Thanks
so much for the bio's. Every summer since he was 5, my son, Colin
Chow, idolizes his camp counselors. Last year it was Rafael and
this year it is Danny and Yonah. With the lack of male teachers
in the elementary school system, Decathlon Sports Camp gives him the
chance to model how young men should act. I am grateful for
the role models you provide for younger boys to emulate. It is
now Colin's goal to be a future counselor and have a bio himself one
day:)
Thank you for all you do for the kids and for providing a
fun, non uber-competitive place for them to enjoy sports and the
outdoors. Gratefully,
Ellen Szeto
Thank you for once again creating such an incredible experience for
Louie (Kane) this summer! I always know he is in good hands and having
fun during his summers with you and that means so much to me. (5 years
at DSC)
Ruth Stein
This has been such an amazing experience for me! I’ve learned so much
from this awesome camp! How to make lanyards, an improved way to
shoot a basketball, but most of all sportsmanship. Coming to this
camp has truly changed my life! I will never forget it. My
first year as a camper has been awesome!
Grace Descourqoez (age 12)
I wanted to say Thank You for another great year at camp! You all make
it so easy for parents and the kids love it. I don't know how you do
it, when other camps can't seem to, but you are friendly, accommodating
and you are so helpful to parents, like when we forget to do something
(like bring lunch forms by x day), you cover for us busy, crazy
families! It is never "too late", and I really appreciate that!
Great job, keep it up! Lia never came home
sunburned ( a little just can't be helped as she is very fair) and I
really thank you for that too! Wow! You are the best!!
Kate Evard, and family
The all time best camp ever according to the Kramer Kids! BTW - Caitlyn
is 3 now... how old does she have to be to start camp... 5?!
Jody Kramer (DSC Campers for 7 years)
My boys love Decathlon and I’ve been impressed by the level of organization and how easy you make it for us parents!
Michal Shalon
Nate just had his tenth season at your camp (this past year as a JCIT)
and enjoyed himself as always. Thanks for running such a fabulous
program year after year. He is hoping to see you next summer as a
junior counselor!
Sincerely,
Janet Jacobi
My Favorite Summer Activity
Decathlon Sports Camp is like recess for 6 hours a day. For the
last 5 summers I have been to this wonderful camp called Decathlon
Sports Club. At Decathlon we have basketball, baseball, high
jump, swimming and oodles and oodles of more sports. We also have
fun every Friday. Swimming is fun and at the end of every day we
get popsicles. But, the best parts of summer camp are the field
trips. We get to go to Santa Cruz beach, bowling, and best of all
Raging Waters.
Every Summer I really enjoy going to Decathlon Sports Camp. The
field trips and games are really great. There are so many sports
you can play with your friends and your friends don’t rub it in tyour
face if you lose. They just say “good game” and the losing team
is back on their feet and ready for a rematch. Maybe the best
part of Decathlon are the friends you make. You get to see your
pals again and again and make new friends every year.
Sean Scott age 11
Your
camp is terrific. My son has attended for 3 years in a row now and
really likes it. I always appreciate the individualized attention you
give to each camper and your timely communications on what is going on
at camp. Keep up the great work!!
Darcy Kiefaber
Simply best run camp I have ever seen - from
logistics, to food, to sunscreen, to variety, and the best part - kids
loved it.
They came home exhausted but tons of fun! Thanks - looking
forward to next year.
Stalder Family
I have never seen a camp more organized. I was worried
about my son going everyday and having to get up earlier in the summer.
But he was always happy and excited to go and had a great time. That
was such a gift! We love this camp and will be back next year!
Laurie Rinenbach
Thank you so much for
providing such an amazing, positive camp experience! Both my sons
really enjoyed their experience at Decathlon as a camper and as a JCIT
this summer. You run an incredible program! We hope to see you next
summer. Thanks so much.
Amy Connolly
Thanks for a great camp
experience! The operational aspect was great but all the counselors,
JC’s and JCIT’s made it truly spectacular. We’ll definitely be back
next year.
Lynette Liu
Thank
you for a wonderful summer camp. We were first time campers this year
and loved every aspect of the camp. Anjan absolutely loved Decathlon!
He came home happy every day. We are seeing a visible difference in his
attitude, speech, and sports skills. We will definitely be returning
next year.
Roopam and Akhish Bhattacharya
Seth had another great time at your camp! Thanks for
providing a great place for kids to practice good sportsmanship while
having safe, clean, fun and exercise.
Paul Moke
My two girls had an incredible
experience and look forward to the upcoming year! You do a magnificent
job and I appreciate all your hard work. You all made my daughters so
happy and involved!
