Girls Lacrosse Camp at Gould Academy

CAMP DATES

June 16 – 19, 2025

Overnight & Extended Day Only

AGE GROUP

GameBreaker Lacrosse Camp is open to campers ages 8 to 16 of all ability levels.

CAMP FEES

Overnight Camp: $649
Extended Day: $499

* Team Discounts Available:
Please email [email protected] for any team discounts requests.

OVERVIEW

GameBreaker Lacrosse Camps returns to Gould Academy in Maine for an exciting girls’ summer lacrosse camp. This camp offers top-notch facilities, including comfortable dormitories, an all-you-can-eat dining hall, and multiple fields with both grass and or turf surfaces. Campers will focus on improving individual stick skills and positional techniques, learning team concepts, and participating in daily scrimmages to apply what they’ve learned. Both overnight and extended day camper options are available, making it flexible for participants. With excellent training, great amenities, and an engaging environment, this camp is the perfect opportunity for young athletes to enhance their lacrosse skills and have a memorable summer experience.

Camp Director

David Keenan took over the Maine Maritime women’s lacrosse program in June 2024 following a highly successful, five-year run as the head coach at St. Joseph’s College of Maine, where he produced an overall record of 60-13 (.822) and a conference record of 36-4 (.900). Keenan was the Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s (GNAC) Coach of the Year in 2023, one year after his team had captured the Monks’ first GNAC championship since 2015.

Under Keenan’s watch in 2022, the Monks posted a 20-1 record with a perfect 13-0 mark in GNAC play. St. Joseph’s established numerous team records that season, including wins (20), points (510), shots (744), shots on goal (571), free-position goals (60), draw controls (330), and man-up goals (26). During his time in Standish, 27 Monks earned All-GNAC honors. He produced a conference, midfielder and offensive players of the year as well.

Keenan’s successes are built upon the idea of curating a team of strong and serious students who happen to be passionate about playing lacrosse. Most importantly, they buy into the team’s expectations and values, and are willing to provide support and encouragement to their teammates. The result of this proven formula is a team that loves to both play and spend time together, helping cement bonds that pay dividends on and off the field.

Keenan, who joined the St. Joseph’s women’s lacrosse program as an assistant coach in the fall of 2018, has an impressive background – both playing and coaching – in the sport of lacrosse. He was instrumental in bringing girls’ lacrosse to the Lakes Region, where he began with a small youth team, eventually building and running a full, thriving lacrosse program that served local girls from 3rd through 12th grade. In 2018, just the fourth year of his Lake Region High School girls’ varsity program, his team won its first state championship.

A Long Island, N.Y., native, Keenan was an All-American goalie at Bethpage High School and went on to earn a scholarship to play NCAA Division I lacrosse at North Carolina State University. After graduating with a degree in agricultural economics, he was drawn to Naples, Maine, where he started a successful small business which he owns to this day.

CAMP HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS

Each camper will:

• Skill Development: Enhance technical skills and tactical knowledge through focused training sessions.
• Exciting Competitions: Participate in camp games with opportunities to win prizes.
• Experienced Coaching Staff: Energetic, knowledgeable coaches with a low camper-to-coach ratio for personalized attention.
• Age & Skill-Level Groups: Campers are grouped appropriately to ensure optimal learning and challenge.
• Team Development: Drills and scrimmages designed to enhance teamwork and strategic gameplay.
• Unforgettable Fun: Enjoy a positive, engaging environment designed to make learning enjoyable and rewarding!

DAILY SKILLS BREAKDOWN

Individual & Group Stick Work

• Engage in dynamic warm-ups to prepare for each session

• Specialized stick routines involving targeted fundamental drills

Position Specific Training

• Participate in drills tailored for attack, midfield, and defensive players, focusing on position-specific techniques and strategies

Situational Game Play

• Player up & down game play
• Fast Breaks
• Groundballs and clears
• Small Sided Games

Game-Based Learning

• Compete in scrimmages, camp championships, 6s style games and 7v7 games to test and showcase skills in a competitive yet supportive environment.

CHECK IN & CHECK OUT

All Campers: Check-in between 12 PM – 1 PM on the first day of camp. Pick-up is between 11 AM – 12 PM on the last day of camp.

Extended Day Campers:

• Check-in: 12 PM – 1 PM the first day, 9 AM every other day.
• Pick-up: 8:30 PM on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; between 11 AM and 12 PM on Thursday.

Meals Provided:

• Overnight Campers: All meals included (breakfast, lunch, and dinner).
• Extended Day Campers: Lunch and dinner are provided
• The first meal is dinner on the first day, and the last meal is breakfast on the last day.

Make sure campers bring all necessary lacrosse equipment, a refillable water bottle, & suggested items in the camp packing list. NO EQUIPMENT WILL BE PROVIDED