Montana State University Nike Tennis Camp Bozeman, Montana
Come join the fun at summer camp and get better! The Nike Tennis Camp at Montana State University combines technical tennis instruction and drilling from a top notch coaching staff, supervised match play, and a variety of evening social activities.
Our goal at this junior tennis camp is to give players the opportunity to hit thousands of balls, improve their technique, and be challenged by some of the best players in their peer group. This camp is for young athletes to come and vastly improve their tennis game. Campers will work hard, make new friends and have a lot of fun. Montana State University Nike Tennis camp is a great location for campers of all ages and abilities.
Highlights Include
- Gain self-confidence through tennis success
- Daily instruction from head men's coach, Mike Phillips, and his experienced staff
- 5-6 hours of daily instruction with low camper to staff ratio and 24 hour supervision
- Fun off-court evening activities for overnight campers
- Every camper receives a Nike Tennis Camp T-shirt
Located in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, Montana State University offers stunning scenery and ideal weather for a fantastic tennis camp experience. The University campus offers campers modern athletic facilities, such as eight resurfaced outdoor courts with new nets and wind-screens, and four newly resurfaced indoor courts.
Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center:
One of the newest athletic facilities on the MSU campus is the Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center, which was completed in December of 2002. The permanent structure houses four indoor courts and a 27,000 square-foot foundation, and replaces the previous bubble complex. The new state-of-the-art lighting and heating systems makes the Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center the best indoor complex on a Big Sky Conference campus, and perhaps one of the finest facilities in the Northwest.
The center is named for Marcia Anderson M.D. and her husband "Buck," who are long-time Gallatin Valley ranchers. Through Marcia Anderson's generous contributions the Bobcat Tennis Center provides quality year round facilities for MSU student-athletes and Bozeman tennis players of all ages
Meet your coaching staff
Camp Director
Mike Phillips
Director, Michael Phillips, enters his 12th year as head men’s coach and director of tennis at Montana State University’s Bobcat Tennis Center and his 9th year as the Nike Tennis Camp Director. He formerly served as assistant coach at University of Colorado in Boulder. He has also served as head tennis pro and program director at several tennis centers. He is a level one USPTA and USPTR teaching professional. He and his wife, Ginger, have conducted numerous camps and clinics around the United States.
Read Full BioMike Phillips is in his 12th season at Montana State. Formerly an assistant with the men's tennis team at the University of Colorado, Phillips has already made his mark at MSU, as the Bobcats have been one of the top teams in the Big Sky Conference during his tenure.
Phillips has led MSU to three Big Sky titles and NCAA Championship appearances. In addition, he garnered a slew of coaching accolades.
Phillips has guided the Bobcats to unprecedented heights, as MSU captured the Big Sky Conference championship and earned the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Championships, three consecutive seasons.
During that time, the Bobcats secured their first-ever doubles entry in the NCAA Championships; had their first-ever player (Federico Ueltschi) ranked among the top 100 players; and garnered a first-team CoSIDA District VII Academic honoree in Marek Gebicki.
For his efforts, Phillips has earned numerous Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year kudos.
"We're very excited to have someone of Mike's caliber head the men's squad," said MSU senior associate athletics director for internal operations Dan Davies, who oversees the program. "It is exciting to have a coach with Mike's passion, energy and vision."
Phillips served as men's assistant coach at CU since 1997, under the direction of Scott Davidhoff. The Buffaloes posted an 11-11 mark last season, and notched 33 wins during his tenure in Boulder.
"I'm look forward to the challenge of coaching the Bobcats every day I'm with the athletes," Phillips said. "The men's team has an outstanding tradition. The program has been highly successful, including winning the 2000, 2004, 2005 and 2006 Big Sky titles and playing in the opening round of the NCAA Championships.
We'll look to use past successes as a springboard for the future."
Prior to his time at CU, Phillips served as a tennis pro for two years at the Breckenridge Recreation Center and was the head pro and program director at the Boulder Country Club for four years. He also served as a tennis pro at the Tennis Club of Albuquerque.
As a player, he played collegiately at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colo., where his team was ranked in the top 20 of the NAIA. Phillips was twice named MVP of the Mavericks in his four-year career.
A native of Las Cruces, N.M., Phillips earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 1999 from Colorado. He and his wife Ginger, a former CU women's assistant coach, have conducted numerous camps and clinics throughout the Unites States.
