US Sports Camps & NIKE Sports Camp News

Press Release: Contact Football Camps

2010-03-09T07:21:00.000-08:00

Contact Football Camps Celebrate 33rd Year Operating Summer Football Camps Led by Three Time “Coach of the Year” E.J. Mills

At Contact Football Camps each camper practices with and learns from NFL pros and coaches, as well as college coaches from top football schools across the country including camp director E.J. Mills.

Read football camp press release here...

Press Release: Vogelsinger Soccer Camps

2010-03-03T07:26:00.000-08:00

The Nike Vogelsinger Soccer Academy Offers Elite Coaching Clinic Opportunity for First Time in 45 Year History

Founded by the extraordinary coach and teacher Hubert Vogelsinger in 1965, the Academy offers a unique, dynamic soccer environment in which players master the mental, physical and technical skills of the game.

Read soccer camps press release here...

Press Release: Nike Tennis Camps

2010-02-26T07:55:00.001-08:00

Nike Tennis Camps Announces New 2010 Schedule with 74 Locations Including Eleven Additional Camps in Ten Different States

Premier junior and adult tennis camps offer aspiring players a chance to live, eat and breathe tennis for a week including 30 hours of tennis for 5 days, fun filled evening activities, and 24/7 supervision.

Read tennis camps press release here...

Press Release: Nike Golf Camps

2010-02-19T10:08:00.000-08:00

U.S. Open Added for First Time to Junior Golf Camp Experience for Attendees of Nike Golf Schools at Pebble Beach in Summer 2010

With its flagship location in the heart of Monterey, Nike Golf Schools & Junior Golf Camps combine the excitement of championship golf with their core mission of delivering quality golf instruction to junior golfers of all ability levels.

Read golf camps press release here...

Press Release: 2010 Camp Schedule

2010-02-10T07:36:00.000-08:00

US Sports Camps Announces Full Schedule of 2010 Summer Camp Programs Featuring NIKE Sports Camps with Over 400 Camp Locations Nationwide.

While the economy forces many families to tighten their belts, attendance in summer sports camps programs remains high and proves parents still invest in fitness and athletic futures for their children. US Sports Camps supports that commitment by striving to keep camp costs down while providing highest level of coaching to over 50,000 kids in fifteen different sports each summer.

Read full press release here...

Santa Barbara Camp Update!

2009-03-27T12:12:00.000-07:00

We have some exciting news to share. The renovation at the Fountainbleu dormitory at UC-Santa Barbara is now FULLY COMPLETE!! The suites and the dining hall, the “Rendezvous”, are revamped, refurbished, and look fabulous!

We invite you to attend any one of our sessions at UC-Santa Barbara this summer and see for yourself!

Academy: June 14 – July 3
Mini Academy: June 14 – 27, June 21 – July 3
All Star Schools: June 14 – 20, June 21 – June 27, June 28 – July 3

If you are unable to make it to Santa Barbara this summer, we invite you to any one of our other wonderful locations:

The Brooks School – North Andover, MA
The Lawrenceville School – Lawrenceville, NJ
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater – Whitewater, WI
Willamette University – Salem, OR

This summer will mark the 44th year of our Academy, and we are looking forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

Vogelsinger Soccer Academy Staff

NIKE Stanford University Track & Field Camp

2009-03-25T12:07:00.000-07:00

At the Nike Track and Field Camp at Stanford University, our camp is structured around the same concept as our team "obstacles are placed in our path in order to test our will". We don't create miracles nor do we have the secret to great performances, we promise to use all of our knowledge along with a lot of hard work in order for our campers and student-athletes to overcome their obstacles and produce the results they desire

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”
- Vince Lombardi

Join us this summer at Stanford University, July 17 – 21. Let us share our knowledge and transform that into your success!

Vogelsinger Soccer Academy Clinics in Holyoke, MA

2009-03-24T12:04:00.000-07:00

The Vogelsinger Soccer Academy invites you to join us for free instructional clinics. Participants will work with select Vogelsinger Soccer Academy staff members as they introduce the fundamentals of our program. Don’t miss out, students who attend the clinics will receive special offers for our summer programs!

