Maine Golf Academy

Four Week
and
Two Week
(half session)
Overnight Camp Programs

Juniors 8 - 12, Seniors 13 - 17, and CIT's 15 - 17

A Typical Day
Each camper will be given a
Customized Camper Curriculum

7:15 AM Wake up

7:45 AM - BREAKFAST

8:30 AM Cleanup and Inspection
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Instruction Classes and Stations - Schedule of Rotation

12:15 - LUNCH

12:45 PM Rest Hour
1:30 PM Depart for Golf Courses or Choose Alternative Activities

1:45 PM - 2:50 PM Period 4
Campers choose amongst Golf, Tennis, Waterfront activities, Theater, Aerobics, Dance; On pre-scheduled days they go to their assigned Clinics or go to their Major Choice or Minor Choice Activity (A favorite activity that each camper chooses before the summer starts, that assures the camper that he or she gets to do that preferred acativity at least 3 times a week ( Major) or once or twice a week (Minor)

2:55 PM - 4:00 PM Period 5
Campers choose Golf, Tennis, Waterfront activities, Theater, Aerobics, Dance; or go to their assigned Clinics or go to their Major Choice or Minor Choice Activity *(A favorite activity that each camper chooses before the summer starts, that the camper wants to make sure that he or she gets to do at least 3 times a week ( Major) or twice a week (Minor)

4:00 PM SNACK - i.e. Fruit, Granola, Popcicles, Juice and similar healthy choices.

5:00 PM All Camp Swim
5:45 PM Wash up for Dinner

6:00 PM - DINNER

6:30 PM After dinner activities: Golf, Tennis, Maroon and Grey Competitions, Waterfront, basketball, Arts, Majors and Minors etc.
8:00 PM Wash up
8:15 PM Evening Programs
9:15 PM Juniors back to bunks and showers
9:45 PM Evening Snack
10:00 PM Seniors back to bunks and showers and Lights out for Juniors
10:45 PM Lights out for Seniors

The
Customized Camper Curriculum

* MAJORS AND MINORS:
Each camper will be sent a form in their Parents Information Packet, in the Spring, before camp starts, which will be a list of activities, from which, he or she is to indicate the two activities that he or she would like to be sure to get extra time or special time.

A Major activity will be scheduled three times a week assuring plenty of fun in their first choice alternative activity.

A Minor activity will be scheduled 1 to 2 times a week, assuring the second choice will not be missed while at camp. i.e. a camper might choose as a Waterskiing as a Major and Theater Games as a Minor. We will then schedule three times to waterski in the afternoon or evening time for waterskiing and two times during the afternoon or evening for Thearter.

The camper will be given their schedule on the first day of camp. Last minute changes will be accomodated based on feasibility and availability.

Major Choices include:
(Scheduled 3 times a week)

Golf ( Note: This choice as a Major is available for Seniors and Advanced Golfers only)
Tennis
Waterskiing
Aerobics/Dance
Sailing
Field Sports - Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, Softball, Football, Basketball
Theater
Arts and Crafts
Video Production
Newsletter
Fitness Club

Minor Choices include
(Scheduled 1 to 2 times a week)

Golf
Tennis
Waterskiing
Aerobics/Dance
Ropes Course
Canoeing/Kayaking
Field Sports - Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, Softball, Football, Basketball
Swimming
Arts and Crafts
Theater
Video Production
Newsletter
Nature Trips and Outodoor Adventure Trips
Sight Seeing in Maine
Camping out overnight
Fishing
Club Making
Fitness Club

After the camper submits his or her choices, the camp will make up a balanced Customized Camper Curriculm and schedule to include each week, clinics, course play, home and away competition, practice time, course play with course management instruction, waterfront, traditional camp activities and of course periods of free choice.Each designed to meet the individual campers needs, interests and abilities.To complement this schedule the Camper Customized Curriculum will be comprised additionally of each campers prescribed level for instruction ( Red, White, Blue, Black, Gold - See our Original Maine Golf Academy "WAYWO" Instruction Workbook that will be sent in the Spring to each campers home.)

