All boys. All boarding. Grades 9-12.

Football Camp Details and Registration

Football Camp at the Forest

Elevate your game at Woodberry Forest Football Camp

Football Camp runs Tuesday, July 7 - Friday, July 10, 2026

Cost: $600.00
Need-based financial aid is available for this camp. To learn more about financial aid options, please email wfs_camp@woodberry.org.
 
View the registration site for deposit, multi-camp discount, and payment details.
 
 
The Woodberry Forest Football Camp offers a high-energy, immersive experience for boys who love the game—whether they’re seasoned players or just getting started. Over four action-packed days, campers will sharpen their football skills, deepen their understanding of the game, and grow both as athletes and young men.

Led by Head Coach Jackson Matteo—along with Woodberry’s assistant coaches, current players, and Woodberry football alumni—the camp emphasizes individual skill development, position-specific training, and team concepts. Campers will also enjoy full access to Woodberry’s premier athletic facilities, including grass and turf fields, an indoor track and weight room, and our outdoor pool—perfect for cooling off after a hard day’s work and during the end-of-camp pool party.

At its core, the Woodberry Football Camp is about more than just X’s and O’s. Our staff is committed to using the game as a vehicle to teach character, discipline, and leadership—equipping each camper with tools that translate far beyond the field.

Camp Highlights

  • Low camper-to-coach ratio
  • Turf fields
  • Air-conditioned dorms
  • Indoor and outdoor pools

What to Bring

  • Cleats
  • Tennis Shoes
  • Any other personal items used during practice
  • Blanket, pillow, and sheets for a twin bed
  • Towel 
Please do not bring helmets or pads.

Football Camp Photo Gallery

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Director

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Jackson Matteo

Jackson Matteo is a three-time graduate of The University of Virginia, where he started 30 games on the offensive line from 2012-2016 and served as team captain in 2016. He holds a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in higher education focusing on athletic administration; he completed a doctoral program at UVA's School of Education and defended his dissertation in the spring of 2023. Jackson was a graduate assistant coach at UVA under Bronco Mendenhall, working with the defensive backs in 2017 and the offensive line in 2018-2019. During his tenure as graduate assistant coach, Matteo helped Virginia achieve three consecutive bowl berths, winning the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division in 2019. In 2024, he led Woodberry's football team to an undefeated season, a Virginia Prep League title, and was named Sports Illustrated's Virginia Coach of the Year.
"Jackson is a tremendous leader who has had a rich football experience," said Athletic Director Matt Blundin. "He has already demonstrated his ability as a transformative coach on our campus. He sustains an infectious energy and dedicates every interaction toward developing young men of character."
Woodberry Forest School is an exceptional private school community for high school boys in grades nine through twelve. It is one of the top boarding schools in the United States and one of the only all-boys, all-boarding schools in the country.
Woodberry Forest, VA 22989
Phone: 540-672-3900

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Woodberry Forest admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, and national or ethnic origin to all of the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs. The school is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students.