Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut
Nike Softball Camps totally immerse you in the sport, giving you the kind of focused, intensive training essential for improvement - no matter what your ability level. Every facet of the game is covered - hitting, fielding, base running, team play and more. Our goals is that your performance as an overall player will improve, along with your self-confidence but it is up to each player to take what they have learned and apply it to gametime situations.
Camp Director and Fairfield Head Coach, Julie Brzezinski, brings 23 years of coaching experience to the plate and is entering her 15th year at Fairfield University.
Highlights Include
- 8:1 camper to instructor ratio
- Daily emphasis on fundamental development, team play and more
- Official NIKE Camp T-Shirt
- Great NIKE Prizes
- NIKE Softball Camp Graduation Certificate
Fairfield University, a lovely private school in suburban Fairfield just one hour from New York City, returns again in 2012 as host for the Nike Softball Camp. The five-day camp gives players of all ability levels a challenging but fun week of softball play and competition. Daily instruction takes place at Alumni Softball Field and the University’s Baseball Field.
Camp Director
Julie Brzezinski
The Stags have won the regular season MAAC Championships in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009 as well as this past 2011 season. Brzezinski has helped produce three MAAC Player of the Year awards, three MAAC Pitcher of the Year awards, and one MAAC Rookie of the Year award. The team was also ranked 14th in the NCAA Division I with a team GPA of 3.311. Before coaching the Stags, Julie spent eight years as Head Coach at Campbell University, leading the team to back-to-back Big South Conference Championships, one Trans Atlantic Conference title and one NCAA Division I regional appearance.
US Sports Camps combines with Nike and USA/ASA Softball to offer the Nike Softball Camps sponsored by USA Softball.
USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men's, Women's, Junior Boys' and Junior Girls' National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions.
Whichever program you do decide on, each Nike Softball Camp staff member is ready to work with you and provide the best possible softball experience while you train and strive to be a better softball player.
Sample Daily Schedule
- 7:00 a.m. Wake Up/Shower
- 7:15 a.m. Breakfast (overnight campers)
- 8:45 a.m. Camp Assembly - Extended day and Day campers arrive
- 9:00 a.m. Circuit Training/Station Work
- 11:00 a.m. Games/Contests
- 11:30 a.m. Break for Lunch
- 1:15 p.m. Warm Up/Camp Assembly
- 2:15 p.m. Position Work
- 3:15 p.m. Team Organization
- 4:00 p.m. Day Campers Depart/Extra Help/Pool Time
- 5:00 p.m. Dinner
- 6:15 p.m. Warm Up/Stretch
- 6:30 p.m. Games
- 8:30 p.m. Evening Activities
- 9:00 p.m. Extended Day Campers Depart
- 10:00 p.m. In Dorms
- 10:30 p.m. Lights Out
Check In:
Between 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. for Overnight campers
Between 3:00-4:00 p.m. for Extended Day and Day campers
Note: All Extended Day and Day Campers stay until 9:00 p.m on the first day for the first session, orientation and dinner.
Check Out: 12:00 p.m. on Thursday
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Half Day Camp Checks In:
8:45 a.m. at the field
Half Day Check Out:
Daily at 12:00 p.m.
The NIKE camp at Fairfield was amazing!
"The NIKE camp at Fairfield was AMAZING! The camp far exceeded our expectations and I will recommend several of the conditioning drills to my Varsity coach so my High School team can benefit from them as well. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING EXPERIENCE!"
Taught my daughter softball and about being a fine young lady
"I cannot put into words the experience my daughter gained from going to the camp. She not only learned skills in softball but how to be a better young lady. The morals and values the staff brought to the camp were extraordinary. We looked at sending her to another camp and decided on the NIKE Camp for convenience and I am so glad we did. She was going to be a day camper but when we got there she saw some friends and we were able to change her to be an overnight camper. I will highly recommend this camp to anyone who is interested in gaining skills and personal growth. We look forward to next year!!"
Overnight Camper
I hope to go back every year
"The camp was very well-planned out and had a good program. The times to wakeup eat and play were reasonable and the instructors knew exactly what they were doing and taught the campers in an easy-to-understand way. I hope to go back every year!"