NIKE Softball Camp at Greensboro College Greensboro, North Carolina
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.
Once again directing the NIKE Softball Camp at Greensboro College is Head Softball Coach Whitney Gelin.
Highlights Include
- 8:1 camper to instructor ratio
- Daily emphasis on fundamental development, team play and more
- Official NIKE Camp T-Shirt
- NIKE Camp Lanyard
- Great NIKE prizes
- NIKE Softball Camp Graduation Certificate
The College is located on nearly 80 acres of tree-lined grounds in a historic district bordering the heart of the city of Greensboro. The convenient location provides easy access to major attractions, the cultural arts district, shopping and fine arts venues.
Camp Director
Whitney Gelin
After just two seasons with The Pride, Gelin has climbed into third place for all-time victories with 50. Her career record stands at 50-32-1 with a record of 26-9 against conference opponents.
In her second year at the helm of the program, The Pride put together a record 22-17 and advanced to the semifinals of the USA South Athletic Conference tournament.
Gelin had a remarkable debut season for the Pride in 2010. GC went 28-15-1, won its first USA South championship, and advanced to its first NCAA tournament. The Pride had a program record 17-game winning streak during the year. Gelin helped develop the conference player of the year (Becca Pink) and rookie pitcher of the year (Hannah Pennell).
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Gelin spent the previous two years as a GC assistant softball coach under Kama Tucker. While at GC Gelin also has served as strength and conditioning coach for Pride athletics, and worked as an assistant manager at the College’s Royce Reynolds Family Student Life Center.
A 2007 graduate of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Gelin played softball for the Tar Heels. She was an academic team captain, and a four-year letter-winner. Gelin was awarded the Papa Coach’s Award in 2007 and the Carroll Hustle Award in 2005.
Gelin was a double major in exercise and sport science, and psychology, and has extensive strength training and physiology knowledge. She is a three-time winner of UNC’s Iron Ram award presented to the top five Carolina female athletes.
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
- 7:30 a.m. Wake Up
- 8:00 a.m. Breakfast (Overnight Campers Only)
- 9:00 a.m. Extended Day Campers Arrive
- 9:15 a.m. Session 1
- 11:45 a.m. Lunch
- 12:00 p.m. Pool
- 1:00 p.m. Session 2
- 4:00 p.m. Skill Workout
- 5:00 p.m. Dinner
- 6:00 p.m. Games
- 9:00 p.m. Session 3/Free Time/Extended Day Campers Depart
- 10:30 p.m. Lights Out
Camp Check In:
Hill Dorms
Monday: Overnight Campers - 11:00am - 12:00 pm. Extended Day Campers - 11:30 - 12:00 pm.
Camp Check Out:
Thursday – Graduation is at 12:00pm and all campers will depart by 12:30pm.
The NIKE Camp At Greensboro was AMAZING!
"The NIKE camp at Greensboro 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!"
Thanks For Another Great Experience!
"The director and her staff were very positive and seemed to make all the girls love to play. This is our second time doing the camp and I would do it again. Thanks for another great experience and great memories."
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!"