Do you run a sports camp? Nowadays it is a must that you have a camp website. Learn why a site is important and how it can begin helping you right away.
2. The Camp Website
Running a camp is no longer a summer‐long or week‐long job. As a camp
representative, you need to be working throughout the year to (1) keep
enrollment growing and (2) ensure that your camp runs efficiently once it begins.
Nowadays, having a quality camp website is a prerequisite for succeeding in
both of these areas
All people involved in camp life can benefit
from the use of a website; this includes the
camp director, athletic director and camp staff,
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not to mention athletes and parents.
In today s highly digital world, there are
In today’s highly‐digital world there are
online programs that can help you build a
website for FREE, and require NO technical
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experience.
3. Camp Director
Off‐Season Benefits
• Contacts – Email staff and parents directly from your website with updates
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• Forms – Have parents pull important forms right from your site
• Registration – Have athletes register for camp online to collect contact
information; even if you recruit athletes in‐person, this is a great way to
maintain an organized list of anyone interested in attending your camp
In‐Season Benefits
• Calendar – Maintain a camp calendar so staff, athletes and parents know
what events are coming up
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Photos Post pictures from games and practices for athletes and parents
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to view throughout the summer
• Videos – Post videos from games and practices as well
4. Athletic Director
Off‐Season Benefits
• Announcements – Check for updates on the site from the Camp Director regarding
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any changes to facilities
• Bios ‐ Check for personnel updates to see who will be the program directors, age‐
group directors and counselors; this will help you get as prepared as possible for Day 1
In‐Season Benefits
• Contacts – Email Athletic Directors from other camps and programs that you are
Email Athletic Directors from other camps and programs that you are
competing with directly from the site
• Registration – Have athletes register for instructional programs at a location at camp
where they can access the internet; this will save you and staff time from registering
athletes by pen and paper
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• Facility Scheduling – Maintain a schedule for all locations in camp where games,
practices or any type of event is being held; anyone in camp can view this schedule on
the site
5. Camp Staff
Off‐Season Benefits
• Discussions – Keep camp spirit ali e in the off season b sparking p
Keep camp spirit alive in the off‐season by sparking up
conversations on your site; athletes, parents and staff can all join in and
share their thoughts on any topic
• Registration – Register on the website to let the Camp Director know you’ll
Registration Register on the website to let the Camp Director know you ll
be attending again next summer or register to be considered for hire by the
Camp Director
In‐Season Benefits
• Scores and Stats – Enter game results and stats from games to share with
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parents and athletes; athletes love to see stats posted, regardless of age
• Directions – Go right to the website anytime you need to take campers to
a location outside of camp (ex: tournaments, social events, emergencies)