• Texas features a variety of football summer camps.football image by sonya etchison from Fotolia.com
  
  Football summer camps are an ideal way for children to keep active, make new friends and grow their playing or position skills. Since football is a beloved sport in Texas, parents will find a plethora of football camps available throughout the state for children, with many taught by top-ranked high school and college coaches or professional players.
  
  

Contact Football Camps

• The Contact Football Camp program is for boys ages 8 to 18 years old in Georgetown, Texas, on the campus of Southwestern University. It is typically held during the last week in June. Contact Football Camp is led by college football coaches, and parents will find a variety of options, all at different price levels: an overnight stay where children stay on campus for four days and receive housing and meals; an extended stay that includes lunch and dinner, with children at the camp from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. but not overnight for the camp's duration; a daytime option that lasts from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day of the camp and includes lunch; and, finally, a one-day morning clinic for quarterbacks, offensive linemen and wide receivers that lasts from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. For the camp, your child will need the following equipment: one helmet, two shoulder pads, one light jersey, one dark jersey, pants with pads and non-metal-tip cleat football shoes. Equipment is available for rent for campers who don't own the necessary gear. Complete registration and equipment rental online or by mail. Each camp participant receives a T-shirt.
  
  Contact Football Camp
  
  750 Lindaro Street, Suite 220
  
  San Rafael, California 94901
  
  800-433-6060
  
  contactfootball.com
  
  

Mack Brown Football Camps

• Mack Brown, coach of the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns football team, hosts two non-contact summer camps: the Longhorn Football Camp and Speed and Explosive Power Camp. The Longhorn Football Camp is open to all children in grades 4 through 12 that have not graduated from high school, while the Speed and Explosive Power Camp is open to those ages 12 through 18. Parents are welcome to attend all practices and workouts, and the camp features day, extended stay and overnight accommodation options. Campers practice in UT's football training facilities and fields, and those staying overnight are housed in The Castilian, which is located on UT's campus. Day and overnight campers receive a buffet-style lunch and dinner. Registration for both camps is available online.
  
  Mack Brown Football Camps
  
  P.O. Box 1378
  
  Austin, Texas 78711
  
  512-232-5088
  
  texassports.com/camps/m-footbl-camps.html
  
  

Brad Wright Football Camp

• The Brad Wright Football Camp holds several sessions during the month of June open to children in grades 9 through 12 who are not high school graduates, with a junior football camp for kids in grades 2 through 8. Each session is held in a different Texas city, including Grand Prairie, Waller, The Colony, Rosenberg and San Marcos. The camps are day-only, with no pads or contact play; the emphasis is on gaining proper technique and skills training. In 2010, the camps range in price from $40 to $150, depending upon which session is chosen. Register online registration at the Texas State University Athletics official website.
  
  Brad Wright Football Camp
  
  512-245-2587
  
  txstatebobcats.com/camps/txst-camps.html