With the cancellation of the Cavs Academy’s Youth Summer Camp Tour and the Cleveland Monsters Street Hockey Series due to COVID-19 restrictions and impact, both teams have restructured their summer camp formats to meet the State of Ohio’s regulations for skills training activities for sports. Originally scheduled to be held at offsite locations throughout Northeast Ohio, both clinics will now take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
“As we prepare to re-open Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for select events and activities, we do so after much thoughtful planning and attention to detail to ensure we are providing the safest environment possible for everyone who comes to the FieldHouse to work or play. That is our #1 priority,” said Len Komoroski, Cavaliers and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse CEO.
Throughout July and August Cavs Academy, the Cavaliers youth basketball program, will host a series of two-hour Skills Training Clinics presented by Gatorade for boys and girls ages 7-17.
The original Summer Camp Tour was to take place at 11 locations throughout Ohio beginning in June, hosting up to 150 campers for each week-long camp. The new format brings a maximum of 30 campers per session to one location in a healthy, safe and controlled setting where Cavs Academy coaches will conduct non-contact drills and provide valuable personalized and fun instruction to the kids on how to improve their game.
The Monsters Street Hockey Series presented by Dippin’ Dots will take place on July 16th and 17th with two, one-hour sessions offered each day for boys and girls ages 5-14.
Originally scheduled to host five total events taking place across Northeast Ohio, including stops at Monsters-certified Learn to Play partner rinks and other partner locations, the Monsters Street Hockey Series was set to teach over 700 participants the fundamentals of hockey. The new format will allow up to 40 kids in each session at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse the chance to receive USA Hockey-certified instruction in the fundamentals of stick-handling, shooting, and passing while in a healthy and safe setting. Similar offsite events are still under consideration pending statewide guidelines.
The scheduled Cavs Academy Skills Training Clinics presented by Gatorade and the Monsters Street Hockey Series presented by Dippin’ Dots are the first of more upcoming announcements for special public events that will be hosted at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse since the venue closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We continue to work closely with medical experts and our local and state leaders to follow the latest developments and directives on COVID-19. Specifically, we will have the highest standards of health and safety precautions, procedures and protocols in place in relation to statewide guidelines for sports skills training. This will help make our youth clinics a reassuring and fun experience for all participants and their families,” said Komoroski.
CAVS ACADEMY SKILLS TRAINING CLINIC presented by Gatorade
A total of 24 clinics will take place at the FieldHouse in July and August and are open to boys and girls ages 7-17, regardless of current skill level. Each Skills Training Clinic will have a maximum capacity of 30 participants. Registration is NOW open at CavsYouth.com/SummerSeries.
The following clinic dates include a morning session from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. for athletes ages 7-9 and an afternoon session from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. for athletes ages 10-17.