Coaches Clinic
When: April 14th, 2009
Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Where: Roberts Sports Complex
Holyoke High School - Holyoke, MA
For more information please contact, John Amaral (413) 531-2187
Guest trainer from the international coaching staff will be Doug Parra.

Youth Clinic
When: April 15th & 16th, 2009
Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Where: Ana Dias Field
315 State Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
For more information please contact, John Amaral (413) 531-2187
Guest trainer from the international coaching staff will be Doug Parra.

Youth Clinic
When: April 25th, 2009*
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm*
Where: Roberts Sports Complex
Holyoke High School - Holyoke, MA
For more information please contact, Holyoke HS Athletic Dept (413) 493-1683 or Holyoke Recreation & Parks Dept (413) 322-5620

Bring your friends and teammates and come for a fun-filled soccer session. Wear soccer shoes, shin guards, and bring a soccer ball. Students who attend the clinics will receive special offers for our summer programs!

NIKE Stanford University Cross Country Camp

2009-03-10T09:11:00.000-07:00

“People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

At Stanford we see how much can be learned and gained from a diverse collection of teammates, coaches, support staff, and a surrounding community, all with high goals and expectations. Our camps open up the door for campers to experience this same environment. Campers are surrounded by an elite coaching staff, NCAA All-Americans, National Champions, Olympians, notable guest speakers, and peers that want to be great athletes. We create a motivational environment where athletes can learn from everyone around them and discover the best ways to turn their passion into results and reach their full potential.

Join us this summer at Stanford University, July 22 – 26,
to reach your full athletic potential!

2009 Snow Valley Basketball Schedule

2009-03-07T20:36:00.000-08:00

Don’t miss your chance to attend... click the links below to sign up today!

July 19-23 – Boys Session I

July 24-26 – Boys Offensive Clinic

July 26-30 – Boys Session II

August 2-6 – Girls Session

Vogelsinger Soccer Clinic returns to Holyoke

2009-03-02T09:41:00.000-08:00

Join us again this spring in Holyoke, MA for a free Vogelsinger Soccer Academy clinic. Last year over 150 youth soccer players attended this free instructional session hosted by the Holyoke Department of Recreation, we invite athletes of all ages and skill levels to attend this year.

When: April 25th, 10:00am – 12:00pm
(In case of rain out clinic will run April 26th, 10:00 – 11:30am)

Where: Roberts Sports Complex
Holyoke High School
Holyoke, MA

What to bring: Soccer shoes and soccer ball

For more information and to register for the clinic please contact:

Holyoke HS Athletic Department, (413) 493-1683
Holyoke Recreation & Parks Department, (413) 322-5620

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

Swarthmore Camp Coach Harleigh Leach Chwastyk

2009-02-20T10:48:00.000-08:00

Read all about US Sports Camps Coach Harleigh Leach Chwastyk in the Swarthmore College Bulletin January 2009 article:

"It's All About Volleyball" by Susan Cousins Breen

Swarthmore College Volleyball Camp
July 19 - July 23, 2009
Click here to get into camp with Harleigh!

Lacrosse Legend Matt Danowski to Appear & Direct at 5 Locations

2009-02-12T10:18:00.000-08:00

US Sports Camps, Inc. has partnered with Matt Danowski, unquestionably one of the best players in the game!

Danowski plays professional lacrosse for the NLL’s Colorado Mammoth and the MLL’s New Jersey Pride. At Duke University, he was a four-time All-American and remains the all time NCAA Division I leader in total points in a career. Danowski was awarded the 2007 Tewaaraton Trophy, awarded to the “Most Outstanding” collegiate lacrosse player in the United States.

Matt Danowski will be directing and/or appearing at the following camp locations this summer! (Schedule subject to change)

Ross Valley, CA June 22-25 (Shooting Demo during Camp)

Duke University, NC June 28-30 (Clinic between Duke’s Camp 1 & 2)

Curry College, MA July 5-10 (Directing Nike Offense Defense Camp)

Sacred Heart Univ, CT July 17 (Appearance during SHU’s Shooting Clinic)

Cocoa Expo Sports Center, FL July 19-22 (Complete Player Overnight Camp)

Nike Field Hockey Team Camp

2009-02-11T10:14:00.000-08:00

We are proud to announce our new Field Hockey Team Camp at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg Virginia, July 12-15. Team camp is a great way for teams to prepare for their upcoming season. Teams improve their strategies, gain match play experience and enhance overall team unity. Register together as a team to ensure group placement on and off the field. If you are an individual and would like to attend the camp, you will be placed on a team for the duration of the camp.

