2010 CAMP SCHEDULE
Northside Christian School
NEW LOCATION!!
Dallas, TX - May 29 & 30
Trinity Christian Academy
Lexington, KY - June 11 & 12
Lexington Catholic HS
St. Louis, MO - June 14 & 15
Mary's HS
Lombard, IL - June 17 & 18
Montini Catholic HS
Grove City, OH - June 20 & 21
Grove City Christian School
Indianapolis, IN - June 23 & 24
Park Tudor HS
NEW LOCATION!!
Brookfield, CT - July 10 & 11
Brookfield HS
Baltimore, MD - July 13 & 14
Calvert Hall College HS
Montvale, NJ - July 17 & 18
St. Joseph Regional HS
Mansfield, MA - July 24 & 25
Mansfield HS
Brooklyn, NY - July 31 & Aug 1
Poly Prep
NEW LOCATION!!
Quarterbacks,
This off-season really feels like it is moving quickly! The time for you, your Parents, and your Coaches to select summer camps is beginning.
DISCLAIMER: I want every Quarterback in America to attend a Complete QB Camp this year. (Now that I have given you my honest opinion, I can give out camp advice with a clear conscience!)
As you begin the process of choosing where to spend your (and your parents’) money and where to seek improvement as a football player, I recommend considering a few points:
1. Determine what you want from a summer football camp – There are several factors that figure into what your goals are as a camper. If you are an 11-year-old player in his second year of organized football, your objectives for camp will likely be different from those of a 17-year-old rising senior in high school. A simple way to categorize yourself is to determine if you are focused on gaining skill development and improvement from a camp or if you just want a venue to showcase your talents for college coaches. For the former, camps with a smaller player:coach ratio and an emphasis on instruction time are a better bet; for the latter, a camp that will have coaches in attendance from the colleges you are considering might best fit you.
2. Contact any camps you are considering for more details – Any camp that is well-organized and interested in the development of each player will be willing to answer an email or spend a few minutes on the phone answering basic questions. If you find the staff of a camp unwilling to spend time with you in February, there is a good chance you may not be impressed with the attention you receive at camp, come summertime. You should always feel free to ask key questions about how you as a player can expect to be helped, and you have a right to expect more than a list of all the great players who once attended their camp in response!
3. Avoid the “Big Name” trap – Although football players that have achieved success at the NFL level have much insight to offer about the game, the reality is that few professional football players have the time to spend on important points, such as camp planning, staff development, instructional review of concepts and techniques taught at camp, and periodic review of camper/parent feedback aimed at improving the camp experience.
Hopefully, this short list of pointers can be of some use to you as you make your choices for Summer 2010.
As always, we hope to see you with us at a Complete QB Camp!
Keep working,
Coach Johnston
Arizona Cardinals
Warner, a 12-year veteran, who retired from the NFL on January 29th, went 29-33 for 379 yards, with 5 touchdowns and no interceptions.
Although the earliest high school football games are still six or seven months away, it is possible for a Quarterback to do some useful film study at this time of year.
Approach your Coach and ask if it is possible for you to review video of your team’s games from last season. Also ask for some guidance on what points you should pay attention to in reviewing 2009 game footage.
Some examples of areas to focus on include an emphasis on noting Quarterback fundamentals, understanding fronts and coverages of teams you will play again in 2010, or charting blitzes and Quarterbacks’ reaction to them.
