YOUNG PRO TRAINING CAMP
Our flagship event is the Young Pro Training Camp held annually in Texas. The current location is the Lonestrar Arena in nearby Stephenville, TX. This camp is normally held the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday following the Denver National Western Rodeo short go (which is always on the last Sunday of their stock show). This usually places the camp during the last full week of January; the 2020 dates are January 28-30.
This is an invitational only event. To qualify for an invitation the prospective students need to be a USTRC #5 young man or a #4 young lady and be sixteen years of age. Any Junior Pro ages thirteen through sixteen who has travel as a Touring Junior Pro during a summer mission trip is also eligible for attendance. Siblings of qualified students will also be considered based on age, roping abilities and traveling circumstances.
This Camp is very intense. Classroom sessions start at 8 A.M. and we wrap up the evening around 9:30 P.M. We mix classroom training with arena training each of the four days. The classroom instructors include ministers all connected to the roping world, pro ropers and Christian business men. The roping instructors are all NFR qualifiers and include many World Champions. The 2012 roping instructors included Clay Cooper, Rickey Green, Travis Tryan, Clay Tryan, Rope Myers, Patrick Smith, David Key, Keven Daniel, Brady Tryan, Jake Long, Travis Graves, Chad Masters, Luke Brown, Ryan Motes with Trey Johnson and Bobby Mote also assisting. The classroom instructors were Tom Underhill, Bonnie Underhill, Butch Bruton, Trey Johnson, Tim Brooks, Allen Joyner, Dick Galley, Brady Cannon, and Dave Simmons. Other NFR level pros that have assisted in the past ten years include Jake Barnes, Kory Kootnz, Daniel Green, Matt Tyler, Paul Tierney, Monte Joe Petska, Jeff Medlin, Bobby Hurley, Speed Williams, Rich Skelton, Kevin Stewart, Martin Lucero, Jack Stephenson, Jacky Stephenson, Charles Pogue, Mike Beers, Jade Corkill and Dennis Tryan.
Classroom sessions include topics such as: the Bible, faith, character and integrity, life after the NFR, finances, sponsorships, being led by the Spirit, being a winner and finding your destiny. These teachings are combined with testimonies from the pro ropers concerning their lives, horses, victories and challenges they face as they pursuit their dreams and goals.
In addition to the classroom instruction and roping instruction there are also two ropings held during the camp. The first is the Draw-a-Pro jackpot where you get a pro roper drawn for you and compete in a three header with no entry fee. The winning Champion header and heeler along with their pro partners receive Carroll Leather Young Pro Camp Champion jackets. The next roping is a USTRC affiliated Young Pro Camp Championship roping open to any
attendee or former attendees of our Young Pro Camps.
The entry fee is usually around thirty dollars per man and is an open with an incentive. There is no cattle charge so after the buckles and jackets are covered the remaining fees are paid back to the ropers.
The tuition for these Camps is free of charge, we do have a $50 registration fee and each student must cover the cost of their stalls, shavings and hook-ups.
This is an invitational only event. To qualify for an invitation the prospective students need to be a USTRC #5 young man or a #4 young lady and be sixteen years of age. Any Junior Pro ages thirteen through sixteen who has travel as a Touring Junior Pro during a summer mission trip is also eligible for attendance. Siblings of qualified students will also be considered based on age, roping abilities and traveling circumstances.
This Camp is very intense. Classroom sessions start at 8 A.M. and we wrap up the evening around 9:30 P.M. We mix classroom training with arena training each of the four days. The classroom instructors include ministers all connected to the roping world, pro ropers and Christian business men. The roping instructors are all NFR qualifiers and include many World Champions. The 2012 roping instructors included Clay Cooper, Rickey Green, Travis Tryan, Clay Tryan, Rope Myers, Patrick Smith, David Key, Keven Daniel, Brady Tryan, Jake Long, Travis Graves, Chad Masters, Luke Brown, Ryan Motes with Trey Johnson and Bobby Mote also assisting. The classroom instructors were Tom Underhill, Bonnie Underhill, Butch Bruton, Trey Johnson, Tim Brooks, Allen Joyner, Dick Galley, Brady Cannon, and Dave Simmons. Other NFR level pros that have assisted in the past ten years include Jake Barnes, Kory Kootnz, Daniel Green, Matt Tyler, Paul Tierney, Monte Joe Petska, Jeff Medlin, Bobby Hurley, Speed Williams, Rich Skelton, Kevin Stewart, Martin Lucero, Jack Stephenson, Jacky Stephenson, Charles Pogue, Mike Beers, Jade Corkill and Dennis Tryan.
Classroom sessions include topics such as: the Bible, faith, character and integrity, life after the NFR, finances, sponsorships, being led by the Spirit, being a winner and finding your destiny. These teachings are combined with testimonies from the pro ropers concerning their lives, horses, victories and challenges they face as they pursuit their dreams and goals.
In addition to the classroom instruction and roping instruction there are also two ropings held during the camp. The first is the Draw-a-Pro jackpot where you get a pro roper drawn for you and compete in a three header with no entry fee. The winning Champion header and heeler along with their pro partners receive Carroll Leather Young Pro Camp Champion jackets. The next roping is a USTRC affiliated Young Pro Camp Championship roping open to any
attendee or former attendees of our Young Pro Camps.
The entry fee is usually around thirty dollars per man and is an open with an incentive. There is no cattle charge so after the buckles and jackets are covered the remaining fees are paid back to the ropers.
The tuition for these Camps is free of charge, we do have a $50 registration fee and each student must cover the cost of their stalls, shavings and hook-ups.
JUNIOR PRO TRAINING CAMP
Junior Pro Training Camp is a mini version of our main Camp. It is designed for eight to sixteen year olds of any skill level, who are able to ride and swing a rope horseback. This Camp is held in March during spring break and is held at the Flying Cow Arena in Grove, OK. This camp is not as intense as the Young Pro Camp. The classes are shorter; there are more breaks and free time to fit the age group that we are hosting. Nevertheless, the quality of roping instruction is awesome we have past tour team members and students from Young Pro Camp teach. Pro Rickey Green has taught them how to teach team roping and tour team members have put on 30+ roping schools across the United States and Canada. They will also conduct skits and dramas for the students. The same type of classes are also taught during this camp but usually in twenty minute sessions.
The tuition for these Camps is free of charge, we do have a $35 registration fee and each student must cover the cost of their stalls. No RV-Hook-ups are not available but you may run your generator at this location.
The tuition for these Camps is free of charge, we do have a $35 registration fee and each student must cover the cost of their stalls. No RV-Hook-ups are not available but you may run your generator at this location.
