Description:
Welcome to 6 Points Sports Academy!
This is where young athletes are trained for life. In our inaugural summer we will offer our campers intensive, high quality athletic instruction, and individual attention. Our athletes will live state-of-the art facilities, under supervision of positive role models while learning life lessons on and off the playing fields in a Reform Jewish setting.
Located in beautiful Greensboro, NC, 6 Points Sports Academy will be housed on the 100 acre, state-of-the-art athletic and camp facilities of the American Hebrew Academy. At 6 Points, young Jewish athletes from all over North America will participate in a unique camping experience that offers top-level sports training and all the beloved traditions of Reform camping. Within this community, campers form friendships for life and achieve a higher quality of life as young Jewish athletes.
6 Points campers are athletes, ranging in age from 10-15, who are looking to improve their game, meet new friends and explore their own Jewish identity. During two weeks sessions, campers participate in intensive training in one chosen sport and select two electives for cross conditioning. For a well-rounded Reform Camp experience, campers will also participate in traditional camp activities, while living among other athletes, learning sports and life skills from professional coaches and Jewish counselors. A summer at 6 Points is a sports-filled, Jewish values-infused camp experience unlike any other. Currently, there are 13 URJ camps throughout North America that serve more than 8000 campers each summer.
Our beautiful campus-style setting is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, on the 100 acre home of the American Hebrew Academy. The site is home to state-of-the-art athletic facilities and a 22-acre lake. Campers live in air-conditioned dorm-style housing, with 16-20 campers (2-3 campers per room) and three in-residence counselors.
Our guiding principles, 6 points to a well rounded athlete:
• Skill Development
• Training, Conditioning & Nutrition
• Teamwork
• Sportsmanship
• Leadership
• Proud Jewish Identity
Professional Athletic Facilities include:
• Double gymnasium
• 8-lane indoor pool
• 3-story high, indoor rock climbing wall
• Fully equipped fitness center
• Group exercise and dance studio
• Racquetball court
• 22-acre lake with boathouse
• Baseball field with batting cage
• Softball field
• 6 Tennis courts
• 2 multi-purpose fields
• Soccer stadium with rubberized outdoor track
All fields have lighting for evening play!
Sport Majors
Each day, campers receive 4 hours of instruction in their chosen sport major:
Boys & Girls Basketball
Develop your shooting, passing, dribbling, rebounding and defense. Eat, sleep and breathe b-ball and get the focused, intensive training you need to take your game to the next level. For players of all levels, who are looking to develop and refine their fundamental basketball skills.
Boys & Girls Soccer
Players learn to create more goal-scoring opportunities while improving ball handling, footwork and speed. Goalkeeping training is also available. Programs are divided into groups based on age and ability.
Boys & Girls Tennis
Drills and game situations taught by USPTA certified professionals are used to improve player skills and strategies.
Boys Baseball
Athletes receive individualized hitting and fielding instruction and participate in drills, scrimmages and strategy sessions. Athletes also receive a personal evaluation of their skills from our top notch coaching staff. Programs are divided into groups based on age and ability.
Girls Lacrosse
Top-level coaches help athletes accelerate their game for face-offs, fast breaks, feed passes and roll dodges while improving speed and conditioning.
Sport Electives
Along with their sport major, each camper will choose two of the following activities for 2 hours of cross-training, conditioning and fun each day:
• Fitness
• Conditioning
• Group exercise and nutrition classes
• Flag football
• Tennis
• Kayaking
• Sailing
• Swimming
• Volleyball
For a well-rounded summer experience, 6 Points blends sports activities with Reform Jewish summer camp programs. Campers will participate in campfires, song sessions, waterfront activities, evening socials, inner-camp athletic competition (Maccabiah Games), bunk songs & skits, and Shabbat celebrations.
As part of the Specialty Camp Incubator program, we are extremely grateful for the generous support of our initial donors especially the generous support provided by The Foundation for Jewish Camp and with the generous support of The Jim Joseph Foundation that has allowed us to begin our work here at 6 Points Sports Academy.
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