International Sports Training Camp: Multi-Sport Summer Camp for Ages 8-17 in the Pocono Mountains

A typical day at ISTC is built around sport. Campers choose a focus sport and train in it daily with the camp's coaching staff, then fill the rest of the schedule with other activities — the camp runs an all-sports programme, so there is plenty beyond the chosen discipline. The site lists basketball, soccer and aquaglide among its activities, alongside a triple-tower climbing and ropes structure and a lake for water-based sessions.

The camp splits into two programmes. ISTC is the main camp. IXTC is the teen camp, described as what happens when 15-17 year olds design the summer camp of their dreams — a programme aimed squarely at older teenagers rather than tacked onto the younger camp.

Evenings and free time are organised around weekly recreation themes, which change each week of the summer and are published in advance. The 2027 themes are already listed on the camp's site.

ISTC has been running long enough to have a returning-camper culture — the testimonials on the page are from campers who come back summer after summer, and the camp leans on that word-of-mouth rather than a long list of facilities. The tone throughout is camp-first: sports, friends, and a week or three away from home.

The camp offers virtual tours and brochures, and runs in-person camp tours in the autumn for families who want to see the site before booking.

What's included

- Residential summer camp session (length varies by booking) - Daily coaching in the camper's chosen focus sport - All-sports programme across the camp's facilities - Lake activities including aquaglide - Climbing and ropes sessions on the triple tower - Weekly recreation theme programme - On-site accommodation for the duration of the session

What's not included

- Travel to and from camp - Personal spending money - Camp shop purchases - Optional extras not listed in the chosen session