Nike Boys Soccer Camp Adelphi University Garden City, New York
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At NIKE Soccer Camps, our goal is to stimulate a love for the game in young athletes by showing them how to accelerate their own progress and success. By partnering with NIKE, our title sponsor, and working with th country’s best coaches, we are able to offer an unforgettable growth experience no matter what your age or skill level.
Adelphi Soccer Camp is directed and staffed by both the Adelphi Coaches and its current players. Former and current professional coaches and players will also be highlighted as camp instructors
Highlights Include
- For boys ages 12-17
- Nike Soccer Camp T-shirt
- Team play, skill development, games and tournaments
- Swimming
- Post camp evaluation by camp director and staff
- Campers are grouped by age and ability
- Prizes, Awards & Certificates for all campers!
Located near Long Island’s parks and beaches, the 75- acre Adelphi University campus is only 30 minutes from New York City, offering a safe, suburban campus environment for our camp.
Meet your coaching staff
Co-Director
Carlo Acquista
Carlo Acquista has completed his fourth season as Head Men's soccer coach at Adelphi University. His record at Adelphi stands at 40-25-9.
Adelphi continued their rise up the Division I ranks in 2010 under the direction of Acquista. For the third straight season the Panthers posted 10 or more wins, finishing 11-6-2 overall. In addition Adelphi captured the ASC Tournament title for the second consecutive season, this time with an overtime win against Houston Baptist. Acquista also produced the ASC Tournament's Most Outstanding Offensive Player, MVP and Most Outstanding Defensive Player in Alexander Kouznetsov, Thorne Holder and Mauricio Mora.
The Panthers player development was also evident during the All-Atlantic Soccer Conference selections in 2010, as Adelphi had seven athletes honored (five first-team, two second-team), the most by any school in the conference. Adelphi also led all schools with six ASC All-Academic selections.
The 2009 season was the most successful season the team has had under Acquista. The Panthers captured the regular season and tournament ASC titles, posting a 13-2-4 overall record. Adelphi also completed its second consecutive season without losing a game on Competition Field (7-0-2). Acquista captured his second straight ASC Coach of the Year award, while landing nine players on All-Conference and All-Academic teams, and four on All-Region teams. Freshman Issa Tall was the unanimous pick for ASC Player of the Year, as well as earning College Soccer News All-Freshman honors, being named to the 2009 Soccer All-America first-team, All-Region first-team, and was nominated for Soccer News Net Player of the Year.
Acquista comes to Adelphi with experience as an assistant coach at Hofstra University and his alma mater, St. John's University. Acquista holds a USSF "B" license and won a national championship with St. John's.
Adelphi Soccer Camp is directed and staffed by both the Adelphi Coaches and its current players. Former and current professional coaches and players will also be highlighted as camp instructors.
Campers will work with the Adelphi Men’s Soccer Coaches and other top instructors in the game to learn the fundamental and advanced skills in: Dribbling, Passing, Ball Control, Shooting and Heading. Each day includes small sided games, practice tactics and game tactics. During the camp the players will have the opportunity to experience all that Adelphi’s brand new facilities have to offer including the locker rooms, training facilities, pool, and the opportunity to play under the lights on Adelphi’s Competition Field Soccer Stadium.
The Camp will be a great opportunity for players to get a feel for what a preseason college experience is like. It will focus on all the aspects of the game a college player must be able to perform including advanced technical, tactical, and functional training at the highest level. Each day the players will get a feel for not only what is expected from a Division I and Division II soccer player on the field but also off the field in classroom tactical sessions. This camp is ideal for any player who wants to get a glimpse at what being a Division I and Division II athlete is all about.
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE FEE
Overnight Campers: Professional coaching and instruction, all meals, housing, supervision and evening activities.
Extended Day Campers (varies with location) 9am-9pm: Professional coaching and instruction, lunch, dinner and evening activities.
SESSION INFORMATION
Check-in: Thursday, July 19th between 12:00-1:00 p.m. at The Center for Sports and Recreation. Soccer instruction begins at 3pm.
Check-out: Sunday, July 22nd at 12:00 p.m. from the dorms
INSTRUCTION
Ratio: 1:9
Players Grouped by: skill, age, years of experience
Evaluation: Written by coaching staff
Equipment Needed: Soccer cleats, shin guards, goalies must bring own equipment, etc
Facility: Grass fields
HOUSING
Dorm: Assigned at check in
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. If you don't have a roommate request, you will be placed in a room with someone near your age or in a single room.
Bathrooms: shared by floor
Linens: Not provided
Air Conditioning: NO
Key Deposit: $90 made payble to USSC
Spending Money: $20-$30, please do NOT bring a pre-written check
Medical Facility: an athletic trainer is on-site
TRAVEL:
Nearest Airport: 20 miles from New York City (LaGuardia & JFK)
Transportation: Not provided.
Organized Camp!
"The instruction, the staff, the camp was excellent! Each day was well planned out."
Great Experience!
"My son enjoyed the Nike camp; he said that the staff was excellent and that it truly gave him a sense of what college soccer is like."
Better each day!
They gave time to scrimmage and use the skill learned that day into scrimmage. They made the new skills easy to learn. Each day I felt I became a better player.
Great training
You get a chance to train with amazing coaches and learn new techniques. You also get to spend time with people who you share an interest with from all over. I think the organization was well put together.
Awesome Coaches!
"The coaching staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. I felt very safe in the environment. I was able to make friends and I learned a lot."
Past Camper
Great Coaches!
"Excellent drills and instruction with great coaches! It was very cool that players get to demo products."