Camp DIY: Stick Stringing Tips from the Pros
GameBreaker Lacrosse Camp shares instructions for stringing the best pocket for attacker, midfielders, and defense players.
Preparing for Lacrosse Camp
Our Top 5 Training Exercises to Begin Today April showers bring May flowers, and Lacrosse Season! This is the time to brush the cobwebs off your equipment — and your body. If you’re currently on a school lacrosse team, it’s likely that this is the season you’ll begin training. Lacrosse coaches across the country want their players to get moving yearlong, because they know off-season training results in top performing players in-season. Stay ahead of the competition with these tried-and-true pre-season drills and exercises to prepare for Game Breaker Lacrosse Camp. Pre-Season Prep for Lacrosse Summer Camp: I advise lacrosse athletes to warm up with single leg squats on a chair, followed by walking on a wooden 2x4 and pivoting low. Create more challenging obstacles as [Read More>]
5 Defensive Lacrosse Drills (And 4 Tips) to Dominate on the Field
Having a good defensive group on a lacrosse team is just as effective as having a good offense. In some cases, being good on defense is more important because it doesn't matter how many goals your squad scores in a given game – if you can't stop your opponent from also finding the back of the net, it'll be awfully hard to walk away with a victory. There's also a certain kind of confidence an opposing attacker displays when it's known by everyone that they can blow by a defender and score at their own will. To be a successful lacrosse player, you need to master the fundamentals, including defense. It may not be as flashy as scoring goals, but don't overlook the importance of having [Read More>]
Which Lacrosse Stick is Right for Me?
There’s really no way around it -- the only way to ensure you’ll be playing lacrosse to the best of your ability is to have the right gear and equipment at your fingertips. Talent can take you a long way, but if you’re not paying attention to those details and your opponents are, then they’re eventually going to finish ahead of you when it comes to one-on-one competitions. So with this in mind, it’s important to get everything you need to be successful on the lacrosse field to stop worrying about those small details during the heat of battle. It’s a crucial part of the experience of our campers at GameBreaker Lacrosse Camp, too. Our overarching goal is to make sure everyone in attendance is elevating [Read More>]
2 Lacrosse Passing Drills to Help You Improve
While a foundational part of a successful lacrosse player and team involves scoring more goals than your opponent, it’s just about impossible to do that all by yourself. After all, that’s why you’re part of a lax team! Working together as a unit makes it easier to keep the ball away from your opponents and seamlessly moving it down the field so players on the attack can do what they do best – score goals. At GameBreaker Lacrosse Camps, players in attendance receive individualized lax training through the progressive curriculum we’ve put together. It can get boring to just run a bunch of lax drills over and over again in big groups. At all of our locations, including our Connecticut Lacrosse Camps, we have 10 specific [Read More>]
3 Things for First-Time Lacrosse Coaches to Remember
GameBreaker Lacrosse Camps are recognized as the national leader for lacrosse instruction and education. There are a number of reasons for that, too! We’ve been doing this for a long time – we’ve been around since 2001 and have had the pleasure of working with more than 65,000 camper who want to improve their lax skills. To provide the best instruction to youth lax players, we know how important it is to bring in only the best coaches the sport has to offer. Our camp directors and coaches are among the most elite within the industry and have a long background of success in lacrosse. They’re passionate about passing along tips and tricks to help the next generation of lacrosse players, and some of their accomplishments [Read More>]
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