Summer Sports Camps 101: A Guidebook for Development and Operation is a
comprehensive manual that will take the reader through all of 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 the most) consequential element for administrators and coaches. With
the limited amount of resource dollars available and ever-rising
expenses, athletic programs have to make difficult financial decisions,
which can have long-lasting ramifications on all of the organization's
teams and programs. The purpose for this comprehensive guidebook is to
provide professional practitioners (coaches and administrators) with the
foundations and practical applications to develop and manage a
cost-efficient, profitable summer sports camp. Simply stated,
professionally-run camps can promote the institution's athletic programs
and provide much needed resources and funds. As you will see, the book
covers the entire subject from constructing administrative models to
day-to-day operations. This book could be used by all athletic teams and
programs--whether they are starting a summer sports camp for the first
time or have an established operation--in their development and
execution of lucrative summer sports camps. The book can be used as an
all-inclusive handbook for new sports camps or as a reference guide and
idea generator for seasoned camp administrators. Summer Sports Camps 101
is broken down into seven all-inclusive sections. Section I:
Introduction examines the basic foundations and choices involved with
operating a summer sports camp as well as conducting a feasibility study
to examine the practicality of the venture. Section II: Planning defines
the clear benefits and uses associated with creating a summer sports
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 any summer sports camp.
Concepts that have an unmistakable impact on the entire camp, such as
selection, orientation, compensation and evaluation, are reviewed.
Section V: Marketing Systems furnishes detailed marketing and
promotional ideas that can enlarge 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 of risk
management and camper safety.
