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Camp DIY: Stick Stringing Tips from the Pros
GameBreaker Lacrosse Camp shares instructions for stringing the best pocket for attacker, midfielders, and defense players.
Skills for Lacrosse College Recruiters
Stand Out From the Competition With These Tips from the Pros GameBreaker Lacrosse Camp is a great place to have fun and prepare for lacrosse season. Each season, our campers learn how to improve their skills on the green, while gaining valuable experience that will prepare them should they decide to enter into college sports. A well-rounded lacrosse player should have some experience playing defense, attack, midfield, or goalie; however, coaches at the college and university level look for specific skills when recruiting the next lacrosse superstars. Lacrosse Goalie If reaching 6 feet tall is not in your near future, it’s important that you begin working towards your strengths. To stand out amongst the competition, you’ll need to show ability with net and ball handling fundamentals. Lacrosse goalies are [Read More>]
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 you gain strength and [Read More>]
5 Defensive Lacrosse Drills
In order 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 skilled defensive technique. Defensive play is one of the most important areas for lacrosse players – regardless of age or skill levels. Like in all sports, learning and becoming good at defensive lacrosse drills requires practice, clear instruction, and game-like situations where players can hone their skills. When you have a team full of players who know how to play strong defense in lacrosse, success follows. How to Get Better at Defense in Lacrosse Practice, practice, practice! The following five defensive lacrosse drills provide great lax defense tips for players to learn and master. You can even team [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 their game while having [Read More>]
How To Improve Lacrosse Stick Handling
Regardless of the level of play, an essential part of any lacrosse player’s game is how they’re able to control their stick during both games and practices. Since stickhandling is such a critical part of any lax player’s game, mastering that particular technique in various situations will lead to that confidence rubbing off in other places on the field. If you’re planning on spending part of your summer going to lacrosse camp, then you should check out the options we have available at GameBreaker because we hit on a little bit of everything during your time with us. Outside of working on stick skills, our coaches and camp directors put together an experience that also allows youth lax players to improve their shooting, ground balls, defense (both team and individual), [Read More>]
