Camp Procedures

Welcome to NACTM Soccer Camps. For some, we are looking forward to meeting you for the first time, and for others, we welcome you back and appreciate the opportunity to continue growing a relationship with you. In order for our camps to run smoothly and efficiently, we ask that campers and parents read and become familiar with our procedures listed below. Please review the section regarding Basic Rules and Procedures so your child/children can be safe

Soccer Equipment

• NACTM Soccer Camp Jersey
• NACTM Soccer Camp Shorts
• NACTM Soccer Camp Socks
• Shin-guards
• Cleats
• Ball (NACTM will provide camp balls)
• Water
• Sneakers

Dropping your child(ren) off in the morning (Applies to day campers)

If you have signed up for AM Care, you may drop your child/children between 8:00 am and 8:55 am. Our camp program begins at 9:00 am, but you may drop your child off prior to the start. When you arrive at camp, you must sign your child in (initial your name & mark down the time). Your child will then be directed to their coach. Parents may also join their child to see where they go. Instructions begin at 9:00 am promptly. All campers are expected to be at camp by 8:45 am.

General Schedule (Applies to Half Day and Full-time Day Campers)

9:00 am – 9:55 am – Warm-up/Running for Conditioning

Participants will warm-up and stretch. Time will be spent on running for long distance. Participants will run for 30 minutes. Professional instruction on technique will be provided.

10:00 am – 10:55 am – Technical Training

Technical skill development will be the focus during this time. Players will learn various dribble moves, learn to pass, shoot, and improve their technical skills.

11:00 am – 11:15 am – Break

11:15 am – 12:00 pm – Games

Players will be split into teams based upon playing level and will have the opportunity to play games. There will be 4 v 4 and 7 v 7 games. 

12:10 pm – 1:20 pm – Half-Day Campers leave/Lunch/Discussion with Coaches

After long lessons of soccer, participants will now relax for a little over an hour. 

1:30 pm – 2:55 pm – Play

Participants will now play 4 v 4 soccer games filled with instruction. Dribbling, passing, and shooting techniques will be taught.

3:00 pm – Camp Day Ends 

Basic Rules (please review these rules with your child!)

• Shoes and/or cleats and athletic wear must be warn at all times.
• A player should notify a camp staff member when he/she needs to leave the camp early for any reason. 
• All players should pay close attention to any announcements made by any staff members.

Lunch & Food Rules 

Players are expected to bring their own lunches and snacks every day. This should include a nutritious meal and drink. We discourage children from eating too much sugar and junk food, so please no candy or soda.

Please do not take your child off grounds without letting us know; however, you are most welcome to stop by and join your child for lunch. We encourage children to recycle glass, aluminum & plastic. Recycling containers are provided near the trash containers.

Lost and Found

All of your child’s belongings should be clearly labeled with his/her name. The NACTM are not responsible for lost items. All items will be placed in a lost and found container located near the check in/out area/ Please check the container periodically for your child’s lost belongings. Unclaimed items will be donated at the end of the camp season.

Illness

Do not send your child to camp if he/she is not feeling well or has a fever. We do not have the facilities or staff available to care for them. If a child is well enough to attend camp, he/she will be expected to go outside for lunch/recess. There is no indoor supervision for sick children, provided if your child has a special health need, if necessary, please talk this over with Camp Directors. Our staff will make every effort to provide a recuperating child with extra rest. If a child becomes ill at camp or has a fever, parents (or, if parents are unavailable, friends listed on the emergency form) will be contacted and asked to take the child home ASAP. For insurance and safety reason, no medication will be administered by a staff person unless special arrangements are made in writing with the Camp Director. Please discuss any special health considerations (physical, emotional, social, psychological, learning, behavioral, etc.) for your child with the Camp Director. It is extremely important that we are aware of your child’s needs.

Emergency Procedures

Upon enrolling children, parents are asked to provide detailed information concerning each child’s health, including chronic illness or condition, allergies, susceptibility to disease or injury, and any other medical considerations. Copies of these forms are kept confidential and on site.

In case of illness, accidental injury, or emergency during the camp day, camp staff will contact parents at home or at work immediately. We also ask parents to provide us with the numbers of relatives, friends, or neighbors in the event we are unable to contact them (parents) during camp hours.

In the case of serious medical or health emergencies, camp officials will contact a local hospital for personal advice, or, if needed, ambulance service and/or treatment by a physician. Parents are asked to provide us with information concerning emergency treatment preferences.

Each child must complete the registration form with Medical information on file prior to the first day of camp. We cannot admit children into the camp without this form.

Communicable Diseases

Please do not send your child to camp with a communicable disease. Such diseases spread with alarming speed in a camp setting and we need your help to insure the health of all of our campers. This is especially a concern with head lice or symptoms of head lice: if your child is scratching their scalp more than usual, check for ticks.

If your child or other family members have contracted communicable diseases, you must inform the Camp Director about: what disease your child has/had come in contact with (ie. chicken pox, measles), (b) probable date contracted and where, (c) what the symptoms are, (d) what the treatment is, and (e) any other pertinent information, such as periods of incubation and communicability, name of treating physician, when your child will return to camp, etc. Any child who has been absent from camp due to a communicable disease will be readmitted only with a physician’s and camp administrator’s approval. 

Picking up your child/dropping off: (Sign in/out)

Please let the Camp Directors know in writing (leave us a note indicating who the authorized pick up people are) if you have authorized anyone else to pick up your child. Children must be signed out before leaving the grounds. If you have an emergency and cannot pick up your child by 3:00 pm, it is imperative that you call and let us know so that arrangements for your child can be made. Our camp phone is: 833-725-3338.

There is a late fee of $20.00 for late pick ups after 3:30 pm. Make arrangements for extended care to avoid these charges. After 3:31 pm, if your child has not been picked up, the emergency contingency plan will allow your child to be picked up and take to the home of the next authorized person listed on the Emergency Form. We will leave a message on your answering machine, voicemail, or beeper with information about whom and where your child was taken.

Enrollment Agreement & Statement Information

• A receipt will be sent once camp is paid in full. 
• All balances must be paid in full prior to the first day of camp
• A $25 fee will be charged for returned (N.S.F.) checks – future payments must then be made in cash, money orders or bank/cashier checks. 

Send payments to:

All payments should be sent electronically on our website. If you are unable to pay electronically, then you can make a check payable to NACTM Soccer Camps and send to 712 H St. NE #1458, Washington, DC 20002.                                           

Cancellation Policy

• A camper can cancel his/her registration no more than 2 weeks prior to the start of the camp. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $50.