Teams are welcome at all locations. To see the full camp line-up for 2009, click here.

Nike Soccer Camps - 6 New locations for 2009!

2009-02-11T10:05:00.000-08:00

We are proud to announce our new locations for 2009. Join us for what is bound to be our best summer ever!

Central Marin Soccer Academy
• April 13-17 Coed
• June 15-19 Coed
• June 22-26 Coed
• June 20-24 Coed
• July 27-31 Coed

Oberlin College
• July 12-16 Girl’s only
• July 19-23 Boy’s only

University of Vermont
• July 12-16 Girl’s only

Goucher College
• June 28-July 2 Boy’s only

Southeastern University
• June 8-12 Boy’s only
• July 13-17 Girl’s only

Adelphi University
• July 13-17 Coed

Click here to see our full summer soccer schedule.

We hope to see you on the field!

USSC Partners with Chad Kreuter's Trojan Baseball Camps

2009-02-10T09:57:00.000-08:00

US Sports Camps, operators of the Nike Baseball Camps announced that it has established a partnership with Chad Kreuter’s Trojan Baseball Camps located in Los Angeles California.

The Chad Kreuter Trojan NIKE Baseball Camps will offer the best instruction to youth baseball players aged 6-12, utilizing the most advanced and innovative coaching techniques available! Campers train daily on the home field of the Trojans Dedeaux Field.

Visit our baseball site to sign up

2009 Camp Dates:

June 29-July 2
July 20-23
July 27-20
August 10-13
August 17-20

Day Camp: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Nike Track & Field Camp at Willamette University

2009-02-09T09:49:00.000-08:00

The NIKE Running Camps is proud to announce a new location for 2009! Join us this summer in Salem, Oregon for the Nike Track & Field Camp at Willamette University. Located near Oregon’s Capitol, Willamette’s 80-acre campus provides the perfect setting for your summer training.

Directed by Head Track and Field Coach Matt McGuirk, campers receive instruction in all events and train each day at Charles Bowles Track. Experience twice daily workouts and classroom discussions covering topics such as nutrition, proper training methods, and motivation.

Camp Dates: July 12 – 16, 2009
Overnight, Extended Day, and Day options
All events offered except pole vault.

Vogelsinger Soccer Academy Exciting New Weekend Activities!

2009-02-06T10:02:00.000-08:00

The Vogelsinger Soccer Academy is offering fun-filled weekend activities at the East Coast Academies.

The Lawrenceville School - Lawrenceville, NJ
Sat. June 27th - NY Yankees AA Baseball Game: Trenton Thunder vs. Reading Phillies *Limited spots available – call to reserve space 1-888-780-2267

The Brooks School – North Andover, MA
Sat. July 25th – Trip to the Imax theater and Aquariam in Boston.
Sat. August 1st – MLS Game, New England Revolution vs. Toronto FC
Sat. August 8th – MLS Game, New England Revolution vs. LA Galaxy

Academy and Mini Academy students are welcome to join us these planned outings! Prices vary by event and include admission and round trip bus transportation. Please call us to place your name on our list. More details will be released as we get closer to the summer.

For more information on any of our Vogelsinger Socccer Academy locations please visit our website, www.USSportsCamps.com. You can download a detailed brochure or call our office to speak to one of our knowledgable staff. 1-888-780-CAMP (1-888-780-2267)

San Diego Vogelsinger Soccer Academy Clinic

2009-01-21T09:24:00.001-08:00

The Vogelsinger Soccer Academy invites you to join us for a free instructional clinic Sunday, February 8th at University City High School in San Diego, CA. Clinic participants will work with select Vogelsinger Soccer Academy staff members as they introduce the fundamentals of our program.