Amanda Schroeder
I just wanted to thank you for another great summer at
camp. My girls loved every minute of it. This was my daughter's 4th
summer - she's "Hall of Fame" bound next year. This was my younger
daughter's first year. They both just loved camp! I think the real
difference maker is what the young man said of your philosophy at the
awards - "there are no boring activities - only boring counselors and
JCs." And your counselors and JCs are fantastic!! I have sent my kids
to many, many camps over the years and yours is the best by far. I not
only love the outdoor nature of the camp, but you have the whole thing
down to a science. I am so impressed by everything - from drop-off and
pick-ups to after-camp care to communications to the food options to
the activities. It is a well-oiled machine. The kids just love it and
as a parent, I love it too. Thank you! See you next summer.
Linda Reed
Thank you very much for
another great summer. This is the only camp that my son looks forward
to every summer. Your organization and communication make it so easy
for parent's to stay in the loop with their happenings at camp and
their children while at camp. And my son always raves about his day
every single day I pick him up from camp and has so many positive
things to say about the activities he's involved in and absolutely
enjoys the staff. They are all a great bunch of people - very friendly,
very personal with each kid and parent, very encouraging and motivating
to the kids....all of which makes a significant difference in his
enjoyment at camp. Thank you so much! I can't thank you enough for the
amazing experiences you've given my son and his friends these past 4-5
years!
Tiffani Yee Yanagishita
We have planned our summers around Decathlon Sports camp
for years. The camp has created such happy, summer memories for our
children. They love the fun atmosphere, kooky games and traditions
associated with the camp. . My boys play sports during the school year
and in the summer we don’t sign them up for competitive league play.
Instead they attend Decathlon Sports camp where they continue to stay
active, get a break from the competition and have fun. The activities
in the camp support their overall athleticism and expose them to new
sports. I thought I had died and gone the heaven the first time I
picked up my kids from Decathlon Sports Camp. They offer drive through
pick up. I am tired after work and was so happy that I did not need to
park and spend 10 minutes trying to find my children and collect their
belongings. This camp is a parent’s dream come true. One day I had to
pick up my son during lunchtime from camp. The director was pitching a
Wiffle ball baseball game with a large group of kids. To my amazement,
he knew the name of every child that came to the plate. His personal
touch and commitment to quality make this camp stand out above the rest.
Maureen Bligh
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! ...for
enabling our daughter to attend camp for the past two weeks. She's had
a blast, loved all the activities, the staff...everything.
She'll definitely be back next year..and has already mentioned her
desire to become a counselor when she's age appropriate.
Just wanted to let you know how good a job you do and how you've
impacted our daughter's summer. As a mom who works full time, all of
the information and reminders you send really help me keep on top of
things. You guys are the BEST!!!
The Bondar Family
I have been telling other parents for years how much I
love your camp.. Every day when I pick my son up he is happy - he has
had a great day, and has many things to tell me. He has fun with the
other campers and his counselors.. Even in this hot weather he still
has energy when I pick him up because you keep the kids hydrated,
covered with sunscreen and in the shade when appropriate.
You run a wonderful array of activities from traditional sports to
Ro-Sham-Bo tournaments, ping-pong and traditional camp games like
Capture the Flag. You keep track of an amazing array of "camp records"
including unusual ones like the tallest Jenga tower. You find ways for
all kids to be included and have a chance to shine. You find the best
counselors around which enables you to run a camp where the kids have
fun, feel special and stay safe.
You truly run a world-class operation. I am so pleased that I have been
able to send my children to your camp for the last 9 years. Thank you
for all you do to provide an outstanding summer experience to so many
children!
Judy Mendelsohn
In case I do not have a chance to chat with you this
week, I wanted to thank you for another fabulous season. It is hard to
believe my son has been at your camp since he was five and we had to go
and play handball with him to get him integrated, to now in the blink
of an eye, it is "mom do not get out of the car please" and he is a
young man. He loved the summer, the home run derbies and The Dollar run
are highlights, and this is the first year he has noticed there are
girls at the camp. He is talking about being a JCIT, so hope we see you
next summer too. Many thanks for the great experiences,
Wendy Lazerson
Never fails; every summer you make me wish I were a kid
again. Thanks for all of your efforts to make this camp such a fabulous
experience for the kids.
Michelle Rhyu
I'd like to say just how much my daughter is looking forward to camp this summer, and my wife's over the top
feeling that your organization is the most organized and efficient she has ever dealt with. Well done.
Craig Johnson
First
let me say that this is an incredibly well-run program: very organized
and well planned and your communication with parents is fantastic.
Thank you! Secondly, my son has never enjoyed a camp as much as he is
enjoying Decathlon. Each day this week when I have picked him up he has
told me "what a blast camp is!!" and he has thanked me NUMEROUS times
for paying the money to send him. Thank you for doing such a wonderful
job and for providing my son with such a marvelous experience.