Instruction Classes and Stations

Instruction Required (Instruction also offered in the afternoons and Evenings)
Campers go from Station to Station every 20-30 minutes.
The Training Stations are: 5 minutes of demonstration by the Pro, 15 minutes of practice and 10 minutes of a fun game or competition.

Training Stations Include:

• Grip, Stance, Swing, Alignment and Tempo
• Short Game, Full Swing, Bunker Play Chipping, Pitching, Putting
• Sports Psychology
• Strength and Flexibility Technical, Tactical, Physical, and Psychological Training
• Club Making
• Rules and Etiquette
• Course Management
• Tournament Play
• Video Analysis
• Sports Psychology

Campers can learn a lot by viewing themselves on instant replay video analysis

Golf Courses and Alternative activities

Daily supervised 9-hole play offered on beautiful and different 18 hole courses around Maine.
Or
Stay at MGA and choose from receiving further personalized one on one instruction with the instructors, playing our holes, playing our holes with instruction, or playing a 9-hole tournament.

After Dinner: Driving Range, Instruction, and play the holes at camp

PLUS as a break from the routine of instruction or Golf play we offer two afternoon periods for fun activities:

These Afternoon and Evening Alternative Activities to the Basic Golf Program (Offered each afternoon as a diversion from the rigors of the intensive golf program.) are :

• Maine Tennis Academy Tennis Instruction and Play (see us at TennisCamp.org)
• Waterfront Activities: Water-skiing Sailing Swimming Kayaking Canoeing
• The Arts: Arts & Crafts, Pottery & Ceramics
• Theater
• Ropes Course
• Climbing Wall
• Crows Nest and High Ropes Elements
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Pick up games of: Soccer, FOLF (Frisbee Golf which was invented Here), Badminton, Basketball
• Slip and Slide
• Color War Competition
  

• Game Shows
• Skits
• Movies
• Carnival and Casino Nights
• Miniature Golf
• Lip Sync Contest
• Trivia Contest
• Midnight Golf
• Movies
• Camp Fires
• Maroon & Green Competitions
  

Seniors 13-17

Same as the Juniors plus:

• Special privileges and trips
• Socials
• Midnight Golf (Played in complete darkness except for the lighted balls, flag sticks and safety light sticks worn as hats )
• Late night golf and tennis play on our lighted driving range, putting green, and tennis courts
• Movies
• 19th Hole After Hours Lounge

Peaceful Lake Salmon, a crystal clear lake in the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine....
The pictures say it all!

CIT's 15 - 17
(Counselors in Training) 4 Weeks only
By Invitation Only - Limited Space -
15 year olds must have attened the MGA previously

A CIT is part camper and part counselors in training.

Those who are selected for their willingness to participate in all the camper activities in an enthusiastic, reverent and helpful way, and who also have the maturity and sense of reponsibility learn to guide young campers by example, and to help out the counselors will be our team of young CIT's. They will not miss any of the benefits of instruction or fun activities or trips and will because of the added responsibility will be given many privileges and benefits. They will have all the benfits of being a camper and special privileges reserved just for CITs. Along with these benefits and raised expectations come advanced responsibilities and jobs. Since they are a Counselor-in-Training, they will be required to perform many similar tasks that we ask our counselors to perform. These include helping look after younger campers during meals, golf/tennis, and in evening program, helping set up and take down activities, helping take kids to showers at night, being in charge of ice cream parties for the campers, helping to get kids involved in all activities, learning to lead morning clean-up inspection, etc. Always under the supervision of adults and older counselors. There will be a special team of staff assigne to guide the CIT's.

CIT's get paid $50 per week and are given a 25% discount on tuition.

Typical CIT Schedule

Daily Training and meetings to coordinate CIT roles while at camp, beginning with welcoming arriving families and helping campers adjust, giving tours through helping campers prepare to go home and depart.

One day a week a special supervised CIT activity will be scheduled to be their "time off " from the responsibilities of being a CIT. The place and activity will vary.

1st Sunday:
Orientation about camp life and general assignments for the coming weeks. Basic outline of what is expected as well as a question and answer portion.

