Sports Play Fun (SPF) Summer Camp
ComEd Rec Center, 1434 S. Loomis St., Chicago, IL 60608
About
Sports Play Fun (SPF) Summer Camp offers sports, games, hands-on experiences, and development activities, including both indoor and outdoor sports. Campers take part in educational and exciting activities, with many games that keep kids learning through fun challenges. The program also includes water fun, such as a water day with water activities on hot summer days, and kids are rewarded for good behavior with a chance to win the camp cup.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
• Schedule: Options include 10 weeks of camp Monday–Friday, generally 9:00 am–4:00 pm from early June through mid-August 2026, as well as separate 3-week and 1-week sessions. Early drop-off at 8:00 am and late pick-up until 5:00 pm are available for an additional cost.
• Price: 10-week full program listed at $4500 with pre-sale savings of $2500; 3-week option listed at $1350 with pre-sale savings of $1000; 1-week option listed at $450.
Sports Play Fun (SPF) Summer Camp states that its goal is to provide a fun and safe atmosphere that nurtures personal growth through challenging and fun sports, hands-on experiences, and development activities. The mission also states that the camp looks to create an environment that fosters strong self-identity, individual expression, teamwork, and genuine respect for others, and that a positive experience at summer camp can assist a child’s social, emotional, and athletic development. The camp uses a Social, Emotional, Athletic Development Curriculum and has a 1 to 7 counselor-to-camper ratio, and camp staff also coach other Chicago Rec Sports programs. The program notes that there is no cancellation on rainy days because activities move indoors, and it offers pre-sale savings pricing options.
The Managing Director is Jerusha Richardson. Parent testimonials mention that a child enjoys game days and gets to play the whole game, that the CRS coaches are described as nice and energetic, and that parents see players get better each week and look forward to basketball each week.
Last updated July 30, 2026.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
• Schedule: Options include 10 weeks of camp Monday–Friday, generally 9:00 am–4:00 pm from early June through mid-August 2026, as well as separate 3-week and 1-week sessions. Early drop-off at 8:00 am and late pick-up until 5:00 pm are available for an additional cost.
• Price: 10-week full program listed at $4500 with pre-sale savings of $2500; 3-week option listed at $1350 with pre-sale savings of $1000; 1-week option listed at $450.
Sports Play Fun (SPF) Summer Camp states that its goal is to provide a fun and safe atmosphere that nurtures personal growth through challenging and fun sports, hands-on experiences, and development activities. The mission also states that the camp looks to create an environment that fosters strong self-identity, individual expression, teamwork, and genuine respect for others, and that a positive experience at summer camp can assist a child’s social, emotional, and athletic development. The camp uses a Social, Emotional, Athletic Development Curriculum and has a 1 to 7 counselor-to-camper ratio, and camp staff also coach other Chicago Rec Sports programs. The program notes that there is no cancellation on rainy days because activities move indoors, and it offers pre-sale savings pricing options.
The Managing Director is Jerusha Richardson. Parent testimonials mention that a child enjoys game days and gets to play the whole game, that the CRS coaches are described as nice and energetic, and that parents see players get better each week and look forward to basketball each week.
Last updated July 30, 2026.
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