bhubb
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Post by bhubb on Jan 8, 2007 14:05:41 GMT -6
Coaches,
We are wanting to put on a camp for the younger kids in our community. We have never done one and were wondering if anyone has a camp template/schedule that we could look at. It would be for kids 3rd-6th grade most likely in 2 waves 3/4 & 5/6 grades and would go for 4-5 days for 1-2 hours. Now being new to this let me know if 5 days is too many, if 2 hours is too long, what drills you do, competitions, staffing ideas, cost, paying workers, any ideas you have had that work well and what we should avoid. We need to put this together soon to get on our school's spring/summer calendar. Thanks.
bhubb
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coachf
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Post by coachf on Jan 8, 2007 14:10:57 GMT -6
The only thing Ican offer is make sure you have loads of help. It is probably a good idea to get the HS football players involved. Good for them and for you. I have never run one, I just remember a coach that told me to remember that if I ever did.
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Post by touchdowng on Jan 9, 2007 23:28:31 GMT -6
have ran youth camps as part of our HS program for over 10 years. 2 hours would be great for this age group. We've gone for 3 hours but we also include grades 6-9. Three hours could be an hour too long for the younger kids.
make sure to have popsicles and some flag football at the end of each day.
h.s. kids can coach up the flag teams (they'll learn a new appreciation for what you do) but be sure to give them a lot of guidance in working with young kids. I make my staff do the refereeing and they learn a new appreciation for officiating
We include the following:
1. Active stretch period - with lots of whooping it up!
2. Agility Stations for 15 minutes - get 'em warmed up
water break
3. Position Drills 25-30 minutes
water break
4. Switch O to D and vice versa
water break
5. Do group drills if you want but do things that your staff is familiar with.
water break
6. Flag Games
Some kind of celebration or recognition
Bring in guest speakers to talk about character, sportsmanship, etc.
Make sure you organize your staff so that you have every drill covered and each coach knows EXACTLY what he's responsible for. A staff to player ratio of 1 to 10 is a good number. Parents who watch want their kids getting attention and you want them to come back each year.
Good Luck!
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coachbronk
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Post by coachbronk on Jan 10, 2007 9:10:48 GMT -6
I am starting a skills camp for the first time this summer in the Austin, Tx area. We will have the camp at 3 different sites, 3 different weeks.
We will have it for 4-12 graders. We will have it broken down into groupings:
4-5-6 Grade - JUCO
7-8 Grade - NCAA
9-10 Grade - AFL or CFL (haven't decided the name yet)
11-12 Grade - NFL
We will do station work by group
Individual drills by position
1 on 1 (QB/WR/RB vs. LB/DB) by group
7 on 7 by group
I am working out all the details, but if anyone has any further suggestions, please feel free to let me know on here or email: coachbronk@yahoo.com
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Post by gamedog on Jan 10, 2007 11:16:43 GMT -6
We always started the day with a word for the day: excellence, commitment, etc.
Keep it fun for the young ones while teaching them a little in the process.
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Post by wingtol on Jan 10, 2007 11:21:04 GMT -6
Have lots of water breaks...............
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