ON THE BALL
Soccer Camp
Our Camps: Residential
July 7-11th, 2024 at the University of Findlay
Camp Benefits
- Quality coaching ensures player development
- Camp T-shirt
- Water bottle
- Certificate of participation
- An individual, written evaluation by a staff coach
- FUN!!!
Camp Description
Camp is open to boys and girls 9-18 years of age. Players are housed in modern, air-conditioned residence halls with choice of roommate, if applicable, or a camper of similar age. Commuters welcome. Campers under constant supervision, three nutritious all-you-can-eat meals a day. Participants should have their own medical insurance. A medical information form will be sent to each participant's parent or guardian and should be brought to registration. A trainer is in attendance for all field sessions. Check-in is 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. (A later check-in can be arranged with the camp director.) The first meal is dinner on Sunday; the last meal is dinner on Thursday. Commuters report at 9:00am and finish at 8:30pm each day except Sunday. Camp concludes with the closing ceremony, after the coaches vs. campers game Thursday evening. More details are in the full schedule.
Younger Campers
We want all campers to have a fun, positive experience at OTB, we also want parents to feel confident that we are taking good care of their children. OTB camp staff and university residence hall staff are on call during the camp to ensure our younger players are supervised appropriately. Campers sleep in their own rooms and staff conduct periodic room checks. Younger campers are restricted to their own floors and television use is monitored to ensure viewing is age-appropriate. Younger campers are in their rooms at 11pm and lights-out/bed-check is at 11:30pm.
Campers are not allowed off-campus, unless with a staff member or with prior permission. We ensure that campers are well behaved in the evenings and get the rest they need to benefit from the demanding curriculum during the day.
Goalkeepers
Goalkeepers work under the tutelage of a goalkeeper coach. The sessions focus on technical and tactical development. The goalkeeping curriculum dovetails with the field player's training. Players can opt to spend time training as a goalkeeper and time as a field player, with prior approval from the camp director. To get the full benefit of the training, however, we recommend focusing on one or the other. Goalkeepers join up with an appropriate age group for match play.
Prospective College Players
Older campers are placed in the elite boy's group or elite girl's group and coached by college coaches.
Elite group campers are given an evaluation which indicates the college level at which they are capable of playing.
3-6 of each typical recruiting class at The University of Findlay
participate in the elite camp. Elite campers are given an admissions presentation and take part in a college coaches forum
which covers the recruitment process, academics, nutrition, strength and conditioning etc.
Cost
- $580 per resident camper
- $480 commuter camper
- $100 deposit sent with the application
- Balance paid at registration, or full fee can be sent with application.
- A 4% fee is added to credit card applications.
Discounts:
- $30 'Early Bird' discount for applications postmarked on or before March 22.
- $20 team discount per camper if five or more applications are received in the same envelope. (Call for larger group/club discounts.)
- $20 discount per camper if two or more athletes from the same family apply.
- $20 discount for children of The University of Findlay employees.
- ONLY ONE OF THE ABOVE DISCOUNTS APPLIES.