The Millennium Harvest House Nike Tennis Camp Boulder, Colorado
The Millennium Harvest House, nestled against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, is in its fifth year of hosting the Nike Tennis Camps. This great summer camp provides a terrific environment to learn from some of the best professional coaches and players in the country.
The Nike Tennis Camp at the Millennium Harvest House is a camp for young athletes to come and take their tennis game to the next level while making new friends and having lots of fun. Our goal is to give players the opportunity to hit tons of balls, improve their technique, and be challenged by some of the best players in their peer group. Our camps combine technical tennis instruction and drilling from a top notch coaching staff, supervised match play, and some free time to spend with friends.
Dartfish video analysis offered at this camp! See details tab for more info.
Highlights Include
- Daily instruction from top teaching pros, Mike Phillips and Duke Paluch, and their experienced staff
- Gain self-confidence through tennis success
- Every camper receives a Nike Tennis Camp T-shirt
- 5-6 hours of daily instruction with low camper to staff ratio and constant supervision
Campers will play tennis at the Millennium Harvest House's wonderful facility which has 15 tennis courts.
Meet your coaching staff
Camp Director
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips enters his 9th year as the Nike Tennis Camp Director. Mike is a tennis professional at The Millennium Harvest House. He is the former head men’s coach and director of tennis at Montana State University’s Bobcat Tennis Center, where he coaches for 11 years. He also 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 BioFormerly 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.
Co-Director
Duke Paluch
Executive Director of RMTC, has been the Club Manager/Director of Tennis at the Millennium Harvest House Tennis Club for the past 25 years. A top-ranked junior player himself, Duke was also a two-time collegiate All American player. He has nearly 30 years of expert credentials as a professional coach.
Program
This year we are offering 3 weeks of day and half day camp for kids ages 8-18 of all skill levels. Campers have the option to choose between a Full Day program from 8:30am-4:00pm, an AM Half Day program from 8:30am-11:30am, or a PM Half Day program from 1:00pm-4:00pm. Full Day Campers bring their lunch or lunch is available for purchase.
Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week.
Dartfish video analysis will be used during the camp to analyze and improve your strokes. See your strokes compared to a top playing professional! Your Dartfish Mediabook will be posted to a private player locker on Dartfish.tv and reviewed with you by the staff at camp (click here for an example). You will receive a printout showing key positions with corrective comments. After camp, these Dartfish interactive analyses are available for purchase. For $19.95, the package includes:
- Stroke Analysis: your Dartfish Mediabook contains videos of your strokes, plus side-by-side comparison with a pro, along with comments.
- Pro Stroke Library: one month access to Pro Stroke Library, featuring hundreds of strokes in both real and high speed.
- Camp highlights video*: This video of camp activities and friends all set to music will be something everyone will want to have and keep forever. (*Only offered at participating locations.)
NOTE: Regardless of whether you purchase the post-camp package, all campers will be filmed at camp, see their mediabook, and go home with a printout.
Check-In
• All campers check-in first day at the Hotel Pavilion.
• Campers should arrive 10 minutes prior to their session start. (Full and AM Half Day Campers: 8:20am; PM Half Day Campers: 12:50pm)
• 5/29 session: Check-in date is a Tuesday
• 6/18 and 7/16 sessions: check-in date is a Monday
• Campers should come dressed to play as we will head straight to the courts after check-in.
Check-Out
• 5/29 session: Friday at 4pm at viewing area between Courts 7 & 8 (Half Day Campers at 11:30am daily)
• 6/18 and 7/16 sessions: Thursday at 4pm at viewing area between Courts 7 & 8 (Half Day Campers at 11:30am daily)
Daily Program Schedule
5/29 Camp runs Tuesday through Friday.
6/18 and 7/16 Camps run Monday through Thursday.
Half day am – 8:30am-11:30 am
Half day pm – 1:00-4:00pm
Full day – 8:30-4:00pm
Full day campers should bring their own lunch or they can purchase lunch on site. Kids may swim in the pool during free time as well as play Frisbee or soccer in the large grassy area near the courts. All is supervised.
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
- 9:00am-9:20am Warm-Up and Activation
- 9:20am-10:40am Stroke of the Day Demo and Court Drills
- 10:40am-Noon Video Analysis and Match Play
- Noon-1:00pm Lunch
- 1:00pm-2:00pm Court Drills and Nutritional/Sports Medicine Workshop
- 2:00pm-3:00pm Match Play and Conditioning
Parent of Camper
EnthusiasticCamper
My daughter loved her time at the Harvest House tennis camp. She came home full of enthusiasm for tennis and she keeps talking about how she can't wait for next summer. Thanks!
Parent of Camper
Awesome Improvements
I noticed some great improvements in my son's game. His backswing and footwork seemed to have really improved. He says he really enjoyed camp and would return next year.
Past Camper
Will be back!
It was a great experience and we would definitely take part in another Nike camp.
Parent of Campers
Wish we could do more!
Thanks Duke - the girls had a great time. Sorry we couldn't do the second session.
Past Camper
Coaches Join In!
I really liked how the coaches joined in and played with us during the drills. It really helped us relate to them as players as well as coaches.