Overwatch League team London Spitfire have teamed up with US-based esports events provider Nerd Street Gamers for another online esports camp.
The second London Spitfire Flight School: Powered by Nerd Street Gamers will take place from February 15th to 19th through Discord, where gamers aged 13 and up will have ‘the opportunity to participate in a structured online curriculum featuring members of the Spitfire team’.
Spitfire general manager Noukky, Spitfire coaches CommanderX and Reprize, as well as players Molf1g, Hybrid, Hadi, Kellex will join the camp and provide insight and advice to attendees.
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Spitfire Flight School: Powered by Nerd Street Gamers will provide campers with various skills to improve their gaming abilities and other aspects of their lives, including teamwork, communication and staying calm under pressure.
Training will take place from 10am to 3pm GMT each day from Feb 15th to 19th, and will include match and macro reviews, esports seminars, guest talks and tournament play.
“The structured environment will allow participants to learn about the fundamentals of competitive gaming, map and game strategy, and team dynamics,” read a press release.
It costs £99 per person to attend the Flight School, or £149 for a Plus Ticket, which also includes a Spitfire home jersey, cap, socks, pop-socket, tote bag and lanyard.
“London Spitfire are excited to continue our partnership with Nerd Street Gamers, offering Spitfire fans a chance to learn and improve with some great coaching, whilst also getting a unique opportunity to meet their heroes and our exciting new roster for 2021.”
Dave Harris, Guinevere Capital
The activity has been made after Excel Esports shareholder Guinevere Capital partnered with London Spitfire owners Cloud9 last year, in a bid to ‘increase London Spitfire’s connection to the UK and Europe’.
“London Spitfire are excited to continue our partnership with Nerd Street Gamers, offering Spitfire fans a chance to learn & improve with some great coaching, whilst also getting a unique opportunity to meet their heroes and our exciting new roster for 2021,” said Dave Harris, MD of Guinevere Capital.
“After a successful London Spitfire and Nerd Street Gamers camp in 2020, we are thrilled to continue our partnership into this year,” added John Fazio, founder and CEO at Nerd Street Gamers. “Working with the Spitfire team allows us to continue our goal of accessibility and opportunity in esports, on a global level.”
There’s more info including sign-up details on the Nerd Street Gamers website.
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
