12 -The Michigan Daily Summer Weery- Wednedy, July 8,1992 Sports campers invade 'U' residential halls 0 by Mike Hill Daily Sports Writer If you've beenanywherenearSouth Quadintheepastmonth,it'sbeenhardto miss the swarms of kids flocking down State Street. Where are they coming from, you might ask. Well, simply put, these are kids whoseparentsshelledoutbig bucks to send them away for a week to Steve Fisher's Basketball Camp, Bill Freehan's Baseball Camp, or Wolver- ine Football Technique School, among others. These few weeks during the sum- merresultin big business. Coachescan earn more in three weeks of camp than theymakeallyear.The basketballcamp, forexample,hasrun the last four weeks including this one with about 420 kids per week.At$195apopminusminimal overhead costs, Fisher and his crew are making a tidy sum. You figure out the math. We know their parents enjoy the weekofpeaceandquiet,butdothekids think the camps are worthwhile? "The camps are really helpful," 13- year old wrestling camper Jason Waldroup said. "The coaches were pretty cool and I leamed a lot of new techniques. I think it was worth the money. I had a lot of fun." You might wonder what these kids actually do during their week long stay here. So here's a run down. Sundays are registration days. Par- ents pass over their last dime and then their children. With an additional $100 to $150, the kids have the luxury of housing and eating in the confines of South Quad. Campers generally have one ses- sion on Sunday evenings, but the real training begins early the next moming. Campers awake for breakfast between 7-8:30 am. and begin their firstof three daily sessions at approximately 9 a.m. Morning and afternoon sessions generally focus on basic skills training, while the night sessions are usually geared toward competition and game situations. Sessionsendatabout9p.m. Then the kids are put under the supervi- sion of the South Quad housing staff. Program coordinator Bill Vlisides, 43, oversees six camp coordinators, eightofficestaffmembers,and51 coun- selors who hope to do more than act as vises 20 to 40 campers a week, but every week that hall changes. We run activities, counsel campers, sometimes wehave to discipline, butgenerally we facilitate in helping them have a good time." Between 9 and 10:45 p.m., the staff encourages campers to participate in activities which include food runs, a jello snarf competition, a talent show, become a big pick-up joint, like a Vic Tanny for prepubescent 12 year olds." At 10:45, the campers are asked to calm their youthful hormones and sent to their halls. Each hall is controlled by one counselor who actually lives on thathallfor the summer. This counselor then attempts to get each camper in his or her room by 11:15 and lights out by 11:30 without going insane.Sometimes easier weeks of camp by counselors because of the lack of female campers, this was not the case this year because of unexpected outside influences. On Wednesday night before bed checks, the south side of South Quad played audience to a fireworks display, thanks toresidents across the street. But campers on the north side were witness toabitmorerevealing show. The camp- ers were treated, you might say, to a strip show of sorts from WestQuad that evenYpsilanti'sDejaVumightbe proud of. "The girls were high schoolers here for the Women and Science Program and were staying in the upper floors of West Quad," counselor Edward Yun, 19, said. "My campers were screaming out their windows 'Take it alloff!' with theirnosespressedupagainsttheir win- dow screens, salivating." "Chaoticis the firstwordthat comes to mind," counselor April Groff, 19, said. "I had to get the help of other counselors to help patrol and control my hallway. Everyone was yelling out their windows. It was hectic." Mostnightsarenotlikethatthough. The campers are usually quiet by mid- night, resting up for the next day of camps. "All of the camp staff have done an excellent job," Vlisides said. "They're a lot more dedicated and concerned than most of the coaches would give them credit for. I don't th-ink (the coaches) know the level of dedication thatis putintothesafety, the well-being and the contentment of the campers." Finally, on Fridays, the campers have amorning session which includes a possible awards presentation and a chance for coaches to give their final words of advice. The campers then check out of South Quad and the camp staff has a few moments to relax ... until Sunday, of course, when it starts all over again. saryall-starteam, theonlyactiveplayer accordedsuchhonors.Someothermem- bers of the illustrious group? Mark Aguirre, Kenny Anderson, Adrian Dantley, Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin. Livingston was tabbed by one pub- lication last fall as the top player in the country, andhe substantiated that claim by going out and bringing back Parade co-player-of-the-year honors (with Ja- son Kidd) following the 1991-92 cam- paign. So Wolverine watchers sitback and hold their breaths. Can another star- studdedrecruiting classbeinthe works? If Livingston does visit Ann Arbor this fall, fans will catch aglimpse of a fourth shiny head walking aroundcampus with Messrs. Webber, Rose and Riley. Just like oneof the fellas.Surely this mustbeasign from the basketballgods? "No," laughs Livingston, whose head was shom for the Louisiana state tournament in March, "I got mine be- fore they did." 0 Michigan assistant basketball coach Jay Smith addresses a group of campers from Steve Fisher's Basketball Camp. The various sports camps at Michigan provide an educat; campers, relief for parents and money for coaches. nightly babysitters for the campers. "It's definately not babysitting," registration coordinator Victor Chen, 21, said. "I'd compare it to part time R.A.s. It's a living, working environ- ment wherea single counselor super- WHAT'S K HAPPENING RECREATIONAL SPORTS Intramural Sports Program 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL " SAND VOLLEYBALL e SOFTBALL Entries close: Today, Wednesday, July 8,1992,11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. IMSB TENNIS (Saturday & Sunday, July 18 & 19,1992) Entries open: Wednesday, July 8, 1992 Entries close: Wednesday, July 15, 1992 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. IMSB GOLF (Friday & Saturday, July 24 & 25, 1992) Entries open: Monday, July 13,1992 Entries close: Thursday, July 23, 1992 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 .m. IMSB CALL 763-3562 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION and a weekly dance. "The kids participate in some of the activities," counselor Matt Ludwa, 20, said. "But at night they're generally more interested inmeeting membersof the opposite sex. This place can kind of UVINGSTON Continued from ,,age 11 Livingston told trhe Daily he was al- ready down to x schools - North Carolina, Louisiana State, Michigan, Duke, Kansas and Tulane - and that "it's still wide open." But Lvingston, much lip e Michigan's Chris Webber did when ne was being recruited as the top player in the country, seems to have tired of the constant queries regarding his future, and may have taken to a little melia manipulation. "Everyone asks the same question, so I tell them," said Livingston, who last season received Shootout MVP honors asa sophomorezafter leading his team to the title over a Chicago entry paced by Wolverines center Juwan Howard. "Butit'snot always the same group of five or six schools." So although no one but Livingston knows where Michigan falls on his order of preference, it seems likely the Wolverines arein therunning. He says he has always liked Michigan and feels this is easier said than done. Like two weeks ago, when 1475 football and boys' basketball campers flooded South Quad and some of West Quad during football's only week of camps. Usually considered one of the he would complement the curent nucleus as a playmaker. "I haven't really seriously thought aboutityet,butwhenIdo, it'llprobably -be one of the five schools I visit," he said. Livingston's rise to the top of the prep basketball world has been close to meteoric. He began playing at age nine, and by the time he reached 12, he was earning national recognition. He led Louisiana to four consecutive national AAU titles and was tournament MVP each year. He has enjoyed similar success dur- ing the school year. Newman has wjn back-to-backstate titles,withLivingston as the MVP both times.Butitwasat last year's Shootout that he made his big- gest splash, averaging 27.7 points and 7.3 assists agameinleading his team to the title. Forhisperformancehebecamethe only sophomore to be named Shootout MVP, and he was selected before this year's tournament to the 20th anniver- 0