Learn Football From The Best!   If you are a veteran player or just learning to play football, the Dermontti Dawson Football Camp is a football learning experience you will never forget!   Join Dermontti Dawson and members of the Pittsburgh Steelers for one of the best football weeks of your life. You will receive up to 6 hours of daily on-the-field instruction from an outstanding coaching staff along with daily lectures and demonstrations by DERMONTTI  DAWSON AND/OR MEMBERS OF THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS!   YOU WILL GO HOME A BETTER FOOTBALL PLAYER!

This will be the 19th amazing year for Dermontti’s camp.   Performance Magazine rated Sports International's football camps among the top ten summer camps in the nation!    This summer will be the 28th successful year for Sports International’s football camps having graduated over 88,000 athletes with many going on to play in the NFL and at the highest college level.  Four camps in one, the camp is broken down into 4 age groups:   ages 7-10; 11-12; 13-14; 15-18.  We have outstanding college and high school coaches on staff plus members of the Pittsburgh Steelers with daily instruction, lectures and demonstrations by Dermontti Dawson and/or members of the Steelers.   Pittsburgh Steelers that have attended this camp include Charlie Batch, James Harrison, Ryan Clark, Jerome Bettis, Coach Bill Cowher, Anthony Madison, Chris Hoke, Antwaan Randle El, Ryan Mundy, Merril Hoge, Dermontti Dawson and many more.   Outstanding recruiting and scholarship opportunities for high school level athletes.   The majority of our coaching staff for the older boys will be made up of college level coaches.   The camp will offer a FREE NIKE SPARQ test by Velocity Sports Performance (a $75 to $150 value).   High school players aged 15-18 are eligible for the exclusive "TOP 30" CLUB.   A detailed information packet on each member of the "TOP 30" CLUB will be sent to over 1,500 college football coaches to help each player receive recognition at the college level. This is great nationwide exposure that a player might not get from playing at their high school alone.   Dermontti’s camp is one of the best supervised camps in the nation and father counselors are welcome to join us at camp.   Enrollment is limited!   For more information visit our website or call.

June 22-25              Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA

What Coaches & Parents Say About Dermontti Dawson Football Camp.   The following comments were made by coaches and parents who sent players to camp or were involved with a Sports International camp in the past.

Jimmy Sauer, Pittsburgh, PA— “Great Camp! Great Staff!  Simply an outstanding experience for me and my son!  And I cannot say enough about Dermontti Dawson and the Pittsburgh Steelers!  I was very impressed everyday with the way the Steelers worked with the campers.  They made every player feel very special.  My son and I have already made plans to attend camp again and several of my son’s teammates plan to join us.  Thanks again for a great experience and we will see you again next summer!” 

Coach Kurt Fritsch, Hampshire High School, Romney, WV—“A great experience! Without question, the best learning football camp I have been involved with in 20 years of coaching! I don’t know of a better way to learn the game of football and have fun doing it then this camp!”

Jim Marso, Pittsburgh, PA— “I was a counselor at this camp for the entire week and I was very impressed!  The entire camp experience was the best thing I could have done for my son.  We will definitely be returning to camp next summer!  I recommend this camp with the highest recommendation.”  

Coach Chris Snyder, Seton Hill University, Greensboro, PA— “I have coached at Sports International’s camps for the past 10 years (including this camp) and I continue to come back because the staff really cares about the campers. The camper is truly the focus of the camp and with this in mind, a fantastic resource of football for players of all ages and abilities. The camp is not a “in your face” camp, but provides a fun, learning environment, the way football should be at every level.”

Coach Mike Shealer, Somerset High School, Somerset, PA— “The Dermontti Dawson Football Camp is a first class camp all the way! The players that attend this camp leave with a much better grasp of the game!”

Coach William Griffith, Jr., Lackey High School, Indian Head, MD— “This Football Camp is truly the Cadillac of football camps! I have had the pleasure and honor to coach at the camp for the past 8 years and I have found the entire staff is truly concerned with the training and the welfare of each athlete. It is a pleasure to be associated with such a fine organization!”

