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Post by zach1416 on Mar 9, 2015 14:22:14 GMT -6
For the past 10-15 years we have put on a Summer Youth Camp for area kids. We constantly run into issues with times, kids playing multiple sports, etc...
Basically, I was wondering if anyone has a good 1 day youth camp plan they would be willing to share?
Anything would be helpful and appreciated!
Thanks
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Post by coachb5806 on Mar 9, 2015 20:24:00 GMT -6
Coach We used to do three day youth camps. I hated them, the players hated them, and the kids tired of it quickly. We went to a new format this year and everyone loved it.
We hosted a three hour camp on a Friday night from six to nine. Parents get a Friday night without kids. We charged ten bucks, to cover the cost of their camp shirt. The shirts said estancia football, we're next. We do it as a community service, not a fundraiser. Our varsity players run everything. They take kids through our dynamic warm up, lead all drill work, etc.
We ran kids through fifteen minute offensive position group drills. We broke them into qbs and receivers, running backs, and o line. Every kid goes through every position. That takes 45 minutes. Then we do the same for defensive positions.
Then we time 40s and explain to them where it came from, try to teach them a little about the game. Then we have a competition where our varsity punter tries to pin the ball and the campers have to cover and down it. Whoever gets closest got an extra camp shirt.
We finish with a flag game under the lights. The kids, players and coaches loved it. The campers left wanting more, not burnt out.
I have done a bunch of youth camps over the years and this was by far the best. Honestly looking forward to it this summer, haven't ever said that before.
The coolest part was we had a dad with two boys who stayed late and told us how much he and his boys loved the camp and how they were new to town. They came to most home games and always made it a point to come chat after games. They became instant supporters of the program.
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Post by newt21 on Mar 10, 2015 6:22:46 GMT -6
We do a three day camp (middle school) and treat it as a lead into our pre-season stuff. One of the things that I like to do is have some sort of games at the end every day to get them really competing. This can be flag football games or something like that. We're an option team, so we do a game I call "Clash of the Titans" where they're split up into teams, call their own plays (from our playbook) and run them against a defense (with flags). Very fun because kids get to call their plays and they're still executing our playbook.
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Post by 90rocket on Mar 10, 2015 21:20:28 GMT -6
We do a three day camp (middle school) and treat it as a lead into our pre-season stuff. One of the things that I like to do is have some sort of games at the end every day to get them really competing. This can be flag football games or something like that. We're an option team, so we do a game I call "Clash of the Titans" where they're split up into teams, call their own plays (from our playbook) and run them against a defense (with flags). Very fun because kids get to call their plays and they're still executing our playbook. I like it coach, what does your OL do if you are just using flags though? How do you limit contact between the O and D lines?
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Post by newt21 on Mar 11, 2015 7:09:38 GMT -6
Honestly, during those games we let the OL and DL play ball like everybody else. When the kids have fun, they will not only come back but they'll also be more excited about playing.
Another option is to have it where the OL blocks w/o hands (hands behind back) and the DL can rush, but they're not allowed to contact the offensive player. Basically it works like the classic mirror drill that many teams already use for pass pro.
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