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Each age group has one Elite team.​
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• 2021-2023

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MESA ELITE

​ DATES

• ​Sundays from mid-October to the beginning of November.

DESCRIPTION​

• There are about four 1.5 hour practices and two tournaments in November.

MESA ELITE

DATES

• ​Sundays from mid-January to the end of February. 
• There are about six 1.25 hours sessions - goalies and field players will be separate.

DESCRIPTION (GOALIES)

• These sessions will be the most technical goalie training the boys have ever received
• Stepping to the ball - with a shuffle - not just right foot, then left foot
• ​Playing the arc - not just the five spots, but how to play the alley shot to your right versus your left
• ​Getting your hands vertical versus horizontal
• Turns and jump turns from behind
• Playing versus in tight shooting
• Playing versus dodging from behind
• Playing with traffic in front of you
• ​How to find the 2 versus 1 in the clearing game
• Wall ball drills

DESCRIPTION (FIELD PLAYERS)

• These sessions will be the most intense lacrosse workouts the boys will have experienced in a camp/practice setting to date
• There will be constant reminders about form and we will stress working at full speed, so the boys can perform at full speed in games
• 1.25 hours of stick skills
• Focus will be on technique your son may not get from town/school coaches – both Canadian and US skills
• 300 quality touches per session
• Skills developed through repetition and full speed work
• Most drills the boys will not have seen, but they will be in game simulated settings
• Quick touch drills to develop instinct and anticipation – ball in and out of stick drills

MESA ELITE

DATES

• June to the beginning of July.

​DESCRIPTION

• There are about five 1.5 hours practices and three tournaments - Big 4, Crabfeast, and Naptown.
• Practices usually take place during the week either from 5:00 to 6:30 PM or 6:30 to 8:00 PM.
• Tournaments take place on weekends.