Harlan Smith, Wheeling, WV - “I was a counselor and the Pittsburgh Steelers and the coaching staff were excellent!   The Steelers that worked the camp were amazing!   They really cared and showed it at every practice.   I was also very impressed Dermontti Dawson and with how organized the camp was.   This was one of the best weeks of my life and we will be back next summer!”

Coach Tod Chappeli, West Springfield High School, Springfield, VA— “The camp staff was phenomenal! Ever coach was a quality professional who truly cared about the campers! The staff energy level made camp a enjoyable experience for everyone involved!”

Coach L. D. Skarzinski, East Fairmont High School, Fairmont, WV— “This camp is an excellent camp that will help a player improve! I really enjoyed working this camp and I look forward to coming back next summer!”

Coach Michael Jones, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH— The opportunity to coach at this camp was one of the best experiences of my 12 year coaching career! Working with student athletes, an outstanding coaching staff and the Pittsburgh Steelers was a summer to remember! THANKS!”

Joe Rotellini, Former Head Coach, Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD— “Over the past 10 years I was able to recruit quality football players from this football camp every year my staff and I have worked the program.   This camp is the best football camp I have ever worked!”

Coach Travis Crabtree, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, OH— “The Dermontti Dawson Football camp is a great camp for young athletes to learn the fundamentals of football from professional athletes and great college coaches!”

Coach Randy Bellini, Orleans Bengals, Ontario CANADA— “My assistant and I sincerely enjoyed coaching at camp this summer. We found it to be first class and the coaching staff was exceptionally knowledgeable in all aspects of the game. We are definitely recommending the program to all of our players!”

Coach Leon Williams, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH— “There is no other camp that exemplifies the careful teaching and proper direction given the young athletes! The camp also provides an excellent opportunity for coaches to network and build a rapport with up and coming student athletes.”

Melissa Rider, Mineola, NY— “This is by far the best football camp in the nation!  It is well organized, has great supervision and is run very professionally.  We felt very comfortable leaving Joey on his own at this camp.  He loved being away from home, he loved the one-on-one contact with the NFL and we know the camp helped him grow not only in football and but as a person.  You gave us everything we expected plus much, much more!  Thank you!”  

Jimmy Warren, Youngstown, OH— “This is an awesome camp and a great experience.  I was a counselor at camp and I was very impressed with how organized the camp was and how involved all of the NFL players were with the campers.  The coaches and NFL were great, the best!  Thank you for a great week with my son and you will see us again next year!”

Chris McCollum, New Castle, PA— “This camp is a great camp with a very positive atmosphere.  Both of our son’s learned a great deal about sportsmanship, teamwork, self-motivation, the importance of good grades and confidence on and off the field.  They are already looking forward to next summer’s camp as well as a great football season this fall.  The NFL players were great role models.  We feel there is no better camp than a Sports International Camp.”  

Coach Ralph Griffin, Steubenville, WV— “Each year I am invited to join this coaching staff, I am truly honored!  The coaching staff is by far the best group of coaches I have ever worked with.  The opportunity to work alongside of such an outstanding coaching staff and NFL players is tremendous!  This camp provides an athlete the best learning opportunity available.  I would recommend this camp to anyone that wants to better their football skills.”

Kevin Baker, Butler, PA—  “This is the third year Damon has attended this camp and each year he comes away charged up and ready for the season. The camp is very structured, a lot of fun, challenging, and extremely rewarding.  It serves as a great training platform for the upcoming season. He loves the camp and will continue to return until he is too old to attend. Thanks for a great camp year after year!”

Coach Jason Ross, Dale High School— “I have been coaching at Sports International Camps for the past five years and every year I get more amazed at how incredible the week is, for both for the players and coaching staff. The camp is filled with some of the best coaches in the country, and the players get an excellent individual ‘teaching’ of the game of football, while having fun, meeting many college coaches and making new friends!”