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DATES
DESCRIPTION
- Sundays from mid-October to the beginning of November.
DESCRIPTION
- There are about four 1.5 hour practices and two tournaments in November.
DATES
DESCRIPTION (GOALIES)
DESCRIPTION (FIELD PLAYERS)
- 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
DATES
DESCRIPTION
- 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.