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Legends for Kids gearing up for another year

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Registration is open for another year of Sanford's Legends for Kids youth clinics. The camps have been a Sioux Falls tradition for over 20 years. In a partnership with Hy-Vee, Sanford Sports will provide free clinics for kindergarten through eighth graders. They can choose from seven different sports. Mark McCloskey helps organize the volleyball clinic, which is the first camp available on June 3. Deadwood firefighters aid in single vehicle crash 'We're always excited to get more kids in the gym,' McCloskey said. Almost 200 kids have already signed up for the camps. For McCloskey, it's all about giving them a good experience. 'I know for basketball, baseball, softball, golf, football, for a lot of kids, it's their first chance to come to a camp. We recognize that and try and give them an experience where they're going to want to come back,' McCloskey said. 'You get to see kids walk in with smiles on their faces. They feel very special for the day. You make them feel great, give them positive interactions, words of encouragement, things like that. I think that's what kids need right now,' Sanford Sports Complex director Brock Reynoldson said. And organizers hope the athletes can learn lessons that go beyond their sport. 'All the things that sports provide you off the field from character development, leadership skills, communication, friendship, those are things that we really take a lot of pride in doing,' Reynoldson said. 'We try and get them to pay attention, listen and be coachable, which is always a challenge, but we try and give them things like the effort and energy that it takes to be good at whatever they're going to do. That's something we try and teach all our kids,' McCloskey said. The Legends for Kids gala and golf tournament will come to an end this year, but you can expect some new things planned. More will be released about that later this summer. For more information on the youth clinics as well as the Legends high school football team camp, click the links below. Youth clinics High school football team camp Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.