Program
This year we are offering three weeks of overnight and extended day (8:30am-9:00pm) camp for campers ages 9-18 of all ability levels. Lunch and dinner are included for extended day campers.
Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week.
Check-in and Check-out Times:
Check-in: Overnight Campers: Sunday from 12:00-1:30pm at the dorms.
Day Campers: Sunday at 1:00pm at the dorms. (Extended Day Campers will depart that evening after dinner and evening activities at 9:00pm.)
Graduation: 11:30am on Friday at the tennis courts
Check-out: Immediately following the graduation ceremony.
Dorms
Campers reside in the dorms on campus. They stay 2 per room and are assigned by age and roommate requests. No triples are available.
Evening Activities
In the evening campers may have a movie night, visit the hot springs, play at the recreation center and a enjoy a field day for fun team competitions.
Weekend Stayovers
Weekend stayovers are available and includes housing, meals and supervision for Friday and Saturday night. Cost: $150/weekend.
Designated Airport: Gallatin Field
Travel
Nike Tennis Camp does not provide any transportation to/from camp from airport, train stations or bus depots. If you fly into camp, we recommend that you fly into Gallatin Field and schedule a shuttle from the airport to camp through All Valley Cabs (406) 388-9999.
If you have a camper arriving by air and is deemed an “unaccompanied minor” by the airlines and must be met by a camp staff or shuttle company employee, there may be a fee that needs to be paid in advance of camp. You will still have to arrange transportation to/from camp. Please call 1-800-645-3226 two weeks prior to camp to provide camper’s flight and shuttle information.
Airport Transportation
Nike Tennis Camp does not provide any transportation to/from camp from airport, train stations or bus depots. If you fly into camp, we recommend that you fly into Gallatin Field and schedule a shuttle from the airport to camp through All Valley Cabs (406) 388-9999.
Registration Packet
A detailed camper registration packet containing check in location, health/release forms, emergency contact info, and a list of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers in the Spring. Our health and release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.
Sample Daily Schedule
- SUNDAY
- 12:30pm-4:00pm TENNIS
- 4:30pm-5:00pm Team Meeting
- 5:00pm-6:00pm Dinner
- 6:00pm-9:00pm Evening Activities
- 10:00pm-10:30pm In rooms, lights out!!
- MONDAY-THURSDAY
- 6:45am-7:15am WAKE UP!
- 7:30am-8:15am Breakfast
- 8:30am-Noon TENNIS
- Noon-12:30pm Lunch
- 1:00pm-1:45pm Afternoon Activities
- 2:00pm-5:00pm TENNIS
- 5:00pm-6:00pm Dinner
- 6:00pm-9:00pm Evening Activities
- 10:00pm-10:30pm In rooms/lights out
- FRIDAY
- 6:45am-7:15am WAKE UP!
- 7:30am-8:15am Breakfast
- 8:00am-8:30am Check out of Dorms
- 8:30am-11:30am TENNIS
- 11:30am-Noon Awards Ceremony
Past Camper
Confident Camper
The camp was a great experience, I made friends that I will have for life and my confidence in the sport increased!
Past Camper
Getting to Know the Couselors
I really enjoyed having the counselors as our dorm counselors too because we got to have fun with them and get to know them off the court. They also got to know us off the court and see what our personality is like. They made it fun to go to camp and they always encouraged us to do our best. This camp improved my game greatly and it was also fun getting to know all of the people that went to camp during fun activities. I will definitely be returning to camp next year! Thank you!
Past Camper
Great coach!
Mike Phillips is the best and funnest coach in tennis. I love how he is always positive and enthusiastic. The camp was so much fun. The best tennis camp ever!
Past Camper
Rising to the challenge!
I had a lot of fun at this camp. it challenged both my mental and physical love for the game of tennis. i look forward to the possibility of coming back next year! the staff was both friendly and helpful, i have never been to a camp quite like this before.
Past Camper
Tennis With Friends
I loved the camp, it was so much fun! I loved the activities after practicing. We got to play tennis with our friends for 6 hours we got to hang out with them outside of tennis. I got to meet lots of new people from a lot of different places. The consolers were such a big help. It was also nice to get to know more about them when they were our dorm advisers. They were sooooooo much fun.