center located at 301 West Lake Street. Code Play Learn's activities will take place across the street at 132 N. Ridgeland Avenue Oak Park IL 60302. Campers will be walked between locations by staff from Legacy Sports. Space is limited to the first 15 campers.

--->  Register for June 18 Camp Here

--->  View Coding Sports Camp YouTube Video

--->  Click Here For More Information on Coding Sports Camps

Camp Questions? Email Dan: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 487-3908

Sign up for St. Luke Youth Summer Camp

Legacy Sports Camp will be offering exciting sports and games at the St Luke Summer Camp!  Sports Camps run the weeks of June 11, 18, 25 and July 2 (No camp July 4).  The camps will be for children entering the grades of 1-3 and grades 4-6.  

$95.00 per week ---> Register Now  

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Grade reflect NEXT school year.

GRADES 1-3: Mondays-Friday 9:00AM-12:00PM
Sports Activities include: Soccer, Capture the Flag, Hand Hockey, Treasure Island and more!

GRADES 4-6: Mondays-Friday 12:00PM -3:00PM

Activities include: Basketball, Soccer, Kickball, Floor Hockey, Dodgeball, and many more!

$95.00 per week ---> Register Now

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Youth Summer Sports Camps serving youths in the Illinois area including Chicago, Oak Park, Berwyn, River Forest, Forest Park, Lagrange, Brookfield and Lyons.

---> Oak Park Summer Camp

---> Youth Basketball Summer Camp

---> Youth Summer Camps 2018

---> Summer Coding and Sports Camps

Camp Questions? Email: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 487-3908

Meet Your Coach: Joe Herner

This week we salute coach Joe Herner. Joe has been with Legacy since January 2017. He has put in a lot of hard work and effort to make sure his classes run smoothly and that all the kids have a great time. Joe runs after-school camps, baseball camps, birthday parties and also heads up our Lil Legacy program at the River forest Community Center for our littlest campers. 

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Name: Joe Herner

Age: 26

Favorite Sport to Play: Hockey

Favorite Sport to Watch: Football

Favorite Legacy Program: "All classes are always fun, but my favorite program is the multi-sport madness because we get to play a bunch of different games."

Favorite Legacy Memory: "When I teach a kid some thing new, doesn't even have to be sport related. Happens all the time!"

When I'm not at Legacy, I am most likely.. "Playing music! I built a studio at my house and love producing music. I also play in a band, I'm the guitar player!"


Illinois Youth Sports Program serving youths in the Illinois area including 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

Summer 2018 Coding Sports Camp Promotion

Youth Sports & Coding Camp Registration Open

*** Register for Multiple Camps and Save 10% with SUMMER18 Promotion Code ***  

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.       Register for multiple camps and get 10% off.    ----> Register Here with promo code SUMMER18

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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.

----> Register Here with promo code SUMMER18

Take a look at some of the spotlighted coding and sports camps below.

----> Coding Sports Camp Spotlight: June 11th-15th (STEMS & Sports Camp)

---->  Coding Sports Camp Spotlight: June 18th-22nd  (MAKERS and Minecraft Modding)

----> Coding Sports Camp Spotlight: July 9th-13th (Minecraft Modding and Battlebots)

----> Coding Sports Camp Spotlight: July 16th – 20th
(Robotics and JAVA Minecraft Modding)

----> Coding Sports Camp Spotlight: July 23rd-27th (Stem Sampler & MAKERS Camp)

----> Coding Sports Camp Spotlight: August 6th-10th (ROBLOX and App Creation)

---> View Coding Sports Camp YouTube Video

Click Here For More Information on Coding Sports Camps

Camp Questions? Email Dan: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 487-3908

Celebrate Your Birthday with a Legacy Sports Camp Party

Celebrate your special day with Legacy Sports Camp!  Birthdays are primarily held at the River Forest Community Center (RFCC) at 8200 Madison Street in River Forest, IL. Ages 5+ for up to 20 participants.

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Legacy staff will supervise and lead the group in games. Food is not provided but food/dessert can be served in dining area. 

Activities: Basketball, soccer, dodgeball, floor hockey, or any of our many multi-sports madness games. Not sure? Just ask!

2-Hour Party Fee: $240

We require all parties to put down a $50 deposit to reserve a party date/time. Balance payments must be made within 24 hours of party time. 

---> Setup your Legacy Sports Camp Party Today

Youth Summer Basketball Camp Starts June 5​​​​​​​

Legacy Youth Summer Basketball Camp

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Registration is now open for boys and girls in grades 6-8 for the Legacy Sports Basketball Camps.   Eight Fun days in June for your child to master his or her basketball skills! The youth basketball program will start June 5th in River Forest. 

Its $125 for all 8 days, or you can choose any 4 of the available days for $75.  Camps filling up fast, register early. 

---> REGISTER ONLINE

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YOUTH SUMMER BASKETBALL ACTIVITIES

Chicago 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


Chicago Youth Sports Program serving youths in the Illinois area including Chicago, Oak Park, Berwyn, River Forest, Forest Park, Lagrange, Brookfield and Lyons.