Date: Sunday, February 8th
Time: 1:00 – 3:00pm
Location: University City High School: 6949 Genesee Ave.
San Diego, CA 92122
Register: Visit www.coachjavier.com/clinics or call 1-888-780-2267.

Come for a fun-filled soccer session. Wear soccer shoes, shin guards, and bring a soccer ball. Be one of the first 35 registered students and receive a Vogelsinger Soccer Academy T-shirt!

Free Vogelsinger Soccer Clinics in February

2008-12-17T13:49:00.000-08:00

The Vogelsinger Soccer Academy is offering free instructional clinics at select locations beginning in February. Bring a friend, your siblings, or your team to one of the following locations:

San Diego, CA: Feb 20 and 21
Los Angeles, CA: TBA

Prizes awarded to participants! Work with our staff as they introduce the Vogelsinger Soccer Academy method of skill training. More details to follow after the holidays. To be placed on our information list please email us at: Vogelsinger@USSportsCamps.com

If you are interested in hosting a clinic at your club or local facility, let us know.

2009 NIKE Softball Camp Dates Announced!

2008-12-13T13:54:00.000-08:00

Click here for 2009 Nike Softball Camp Dates & Locations

We hope you are enjoying the off-season, studying hard, and preparing for a great summer full of softball. Below is our current listing of camps for the summer of 2009. Click on the link below to read more about each location and our 2009 dates

We’re anticipating our BIGGEST summer ever at Nike Softball Camps! Many campers have already signed up and we are receiving more and more every day!! Don’t miss out on an unforgettable summer camp experience! Log on today to see all we have to offer for summer 2009!

U.S. Sports Camps Wins Business Gold - San Francisco Business Times

2008-05-30T10:34:00.000-07:00

by Dave Mills sanfrancisco@bizjournals.com
San Francisco Business Times Contributor

In sports, the importance of working as a team is often stressed.

Team spirit, perhaps not surprisingly, is also the corporate philosophy of U.S. Sports Camps, a San Rafael-based sports-oriented business. Like a successful athletic squad, that attitude is paying good dividends.

U.S. Sports Camps has made its employees, its camp directors, its camp participants and their parents all part of the same effort as it has spread its name across the country.

In return, the company's revenue has steadily increased from $22 million in 2003 to $28 million last year to a projected $30 million this year.

The money comes from 400 camps that instruct 52,000 children in more than a dozen sports. The children range in age from 7 to 18, with the average age being 13.

Most of the camps last five days and are held during the summer at college campuses. The average cost is $550, although some camps run as high as $1,000. About 70 percent of them are the Nike sports camps overseen now by USSC. The two most popular are tennis and golf.

Steve Pence, U.S. Sports Camps president, said the company is a "high volume, low margin" business that relies on word of mouth to increase its customer base. He said the goal of every camp is to make sure the children attending are safe, have fun, improve at their sport and have renewed enthusiasm for their activity.

One of the ways they accomplish this is a decision the company made several years ago to make each camp director part of the team. They make the directors "incentive-based partners" by putting them in charge of expenses, facility rentals and the hiring of coaches. If the camp is well-run and well-attended, the directors make more money.

"The facilities are happy, we're happy, and the directors are happy," said Pence.

Parents are apparently satisfied, too. Lisa Bakos and her husband, Steve, are sending their 12-year-old son Alec to the Nike tennis camp at Stanford this summer for the fourth straight year.

Bakos said the camps are well-organized and her son returns with new enthusiasm and a college campus experience.

"We love it because it's like going to college," she said. "And my son absolutely loves it. He can't wait to go every summer."

U.S. Sports Camps was founded in 1975 by Charlie Hoeveler and Bill Closs with $10,000 of their own money. They knew each other from the Adidas tennis camps.

The company focused mostly on the Adidas tennis camps in the early years. The big breakthrough came in 1994 when U.S. Sports Camps switched sponsorship to Nike. They added the Nike Jr. Golf Camps and numerous other Nike sports camps followed.

"When we switched to Nike, it opened up our minds to other sports," said Pence.

Non-Nike-sponsored camps have included acquisitions such as Contact Football Camps and Northwest Basketball Camps.

USSC has a license arrangement with Nike that allows USSC to use the Nike name in association with the camps. However, USSC owns and operates the camps and Nike has no control over the operation or ownership of the camps.

