We are pleased to offer a new Nike Camp location at Francis Marion University.  FMU is located seven miles east of Florence and an easy drive from Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach. 



The camp is set on the beautiful 300 acre campus.  Campers will enjoy the quaint feeling of FMU as well as the modern tennis facility featuring 8 Plexipave tennis courts, four of which are lighted.   Campers will also have access to other athletic recreational facilites, including a swimming pool, a reslite eight-lane track, a regulation soccer field, and two natural grass fields. 

The Camp director will be Garth Thompson, the head varsity coach at FMU. Thompson is one of the top coaches in the country, having brought his teams to the NCAA championships 13 times in 17 seasons as head coach.

He is a former tour player and a competitor on the national senior circuit. Thompson is known for his enthusiasm, passion for tennis and his commitment to the development of young athletes.

The Francis Marion camp is for juniors ages 5-17 and includes a general skills (ages 8-17), Fun and Fumdamentals (ages 5-8) and High School program (ages 13-17.)