[Harry Doyle]

I personally can't see that spending 5-10K (the range of costs I've heard), for a few days of practice is really worth it? I mean, if you have a budget and booster money that rolls in like crazy, then by all means, rock it. However, if you are like most programs across the state, I just can't see how you can logically justify taking that much money to use toward 3-4 days of practice just for the sake of "getting away". IMO if you have to spend that much money for that short of time in order to "help create team unity" (just one of the reasons I hear for going to camp), then you have a helluva lot more problems on your hand than camp can even begin to fix.

I just think of all the extras that a program could put that 5-10K towards things other than camp? An added assitant coach, a set of uniforms that would last you several years (varsity, then jv, then frosh and then middle school possibly), equipment like new sets of shoulder pads/helmets etc., extra gear for the kids and coaches in terms of spirit packs/hoodies/sweats etc., a few years of having video editing systems like Hudl or Apex and the list could go on and on.

To each their own I reckon.

Camp 10-20 years ago was how it still should be; 4-6 teams staying at a location for a selected few days and you practiced in the morning, then the rest of the time was scrimmaging. Those were the days.