About Us
Twelve summers, about six hundred children a season, and one idea that has not changed: give a child five sports in a fortnight and let them find the one they love.
A summer that does not stop at one sport.
Rally began in 2013 with forty children, two coaches and one borrowed pitch above the Volta. The idea then is the idea now: give a child five sports in a fortnight instead of one, and let them find out for themselves which one they cannot stop thinking about.
Twelve seasons on we run three residential camps and a day camp from the same site at Akosombo, and about six hundred children come through each summer from every region in the country. The coaches are professionals, the ratios are published, and the pool does not open without two lifeguards on the side. None of that has changed since the borrowed pitch.
What we promise
Four things you can hold us to.
Published ratios, always
One coach to six Rookies, one to eight above that, and a registered nurse living on site for the whole session. The numbers are on the booking form because we expect to be held to them.
Five sports, not one
Football, basketball, tennis, athletics and swimming, every camper, every week. A child who arrives certain they only play one thing leaves having been surprised by at least one other.
Coaches, not minders
Every session is led by somebody who coaches for a living and holds a current licence in their sport. They are police-vetted before their first camp and first-aid certified before their first session.
Homesickness taken seriously
It happens, it is normal, and we have a plan for it rather than a shrug. Cabin leaders check in nightly, and you will hear from us before you have to ring us.
Twelve summers, and counting.
We have grown slowly and on purpose. Every extra cabin has meant another coach before it meant another camper.
12
Summers on the Volta
600
+
Campers a season
34
Coaches and cabin leaders
5
Sports, every single week
How we run it
The four rules of camp.
They are pinned to the wall of the mess hall and they have not changed since 2013.
Everybody tries everything
There is no opting out of the sports a camper thinks they are bad at. There is also no ranking, no cut and no bench — the point of a fortnight is to be bad at something in front of friends and survive it.
Play beats drill
Skills sessions are half the day at most. The rest is games, because a child who has played four matches has made more decisions than one who has done four hundred cone drills.
There is a quiet hour
Every day, after lunch, for everybody. Books, letters, cards, sleep. It is the least popular hour of camp for about three days and then it becomes the one they defend.
You hear from us first
If something happens — a scraped knee, a bad night, a fall-out in a cabin — you get the call before you have to make one. Every time, even when it is small.
FAQs
Before you book
What does a typical camp day consist of?
Up at six thirty, breakfast at seven, and two coached sessions before the heat of the day. Lunch and a quiet hour, then a third session, free swim, and an evening activity — quiz night, the talent show, or the inter-cabin final. Lights out at nine for the Rookies and half past nine for everyone else.
What safety measures are in place?
A registered nurse lives on site for the whole session. Every coach holds a current first-aid certificate and is police-vetted before their first camp. Ratios are 1:6 for Rookies and 1:8 above that, the pool is never open without two qualified lifeguards, and the site is fenced and gated with staff on the gate day and night.
Can I register my child for just one week or specific days?
Rookie Camp is a single week and can be booked on its own. All Pro and Varsity run as full fortnights because the tournament and the clinics build week on week, but we do offer a day-camp option from Akosombo and Atimpoku for families living close enough to travel.
