Nike Boys Soccer Camp Berry College Mount Berry, Georgia
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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.
This camp presents an incredible opportunity for high school players to get a taste of playing for Berry College.
Highlights Include
- Nike Soccer Camp T-shirt
- Camp completion certificate
- Skill development, team play, games and tournaments
- High School only boys session
- Players grouped by age and ability
Berry College has the world’s largest contiguous college campus, spanning more than 26,000 acres of woodlands, meadows and streams. Founded in 1902, Berry is a private coeducational institution located in Rome, GA, about an hour north of Atlanta. Berry boasts some of the finest athletic facilities including a state of the art 131,000 square-foot athletic and recreation center, three full size game soccer fields which are professionally manicured and provide a wonderful playing surface that players and coaches love. Campers will be housed in Berry’s brand new Morgan/Deerfield Dorms.
Meet your coaching staff
Camp Director
Konrad Jacobs is in his ninth year as a full time assistant coach for the Berry College men’s soccer program. He is in his ninth year working with the program in a coaching capacity after serving as a volunteer assistant in 2002. Jacobs, a four- year starter in the Berry defense, graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor’s degree in biology. Jacobs holds a USSF “B” license and an NSCAA National diploma. He is the Director for the Academy program at the Rome Arsenal soccer club. As an assistant coach, Jacobs was key in the Vikings’ run to consecutive top-10 national rankings in the final poll and back-to-back appearances in the NAIA national semifinals in 2003 and 2004.
Coach Jacobs is also the goalkeeper trainer. Under his training, Berry net minder Byron Schueneman earned three consecutive honorable mention All-America honors from 2002-04 and Mike Wentzler earned All-American accolades in 2007. Berry College Soccer Camp is directed and staffed by both the Berry Coaches and its current players. College coaches from the area along with former Berry soccer players will also be highlighted as part of the camp staff.
Berry College Soccer Camp is directed and staffed by both the Berry Coaches and its current players. College coaches from the area along with former Berry soccer players will also be highlighted as part of the camp staff. The camp is geared towards players that want to push themselves for success at the high school or club level and those that are looking at playing at the collegiate level. The Camp involves intense morning training, afternoon sessions that focus on tactics and small sided play, and full sided evening competition.
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.
Soccer balls may be purchased when you register for camp for an additional $15. Campers are not required to bring a ball to camp and purchasing one is optional.
Sample Daily Schedule
- 7:00am Wake-up
- 8:00am Breakfast
- 9:00am Technical Training Session
- 12:00pm Lunch & Rest time
- 1:00pm Soccer Film Competitions
- 2:30-4:00pm Technical/Tactical Training
- 4:00pm Swimming (optional)
- 5:30pm Dinner
- 7:00 Evening Matches
- 10:30pm Lights Out
SESSION INFORMATION
Check-in: Sunday, June 10th between 12:00-2:00 p.m. at Deerfield Dorm Lobby
Check-out: Wednesday, June 13th between 12:00-1:30 p.m. at the Deerfield Dorm Lobby
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: Deerfield
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: $25 – 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: Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
Transportation: Not provided
Awesome!
"The camp was great instruction and we loved the evaluation that was given at the end of camp. Very helpful to know what needs to be worked on."
Made Great Improvement
"The excellent instruction and the intensity of the training sessions made me see a great improvement in my game over the week."
Better Understanding of Soccer
"This camp has brought a group of boys at all levels to mesh together and learn! The boys went home happy and a deeper understanding of soccer."
Look Forward to Next Year
"The camp was great I would recommend this camp to everyone. My son is a goalkeeper and really learned a lot on how to improve his technique. The coaches were great and the evaluation that we received at the end of the camp was very informative. We look forward to next year!"
Great Overall Experience
"I would recommend the camp to others. My boys really enjoyed your camp this year. I would let people know that their children/child would be in a safe environment. It will give them hands on experience to improve in the sport and also gives them a little college experience staying on a college campus. It would challenge them mentally and physically. Overall it's a good camp."
Camper
Great Instruction!
"I found the drills extremely helpful, particularly the order in which the drills were arranged. I liked starting with drills that helped the skill and then moving it to 1v1 or 2v2 to better apply the skill. This allowed me to be comfortable when I faced full sided scrimmages, I could perform the practiced skill with enough instruction to properly perform."