NBC Camps is excited for summer 2008 with the opening of three brand new sites. The first new location will be in Walla Walla, Washington at the gorgeous Walla Walla University campus with a basketball and soccer camp. The second new location will be in Rocklin, California a suburb in Sacramento at the beautiful campus of William Jessup University. The third new location will be in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at the King's University College and will include an All-Star camp, a basketball camp and a volleyball camp. This is NBC Camps' only volleyball camp available for both boys and girls.

NBC Camps is also excited about our first ever overnight camp in Rome, Italy. This spectacular setting will be the first place for Italians to experience NBC Camps, as well as a chance for NBC campers from the US wanting to experience basketball in another culture. The camp language will be Italian but there will also be some English speaking coaches.

NBC Camps is also pleased to announce our first ever non-contact football camp located in Auburn, Washington. The NBC Camps standard of excellence, intensity, discipline, sports psychology training will be incorporated into the sport of football.

Also new this year is our Girls Elite basketball camp at Whitworth University. This camp will include recruiting college coaching scouts, intense competition and individual position training.

We hope to see you at one of our new camps this summer!

The Vogelsinger Soccer Academy recently hosted a free instructional clinic in Holyoke, Massachusetts for over 150 youth soccer players. Thanks to Director Doug Parra, Coach John Amaral, and Holyoke High School Athletic Director Aaron Patterson, athletes of all ages and skill levels were instructed on the basics of the Vogelsinger program. To date this has been the highest attended clinic in history put on by the Vogelsinger Soccer Academy! A big thank you to Holyoke High School for hosting the event!

To learn more about the Vogelsinger Soccer Clinics and how to host one in your area, contact our offices at 1-888-780-2267 or Vogelsinger@USSportsCamps.com

Upcoming clinics:

Sunday, April 20th - Landings Park, Fort Collins, CO

Saturday, May 3rd – Kidder Middle School, Jackson, MI

US Sports Camps, Inc., the operators of the Nike Sports Camps, is offering a new and improved lacrosse camp experience to all former Max Lax campers this coming summer.

Under completely new management and in conjunction with the Offense Defense Sports Camp Team, the 2008 NIKE LACROSSE CAMPS at Stonehill College boast an incredible staff line up!

We are extremely pleased to announce Boston Cannon’s coach, Bill Daye, as the camp’s lead instructor and field operations manager. Coach Daye was an All-American and National Champion at the University of North Carolina. As a professional player for the Cannons he was awarded MVP of his team and voted to the MLL All-Star team in 2001. With coaching stints at UNC, Hopkins, and Boston College, 2008 marks Daye’s third season as the Cannon’s Head Coach. He is currently a Team Representative for Lacrosse Unlimited.

Joining the boy’s camp staff is Mark Notz, a former college coach (UC Davis, CA & Wheaton College) and current Head Coach of Cumberland High School. Coach Notz is also involved in the Mansfield Youth Lacrosse Club and has an infectious love for teaching fundamentals especially on the defensive side of the ball.

Leading instruction for the girl's camp is Amanda Cahoon, the Head Coach at Cumberland High School. In her first season she guided her team to a State Championship Title with an impressive 17-1 record. Cahoon also serves as the girls head coach for the Team and Next Level Lacrosse programs. As a player at Elmira College, Amanda started as a freshman and was an Empire 8 All Conference Honorable Mention.

Fun evening activities and supervision are provided by the experienced Offense Defense Sports Camps Team. With the Nike Offense Defense Soccer, Tennis, Golf, and Softball Camps all taking place at Stonehill College at the same time, this is a unique opportunity for all camp participants to hang out together regardless of their selected sport.

EARLY REGISTRATION OFFER: Be one of the first 50 campers to register for the Nike Lacrosse Camp at Stonehill College and receive a free Nike Backpack!

Reserve your spot online today by clicking any session below!

2008 CAMP DATES
July 6-10 (Boys)
July 13-17 (Boys)
July 13-17 (Girls)
*Campers are invited to stay through Friday for an additional $50. See website for details.

GROUP DISCOUNTS: If five or more applications and deposits are mailed or faxed together, as a group, each camper will receive a $25 discount. Late or individual registrations are not eligible for the group discount. All applications and payments must be mailed or faxed together to qualify for the discount. Click here to download an application form.

In the July 27, 2004 issue of The Greeley Tribune, Matt Schuman writes about 6 young player's experience at Vogelsinger Soccer Academy at the University of Northern Colorado campus. Matt writes:

"Someday, members of the Greeley Bootlegger 13-and-under boys blue soccer team would like nothing better than to be able to bend it like English soccer star David Beckham.

However, this group of 12-year-old soccer players realizes it has a lot to learn about the game before it can play at the same level as the soccer sensation.

And who better to learn from than a man who played with Beckham himself.

That is the opportunity this six-pack of players had last week as they participated in the Vogelsinger Soccer Academy July 18-24 on the University of Northern Colorado campus.

This unique soccer camp for children ages 8-18 provides three sessions a day on the field that teaches players individual and tactical training, position play, team play and a combination of pre-season preparation and team play.

The camp is taught by an international field of coaches who have a variety of professional playing and coaching experiences.

One of those coaches is Jay Bigwood, a former player for Chelsea Football Club in the English Premiere League. When Bigwood was growing up in London, he played youth soccer against Beckham and was a teammate of his on a countywide select team.

However, a severe knee injury cut Bigwood's professional career short. So after a short stint as a journalist, Bigwood decided to get into coaching youth soccer.

He started with the Vogelsinger Soccer Academy 10 years ago after growing up as a student in the program, which his dad, John Bigwood, helped coach."

Read the full article in the Tribune's archives: http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20040727/SPORTS/107270049