Welland Summer SPORTZ Camp

This multi-sports camp provides campers with an opportunity to develop the skills, confidence, and motivation to play and enjoy a variety of sports.

Empire Sportsplex is the home of the City of Welland Summer SPORTZ Camp. Its multi-sport design allows campers to learn various athletic skills in a fun, cooperative, and supportive recreational environment. We focus on developing fundamental movement skills, increasing physical health & fitness, social skills, supporting mental health and psychological wellness, ultimately leading to a lifelong appreciation and love for sport.re)

Important tips for registering online:

The parent or guardian registering the child for camp needs to create an account (at no charge) before registering. Failing to create an account results in this error message at checkout, “We're sorry but you do not meet our minimum age requirement of 13 to purchase items online”.
Proof of your child’s age and address must be sent to registration@welland.ca or brought to the Welland Community Centre within 72 hours of online registration to secure your child’s spot in camp. If we have not received the documents, your child’s spot in camp will be released. Please title the email with “Summer SPORTZ Camp — Proof of Birth Date and Address for [insert child’s name]”.

The following items are required at time of registration:

proof of child’s date of birth
proof of child’s address
completed registration form (copies are available at the Welland Community Centre)

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What to expect at Summer SPORTZ Camp

Campers will receive lessons from enthusiastic and qualified coaches in beach volleyball, tennis, basketball, pickleball, and various other sports including water sports on the recreation canal. Campers will also have a daily swim!

The Summer SPORTZ Camp brings "the fun" every day as campers develop and discover new athletic skills while practicing teamwork, respect, resilience, healthy competition, and sportsmanship. In addition, campers will learn about nutrition, goal setting, adaptive sports, and leadership, all in an inclusive and safe environment.

Registered campers must bring lunch, drinks, snacks, sunblock, a hat, swimsuit, towel, a change of clothes, refillable water bottle, and a positive attitude to camp each day.

Camp fees

Full week: Resident $204 / Non-resident $244

Note: Summer SPORTZ Camp is a weekly registration. Single days will not be permitted. Should you choose to register a child and they can only attend a partial week, the fee remains unchanged.

Camp overview

Sportz Camp runs for 8 weeks, from July 6 - August 28, 2026
Camp runs only 4 days per week, Monday to Thursday. Friday is used as a rain backup.
Drop off begins at 8:30 a.m., and pick up is at 4:30 p.m.

Late pick up fee: Late pick ups will be subject to a late fee of $10 per child.

Payment options

The first three weeks of camp must be paid in full at time of registration. A payment plan can be implemented for the balance owing.

Cash/debit/credit card

Camp withdrawal policy

Transferring of weeks will not be permitted.
Withdrawal requests must be made by submitting a camp withdrawal request form.
Notification via email or phone will not constitute a proper withdrawal request.

Camp refund policy

More than 30 days before the start of the registered camp week:
Full refund for that week, minus a non-refundable $10 administrative fee per week.
Between 15 and 30 days before the start of the registered camp week:
Full refund for that week, minus a non-refundable $78 administrative fee per week.
Less than 15 days before the start of the registered camp week:
No refund will be issued for that week.

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Important information:

Ages: 7 to 12 years
Monday to Thursday (Friday is our rain backup day)
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Empire Sportsplex 11 Shaw St., Welland, ON L3B 5W8