Girls Volleyball Camp at Fairfield University

CAMP DATES

SESSION 1: July 21-24, 2025
*LIMITED SPOTS REMAINING

Directed by Coach Nancy Somera, Coach Stephanie Stone & Staff

AGE GROUP

Revolution Volleyball Camp is open to kids & teens ages 11 to 18.

CAMP FEES

Overnight Camp: $799
Extended Day: $699 (9am-8:30pm except for first and last day. See schedule below)

* Team Discounts Available: Please click here for more information

OVERVIEW

Located in the heart of Fairfield, CT, just in between I95 and the Merritt Parkway, Fairfield University is the ideal location to host a Revolution Volleyball Camp. Campers will get to participate at The Leo D. Mahoney Arena: a 85,000-square foot, 3,500-seat multi-use space recently completed in the center of the Fairfield University campus. It is the home of Fairfield Basketball and Volleyball in addition to serving as a venue for University events, and concerts.  We’re excited to host the Revolution Volleyball Camps at Fairfield University. Join us and improve your volleyball skills this summer!

Camp is open to all ages and ability levels. Each camper will be assessed and grouped with campers of similar age and ability levels. Adjustments to the groups may be made throughout the week to provide campers with opportunities to train with and compete against different players. Drills, games, and scrimmages are designed to help each camper learn, improve, and have fun!

Camp Director

A veteran with more than 30 years of coaching experience, Nancy Somera was named the head coach of Fairfield Volleyball in March of 2023. In her first season with the Stags, Somera led Fairfield back to the top of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, claiming the program’s 13th MAAC Championship, 22nd MAAC Regular Season Championship and 13th NCAA postseason appearance. Somera owns prior head coaching experience at Oregon State and South Carolina, and most recently built the program at Johnson & Wales to a perennial contender at the NCAA Division III level.

At Johnson & Wales, Somera oversaw the most successful stretch in Wildcats history from 2014-21. After a 17-16 record in her first campaign in Providence, her 2015 squad went 23-8 overall and 10-1 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference to begin a streak of six consecutive GNAC Championships and NCAA postseason appearances. The Wildcats went undefeated in conference play in five straight years, reaching the NCAA Division III Elite Eight in 2017 and the Sweet Sixteen in 2018 and 2019. In eight seasons at Johnson & Wales, Somera compiled a record of 190-43 (.815) overall and 76-6 (.927) in GNAC play. She was named the 2017 AVCA Division III National Coach of the Year and a three-time GNAC and AVCA New England Region Coach of the Year. She also coached the first five All-Americans in program history. Somera had additional responsibilities as an Assistant Director of Athletics and the Senior Woman Administrator at Johnson & Wales.

Johnson & Wales was the third head coaching stop for Somera. After a standout playing career at the University of Southern California, as well as eight seasons as an assistant for the Women of Troy, Somera took the reins at Oregon State for the 1999 season. Leading the Beavers in the most competitive conference in the nation, she guided her 2001 Oregon State team to the program’s first NCAA postseason berth since 1983. That year’s team earned Pac-10 wins over UCLA and Washington State and swept conference foes Cal, Washington, Arizona State and rival Oregon.

Somera moved on to the Southeastern Conference in 2005 for a two-year stint as the head coach at South Carolina. The Gamecocks earned multiple wins over the SEC’s perennial powers during that time, including an upset of the eventual conference champion – and Sweet Sixteen qualifier – Florida in 2006.

When Somera stepped away from the collegiate ranks – turning over the South Carolina program to her husband, Ben Somera – she was never far from the sport. Somera directed the Midlands Volleyball Club in Columbia and later Blast Volleyball Club in Providence. She also served as a scholastic head coach at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, and began a career as an editor and writer for Natural Awakenings Magazine.

As a student-athlete, Nancy (Hillman) Somera was a four-year starter at the University of Southern California. She helped the Trojans to the Final Four in 1985, was a two-time All-Pac-10 honoree and was selected to the USC All-Decade Team for the 1980s. Somera received the 1988-89 Pac-10 Medal, awarded annually to each member institution’s outstanding senior male and female student-athlete based on the exhibition of the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership. She earned a B.A. in Journalism in 1989 as well as an M.S. in Education from USC in 1994.

Co-Camp Director

Stephanie Stone joined the Fairfield University Volleyball staff as a graduate assistant coach in the summer of 2024. Stone has prior experience in the MAAC as a four-year member of the Marist volleyball program and is currently a coach at Northeast Volleyball Club in Norwalk.

Stone is the head coach of the Girls 15.2 program and an assistant for the Girls 15.1 team at Northeast Volleyball, After her collegiate career at Marist, she competed in Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and Turkey. Stone also previously worked at Dell Technologies as a Data Protection Specialist.

At Marist, Stone played four seasons as a middle blocker from 2016-19, appearing in 351 sets. She graduated ranked among the Red Foxes’ all-time leaders with 289 total blocks. Stone was a three-time MAAC All-Academic honoree. She graduated from Marist in 2020 with a B.A. in Communication and Media Studies, where she was inducted into both the Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society and Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honor Society.

CAMP HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS

Each camper will:

• Develop their technical skills & tactical knowledge
• Participate in camp games with a chance to win prizes
• Compete amongst their peers in small games & camp matches
• Be given the opportunity to work with college &/or high school coaches & college players all week long

…and most importantly: HAVE FUN!

DAILY SKILLS BREAKDOWN

Individual Skill & Ball Control

• Dynamic warm up
• Agility & ball control

Technical Skills Training

• Serving, passing, setting, hitting, blocking & digging

Tactical Skill Training

• Reading the play or situation
• Decision-making skills to solve problems at the correct time

Game-Based Learning

• Competition & camp matches

CHECK IN & CHECK OUT

Overnight Campers: Check in at 12PM-1PM Monday. Campers should be picked up at 12PM Thursday.

Extended Day Campers: Check in at 12PM-1PM Monday (9AM every other day). Campers should be picked up at 8:30PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and at 12PM Thursday. (Lunch and dinner are included)

Make sure campers bring all necessary volleyball equipment (knee pads, shoes, etc.), and a refillable water bottle.