Summer Sports Camps 101: A Guidebook for Development and Operation

Summer Sports Camps 101: A Guidebook for Development and Operation is a comprehensive manual that will take the reader through allof the administrative nuances of creating and operating a summer sports camp.Funding, for the majority of athletic programs, is one of the most (if not themost) consequential element for administrators and coaches. With the limitedamount of resource dollars available and ever-rising expenses, athleticprograms have to make difficult financial decisions, which can havelong-lasting ramifications on all of the organization's teams and programs. Thepurpose for this comprehensive guidebook is to provide professionalpractitioners (coaches and administrators) with the foundations and practicalapplications to develop and manage a cost-efficient, profitable summer sportscamp. Simply stated, professionally-run camps can promote the institution'sathletic programs and provide much needed resources and funds. As you will see, the book covers the entire subject from constructing administrative models today-to-day operations. This book could be used by all athletic teams andprograms--whether they are starting a summer sports camp for the first time orhave an established operation--in their development and execution of lucrativesummer sports camps.
The book can be used asan all-inclusive handbook for new sports camps or as a reference guide and idea generator forseasoned camp administrators. Summer Sports Camps 101 is broken down into seven all-inclusive sections.

Section I: Introduction examines the basic foundations and choices involved withoperating a summer sports camp as well as conducting a feasibility study toexamine the practicality of theventure.
Section II: Planning defines the clear benefits and uses associated with creating a summersports camp plan.
Section III: Administration Systems provides indispensable camp system designs for registration, filing, and accounting that are universal to all camps.
Section IV: Human Resources discusses human resource management as an essential part of anysummer sports camp. Concepts that have an unmistakable impact on the entirecamp, such as selection, orientation, compensation and evaluation, are reviewed.
Section V: Marketing Systems furnishes detailed marketing and promotional ideas that canenlarge the camp's exposure as well as increase revenues.
Section VI: Risk Management and Camp Operations enables the reader to become a critical thinker in the area ofrisk management and camper safety.