Mandeville Soccer Club will host a summer soccer camp at Pelican Park the week of July 27. Children ages 4 to 12 are welcome. Go online to www.mscsoccer.org or call the Mandeville Soccer Club office at 624.8080 for a brochure.

--- MYB soccer camps planned ---

Madisonville Youth Boosters will hold a summer soccer camp to benefit the program.

The New Orleans Jesters soccer team will hold a camp July 27-31 at Coquille Sports Complex.

For more information, call Scott Shackelford at 504.261.8771, 845.8771 or go online to www.madisonvillesports.com.

--- MYB has soccer signups ---

Madisonville Youth Boosters will hold soccer registration July 20-24 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Coquille Sports Complex.

Sign-ups also will be held evenings July 20-22 from 6-9 p.m. Players should bring a copy of their birth certificate and copy of a bill for proof of residency. There will be no late registration dates.

For more information, call Scott Shackelford at 845.8771 or 504.261.8771.

--- MAGNOLIA PARK ---

Summer camps offered in Folsom

Magnolia Park in Folsom will be conducting the following camps this summer: golf, art, scrapbooking and Basketball.

The park currently is offering the following classes: art for youth and adults, scrapbooking, yoga and Pilates. For more information or to register, call the park at 796.5045 or go online to www.activityreg.com.

--- Basketball ---

Hornets to visit Mandeville

The New Orleans Hornets will hold a Basketball clinic for boys and girls between the ages of 7-14 on July 21 at Pelican Park.

The camp will include three hours of Basketball instruction and fundamentals, an appearance by Hornets forward Rasual Butler and Hugo the Hornet, giveaways, contests and more. The registration fee for the clinic is $10 per child.

Space for each clinic is limited, so fans must register online at www.Hornets.com. The clinic will begin at 9 a.m. and finish at noon. On-site check-in is one hour prior to the start of each clinic. Each participant also will receive a Hornets Summer Hoops T-shirt for completing the camp.

For more information, call 626.7997.

--- AAU tryouts in Mandeville ---

Northshore Basketball Training Center in Mandeville will hold tryouts for AAU teams on July 25.

Boys and girls 8-14 years old may attend. Children 8-9 years old will tryout from 10-11 a.m. Boys and girls 10-11 will try out from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. Boys and girls ages 12-14 will try out from noon until 1 p.m. Tryouts will be a short skills workout. Players must wear tennis shoes and shorts. Details on the AAU season and training will be given out at this time.

Directions to the facility can be found online at www.nsbbtc.com. For more information, send an e-mail to nsbbtc@yahoo.com

--- Yarbrough camp at Coquille ---

Southeastern Louisiana University mens Basketball coach Jim Yarbrough will hold a Basketball camp at Coquille Sports Complex on July 15-17.

The camp is for boys and girls ages 5-13 and will be held from 9 a.m. to noon each day. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Madisonville Youth Boosters Basketball program.

For more information, call 264.7489 or go online to www.madisonvillesports.com.

--- GOLF ---

Village Church has tourney

The Village Men's Club first golf tournament will be held Sunday at noon, with a 1 p.m. tee time at Royal Golf Course in Slidell.

The cost for this four-person scramble is $50 per golfer, which includes a cart and green fee, practice balls, food and beverages/beer, closest-to-the-hole and longest drive contests, door prizes, ditty bags and a free prize ticket.

Teams of four registering will save $20 with a $100 hole sponsorship. The team cost would be $280. Mulligans will be available and a separate putting contest will be held. Prizes will be presented to the first- through third-place finishers.

Send checks payable to The Village Church Men's Club to Terry Koehl at 7 Royal 18th Drive, Slidell, LA 70460. For details, call 646.2073 or 710.2829.

Support for the tournament is welcome and can be provided through hole sponsorships, team and individual registrations, door prizes and ditty bag stuffers. Anyone seeking additional information about these opportunities can call Koehl at 646.2073; Fred King at 966.7160; or Nick Capace at 882.4007.

--- SAFE BOATING ---

ABC course upcoming

The Lake Pontchartrain Sail and Power Squadron will present America's Boating Course on July 18 at the Maritime Museum at 133 Mabel Drive in Madisonville from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

The course material will include an introduction to boating, federal and state boating laws, personal safety equipment, navigation, personal water craft and more.

Cost is $25 for textbook, CD and test. For information or to register, call Peggy Roy at 264.7467.

--- VOLLEYBALL ---

VIA summer camps planned

The Volleyball Institute of America will hold summer camps July 20-24 at Northlake Christian School near Covington. Players age 7-14 may register. Cost is $120 if registered by July 10 and $135 if registered after. For more information, call 871.9613.

VIA is part of Louisiana Volleyball, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.