Sandlot Stars

Seven years ago, Mike held his first athletic performance camp with 18 campers at Saint Thomas Aquinas College. At the time, it was called "Mike Looney Sports Performance" and the camp consisted mostly of kids who had attended his training sessions during the year. He held two weeks of camp and everybody loved it! It was so successful that he added two more weeks the following summer. By the end of the second summer, more than 70 campers were participating each week.

During the first two years, Mike learned a great deal about what kids want to do during their summer break. With the help of his friend Pat Buckley, he began to incorporate more unstructured athletic games and activities, which the campers really enjoyed. Renamed "Sandlot Stars" in 2008, the camp became the perfect balance of athletic development, physical education, and fun.

Sandlot Stars is a place where everything old is new again. Unfortunately, many children are being left behind because youth sports today focuses too much on winning and competition instead of employing a long term athletic development plan. Every kid loves to win, but they love playing even more than winning.

Our camp provides the missing "athletic development" component that every child needs and deserves. Yes, we help our kids get stronger, faster, and better conditioned for their sports. But we do it in a way that allows them to still be kids. Sports are meant to be fun, remember?

We combine cutting-edge sports performance coaching with sports and games that we used to play at recess or after-school. Pick-up games where kids learn to think for themselves, be creative, and most of all, just PLAY!