5 Keys to Running a Successful Youth Camp

Thinking about the annual obligatory youth camp stirs up mixed emotions among coaches across the country. On one hand, they are excited to teach their sport to future players. On the other hand, many see this camp as just another time consuming activity taking time away from their varsity teams and their families during the summer months. Unfortunately, not all coaches take advantage of these camps as an opportunity to build their program from the ground up. Instead, these camps often become one or more of the following:

•  Miniature versions of a high school practice fully equipped with screaming coaches and drills that are far from age appropriate.

•  An overly-expensive, glorified babysitting service that spends the majority of its time playing “Duck, Duck, Goose.”

•  Long lines of players waiting....The full article can only be seen by subscribers.
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