A few years after switching to Nike, annual revenue leveled off at about $15 million. So USSC began buying up "mom and pop" sports camps from smaller operators who were ready to retire. That expanded their reach and increased revenue.

The company also discovered the web. Though it had a web site since the early 1990s, it spent $100,000 last year to upgrade it. That's important considering that a few years ago, 10 percent of parents signed their kids up for camp on the Internet. Now, it's more than 70 percent.

That has allowed USSC to reduce its employee count from 22 to 17, lowering expenses. Pence has also made those remaining employees part owners, increasing their incentive to do well.

At this point, Pence said USSC has probably reached the maximum number of venues it can operate efficiently, so it will remain at 400 camps.

Pence doesn't expect the country's economic downturn to affect his business.

"People are always going to have kids and sports are a big part of people's lives," said Pence. "Parents will always sacrifice for their kids."

Snapshot: U.S. Sports Camps

HQ: San Rafael.
What it does: Operates sports camps.
Founders: Charlie Hoeveler and Bill Closs.
Founded: 1975.
Start-up capital: $10,000 in founders' own money.
2008 revenue: $30 million (projected).
2007 revenue: $28 million.
2006 revenue: $25 million.
Employees: 17.
Number of sports camps: 400.
Web site: wwww.ussportscamps.com

USSC teams with Nike to run 400 camps nationwide

Loomis Chaffee School Finishes Another Strong Track & Field Season!

2008-05-29T10:31:00.000-07:00

Coach Scott Purdy, director of the Loomis Chaffee School Track & Field Camp, recently finished another outstanding season. He helped his men’s hurdlers win Division I New England Championship titles in both the 110 high hurdles and the 300 intermediate hurdles for the second straight year. Coach Purdy’s hurdlers have won seven of the past ten individual New England Championship titles in the 110 High Hurdles and 300 Intermediate Hurdles. In addition, his athletes won league titles in the Pole Vault, 800m, and 3000m. And, a former athlete of Coach Purdy’s now competing at the collegiate level attained All America status in the 400 intermediate hurdles.

Join us this summer, June 29th – July 3rd, at the Loomis Chaffee School and see why they win championships year after year!

Nike Five-Star XC Camp Speaker List

2008-05-12T15:17:00.000-07:00

Nike Five-Star Cross Country Camp hits the speaker jackpot for the summer of 2008.

The Five-Star Cross Country Camp is pleased to announce it’s prominent line-up of guest speakers at its sharp new location, Iroquois Springs Camp, just off Route 17 east of Monticello, NY.

Joe Newton, renowned cross country coach at York High School in Elmhurst, IL, leads off by speaking opening night, Sunday, Aug 10. Newton, who has won 26 Illinois cross country titles in a state that awards only one each year, is one of the two best known coaches in all of high school sports.

Bryan Kovalsky will be at the podium Monday night. The long-time Five-Star camper and counselor was Ivy League 10,000-meter champion while running at University of Pennsylvania. He used a fifth year of eligibility running for distance power, Iona College.

Kristi Rieger is coming from Sioux Falls, SD, to tell the campers Tuesday night how her Roosevelt High School girls have qualified twice for the Nike Team Nationals the first four years of the new cross country meet.

Dr. Matt Moran holds forth on Wednesday night. In three years, he's guided State University of New York at Cortland's men to fourth and third place finishes in the Division III BCAA cross country championships and as interim head track coach his men took second at outdoor NCAAs in 2007. Moran, who holds a doctorate in Kinesiolgy, competed successfully at both University of Houston and the College of William & Mary.

Dick Beardsley, runner-up by two seconds to Alberto Salazar in the 1982 Boston Marathon in one of the historic even's most historic finishes, returns to regale the group with stories and to educate the group about the evils of drugs on Thursday and Friday night. He brings a perfect end to a perfect week of speakers.

Winning The Battle On And Off The Field

2008-05-05T11:26:00.000-07:00

Logan Brasic, former Vogelsigner Soccer student, dedicates a video to the Academy. While recently diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer Logan finds the encouragement he needs from family, friends, and the Vogelsinger Soccer Academy to fight the battle.