Camp McCall develops team and club unity within our U11 through U15 competitive teams at the onset of the new season, gets our feet back on the ball, gets our head back in the game, and gives us a chance to meet and bond with new teammates and have FUN! Although soccer is the main event, we will also swim, hike and canoe as the camp is on Payette Lake. The camp is rustic but the food and the setting is great. Soccer includes some fitness (i.e. "The Run"), technical training, 11v11 training games, and a 4v4 tournament with championship on the final day of camp. Parents are welcome to watch the full team scrimmages on the second evening of camp and the 4v4 tournament on the final day of camp.

Details for the 2012 camp:

• Dates: Friday, Aug. 10 through Sunday, Aug. 12.
• Cost: $175 per player.
• Registration deadline: July 26. 

What does the fee include?

The fee covers all meals starting the first evening with dinner through final day lunch. Parents may join their players for the final day's lunch for a minimal charge if reserved ahead. Also included is lodging and use of all facilities, including the waterfront at the Pilgrim Cove Camp. (A lifeguard will be provided.) The sleeping accommodations are dormitory style in multiple cabins and each team will provide a parent chaperone(s) for each cabin.

What to bring

• Sleeping bag and pillow.
• Soccer gear (ball, shin guards, soccer cleats, light-colored shirts).
• Water bottle.
• Swim trunks/towel.
• Sunscreen and insect repellant.
• If you bring a bike, bring a helmet.

What not to bring

• Electronic equipment (Game Boy; CD players; toys etc.).
• More than $5 in cash.
• Snacks must be given to chaperones.
• Your dog.
• A cold or flu.

Volunteers

Like so much of what we do in soccer, we will need volunteers. We will need one adult chaperone for every 4-6 players. Chaperones will sleep and eat (at no charge) with the players. They will be asked to shuttle kids between the Pilgrim Cove Camp in McCall and the soccer fields in Donnelly. Coaches will manage the schedule from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Chaperones will manage the schedule from 5:30 p.m. until 8 a.m. (dinner to dawn). Chaperones will collect and manage all snacks and medications. Free times will likely focus around the waterfront but chaperones may plan those activities with team- and spirit-building in mind. Returning chaperones will help the "newbies". It says a lot that we have many returning chaperones each year. It's not just the players that have fun!

Travel

Travel to and from the camp is the responsibility of each player. Teams are encouraged to car pool. Be sure to inventory that everyone has all necessary gear BEFORE leaving Boise. Car pools should plan to leave Boise no later than 1:30 p.m. and should be home no later than 5:30 p.m.

Check-in

Individuals should check in no later than 4 p.m. and be assembled by teams at 4:30 p.m. The rally location will be provided at check-in.

General rules

• Once checked-in, no one is allowed to leave the camp or soccer fields without an adult chaperone until you are checked-out at the end of camp.
• Swimming and boating is allowed only with an adult chaperone and when the lifeguard is on duty.
• Please understand that check out is NO LATER than 1:30 p.m. on the final day. If parents have not picked up their player by then a chaperone may take the player back to Boise.
• Pilgrim Cove Camp rules and directions of personnel shall be strictly followed.
• Discipline will be:
  • First incident gets a warning.
  • Second incident requires a call to parents informing them they are on probation.
  • Third incident requires parent to remove player from camp.
• There will, of course, be no alcohol or tobacco at camp, by players, parents or chaperones.
• The Rush Codes of Conduct will be strictly enforced.

Directions to the camp

1. From Highway 55, turn east on Park Street (New May Hardware and My Fathers Place).
2. Continue to a four-way stop at Davis Street. Turn left.
3. Continue past a golf course to Lick Creek Road. Turn right.
4. After about a mile, turn left on Pilgrim Cove Road.
5. Turn right on Miles Standish.
6. Bear right at the fork in the road.
7. Follow signs to camp.

• Camp phone: 634-5555.