1st Wednesday:
First session of Counselor Orientation (General guidelines and MGTA Polices and procedures). Speech from college students about college life and application process. Also, what goes into playing college golf and tennis and maintaining the balance of athletics and school. Question and answer segment.

2nd Wednesday:
Second session of Counselor Orientation (How to deal with problem campers and identifying personality types). Speech from a college coach about what it takes to make it on a college golf and tennis team, advice on how to market yourself, and what college coaches look for in players. Question and answer segment.

3rd Sunday:
Help with new camper tours to parents, camper orientation and evaluations.

3rd Wednesday:
Third session of Counselor Orientation (Do’s and Don’ts of being a camp counselor). College students talk about how to deal with college life and academics. Also, what to expect from professors and other students in college. Question and answer

4th Wednesday:
Fourth session of Counselor Orientation (Frequently Asked Questions about Camp and MGA. Also, speech from the director about camp and future). Stories from international college students about what it is like to be a student in America. Question and answer.

Weekend Activities

The weekends are devoted to exploring the wonders of Maine and the magical
3,700 miles of coast line (You have to come back for a few years to see it all) Our goal is that every camper who comes to Maine should do all the following:

• climb a mountain
• go on a river - White Water Rafting
• see the coast - visit coastal towns and sites including Camden, Bar Harbor etc.
• Bicycle the Carriage Trails of Acadia National Park
• eat a lobster (or some Maine Fare that is a suitable substitute)
• play as many golf courses as possible
• go whitewater rafting
• hear a loon
• start a camp fire
• eat smores
• and see an eagle soaring over one of the 4,000 islands off the coast of Maine.

Trips

• Bar Harbor (4 weekers only)
• Whitewater Rafting
• Bicycle the Carriage Trails(4 weekers only)
• Mountain Climbing
• Rock Climbing (4 weekers only)
• Lobster Feast and going to the Coast
• Camping
• Golf Outings ( Special Trips for 4 weekers)

Instruction is available on the weekends for those who absolutely refuse to leave camp (not hard to imagine when you see all that is here).
Golf play in the afternoon for those advanced golfers who do not go on any trips and who insist that trying for a Birdie is more important than seeing an Eagle soaring over Mt. Desert Island
Relaxing- hanging, chilling, and basically taking it easy back at camp is a much needed break from the fast paced program.

Atop Mt. Battie overlooking Camden Harbor; On course instruction from Scott; Relaxing in cabin circle...What a Life!

FRIDAY Tournaments at the Maine Golf Academy

The Gallery
Campers practice their tournament skills as their fellow campers look on and form
their gallery, all while under the watchful eye
of their PGA and College Coach Instructors, on our own PGA Recognized Golf School and USGA Member Training Facility

Every other FRIDAY Tournaments at local 18 hole course
(Parents Invited to Play)

• Campers play a 9 hole tournament ( usually a scramble format) as a culmination to that session or section of our program.
• Hot News! There is limited space for Parents to play with their child in the tournament
• There is an extra fee for each adult or parent who wishes to participate ($125 per person) and 1 month reservation notice is required. Based on availability.
• Afterwards we have a Bar-b-que at the camp for campers and families who have RSVP'd

Paid Registration Includes: The above instruction, course play, most trips and activities, course fees, club making, plus lodging in a supervised traditional rustic Maine cabin, weekly laundry, three delicious homemade meals a day, daily snacks, transportation to and from Maine's Portland Airport on specified days and times, a personal Maine Golf Academy Achievement Book as a testimony to campers' unique experience and acquired knowledge, and numerous positive memories to last a lifetime.  Medical insurance, linens, transportation outside the times, dates and location specified, golf club rental, are not included. No refunds for early departure or late arrival, or for partial attendance, and no refunds of any kind for cancellation, early departure, or late arival, if notification is received by camp after April 30th of the current camper enrollment year. Four Week Overnight Sessions - $4,795 June 20 to July 17, 2004 July 18 to August 14, 2004 Two Week Overnight Sessions - $2,795 Jun 20 to July 3, 2004 July 4 to July 17, 2004 July 18 to July, 2004 August 1 to August 14, 2004