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 2008 Winter Camp Registration Form
Get the most out
of a Residential Soccer Camp
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here.
Questions
you need to ask if you plan on sending your child to a
residential soccer camp:
1. Who’s on staff?
For most Colleges and
Universities coaches, offering residential soccer camps is
necessary additional income. Current and former players are usually
part of the coaching staff. They are good role models but not
all of them are teachers of the game. College players are usually
not certified and do not have a lot of coaching experience.
Ask who’s on staff (male/female) and what age
group they will be working with?
2. What is the player-coach
ratio?
A 12:1 ratio is ideal to give everyone adequate
personal attention, training groups should never exceed 16 players!
3.
Fees?
Residential camps usually cost between $400
- $600 for a week of training. Ask about cancellation and refund
procedures?
4. Specific Program?
When you inquire about
a specific soccer camp, have the organizer sent you a daily
schedule with a specific training itinerary. In addition you
may want to ask if the program includes any "non-soccer" activities
(swimming etc.)
5. Supervision?
How many counselors are on staff?
Is there around the clock supervision?
6. Housing?
What type of accommodation is being
used? How many players sleep in a room?
7. Meal plan?
How many and what types of meals
are being served on a daily basis? Is there an opportunity
for campers to buy “snacks” or
order food at night?
8. Facility?
What is the quality of the fields?
How many teams are on a field? How far of a walk is the housing
complex from the fields? You want to avoid long walks as much
as possible.
9. Evaluation?
Request a written evaluation,
stressing strong points and areas of improvement. It’s
an indication of the quality of the camp if written evaluations
are being offered or not.
10. Conclusion
Residential soccer camps can
be a lot of fun. You’ll get
to know the staff members, become familiar with a collegiate
campus; you’ll make new friends while playing soccer all
week. However, the cost and length of a residential soccer camp
are not necessarily connected with immediate "results".
Players become better by playing and training over a period
of time, not in one specific week! Players might get burned
out after two or three days of intense play, not to mention
the fatigue factor.
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