I always make sure I am there week 6 because it is the half way point of the summer and thats usually when new coaches come in and old coaches last week. I would say as for when you go during the summer it doesn't matter. It could be late july and raining, you never know with woodward weather. I have never gone weeks 1,2 or 3. I hear that not many campers are there then because for weeks 1 and 2 most people are in school. As for staff, week 1 last year didn't have much staff from the staff picture I saw. The more talented coaches started filtering in by week 2. I would have to say weeks 5,6,7,8,9 are most popular and have the most campers and then you will see a decline week 10. By week 11 and 12, staff is tired, they are short handed, sometimes take gym staff. There are defiantly not a lot of campers at all so your groups will be smaller. This can be an advantage to you. But a disadvantage because after gym hours the camp feels "empty" I am not sure what week tap week is. It is either both 11 and 12 or just 12. I would advise not to go this week if you aren't tapped because the tapped campers get things you wont get since this is a reward week. The staff quality has defiantly improved over the years. I learn so much more each year then I did the year before and let me tell you, I learn a lot each time. I hope this helps :) PM me if you have any other questions.
