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Post by scarletandcream on Jul 25, 2016 10:48:03 GMT -6
Hey all, we have a little kids camp starting here next week and I am wondering if anyone has a general layout of how this thing should be run? This is my first time running a little kids camp so I am looking for some tips on how to run one of these without any hiccups. I was thinking of having all assistant coaches run a drill and then rotate them every few minutes. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Coach J
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 25, 2016 11:20:03 GMT -6
Good coachhuey.proboards.com/thread/74083/best-youth-camp-ideasOr, do like coach s73 did and just ask youth coaches how to run youth programs/camps. Better/best coachhuey.com/thread/72442/starting-youth-feeder-programI hope I don't sound like an a-hole because I'm certainly not trying to be one. But, the youth coaches that post at Huey's and on dumcoach aren't everyday "daddy-ball" coaches. Quite a lot of them really know their ch1t when it comes to youth football. Some also coach older levels, as well as youth. Lots of good ideas floating around out there. GL, coach!  |
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Post by carookie on Jul 25, 2016 13:16:24 GMT -6
A few years ago was my first year at a program and their "little Kids camp" was coming up. The HC kept preaching that the parents were paying good money so we had to provide them with good football instruction (mind you the vast majority of these kids were 6 and younger). It was a clusterF---! These were kids who we were working with for 90 minutes a day, for only one week, no point in installing our offense or anything of that nature, we were nothing more than just youth camp leaders.
I took it over real quick and made changes on the fly; if you are working mostly with younger kids (3rd grade and below) go back to your teacher training and chunk things up- 5 minutes at a station and rotate! They will get bored quick.
Get your players involved- have a certain group of players (those better with kids) that stay with a group throughout the camp; have other players that stay at the drills. Make sure your drills are set up in a way that there is little down time with in the drill. Keep them simple and keep them moving. Make sure your players know they are working with little kids, and they will brat out- deal with it and work with it. Have the coaches rotate throughout, minding clock and those kids who are trouble (and maybe one on first aid/crying kids). Keep water breaks organized, and have a well established procedure for signout and sign in. I would also have skills competitions, but make sure there is not a lot of down time for the kids.
This will be like herding cats if you let it, have EVERYTHING planned out and it will not be.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Jul 25, 2016 13:53:15 GMT -6
Make the camp's focus about having fun above all else.
You want to keep these kids (not lose them) when they're 6 years old.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jul 25, 2016 18:54:41 GMT -6
At the end of the day
- did the kids have fun
- are the kids worn out and ready for bed
Everything else is just for the coaches.
If you can teach some skills, great. If not, just make them excited about coming back the next day.
The patents well be happy if the kids are talking about what they did that day and really happy if they fall asleep in the car on the way home.
Don't over think it.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jul 25, 2016 19:12:57 GMT -6
Cycle them through 8-10 stations.
Every station is a game based around a skill.
Have as many people herding them as possible.
Steamies for lunch.
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 26, 2016 10:06:23 GMT -6
Oops! Forgot to add this thread. There is a camp format from a HS coach that was learning by doing... coachhuey.com/thread/59206/format-youth-campI don't know how deep, involved, or your goals, etc... you have for your camp. But, if your goals are more than just 'putting on a youth camp' this is an entertaining thread to read, also. It had drama, insults, egos and all that "hand me some popcorn and a beer" stuff. But, in the end, some really good back and forth between HS and youth coaches. coachhuey.com/thread/57257/reaching-out-youth-programs |
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Post by realdawg on Jul 26, 2016 10:12:08 GMT -6
Every kid goes through every offensive position coach for about 15 min. Every kid goes through every defensive coach position station for about 15 min each. Then let them play touch football for about 30 min.
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