Nike Middle States Soccer Camp Widener University Chester, Pennsylvania
Join us at Widener University for a week of intensive soccer training. The best place to become a better soccer player is in the company of coaches and players who share your passion. At the Nike Middle States Soccer Camp, our goal is to stimulate a love for the game in young athletes by showing them how to accelerate their own progress and success.
The Pre-Season Training Session is designed to address the technical, tactical and conditioning needs of individual players and teams who are aiming for excellence during the fall season. Under the direction of Widener Men’s Coach Brent Jacquette, the training establishes a solid foundation on which high school and club sides can build for the weeks ahead. Execution of skill under match conditions is stressed as are both offensive and defensive principles of play. Such concepts as width, penetration, and depth in attack and pressure, support, and balance in defense are developed within practice sessions and controlled scrimmages. Training is conducted in an isolated soccer environment with few distractions.
Highlights Include
- Nike Soccer Camp T-shirt
- Post Camp Evaluation form
- Certificate of camp completion
- 10:1 Camper to staff ratio
- Access to top-notch turf fields and facilities
- 5-6 hours of daily instruction
- High level coaching
- Boys and girls grouped separately by gender
Campers will train on the field in the Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium. Quick Stadium, which opened in 1994 and seats over 4,000 spectators, also sports a turf field and lights. Encircling the turf is the George A. Hansell Track, an eight-lane, synthetic-surfaced track which has served as home for multiple conference championship meets.
Meet your coaching staff
Camp Director
Brent Jacquette
Brent Jacquette just completed his fourth season as Head Men's Soccer Coach at Widener University.
Jacquette took over after serving two seasons as an assistant. The 2008 campaign was a magical one as the Pride upset top-seeded Lebanon Valley in the conference semifinals and competed in the ECAC South Tournament.
The Wallingford, PA native competed in the United Soccer Leagues with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2003 and the Minnesota Thunder in 2004.
Jacquette holds a USSF "A" License and an NSCAA Premier Diploma. He also is an NSCAA Associate Staff Coach.
Jacquette also enjoyed a successful collegiate playing career, being named All-America and two-time All-Big Ten Conference defender at Penn State. He was tabbed a Collegiate MVP by Soccer America in 2002 and was selected to participate in the Major League Soccer combine in 2003.
Read Full BioHe was a four-year starter and a captain, graduating in fewer than four years with a B.A. in Telecommunications in December 2002. Jacquette’s wealth of experience also includes training with FC St. Pauli in Germany.
He founded Get Ahead Soccer, which developed youth soccer programs, camps and clinics, and organized the staff to conduct training sessions. Jacquette also was a co-director of sports operations at Tri State Sports, helping develop a marketing plan for youth leagues and overseeing scheduling, staffing and billing of the complex. He also worked as a region manager at Time Warner, overseeing magazine sales in five states.
Camp Code: SOXRPA
Team Discount: If five or more campers register together, as a group by mail or fax, each camper will receive a $25 discount. Click “Get Brochure” above and print the application. All applications must be received at the same time via mail or fax. If all members of your group pay with a Visa or MasterCard, feel free to fax your applications to 415-479-6061 to expedite processing. Late or individual registrations are not eligible to receive the group discount.
Sample Daily Schedule
- Sunday
- 9:30-10:00 Check in at dormitory on campus
- 10:00-10:30 Opening remarks
- 11:00-12:30 Session One
- 12:30-1:30 Lunch
- 1:30-2:30 Recruiting Seminar
- 3:00-4:30 Session Two
- 4:30-5:00 Swimming pool hours
- 5:30-6:30 Dinner
- 8:00-9:30 Game One
- 9:30 Commuter Pick-up
- Monday
- 8:30-9:15 Breakfast
- 9:30-10:00 Commuters arrive on campus
- 10:30-12:00 Session Three
- 12:15-1:00 Lunch
- 2:00-3:00 3v3 Tournament
- 4:30-5:00 Game Two
- 5:30-6:30 Dinner
- 8:00-9:15 Analyzing game tape
- 9:30 Commuter Pick-up
- Tuesday
- 8:30-9:15 Breakfast
- 9:30-10:00 Commuters arrive on campus
- 10:30-12:00 Game Three
- 12:15-1:00 Lunch
- 3:30-4:30 Small sided tournament
- 4:30-5:00 Swimming pool hours
- 5:30-6:30 Dinner
- 8:00-9:15 Soccer Tennis Tournament
- 9:30 Commuter Pick-up
- Wednesday
- 8:30-9:15 Breakfast
- 9:30-10:00 Commuters arrive on campus
- 10:30-12:00 Session Five
- 12:15-1:00 Lunch
- 2:00-3:30 Game Four
- 3:30-4:00 Closing remarks
- 4:00 Departure
SESSION INFORMATION
Check-in: between 9:00-10:00 a.m. at the dorm
Check-out: by 4:00 p.m. from the dorms
INSTRUCTION
Ratio: 1:10
Players Grouped by: skill, age, years of experience
Evaluation: Written by coaching staff
Equipment Needed: Soccer cleats, shin guards, goalies must bring own equipment.
Facility: Campers train on grass and turf fields.
HOUSING
Dorm: TBA
Campers Per Room: 1 or 2
Roommates: If you have a roommate request, and have not already given it to us, please do so no later than 14 days before the start of camp. We will do our best to grant roommate requests. Due to the large number of single rooms, not all requests will be able to be granted.
Bathrooms: shared
Linens: Not provided
Air Conditioning: YES
Key Deposit: $75 – Bring a check made out to US Sports
Spending Money: $20-$30, please DO NOT bring a pre-written check
Medical Facility: an athletic trainer and off campus hospital
TRAVEL
Closest Airport: Philadelphia International Airport
Transportation: Not provided
This is a first year Nike camp!