Valley Sports Camp

Valley Sports Camp offers Summer Sports Camp, After School Enrichment Programs, Basketball Classes, Basketball Leagues, Holiday Camps, and Home School Programs. The program also lists Fall Break Camp, Learning Day Camp, Veteran's Day Camp, Thanksgiving Break Camp, Winter Break Camp, and February Holiday Week Camp.

Programs

• Summer Sports Camp — Pre-K through 8th grade; ages 4-12 years old
• After School Enrichment Programs — Pre-K through 8th grade
• Basketball Classes — Pre-K through 8th grade
• Basketball Leagues
• Holiday Camps — Pre-K through 8th grade
• Home School Programs — ages 2-14 years old; TK-5th grade
• Holiday Camps: Fall Break Camp
• Holiday Camps: Learning Day Camp
• Holiday Camps: Veteran's Day Camp
• Holiday Camps: Thanksgiving Break Camp
• Holiday Camps: Winter Break Camp
• Holiday Camps: February Holiday Week Camp

At a glance

• Ages: 2–14 years old
• General schedule: Summer camp sample schedule: 8:00-9:00 optional before camp care; 9:00-3:00 camp activities with snack, lunch, supervised lunch activities, water breaks, awards, and check-out; 3:00-4:30/6:00 optional after camp care. Kids play 4-6 sports and enrichment activities each day.

About the provider

Valley Sports Camp is in its 18th year of summer camps. The leadership team includes Mark Mercer, Jeff Mercer, and Kim Mercer. The program says it is a youth sports camp in the greater Bay Area and states goals of teaching life skills through sports, building confidence and self-esteem, and emphasizing fun, teamwork, communication, sportsmanship, friendship, and character traits. It also says the team includes credentialed teachers and high-achieving student-athletes, and lists Mark Mercer as a BA in Exercise Science with a single subject teaching credential and current P.E. Teacher and Athletic Director; Jeff Mercer as a BA in Multicultural Studies with a multiple subject teaching credential; and Kim Stocklmeir Mercer as a B.S. in Business Administration, multiple subject teaching credential, and M.A. in Educational Leadership.

Campers are grouped by grade level. Camps and classes are designed for every level of athleticism. Character building program emphasizes different character traits each day. Swimming is available at SLV and Blackberry Farm at Monta Vista High School location; no swimming available in Scotts Valley, Saratoga, Los Gatos.

Last updated October 10, 2026.