GameBreaker Boys Lacrosse Camp at Garrison Forest School

Garrison Forest School

Owings Mills, MD 21117


Overview

GameBreaker is proud to announce that we will be hosting a boys camp this summer at The Garrison Forest School in Owings Mills, Maryland.  This MD lax camp is open to boys ages 6-16 with half-day option for ages 6-10, full day option ages 9-16, and overnight option ages 9-16.  Campers will learn individual stick skills, positional play, team concepts, and will scrimmage daily.  We also hold many fun contests during the week for great prizes.  Join us for an unforgettable week of lacrosse and fun!


About Our Coaches

Casey Connor

Coach Casey Connor is currently an assistant coach at his alma-mater, Calvert Hall School. He formerly was the Arizona State Head Coach from 2019-2021. Coach Connor is also the C2 Club director. He coaches with Predators, FCA, AZ Starz, Scottsdale United, Kooper's, LTRC and Towsontowne as well. Coach Connor has an extensive background in lacrosse that started in his days as a player as well. He played 8 years professionally in the MLL for the Baltimore Bayhawks. He also played 2 years of professional indoor lacrosse for the Washington Power. Prior to that he was a 3x All-American defenseman at Maryland and a team captain. In high school at Calvert Hall Coach Connor was a first team All-Metro and Team Captain.

Camp Details

Check-in/out Day Camp: All campers check in daily at 9:00 am. The full-day campers will check out daily at 3:00 pm with our half-day campers checking out at 12:00 pm.

Check-in/out Overnight Camp: Overnight and Extended Day Campers check-in at 12:00 pm on the first day of camp and check out at 12:00 pm on the last day. On the second and third day of camp, the extended day campers will arrive at 8:45 am and get picked up at 9:00 pm.

 

Age & Ability: Our day/half day camp is open to boys ages 6-16, our half-day camp option is open to ages 6-10 and our full-day camp option is open to ages 9-16. Our overnight camp is open to ages 9-16. All abilities and levels are welcomed.

Day Camp Meals: Campers are to bring their own lunch to camp.

Overnight Camp Meals Provided: Overnight campers will be provided with all meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Extended day campers will be provided with Lunch and Dinner.

Camp Overview


Fundamental 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

Specialized Leadership Games and Events
Lacrosse capture the flag, lax baseball, lax water balloons, lax maze runner, ultimate lacrosse and other leadership activities

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

Lunch

Chalk Talk - Reviewing techniques and game theories specific to the players position and the weeks on field technical activities

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

Game Play - Clear ride scrimmage, full field scrimmages, camp championship tournament, 7 vs 7, box lacrosse tournament

Daily Award Ceremony

*Curriculum Varies Per Location and Director*

*For Sample Times of Daily Schedule, Visit Highlights Page*


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