--->  Fall 2018 Travel Basketball

---> Youth Summer Camps 2018

---> Youth Coding and Sports Camps

Basketball Camp Questions? Email: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 487-3908

Meet Your Coach: Mike Hardison

This Week we feature coach Mike Hardison. Mike has been with Legacy since 2013 and has done it all. Mike runs after-school & summer camps, coaches our flag football teams, has run over 100 birthday parties and is the lead baseball instructor heading up camps and annual OPYBS baseball winter workouts. 

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Name: Mike Hardison

Age: 25

Favorite Sport to Play: Baseball

Favorite Sport to Watch: Football or Hockey

Favorite Legacy Program: Flag Football League

Favorite Legacy Memory: "Coaching one of the flag football teams from not winning a game the entire season to go undefeated in the playoffs and make it to the championship. Watching the kids grow and develop throughout the season and camps is also great to see."

When I'm not at Legacy, I am most likely.. "Working for United Airlines. When I’m not working, I am doing my best to relax."


Illinois Youth Sports Program serving youths in the Illinois area including 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

Flag Football Registration Deadline is April 7

Legacy Youth Spring Flag Football is now open for registration for kids in grades 3-5 and 6-8th.   

Flag Football Leagues kick off April 15th at the Sports Zone in Melrose Park, Illinois. The cost is $95 and the deadline to register is April 7th.

 ---> Register Now Online

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YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL SEASON

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.   

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

Camp Questions? Email: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 487-3908

Oak Park Summer Camp for Grades 4-6

Due to a construction project at Ascension school, we relocated our annual ascension summer sports camp to the Oak Park Tennis & Fitness Centre at 301 West Lake St in Oak Park, Illinois.

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Our 4th-6th graders will play dozens of sports and games for over 2 hours each day. Highlights include kickball, elimination hand hockey, medic, soccer, capture the flag and much more!

Space is limited to only 18 students.  Sports Camps run the weeks of June 11 and June 18.  Enroll in both weeks and save!

Grade levels reflect the fall of 2018.

GRADES 4-6: Mondays-Friday 11:30AM-1:45PM

Games will be supervised by Legacy Sports Staff. 

Price - $90.00 per week ---> Register Now

Program will be held at the Tennis & Fitness Centre of Oak Park (301 West Lake Street). Students should bring a water bottle & wear non-marking gym shoes, please no Crocs/sandals! We would like to avoid bringing snacks if at all possible. 

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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

Meet Your Coach: Dan Lindell

This Week we salute our longest running staff member and baseball trainer, Dan Lindell. Dan has been teaching baseball with Legacy since 2010, back when we ran the training out of Stella's Batting Cages in Lyons. He has logged in a lot of hours with our OPYBS baseball winter workouts, training camps and even some after-school camps. 

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Name: Dan Lindell

Age: 33

Favorite Sport to Play: Baseball

Favorite Sport to Watch: Baseball and college basketball , particularly March Madness

Favorite Legacy Program: Off-season baseball camps and after school sports camps

 

Favorite Legacy Memory: "Not one in particular but whenever I teach a baseball player a certain skill and they make a positive change."

When I'm not at Legacy, I am most likely.. "At home with my wife Sarah." 


 

Legacy Sports Camp is a 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

River Forest Youth Summer Sports Programs

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 River Forest youth summer programs for basketball, flag football and coding & sports camps.

Legacy Sports also offers River Forest youth summer camps where the kids will engage in a variety of sports activities including Dodgeball, Soccer, Hand Hockey, Battleship, Capture the Flag and more.

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River Forest Youth Summer Basketball, Flag Football & Coding Camps

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 Program Locations

Sports Camp serving youths in the Illinois area including Chicago, Oak Park, Berwyn, River Forest, Forest Park, Lagrange, Brookfield and Lyons.  Youth Summer Camps near 60525, 60526, 60513, 60534 and 60558.

---> Youth Spring Flag Football Registration

---> Youth Summer Camps 2018

---> Youth Summer Coding & Sports Camps

---> Youth Summer Basketball Registration

Camp Questions? Email: info@legacysportscamp.com, or call/text (312) 487-3908

Legacy Sports Gear – Baseball Caps, Winter Hats and T-Shirts

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Legacy Sports Camp has a variety of sports apparel and gear available for purchase.  This includes Winter Caps, Baseball Caps and Legacy Sports Camp T-Shirts for sale.

-     View the Baseball Caps - $17.00 - Snap Back adjustable caps in youth size. 3D stitched logo. 

-     View the Legacy Camp T-Shirts - $7.00 - Available in Red, Electric Green & Safety Orange.

-     View the Winter Caps - $20.00 - One size fits all. Charcoal & Blue colors.

CHICAGO YOUTH SUMMER SPORTS PROGRAMS

Established in 2008, Legacy Sports Camp was founded by Oak Park natives, Dan Kane and Caleb Fields. 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.

Summer Coding Sports Camps for Kids – Youth Sports Camp Chicago

Oak Park Summer Camps - River Forest Youth Sports Camps for Grades 1-3 and 4-6. June 11-15 and June 18-22