Ultimate Training Camp · Since 1979
Find freedom.
Compete with purpose.
The high-intensity training camp where college athletes find freedom and purpose through the integration of God, life and sport.
Find freedom.
About UTC
How can I perform better? Am I more than an athlete?
When the stadium lights go out and the fans leave, most college athletes wrestle with the same questions:
- Does God care about my sport?
- Is it okay to have a strong passion for winning and success?
- Is being an athlete my only identity?
- How do I deal with the pressure and pain?
- Am I the only one who is struggling?
- Is there purpose beyond sport?
You are not alone. God offers you an identity, a community and a purpose that goes beyond your performance and your sport. Get this, and it changes everything.
Built by athletes, for athletes
You were made for more.
As former college athletes, we know what you are experiencing. Each school year, on campuses across the country, we serve student-athletes like you. Since 1979, more than 10,000 college athletes have experienced the life-changing environment of UTC.
Intense competition
Come ready to compete
Set aside what you think a Christian sports camp is. Come ready for intense competition that will push you to your limits.
Relatable coaching
The Bible in the language of sport
The Bible can be confusing. With the Five Principles, you hear it taught in the language of sport so you can understand and apply it.
Authentic connection
Learn from athletes like you
Connect with and learn from former and current athletes who are walking by faith through the struggles you face.
1979Serving college athletes since
10,000+College athletes have attended
The experience
Become a Total Athlete.
A Total Athlete is developed physically, mentally and spiritually. Every athlete at UTC experiences four elements, refined over decades to create a holistic growth experience.
Teaching
The Five Principles
Imagine hearing the Bible taught so you not only understand it, but can apply it. Learn these truths in your sport and apply them in every area of life.
Labs
Test it in competition
Apply God’s Word to your sport in a competitive volleyball tournament. Think volleyball is easy? You haven’t seen anything yet.
Discussion groups
Slow down and process
Build real relationships with your peers as you think, feel and work through what God is teaching you. Many become lifelong friends.
The S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
20 hours. High stakes.
The highlight for many: a 20-hour, high-intensity team competition where every athlete gets to experience God in a new way.
The Five Principles
The gospel applied to sport.
1
Audience of One
Who or what do I worship?
2
Inside Game
What motivates me?
3
Holy Sweat
How do I grow?
4
Better Over Bitter
How do I deal with suffering?
5
Victory Beyond Competition
How do I live for God’s Kingdom instead of my kingdom?
The Five Principles of Athletic Competition are the gospel applied to sport, experienced through sport and spoken in the language of sport.
Where UTC happens
Camps in the U.S. and around the world.
Dates, costs and registration for each year are on UltimateTrainingCamp.com.
Around the world: UTCs also serve athletes in Zimbabwe, Europe, Malaysia, Fiji and New Zealand. See global UTCs →
How it works
Experiencing UTC is simple.
01
Register on the UTC site
Choose a location and complete registration at UltimateTrainingCamp.com.
02
Bring your teammates
The more athletes you know, the better. Recruit your teammates to come with you.
03
Find freedom
Learn to surrender your life and sport to God, so you can live and compete with freedom and purpose.
Game-changing results
What athletes take home.
God is invested
God cares about your sport
He cares deeply about you and your experience in life and competition, and He wants to free you to become your best.
You are not alone
Others share the journey
Athletes across the country face the same struggles and triumphs and want to walk in freedom with you.
Pain has purpose
Nothing is wasted
In His grace, God gives you purpose in your pain, toward something greater than your circumstances.
More than an athlete
Purpose on and off the field
You are an athlete, and you are more than an athlete. You will be equipped for both.
“UTC showed me how to truly surrender my sport and life to Christ.”
“For the first time in my life, I feel free from my past and my failures. I know that it doesn’t define me.”
“UTC was life-changing. God has been calling me, knocking at the door. Now is my time to open it.”
Get involved
More ways to be part of UTC.
Details, dates and applications for each are on UltimateTrainingCamp.com.
Been to UTC?
Student-athlete internships
Return as an intern for deeper spiritual investment, three extra days of training and the chance to lead.
Athletic trainers
Serve as an athletic trainer
Certified and student athletic trainers serve at every UTC and learn to apply their faith to their work.
Paying for camp
Fundraising help
Raise support through your own giving page. Do not use GoFundMe or similar sites, which could affect NCAA eligibility.
Before you go
Questions?
Arrival, packing, housing, schedule and more are answered on the UTC FAQ.
Find freedom and purpose.
See this year’s camps, dates and registration on UltimateTrainingCamp.com. Questions? Email utc@athletesinaction.org.
Keep growing
Keep growing when you get home.
Take what you learned back to your team, your campus and your everyday life.
Go deeper · Full series
The Principles: Full Study Series
A complete series for each Principle, with five to eight studies each. Ideal for a semester or a full season together.
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Reading plans
Short daily plans in the free YouVersion Bible App, made for athletes and coaches.
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Daily devotional
A short daily devotional written by athletes, for athletes.
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