Val Halla Junior Golf Camps (Ages 7-16)
Program Director: Nick Plummer
Camp Description
The Val Halla Junior Golf Camps will have 3 hours of hands-on instruction to start each day, followed by continued instruction and on-course play in the afternoon (full day only). Campers will receive a collared T-Shirt upon arrival, as well as daily lunches from Rachel’s on the Green and prizes at the end of the week.
Each camp will be run by Nick Plummer, Val Halla’s Head Golf Professional, who has been running the junior golf programs at Val Halla for the past 4 years. He will be assisted by a qualified staff of both college and high school counselors whose focus is on helping each junior golfer improve their golf game, while having fun! These camps will run “rain or shine”.
As was the case with our past programs, we will be offering both Full and Half Day opportunities to best fit each family’s schedule. More information on the Full Day and Half Day options can be found below.
In 2022, we will be offering 7 weeks of camp from late-June to early-August. The schedule is as
follows:
Session 1 – June 20th – June 24th (M-F)
Session 2 – June 27th – July 1st (M-F)
Session 3 – July 11th – July 15th (M-F)
Session 4 – July 18th – July 22nd (M-F)
Session 5 – July 25th – July 29th (M-F)
Session 6 – August 1st – August 5th (M-F)
Session 7 – August 8th – August 12th (M-F)
Registrations: All registrations will be done through the Cumberland/NY Recreation department and they will open on February 1st for Residents and February 8th for Non-Residents.
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Full-day camps (ages 9-16)
Days/Time: Monday to Thursday (9am to 4pm) and Friday (9am to 12:30pm)
Fee:
Description: These camps provide an excellent opportunity for junior golfers to improve on their technical skills, as well as develop strong course management skills. Each day, the full day campers will work with the counselors at the driving range, putting green, and chipping station to improve at full swing shots, as well as their short game. Following the morning session, the campers will be brought to the clubhouse to eat lunch at Rachel’s on the Green, before being split into groups for the afternoon. Each afternoon, we will take small groups of campers onto the golf course to put their newly developed skills to the test. This will be each camper’s chance to learn about course management and how they should play certain golf shots on the course. Following on-course play, we will finish the day with putting and chipping contests just before pick-up at 4:00pm. Our Full day camps are perfect for any child, no matter their level of experience in golf.
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Half-day camps (ages 7-13)
Days/Time: Monday to Friday (9am to 12:30pm)
Fee:
Description: These camps are perfect for any child that wants to play golf but might not be ready for a full-day camp just yet. It is also perfect for families that want their kids to get golf instruction, but that have a busy afternoon schedule of other sports/activities. Like the full day camp, each morning will be spent working on technical skills at the driving range, putting green, and chipping station. What is different from the full-day instruction is a lack of course management instruction, as the half-day campers will only get to play on the golf course once during the week. The half-day campers will finish their day with lunch at Rachel’s on the Green, followed by a putting contest while they wait to be picked up at 12:30pm.
