Concordia College Hosts 6th Annual Summer Basketball Camp

Head Coach Brian Sondey and the Concordia College men’s basketball team hosted the school’s 6th annual summer camp for area youngsters earlier this month.

Held at the school’s Meyer Athletic Center, the four-day camp had a record enrollment of roughly 70 campers from local communities.

“Our sixth year of camp was another fantastic experience,” said Sondey in a statement. “The campers’ talent level, desire, and work ethic gets better every year. We have a lot of return campers that love the idea of competition and this really drives the camp. I am always impressed by the willingness to learn the game that all of our campers display and they have positive attitudes! Our summer program is unique because our student-athletes truly believe in giving back to kids and teaching the game that they love.”

Coach Sondey was referring to members of the Clippers men’s basketball team who helped out during the week, according to the school. Players who worked as coaches at the camp included Mohamed Abass, Jamie Holder, Rome Jenkins, Elijah Brown, Michael Fields, Cedrick McFadden, Peter Aguilar, AJ Burton, Stephen Milhaven, Michael Dwyer, and Brian Brooks. Assistant Coach John Cavaliere also played a large role in helping to oversee the day-to-day operations.

“The ability to run a strong camp comes from the foundation of a strong athletic department and the support from campus,” continued Sondey. “We also want to make sure that we thank the parents and campers who have attended not only this year, but in years past to help create our longstanding camp program. We are working very hard as a program to stay active in our communities, and I think this camp shows a great relationship between our program and the neighboring communities. The camp is a great experience for our incoming team to really bond for an entire week prior to the school year starting and this is invaluable.”

This fall the Concordia men’s basketball program will be holding their 6th Annual Friday Night Clinics during September and October. The clinics will be held in the Meyer Athletic Center as more information can be provided by contacting Coach Sondey at Brian.Sondey@concordia-ny.edu.

Photo: 2015 Corcordia summer basketball camp. Photo credit: Concordia College