Boys Lacrosse Camp at St. Thomas Aquinas College
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NY 10976
Overview
GameBreaker is excited to announce that we are going to hold a boys lacrosse camp at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, NY. Campers will enjoy playing on the school's athletic fields and staying in the dorms on campus.
About Our Coaches
Head Coach Conor Shanahan is currently the Weston High School Head Coach. He previously served as head coach of the Hopkins School for the 2023 season after serving as the offensive coordinator the season prior, before taking the reigns as head coach the following year. While attending high school at Georgetown Prep, Shanahan was a member of a Nationally Ranked Top 10 team for three seasons, and was a Nike Blue Chip prospect. Coach Shanahan completed a PG year at Avon Old Farms, where he received the Henry “Skip” Flanagan aware for leadership and outstanding performance on the field. He played Division I lacrosse at the College of the Holy Cross, where he was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for three seasons. Coach Shanahan privately trains players from numerous programs across Fairfield County, and coaches the 2025 Dragons Club team during the fall and summer months.
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 11-16, 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
Camp Overview
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
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
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*
