A football camp could last between two weeks and a month or more. The players will get a good chance to get in shape and build up their body for the up-coming season. High school players, in particular, would go camping somewhere that they can be isolated from everything but practice. This way, the players will be focused on their game plan and tactics. College students, on the other hand, are pushed even harder. Their coaches push these players so they can get the best out of them. Lastly the professional players, no doubt, are trained no differently either on or off football season.

This is what basically happens in a football camp. Players and developed and trained physically, mentally and emotionally. Players learn how to improve both their defensive and offensive skills and tactics- how to block, carry, pass as well as line plays and cover tackling. They are pushed to lift weights and run drills to help improve the players' reflect. This way, they can also build body mass, keep their muscles mass, and be physically in shape for the harshness of the training and games. The more they can improve, the better it is for the team.
 
Football is a very exhausting and complex game, and players should be trained so that coping with the brutality and pressure in a real game, won't be much of a challenge to them. Even if you believe that you are the best, you still need to improve- you still have room for it; because you never know how high the standard of a football game and its' tactics can be.