Karen Hill
You
are a business person's dream come true! Buttoned up on process,
flexible to a degree not often found, and oriented to make me feel as
though I'm the paying client as opposed to enrolling my kids in a
process that's doing me a big, fat favor!
Thank you, thank you!
Wendy Fess
We are truly grateful for the camp you have created and how well it is run. My husband and I were just talking
earlier this morning about the full spectrum of experiences and life
lessons for campers, JCITs and JCs. DSC is a real community service.
This will be my daughter's last year as a camper :( She hopes, of
course, to return as a JCIT!
Decathlon has been a fantastic experience for her. She shas grown to
see herself as an athlete, which includes many facets: overall fitness,
team player, positive attitude, diet (healthy and balanced vs.
minimal)...Your program has suported all these aspects, and more.
Lauren has also made a number of meaningful friendships through camp.
See you again in June!
Michelle Giurata
I know we only have been at camp for two days but I have
to say I'm very impressed with how well everything runs. The drop off
and pick up are a piece of cake, it is very easy to add lunches and
most importantly my kids are having a blast!
Thanks for all your hard work!
Kim Harris
I just want to say that this our family's first
experience with Decathlon and our daughter has absolutely loved it -
pretty sure she'll be going 5 days/week next summer. Everyone I've run
into has been courteous and positive and it all seems so well
coordinated. Thank you for making our daughter's first half of the
summer a very fun one and I appreciate all the hard work you and your
staff have put into making this camp fun and successful.
The Bellomo Family
In general my kids have never liked summer camps too
much – until Decathlon. My son is loving it! What a great organization
you have put together! He even likes the food – I can’t tell how tired
I am of making three sack lunches every morning – and now I get the
summer off of that –Yippee! Thank you so much for giving my son such an
awesome experience.
Lilian Glascock
Thank you for a fantastic four weeks for my son and
daughter. They had a super time. Your counselors are wonderful with the
children, enthusiastic, friendly and they seem to maintain just the
right amount of structure for the kids. I especially appreciated the
acknowledgement of their own individual personal bests, My daughter was
name - "sportsman of the week" and our son the "wiffle ball home run
age group champ". Great memories! Thank you!.
Sheila McWilliams
Another great experience at Decathlon Camp! Every year it gets better. I swear, I don't know how you do it.
Great counselors, fun, excitement. My son is over the moon now that he's in the "Decathlon Hall of Fame."
We'll see you next year.
Vicky Fantuzzi
Just wanted to share our experiences with you so far. As
you know, this is our first year at your camp. My son and daughter are
having a great time. I was initially concerned that my daughter may not
like too much sports activities, but she is loving it. Both get up
excited every morning and look forward to coming to camp. Even on days
that they are tired and I offer that they can stay at home, they both
protest and not only want to go, but also they never want to be late,
since they may miss out on some activity! And as a parent, I have found
your system to be very organized, you have very nice counselors, the
food program is a god send (I hate making lunches & snacks
everyday) and all around the camp is perfect. I only wish that I had
found out about your camp years ago. Thank you!
Moni Sohrabi
I am always so incredibly impressed by your camp and the
organization. ALL summer camps should be run just as yours! Well done.
Thanks!
Lisa Kearns
I
again wanted to thank you for having the best-run camp in the area. You
guys are so flexible and so easy to work with, and above all, as my two
girls say,"It's the MOST FUN!" Thanks for being very organized and fair
and safe and enjoyable.
Randy Haldeman
I want to take the time to tell you how blown away I am
at the organization and communication that has happened prior to camp
starting and throughout our 2 weeks here so far. Our daughter loves the
camp and I am so impressed with all you do with the kids. I arrived
home tonight with a call from her camp counselor Megan and that is such
a great touch. Nice to hear from her counselor directly as we don't see
them at drop off and pick up (which is SO organized and EASY,
especially when I have a 2 year old in the car). We didn't get into
first session this summer and so we tried (another camp) which we will
not repeat. After this experience at Decathlon, and I know we are only
2 weeks in, this is the right fit. Thanks again for everything and
making the summer fun, active and a learning experience for my
daughter. She went to bed doing those lanyards! She loves them.
Deirdre Dougherty
Thank you for another spectacular summer of Decathlon
Sports. My kids get so much out of your camp – but what amazes me most
is how they can be made to feel so special individually, while still
also feeling like they are part of something so uch bigger than they
are. It’s a wonderful little community atmosphere, with each person
being a vital part of keeping the community happy and healthy and
constructive. Thank you!
Betsy Diaz
I just wanted to thank you again for running a great camp
this summer. My daughter absolutely loved the camp. It really increased
her self esteem and confidence before she went into the new school year
and playing AYSO. Our son also really enjoyed the camp. The counselors
were outstanding! We hope to see you again next summer.
Hanna George
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