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Beloit College Boys Lacrosse Camp
Beloit College
Beloit, WI 53511
Overview
Join GameBreaker Lacrosse Camps this summer at Beloit College for our boys lacrosse camp. Campers will play on the school's varsity athletic fields and stay in the campus dormitories. Camp is open to players of all ability levels, ages 8 to 16 years old. Make sure you mark GameBreaker in your summer calendar for what promises to be a great week of lacrosse and fun!
About Our Coaches
Ben Coughlin joins the staff at Beloit College as the Head Coach of the Men's Lacrosse program prior to the start of the 2019 season.
Coughlin comes to Beloit from Aurora University where he held the role of assistant coach and recruiting coordinator last season. Prior to that, Coughlin was the head coach at Benedictine College, from 2015-2017, heading a brand new program that competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. He had a previous two-year stint at Aurora University as an assistant coach and entered the coaching realm as the head coach at the University of Illinois from 2012 to 2013.
Coughlin is a United States Navy veteran earning an honorable discharge after four years of service. He received the Good Conduct Award during his time in the military. In May of 2010, Coughlin earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree from Kansas State University in social sciences and social psychology. Coughlin was a captain on the Wildcats’ men’s lacrosse team for three consecutive seasons.
Camp Details
Check in/out: Overnight and Extended Day Campers check in at 12pm on the first day of camp and Check out at 12pm on the last day. On the second and third day of camp the extended day campers will arrive at 8:45am and get picked up at 9:00pm.
Age & Ability: Camp is open to boys ages 8-16, all ability levels welcomed.
Meals Provided: Overnight campers will be provided with all meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Extended day campers will be provided with Lunch and Dinner
Camper Schedule:
1st Day
12:00pm – Registration and Check in
1:00pm-2:00pm - Orientation
2:00pm-4:30pm - Afternoon Lacrosse Session
4:30pm-5:00pm - Team Building Activities
5:00pm-5:45pm - Dinner
6:00pm-9:00pm – Evening Lacrosse Session / Extended Day Pick up
10:00 – Lights Out
2nd and 3rd Days
7:45am-8:30am – Breakfast (Overnight Campers Only)
8:45am - Extended Day Drop Off
9:00am-11:30am - Morning Lacrosse Session
11:30am-12:30pm - Lunch
12:30pm-1:30pm - Group Activities and Games
1:30pm-4:00pm - Afternoon Lacrosse Session
4:00pm-5:00pm – Leadership Driven Group Activities
5:00pm-5:45pm - Dinner
6:00pm-9:00pm - Evening Lacrosse Session / Extended Day Pick up
10:00 – Lights Out
4th Day
7:45am-8:30am – Breakfast (Overnight Campers Only)
8:45am – Extended Day Drop Off
9:00am - 11:30am - Morning Lacrosse Session
12:00pm - Closing Award Ceremonies
12:15pm-1:15pm - Check Out
Morning Training Session
Developmental Stick Work
Specialized stick routines involving box and targeted fundamental drills
Position Specific Training
Defense - including a rotation of midfielders
Footwork – pivot, recovery and angles
Stick work – clearing, carrying and stick protection
Field Awareness – slide, recovery and on ball play
Attack
Situational Awareness – spacing, vision and offensive flow
Shooting– time and room, on the run, shot placement and selection
Dodging – from, X the ally and up top
Riding – drop back, pressure and 10-man rides
Midfield
Situational Awareness – spacing, vision and offensive flow
Shooting– time and room, on the run, shot placement and selection
Dodging – from, X the ally and up top
Defensive Play – body positioning, field awareness and sliding
Goalie
Communication - ball positioning, dictating the defensemen’s position and slides
Mechanics – placement in cage, off stick and stick side movement
Clearing – moving the ball quickly, communicating where to go with the ball and stick work
Face Off Specialist
Mechanics – footwork and body positioning
Outlets – pushing the ball to wings, communicating how and where they should go
Draw – speed work, counter moves and development of additional moves
Afternoon Training Session
Unsettled Situational Game Play, focused on special awareness specific to each type of situation
2v1 Fast play from the ally, X and Y
Cross field 3v2 continuous play
3v4 off ground ball and clears
Full field transitional continuous play
Grouped Position Specific Training- Attack vs. Defense, Midfield vs. Midfield and LSM’s
1v1’s, 2v2’s 3v3’s, 4v4’s– from all positions on the field focusing in
on specific game philosophy’s, techniques and spatial awareness
Specialized Team Building and Leadership Events
Lacrosse capture the flag, lax baseball, lax water balloons, lax maze runner, ultimate lacrosse and other leadership activities
Evening Training Session
Game Play - Clear ride scrimmage, full field scrimmages, camp championship tournament, 7 vs 7, box lacrosse tournament
Daily Award Ceremony
