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Post by coachphillip on Dec 13, 2013 15:16:24 GMT -6
We have recently decided we are at a point in the program where our Varsity and JV levels are pretty well put together. We feel we need to get more involved with the neighboring youth in order to get back to being a three team program. I proposed we do a Football Camp for all youth and incoming freshmen to kick off our summer program. Our guys are given off the first week after school ends, so it would be a prime time to get all of our coaches to interact with the incoming youth in our house. Have any of you ever set up a camp in the offseason before? What have been some obstacles? Does it ever result in increased numbers? Is it worth the hassle as a fundraiser?
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Post by coachphillip on Dec 13, 2013 15:18:50 GMT -6
Location: Our School
Cost: $30
Includes: 2-3 days of instruction from the high school staff. A tee shirt. Possibly food each day depending on the duration of the camp.
Schedule: one day of defense and one day of offense. Maybe a third day of competitive drills.
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Post by gamedaymusings on Dec 14, 2013 10:46:41 GMT -6
Coach,
I'd be more inclined to keep it to two days at first. This will be easier on your budget (especially if you're providing food). It might also allow your coaches to get a little stipend for helping out?
One thing you might do is pitch it as a fundraiser for the program and elicit sponsorship for the event from the community.
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Post by shocktroop34 on Dec 14, 2013 22:18:51 GMT -6
Not sure how your area is set up, but my school required me to have insurance. I went through K&K insurance. It was a while ago, but I think I paid a couple hundred dollars for a two-day million dollar policy. link
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Post by coachphillip on Dec 14, 2013 22:33:33 GMT -6
Didn't even think about insurance being an issue. Thanks Coach. I'm going to check that out with the district, stat.
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Post by bison123 on Dec 20, 2013 16:58:27 GMT -6
When I took over as head coach I started 3 camps with the following goals in mind. 1. Establish a presence in our youth football and our community. 2. To generate excitement for the start of football 3. To generate money for our program.
The first week I run 2 camps. I run a youth camp for kids grades 2-6 (non contact) in the morning. Then later that night I run a modified aged camp grades 7-8 (contact). The morning camp I charge a low fee and pay some of our past players to help coach. The modified camp I again keep the rate low and pay our HS coaches to work so we can begin to use our terminology and base schemes.
The following week I run a HS team camp. I charge the schools $20 per player (covers insurance, trainer fee, and tee shirts). They can charge anything they want beyond the 20 and it goes back to them in any form they'd like. Most teams use it as a fundraiser and generate between 1,000 and 2,500 for the week.
All the camps have been successful. The biggest issue I have faced with the younger kids is timing. Finding the window when baseball ends and people will still be around and not on vacation. The high school camp it's a challenge to make sure everyone understands it is camp and not the super bowl. If you have the right teams and coaches it shouldn't be a problem. I would highly recommend insurance and paying a trainer to be there if you'll be doing hitting. I'd be happy to share any additional information if you'd like.
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