Summer Training Program & Summer Camp Information
DPISD Athletics will resume our Summer Training Program (STP) & Sports Specific Instruction. Parents, it is your decision to let your child participate. It will not be held against them if you choose to keep them home until you feel safe. All safety measures and guidelines will be strictly enforced.
FOOTBALL will resume with same schedule beginning Wednesday, July 15th:
Returning Football: 7:30 - 10:00am / Check-in begins at 7am
Incoming Freshman Football: 10:00 - 12:00pm / Check-in begins at 9:30am
VOLLEYBALL will resume with a modified schedule given to you by your coaches beginning Monday, July 20th. This will be for the Volleyball upperclassmen ONLY (10th-12th grades). Report to the Volleyball gym at the North Campus for the remaining of STP.
All participants are required to submit a COVID-19 screening through Canvas for Football by Tuesday, July 14th at 6pm and Volleyball by Sunday, July 19th at 6pm.
All safety measures and protocols will be enforced per the DPISD guidelines and those set forth by the UIL. In addition to providing your own water, ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN FACE COVERING/MASK. Face coverings/masks must be worn as specified by the UIL.
For the UIL statement and STP guidelines, please visit:
https://www.uiltexas.org/athletics/covid-19-strength-conditioning-2020
If you have any questions, please contact your respective coach.
Go Deer!!!
SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM AND SPORT SPECIFIC TRAINING
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OUR PHILOSOPHY
In modern day athletics, performance enhancement training has become a necessity to compete at the highest level in sport. The design of our camp is to provide Deer Park High ISD Athletes (grades 7-12) of ALL SPORTS with the knowledge necessary to maximize their physiological potential.
During the summer, we train all of our athletes through specific drills that will help develop the strengths and weaknesses of the athletes. Various speed, agility, and quickness techniques will guide the athletes through the beginning stages, progressing each week to its finish.
It is important to understand that this is NOT a football camp, softball camp, boot camp, or cross-fit workout. The design of our training program is to improve the athletic performance of all athletes. We are not building body builders, power lifters, or cross-fit competitors. We are here to build athletes.
Our coaches will not only teach the essentials of strength and conditioning, but we will also strive to promote hard work, dedication, team work, and the tenacity to overcome the mental and physical demands that can occur while training.
As an athletic department, we are trying to foster an environment that promotes positive reinforcement to encourage our young athletes in everything they do. Therefore, we expect each athlete to follow the rules in accordance with DPISD. In addition, we ask each athlete to participate to his or her best ability. If an athlete will not follow the basic rules and procedures, we will ask the athlete to leave.
ABOUT OUR PROGRAM
The Deer Park Summer Training Program is available to all current Deer Park ISD athletes (incoming 7th through 12th grades). The design of our program is to give our athletes the opportunity to gain a competitive edge through strength and conditioning. All athletes will benefit from this camp and are encouraged to attend.
Every athlete will participate in a dynamic warm-up to develop joint stability and flexibility, as well as balance, coordination, and body awareness. We will do this before moving into the weight room for strength training or onto the speed, agility, and quickness development stations.
We base all speed and agility development training on developing the total athlete. Included in this facet of training will be drills to improve proper movement mechanics, first step quickness, explosive power, speed, agility, and deceleration (injury prevention).
Athletes will receive an individualized, well-balanced strength program designed with an emphasis on technique and sound mechanics to aide in the prevention of injuries and improvement of sports performance.
Our staff of Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialists have over 20 years of experience designing and implementing programs for athletes participating in Junior High School, High School, and Division 1 Collegiate athletics as well as world-class Olympic athletes. The coaching staff at Deer Park implement all our programs. This gives our athletes a unique opportunity to continue to develop relationships with their coaches outside of their particular sport.
WHY IS OUR PROGRAM IMPORTANT?
We are fully aware of the many activities that you may have planned for your athlete(s) during the summer break, and we want them to have a great summer. During the course of the school year we test each of our teams 4 times. Without a doubt, our athletes get faster, stronger, and more explosive. Furthermore, when we test in May, we routinely show our best test scores. However, when they return in August, we find that the ones who did not continue to work on their athleticism all summer (not just sport skills), generally show test scores that are back to where they were during the previous November test. Some even the August test of the previous year. We must continue to strive to get faster, stronger, and more explosive annually. Continuing strength and conditioning along with sport specific training during the summer break is essential.
WHY SHOULD JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A STRENGTH PROGRAM?
Research indicates that development of maximum coordination occurs between the ages of 9 and 13, and that most young athletes who are involved only with sports are lacking in proper flexibility, range of motion, body coordination, and strength of muscle and connective tissue. With a proper strength and conditioning program, young athletes can reduce the chances of injury, stay healthy, and become successful at their sport.
We want to assure you that our goal is not to find out how much our Junior High athletes can lift, but rather how they lift, how they run, and how they change direction. Developing these good habits at an early age will put them years ahead of where our current high school athlete entered into the program.
Dates in BOLD are days STP will occur.

HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL
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7:30-9:00am
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STP
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ONLY Returning DPISD FOOTBALL
Athletes 10th / 11th / 12th Grades |
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9:00-10:00am
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Sports Skills
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HIGH SCHOOL
VOLLEYBALL
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7:30-9:00am
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STP
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All DPISD VOLLEYBALL Athletes 9th / 10th / 11th / 12th Grades |
9:00-10:00am | Sports Skills | ||
HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL
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10:00-11:30am |
STP
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All DPISD Incoming FOOTBALL
Athletes
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11:30a-12:30p | Sports Skills | ||