The football program is designed to create an atmosphere that encourages all players, ages 8-17, to expand their skills and reach their full potential. Throughout the week campers will refine existing skills, learn new skills, and work on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. All campers will be divided by age, weight and ability. Contact will be introduced using a progressive methodology that focuses on technical proficiency. Every day and throughout the week players will be taught to enhance their skills, improve their speed, strength, and agility, and to play their position with proficiency. The coaching staff combines Super Bowl champions, Pro Bowl players, College, High School, and Pop Warner coaches all of whom have worked together for many years at one of the countries top camps.
| 9:00 am | Stretching / Warm-up | |
| 9:30 am | Offensive Practice: blocking, footwork, receiving, passing, individual work | |
| 11:00 am | Skills Competitions | |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 pm | Swimming | |
| 2:00 pm | Defensive Practice: tackling, assignments, covering, defensive sets, individual work | |
| 3:00 pm | Chalk Talk/Scrimmages | |
| 4:00 pm | Departure | |
| ages 8-16 | boys | July 19 - July 23 |
Players will have ample opportunity to focus on individual position play. Offensive specialty work will focus on quarterback, running back, center, line, tight ends, and wide receivers. Groups will break out each day to practice proven techniques designed to improve play under game conditions. Defensive lineman, linebackers, and secondary will highlight assignments, coverage, run stop, pass rush, zone and man to man Defense. Special teams play, placekicking, punting, down field coverage, kick off and receiving will also be highlighted.
Purchase College (SUNY) a sprawling 300 acre campus located in the heart of beautiful Westchester County offers endless acres of playing and training fields.
Brand new turf field was just installed in 2008.
Campers will utilize 3 indoor gymnasiums, racquetball and squash courts, tumbling room, Olympic indoor swimming pool, video tape analysis room, bowling alleys, and cafeteria.
The campus is easily accessible from Westchester, Rockland, Fairfield and Manhattan.
Executive Director John Schneider will organize the curriculum, staff, daily activities and guest speakers which will include John Dockery who has partnered with Joe Namath and operated one of the most successful football camps in the Tri State area for 38 years. He graduated Harvard, won a Super bowl with the Jets, played 4 positions professionally and remains passionate about mentoring young players to learn the proper techniques for advancing their game. Also on board are Super Bowl champion & 7 time pro bowl NY Jet, Winston Hill and legendary NJ high School coaches Bill and Billy Fitzgerald from Dumont HS and St. Peter’s Prep.
(914) 273-8500