How Organize a Football Camp
Football camps are ideal tools for educating young players about football and helping them develop skills to play the game itself. Camps are a staple for local football programs and take place everywhere across the country. Campers get the opportunity to have one on one attention from coaches and instructors and even try out the game of football for the first time. Any organization can take the initiative to host a football camp. Often, high school and college coaches host camps, but a football savvy parent can do just as well. Typically, the camps place each camper into a position and help that camper develop the particular skills needed for the position.
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Instructions
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Find a facility for your camp. It can be any field or gym. Without it, you will not have a place to meet. If you do not already have access to such a facility, contact the local athletic directors of your public high schools or look into having the camp at a public park.
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Decide what age group and positions your camp will cater to. It will allow you to determine what type of staff you will need to gather. For instance, if you are organizing a football camp for college caliber recruits, you will need experienced coaches and staff. However, if you are putting together drills for your local pee wee league, volunteer dads may suffice.
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Advertise. In order to get campers to the camp, get the word out. Use word of mouth through parent organizations and other youth sports' leagues (baseball and basketball, for example). Take out an ad in the local papers. Remember to always include the important info: dates, times, how to register, fees, equipment needed. If you have a local "celebrity" or former local star athlete making an appearance, take advantage of it. Let people know the former state champion quarterback will be helping instruct the campers.
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Determine if you are going to charge for the camp. This is simply a personal decision for the camp director. Is the camp for financial gain or football education? If you are going to have T-shirts and awards, it doesn't hurt to charge a nominal fee to cover the costs of shirts and trophies.
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Make a day-to-day plan for the camp with specific drills in mind. A common plan is: 1.Warm-up/calisthenics; 2. Offense position drills; 3. Team offense; 4. Special teams position drills; 5. Various team special teams; 6. Defense position drills; 7. Team defense; 8. Individual competitions.
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Plan awards ceremony. It often helps football camps' future attendance if kids receive various awards, and it allows parents to see their kids' accomplishments. Common awards are Offensive Captain; Defensive Captain; Special Teams Captain; Most Improved; Most Heart.
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Tips & Warnings
Always have a backup plan in case inclement weather prevents your camp from taking place outside.
Take plenty of water breaks; always encourage the players at your camp. It is important that the players have a positive experience at your camp. This means keeping the players physically and mentally healthy throughout the camp.
