2024 Growing Together Camp Registration

Sox Family,

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for our 11th annual Growing Together Camp, held on Monday, May 27th through Thursday, May 30th, 2024, at Timbercreek Camp in Pulaski, MS.

The camp will be a 3-day gathering of players and any parents that want to attend. Players will have full days of baseball sessions, camp activities, and worship while parents/siblings will be able to attend seminars and hang out, relax, and participate in camp activities.

We are pumped to have Justin Graves back as our speaker and The Tom Edwards Worship Band leading us in worship again this year.

Just a couple of things about the camp:

This is one of the most important things we do all summer.

This camp is designed for our players to get to know everyone on their team, their coaches, and the Sox staff. We will also be putting in organizational plays and signs during the week.

1) ATTENDANCE: It is mandatory for all players who are out of school or can get out of school early. If you have prior commitments, then you will be excused but this is a must-attend event for the Sox players. We expect over 75% of our players will attend the camp this year, so you do not want to miss out!

Players will be housed with others on their teams so they will get to know each other.

2) RECRUITING SEMINAR: We have an NCAA and Recruiting Seminar on Monday afternoon. We will have Mississippi College's compliance department explain the clearinghouse process to the NCAA and answer any questions about recruiting. We will also have our Sox officers there to explain our process in the recruiting cycle. This is a session that you will not want to miss if at all possible. All parents are invited to this session. Then, after the recruiting seminar, we will have supper in the dining hall. There will be a sign-up and payment for the meal if you plan to stay for supper. Then, you are welcome to attend the parent's seminar after supper and worship.

Here is the schedule for the camp.

Monday, May 27, 2024

12:30 pm - 2:45 pm - Registration and Check-in
03:00 pm - Opening Ceremony
04:00 pm - Players - Team Activity - PARENTS - NCAA RECRUITING SEMINAR
05:30 pm - Players Supper with Parents supper after NCAA Seminar
06:30 pm - Baseball Sessions / Parents Seminar
08:30 pm - Worship Service (All)
10:30 pm - Free Time / Late Night

11:59 pm - Lights Out

Tuesday, May 28 & Wednesday, May 29, 2022

08:00 am - Breakfast
08:30 am - Quiet Time
09:00 am - Devotional
09:30 am - Baseball Sessions / Parents Seminar
12:00 pm - Lunch
01:30 pm - Baseball Sessions / Parents Seminar
03:30 pm - Free Time
05:30 pm - Supper
06:30 pm - Baseball Sessions / Parents Seminar
08:30 pm - Worship Service (All)
10:30 pm - Free Time / Late Night

11:59 pm - Lights Out

Thursday, May 30, 2022

08:00 am - Breakfast
08:30 am - Quiet Time
09:00 am - Devotional
09:30 am - Baseball Sessions
11:30 pm - Lunch
12:30 pm - Camp Picture - Everyone in attendance
01:0 pm - PICKUP/LEAVE CAMP

Cost:

Players: $240.00 per player includes food, lodging, instruction, and all activities & Marucci Performance camp T-Shirt.

Adults/Siblings staying at the camp: $220.00 per person includes food, lodging, seminars, and all activities at the camp. Lodging will be by male-female unless you have a family of 4 attending. There will be a max of 4 adults per cabin. A family of 4 registered will receive a cabin for their family. The 4 are in addition to the player. The players stay together.

Adults/Siblings choosing to stay at a Hotel: For parents/Siblings that want to stay at a hotel, there are 2 options within 20 minutes of the camp.

1) Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Forest, MS - (601) 469-8288 - You must contact the hotel directly and book rooms.

2) Roosevelt State Park Hotel - Morton, MS - Contact the hotel directly at 601-732-6316 to book a room. This hotel is on the state park grounds and can be booked directly. It is under new management so problems from last year have been corrected.

These will be direct reservations with the sites above.

Meal Plan for parents/siblings staying offsite and want to eat at camp:

If you stay off-site at a hotel, you can purchase meal options for the camp. If you want to eat at the camp, then your price would be $90 per person.

* - They can not offer per meal as they have to order in bulk for the whole camp.

MONDAY SUPPER - If you are coming to the camp to attend the recruiting seminar and pick up players, this lunch costs $12. (Parents/siblings staying overnight at the camp, your supper fee is in your camp cost). There will be a sign-up later for this meal.
TO REGISTER FOR CAMP

2024 Growing Together Camp Registration: LINK

There are multiple payment options for camp:

1) Options #1 - PIF

2) Option #2 - Pay $20 on registration and $220 on May 15, 2022 (OPTION IF YOU ARE NOT SURE)

3) Option #3 - Pay $120 on registration and $120 on May 15, 2021

4) Option #4 - Pay $80 on registration and $80 on April 15 and May 15, 2021

** - If you think your team may be in the State Championships during this date, please go ahead and sign up using the Options #2 payment plan, and if you play for the State Championship, we will refund or credit your account. But taking you out of the camp is easier than adding you in.

If you need a blessing, please email Greg Sykes at gsykes@eastcoastbaseball.org. Sometimes, we have donations for the camp from parents. If you want to DONATE players' or coaches' fees, you can do that during registration.

If you are not sure of your schedule due to playoffs, you can go ahead and register and

FOR THOSE THAT CAN NOT ATTEND CAMP

If you can't attend due to school, vacation, camps, or school baseball, please fill out the link below and inform us that you will not attend the GTC Camp. This will give us a list of the players that coaches must brief on important information shared at the camp.

PLEASE FILL OUT THIS LINK IF YOU ARE "NOT" ATTENDING CAMP - LINK

If you have any questions, please email Greg Sykes at gsykes@eastcoastbaseball.org.

Also, if you would like to bless a player with a blessing, you can donate a player's or coach's fee. All players and coaches must pay the camp fee to stay, so we always need blessings.

We look forward to a great summer.

God Bless,

East Coast Baseball Directors

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Columbus, MS 39705

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