Children and teens around the Islands are enjoying a slate of summer sports camps, hosted by coaches from the Department of Sports.

The morning camps train children, aged seven to 16, in football, netball, cricket and basketball. The locations and sports offered in these free camps change each week; the Bodden Town football camp is ongoing this week (July 27 to August 1).

In the last few weeks, around 45 girls and boys were put through their paces at the West Bay football camp, while the George Town netball camp reported a similarly enthusiastic turnout. Also, over 80 children attend the Junior Lifeguard swimming camps.

In addition to learning more about the sports, the young people are able to interact with each other and make new friends.

The remaining camps, which still have spaces open, are next week’s Cayman Brac basketball camp, the East End football camp, and a basketball camp at Camana Bay (August 3-7); two cricket camps (August 10-14 and 17-21); and the North Side football camp (August 17-21).

For more information, or to register, call 949-7082 or visit: http://departmentofsports.com/blog/summer-camps-2015/

Also, parents may look for information on a range of other summer activities, in areas ranging from swimming to arts & crafts.