Next Level Padded Football Summer Camps

(Camps available for incoming grades 2nd-9th for the 2020-2021 school year)

(REGISTRATION OPENS FEBRUARY 1ST)

Next Level Padded Football Skills Camps are week-long (Monday-Friday) full-padded contact instruction camps that run from 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm.  Your child will be coached by members of the Serra Varsity football staff and high performing Student-Athletes who have a high football IQ.  This 5-day camp teaches athletes basic fundamentals of tackle football in a controlled contact environment. Using video, field demonstration, and drill work, participants will learn to execute proper tackling, blocking, and contact techniques.

Participants will be grouped by age, size, and ability to ensure maximum safety and equal competition. Practice will consist of safe hitting instruction with emphasis placed on head position, back angle, arm placement, and hip drive. Your child's safety is our top priority, and our experienced coaching staff will take the necessary steps to guide your child throughout the camp. 

The Next Level Padded Football Camp is a great opportunity for anyone to improve their game. For our first time players, the instruction and drills in our camps are the best and safest way to introduce tackle football. With close to half of our participants new to tackle football, parents can feel secure that their child will learn proper fundamentals with children their same age, size, and skill levels. For our participants who currently play tackle football, our camps can help to further develop the skills necessary to take their game to the next level.

Also, you can add an All-Sports Conditioning Camp to make it an ALL DAY experience from 10:30 am - 4:00 pm! You can select the All-Sports Conditioning Camp for your corresponding week at the bottom of the page!

Camp Information (Location: Junipero Serra High School)

Padded Skills Camp Week 1:  Monday, July 13th, 2020 - Friday, July 17th, 2020 (1:30 pm - 4:00 pm)
Padded Skills Camp Week 2:  Monday, July 20th, 2020 - Friday, July 24th, 2020 (1:30 pm - 4:00 pm)

Camp Fundamentals

-  Proper tackling technique in a variety of scenarios
-  Proper blocking technique from different positions
-  Defensive strike and shed techniques
-  Throwing, catching, running skills with pads
-  Age-appropriate running and passing concepts
-  Age-appropriate defensive fronts and coverages


Camp Format

The Padded Football Skills Camp provides athletes with an opportunity to try all positions. Participants will go through a daily "chalk talk" where coaches will give instruction/video examples of contact/non-contact drills, techniques, and schemes. Participants will rotate through a variety of drill stations to practice fundamental skills of all positions. Athletes will then get to test their new skills out in age/size/talent appropriate scrimmages.


Daily Camp Schedule

-  Padded Football Film Session - video/diagrams of new drills, techniques and plays to be run in camp
-  Camp warm-up
-  Group instruction of heads-up tackling and blocking technique
-  Padded football fundamental skills stations
-  1-on-1 drills/7-on-7 drills, Oklahoma Drills
-  Padded football scrimmages (age/size/talent appropriate)

What to Bring to Camp

-  T-shirt, shorts, socks, shoes to walk around in before and after camp
-  Cleats - any sports cleat will work (please no metal spikes)
-  Water Bottle
-  Sun Screen
-  We supply the rest (helmet, mouthpiece, chin strap, shoulder pads, lower body pads, jersey, pants, belt)

Note:  players are encouraged to bring their own pads/gear. If you need gear, please show up 30 minutes before your camp starts to get fitted for pads.