• Summer football camps are ideal for football players, as well as kids just interested in the sport.Football official standing next to football image by Pezography from Fotolia.com
  
  During the summer months, children often need activities to keep them occupied. Football summer camps are available for football players, as well as children of all ages who are simply interested in the sport. Like other summer camps, children who participate in football camps participate in activities and make friends with children who have similar interests. They also have opportunities to learn more about the game, as well as new skills and techniques.
  
  

Sports International Football Camps

• Sports International Football camps offer summer camps in Washington, California, Texas, North Carolina, Illinois and several other states. The camps are overnight and day camps offered throughout the summer to kids between the ages of 7 and 18.
  
  Former and current professional football players coach the kids so they get the best instruction possible. The professional players also provide demonstrations and in-class instruction.
  
  Sports International also offers specialty camps for specific positions, including defensive linemen, running backs and linebackers.
  
  The camps cost between $600 and $700 for overnight campers and between $400 and $500 for day campers, depending on the location of the camp.
  
  Sports International Football Camps
  
  9375 Washington Blvd.
  
  Laurel, MD 20723
  
  301-575-9400
  
  footballcamps.com
  
  

Contact Football Camps

• Contact Football Camps, named the top football camp by "Sports Illustrated for KIDS" offers summer football camps in several states, including California, Illinois and Virginia. Coaches from the top football colleges and from professional football leagues help campers improve their skills with superior instruction.
  
  Both beginners and advanced football players participate in drills and organized games. The camp boasts having the lowest camper to coach ratio in the nation.
  
  Other than playing football, campers also learn essential information in topics such as nutrition and sportsmanship. The tuition, which includes attendance, a Contact Football T-shirt and prizes given away during camp, varies between locations.
  
  Contact Football Camps
  
  750 Lindaro St., Suite 220
  
  San Rafael, CA 94901
  
  415-479-6060
  
  

Rimington Football Camp

• The Rimington Football Camp, located in Omaha, Nebraska, offers a youth football camp for boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 14. The camp aims to teach campers the fundamentals of football, as well as the importance of good sportsmanship and overcoming obstacles. Campers are encouraged to become better athletes as well as help each other become better athletes.
  
  Rimington offers one two-day camp session during the month of July. Overnight camping is not an option, but there are several hotels in the area for campers traveling to attend the camp. The $150 tuition fee includes attendance to the camp and a camp T-shirt.
  
  Rimington Football Camp
  
  505 Cornhusker Rd., #118
  
  Bellevue, NE 68005
  
  402-291-4279