2025 BAMA GOALKEEPING ACADEMY

• Training Groups - will be assigned based on age and ability. You can request Camp Teammates this year in the registration portal. PLEASE have this information ready to go so you do not have to email those requests separately. 
• Roommate Requests/Assignment - Many campers attend as individuals. If this is your plan, then you are not alone and our camp is designed for you to have an awesome experience! However, if you are attending with a friend or friend(s) and have suite mate requests, then make sure this is set prior to registering for camp with those you are requesting. This is a great camp for groups of teammates! But please have these conversations prior to registering so it is all worked out by YOU. If left to us, then you will just have to live with your assignment and not try to change things at check-in. For example, if 7 club teammates are attending together, those 7 should have things sorted with who is rooming with who BEFORE registering. Four would have to be in one suite and three in another. Those three would then need to be prepared to share that suite and welcome a camper attending as an individual. If this is too much to ask, then this is not the camp for you. You can request roommates from any of the 3 camps - Junior Elite, HS Elite ID, or Bama GK Academy.
• Residence Hall Assignment - UA Housing cannot guarantee our residence hall assignment this early as renovation projects after the Spring semester are too difficult to project at this point. For now, plan on Riverside East. We will be able to confirm Riverside East or give you new information later. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Modern Suite-Style Residence Hall - Riverside East

• Each camper will have their own bedroom and share a bathroom with one other camper. Each camper will share a kitchen equipped with a refrigerator and microwave as well as a living room with up to 3 suitemates. (Pick your suitemates in the registration process from any of the July 17-20 camps or broaden your horizons and make new friends from somewhere else. We typically have over 25 states represented at camp.)
• 24-Hour Supervision – Female Camp Staff on Each Floor
• Riverside Webpage - https://housing.sa.ua.edu/halls/riverside/

Residence Hall & Check-In Location:

Riverside East
174 Hackberry Lane
Tuscaloosa, AL  35401

Camp Hotels (for family who want to stay in town during camp)

Refund Policy

Discounts

Difference Between RTSA ID Camps & HS Elite ID Camp/Bama GK Academy

More Info on the Bama School of Goalkeeping

Past Colleges In Attendance

What To Bring:

We provide 3 Nights Stay in Residence Hall, 8 Meals, Dri-Fit Camp T-Shirt, Transportation During Camp & 24 Hour Supervision

• A Roll Tide Smile and Enthusiasm
• SUNSCREEN & Lip Balm Sun Repellent
• Filled Water Bottle (We Will Refill As Needed)
• Shin Guards
• Footwear - Soccer Cleats + Flip Flops + Tennis, Running, or Indoor Soccer Shoes
• Soccer Shirt, Shorts, Socks x 5
• GK Gloves for Goalkeepers
• LINENS - EXTRA LONG TWIN BED SHEETS, BEDDING, BLANKET, BATH TOWELS, ETC.
• Toiletries, Additional Clothing - Pajamas, etc. for 3 Nights Stay in Residence Hall and for Travel
• Spending $ for Pizza, Camp Store Snacks, and Alabama Souvenirs
• Medicines - As Prescribed
• Insect Repellent

Airport Shuttle From Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM): If the airline had you sign your child as an UNACCOMPANIED MINOR - we cannot sign for and accept them upon arrival, nor return them to the gate personally and wait until their flight leaves. We apologize for any inconvenience.

• Shuttles will run twice on check-in day. Pick-Up at 10:15am and 12:15pm. (Times are approximate. We will accommodate all arrivals the front part of the day.)
• Shuttles will run twice on check-out day. Departure from UA at 12:15pm and 2:15pm. It is approximately a 1 hour drive from BHM to our campus.
• Campers will be met at their baggage claim area upon arrival.
• Greeters from the camp will meet them and put them on a shuttle to the camp.
• Greeters will wear camp shirts to identify themselves.
• Greeters will have a list of all campers flying in.
• When they return to the airport, campers will be dropped off at the curb in front of their ticket counter.

Instructional & Supervisory Staff: U of Alabama Coaching Staff, U of Alabama Soccer Players and Soccer Alumni, Other Current and Former College Coaches & Players

Support Staff: Bama Certified Athletic Trainers, Gatorade Hydration Specialist

Discounts:

• UA Employee Discounts: A parent must be a UA Employee to receive the discount: $50
• Junior Elite/HS Elite ID Camp Team Discount: Teams of 15 or more will receive a $75 rebate for each camper. Your team could be a HS or club team or a group of 15 soccer playing friends. The group of 15 can include up to two GKs enrolled in the Bama GK  Academy. A team attending will also receive two FREE adult supervisor slots which includes lodging and meals. Those slots can be a coach and a parent chaperone or two coaches. Please email Coach Jerrod Roh at jroh@ia.ua.edu for additional details.