Nationals Baseball & Softball Summer Camps - Frequently Asked Questions

Camp runs from 8:45 AM to 2:45 PM, Monday through Friday.

To support busy family schedules, we also offer:

• Morning Extended Day: begins at 8:00 AM
• Afternoon Extended Day: runs until 6:00 PM

We additionally offer small-group hitting and fielding lessons after camp until 4:00 PM. These sessions give ballplayers extra time to reinforce the skills they learned during the day. Lesson spots are limited and often fill well before the camp week begins.

Please label every item with your ballplayer’s first initial and last name.

Daily essentials include:

• Baseball glove
• Cleats and athletic shoes (sneakers required for any indoor activities)
• Sunscreen (spray preferred for ease of use)
• Nut free lunch in a labeled bag with an ice pack
• Water bottle (we provide water for refilling throughout the day)
• Bat*
• Helmet*

*We strongly encourage campers to bring their own bat and helmet. Limited loaner equipment is available if needed and will be returned to coaches at the end of the camp day.

Washington Nationals Baseball & Softball Summer Camps welcomes ballplayers entering kindergarten through eighth grade.

No. We welcome all levels — from first-time ballplayers to experienced travel team players.

Ballplayers are placed on teams according to rising school grade. Within each grade group, we balance skill levels to create a fun, safe, and developmentally appropriate baseball experience.

Yes - families may submit Buddy Group requests during registration.

• Ballplayers may request up to three (3) friends
• All friends must be in the same rising grade to be placed together
• We do our best to honor buddy requests whenever team balance and enrollment allow

While requests cannot be guaranteed, we make every effort to keep at least one requested friend together when possible.

Our coaching staff includes:

• High school coaches
• Travel program coaches
• Current or former collegiate & high school players

All staff complete a rigorous screening process, background checks, and pre-camp training to ensure a safe, supportive, and high-energy camp environment.

Yes. We offer:

• A 10% multi-program discount for siblings and repeat weeks (applied automatically to additional weeks during checkout)
• Little League & team discounts — contact us at info@natssummercamps.com to learn more

Yes. Once you complete registration and payment, you will receive a confirmation email.

If registration is completed without payment, your ballplayer will be added to the waitlist, and you will receive an email noting that status.

Yes. As your session approaches, we send pre-camp information to the email address used at registration.

The week before your session, you’ll receive:

• Drop-off and pick-up instructions
• Monday morning procedures
• What to bring
• Helpful reminders
• Site-specific updates

During the camp week, you will also receive a handful of updates from our team.

Once a session reaches capacity, it moves to a waitlist. Joining the waitlist is free, and no payment information is collected.

If a spot becomes available:

1. We will contact you immediately
2. You will confirm whether you’d like the spot
3. Your ballplayer is enrolled and payment is collected at that time

Do you accept walk-up registrations?

No. All campers must be registered in advance.

Please visit our Policies page for complete details.

All campers receive their official Washington Nationals Baseball & Softball Summer Camps uniform on Monday morning.

Here’s how it works:

• Campers arrive Monday in regular athletic wear
• During check-in, campers receive their jersey and hat
• Additional uniform items (pants, belt, socks) are sent home Monday afternoon in a labeled uniform bag
• For the remainder of the week, campers wear their jersey and hat daily

On the Nationals Park visit day, campers must wear the full uniform (jersey, hat, pants, belt, socks, gym shoes — cleats are not allowed in the ballpark)

Yes. Campers should wear their camp jersey each day, except for Monday morning before they receive it.

Full uniforms are required only on the Nats Park visit day.

Yes. Please send a labeled lunch with an ice pack; refrigeration is not available on site.
If lunch requires utensils, please include those as well.

Please note: Washington Nationals Baseball & Softball Summer Camps are nut-free.

Yes. While we encourage campers to bring their own, we have sunscreen available on-site and will apply it with your permission.

Weather procedures vary by facility, but in all cases:

• We communicate proactively with families
• We make every effort to host camp safely
• If weather causes us to cancel, families receive a credit equivalent to the missed day

Our staff closely monitors heat conditions. We build in:

• Frequent water breaks
• Mandatory sunscreen breaks
• Shade/rest periods
• Adjusted schedules during extreme heat

If high temperatures are expected, we send guidance to families in advance.

No. For safety and to preserve the flow of the camp day, we do not permit parent observation.

Yes. We are a nut/peanut-free program and take allergy safety very seriously.

For ballplayers with life-threatening allergies:

• Campers receive a discreet colored safety bracelet
• Coaches carry required medications (e.g., Epi-Pens, inhalers) on their person at all times

Medication is checked in on Monday morning with our safety representative and returned on Friday at pick-up

Campers travel by charter bus with coaches supervising throughout.
Attendance is taken regularly during transitions to ensure safety.

Yes. Camp hours remain approximately 8:45 AM–2:45 PM.
If an earlier departure or later return is needed, we communicate that in advance.

No. For safety and logistics, only Washington Nationals Baseball & Softball Summer Camps staff and ballplayers may enter the stadium during our visit.