Testimonials

Hear what coaches, players, and parents are saying about Nick Nurse Camps & Academies.

“Amazing Camp! I coach two youth AAU teams and my entire roster from both teams attended, as well as my own three kids, and they all loved it! Nick does an outstanding job of teaching shooting in such an easy to follow way that kids of all ages can understand. After that he has the campers apply the techniques they learned to numerous highly effective and fun drills. He and his coaches do great job of keeping it moving and keeping it fun and time just seems to fly by for the kids. The facilities were top notch also. As a coach, I was able to pick up countless drills by observing that I plan to use at my own practices. The fundamentals are easy to learn and easy to remember and as long as they keep practicing them, they will last them a lifetime. Thank you very much to Nick and his coaches!”
Kris DeBont,
Youth AAU Basketball Coach
Gilbert , Iowa

“My son is in the 8th grade and currently a multi-sport athlete with baseball all summer, football in the fall, and basketball starting two days after football ends, so as you can imagine, he is a bit rusty to start his season. He scored an average of 5 points his first two games, attended your camp on Saturday, and scored 20 of the teams 25 points his third game last night. I could tell his confidence was back! Now that is a successful camp! Thanks!”
Lori Hartley, Parent
Iowa City, Iowa

“My daughter (a 9th grader) really enjoyed your camp. Her first practice following the camp had her coaches (freshman, JV and Varsity) scratching their heads and wondering what in the world she has done. Last Saturday she scored 30 points (a career high for her) in a freshman game in which most were 3-point shots. Since your camp she has been given more minutes during the varsity games. It has given her confidence in every aspect of the game. Thank you so much for your time.”
Renae Spencer
Indianola, IA

“I thought Nick and his staff were outstanding! They had a great message, they engaged the kids, and they made sure everyone had fun. My assistant and I were thoroughly impressed. I had a lot of parents come up to me on Tuesday night at a soccer match and tell me how much fun their son had at the camp. It was definitely a success. In fact, my nine year-old son got home on Monday night and convinced his mother that he needed to take 100 shots before he went to bed because Coach Nurse said so. He taped three lines on our driveway and then got busy. He also set an alarm for Tuesday morning and took 100 shots before he went to school. He’s always been excited to play games but never this excited about shooting the basketball.”
Adam Callanan, Head Coach Mason City High School Boy’s Basketball
Mason City, Iowa

“Previously, I have enrolled Eric in a local camp led by the ——, and found your camp to be much more personal. I appreciate that you took time to work with the kids on an individual, one-on-one basis. To me, that proves your dedication to improving the skills of each camper instead of just trying to make a buck. Although what you taught sounds very basic and simple, it is a skill the kids really need to work on. Your “pill” has been a tremendous help as Eric continues to work on his shooting form. Eric was thrilled to be called the Alaskan Assassin while at camp. We had to look it up when we returned home. Thanks for offering a much-needed skills training camp.”
Susan Andersen, Parent
Anchorage , Alaska

**********UPDATE**********
Nick,
I meant to say this earlier, but time flies by me sometimes. Eric had a great time at the Point Guard Academy. He was thrilled when you placed him in the high school group for certain drills. I really appreciate your help to straighten out his shot. He is hoping that if you offer the Point Guard Academy again!

Eric is a kid with some athletic talent, but needs a coach to help develop that talent. Right now in Anchorage, the focus of the youth coaches is not at developing their players, but collecting players that already have skill so they can win.

Fortunately, Eric has been picked up by one of those teams, but it is killing me to see no skill development drills at practice. We have been lucky to find a retired high school coach willing to work with Eric a few times a month with his ball handling. Eric was very energized after your camp and anxious to get back to work with this coach when we got back to Alaska.

Thanks for offering the Point Guard Academy. Thank you and Nate for personally running the camp.

Susan Andersen

“I was very impressed with what Jordan learned and Jordan practices his shots everyday after school. I have already seen a big improvement.”
Kimberly Jensen, Parent
Waukee , Iowa