Menlo College Atherton, California
Entering our 37th summer in business, Contact Football Camps are known worldwide and have been called the finest instructional football camps and football schools for both High School Football and Youth Football in the United States by coaches, Pros and the media.
Contact Football Camps feature full contact drills and scrimmages with a staff of major college coaches and players. At camps "contact" is introduced in a slow, gradual progression before any actual "contact" is initiated. Campers are divided according to age, weight and ability.
The instruction (3 times a day) stresses both individual positions and team play with every camper. Thousands of our previous football campers played, or are now playing college football (many at schools represented by our coaching staff).
Highlights Include
- Individual Camp ages 8-18
- Grouping by age, weight and ability
- Contact Drills and Scrimmages
- Contact Football Camp T-shirt and Prizes
- Great exposure to college coaches
- Daily training to develop speed, strength and agility
Menlo College is located on the San Francisco peninsula in the town of Atherton, a well-appointed residential community near the cities of Menlo Park and Palo Alto. The area ranks among the most attractive and dynamic in the world, with numerous cultural resources, temperate climate and all that the San Francisco metropolitan area can offer.
Camp Director
Derek Ayoob
Directing the Contact Football Camp at Menlo College is Assistant Football Coach, Derek J. Ayoob. Ayoob has been with the Menlo College Oaks for two seasons and has already proved his success with players receiving NAIA All-Independent Offensive Lineman and NAIA All-Independent Running Back awards. In addition he has helped the Oaks create single game school records including carries (41), yards (325), and touchdowns (5). He also assisted in the record for the single season rushing leader in school history and backfield responsible for 2 turnovers in 11 games.
Read Full BioAyoob has held multiple hats at Menlo in addition to coaching football. In 2010 he was the Game Operations Manger and he currently serves as the Recruiting Coordinator for the program.
Prior to coaching at Menlo, Ayoob instructed math as well as coached at Archbishop Riordan High school and Junipero Serra High School. He led his Archbishop Riordan team to the 2007 Central Coast Section Medium School Championship, which was the first Section championship in the school’s history. That year his quarterback was also selected as the 2007 WCAL Quarterback of the Year and second team All-State Quarterback.
The start to Ayoob’s football career started with the San Francisco 49ers as a Player Personnel Assistant. He aided the San Francisco 49ers by providing scouts with vital data used for the implementation of a new process of player evaluation for the NFL draft.
Ayoob received his M.A. in 2005 from University of San Francisco and is currently a member of the American Football Coaches Association.
Rental Equipment
Campers need a full set of football equipment - helmet, shoulder pads, two jerseys (one light/one dark), pants and pads, football shoes (NO metal-tip cleats), athletic supporter, cup and mouthpiece. For campers without equipment, Contact Football Camp has equipment for rent prior to camp at $80 per set (helmet, shoulder pads, pants and pads) and $90 per set if rented on the first day of camp. Individual pieces of equipment are available at $40 per item.
HALF DAY MORNING SPECIALTY CLINIC - 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (first morning) - $135, must sign up separately for this program!!!
Quarterbacks – Personalized attention and instruction by our quarterback coaches. The focus of the instruction includes the following: leadership, passing techniques, drop-backs, quickness, footwork, speed and agility, ball handling, hand-offs, pitches and options, passing techniques, sprint-outs, bootlegs, rollouts and play-action, passing drills, grip, QB/center exchange, pivots, sprint-draw and play-action pass, progression for finding the open receiver, mental and physical preparation for playing QB, warm-up drills, reading coverages, secondary pressure, and audibles.
Wide Receivers - Personalized attention and instruction by our receiver coaches. The focus of the instruction includes the following: reading coverages, correct pass routes, working back to the ball, catching the ball at the highest point, catching the ball, following the ball to the hands, speed control, how to get open, spotting defensive coverages (man-to-man, zone and combinations), running drills, receiver drills, stance, release, patterns: out, post, hook, curl, post/corner, fade, in, fly, cross, etc.
Sample Daily Schedule
- Day 1
- 8:45 a.m. Clinic Campers Check In
- 12:30 p.m. All Skills Camp Check In/Rules/Orientation
- 2:00 p.m. Regular Camp Schedule
- Days 2-4
- 7:15 a.m. Stretch/Run
- 7:45 a.m. Breakfast
- 9:00 a.m. Practice #1, Offense Emphasis
- 11:30 a.m. Lunch/Free Time
- 2:00 p.m. Practice #2, Defense Emphasis
- 4:00 p.m. Day Campers Depart
- 4:30 p.m. Free Time/Swim/Dinner
- 6:45 p.m. Practice #3, Competition
- 8:15 p.m. Evening Activities, Meetings, Speakers
- 9:00 p.m. Extended Day Campers Depart
- 10:00 p.m. Lights Out
- Day 5
- 7:15 a.m. Stretch/Run
- 7:30 a.m. Breakfast/Warm Up/Drill ReCap
- 9:00 a.m. Games
- 12:00 p.m. Camp Check Out
All Skills Camp Check In:
Sunday - 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Check in takes place at the Menlo College dorms. Signs will be posted.
The first General practice starts at 2:00 p.m. Parents are welcome to watch.
Specialty Clinic Check In is at 8:30 am
(Day and Extended Day Campers will depart that evening at 9:00 p.m. after Dinner, Evening Practice and Nightly Meeting.)
Check Out:
Thursday - Camp ends following the awards ceremony for each age group, which immediately follows the final scrimmage. Scrimmages start early in the morning on the last day of camp starting with the youngest campers and ending with the oldest campers. Departure is by 12:00 p.m. on the last day of camp.
Clinic Ends at 12 noon on first day.
After this camp I can't wait for football season to start
This was my first overnight camp and I could not stop talking about it when I returned home. My love for the game was only reinforced when I had the opportunity to attend this camp. I felt that my skill level was increased and cannot wait until the football season starts to show others what I learned and also what they could learn by attending this wonderful camp. I look forward to next season.
Coaches and Counselors were fantastic role models.
We were so impressed with the professionalism, dedication and organization of the camp. The coaches and counselors were fantastic role models for our son. We were more than impressed! Thanks!
Overnight Camper
I learned so much!
I had a great time! I played the offensive and defensive positions that I wanted. Thank you! The coaches seemed tough at first, but in the end I learned so much. I really appreciate the time the coaches spent with me! I met new friends who will be coming back next year and so will I.