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GameBreaker Boys Lacrosse Camp at Averett University
Averett University
Danville, VA 24541
Overview
GameBreaker is proud to announce that we will be hosting a boys camp this summer at Averett University in Danville, Virginia. This VA lax camp is open to boys ages 6-16 with half-day option from 9-12 daily for ages 6-9. 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
Bryan Habick was named Averett University's head coach for men's lacrosse in July 2023.
The second head coach in the Cougars' history, Habick came to Averett after serving as the men’s lacrosse head coach at NAIA Saint Andrews University. Habick led the Saint Andrews program for two seasons as head coach after being promoted from associate head coach and defensive coordinator following the 2021 season. Prior to Saint Andrews, Habick was the men’s lacrosse assistant coach at Division III College of Wooster from August 2018 until July 2020, where he helped the Fighting Scots earn a fourth-place finish in the North Coast Athletic Conference and produce three all-conference selections and two all-tournament team selections. He also served as an assistant coach for Division III Marywood University in 2018, helping the program place third in the conference standings with five all-conference selections.
Habick got his coaching start in 2015 as an assistant coach at Division III Capital University, where the program won the Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title, produced the OAC Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year and totaled 11 all-conference selections. He then spent the 2016 season at Division III Washington & Jefferson College as an assistant coach. The Presidents finished third in the conference, tallied eight all-conference selections and had one USILA All-Region All-Star. Habick then earned his first head coaching position at Division III Wilmington College.
In addition to his college coaching experience, Habick has coached and evaluated youth and travel lacrosse in Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and New Jersey.
Outside of coaching, Habick has served on multiple NCAA and NAIA lacrosse committees.
A native of Brielle, New Jersey, Habick played four seasons at Utica University as a defenseman, longstick midfielder and shortstick defensive midfielder.
Camp Details
Check in/out: All campers check in daily at 8:45 am. The full day campers will check out daily at 3:00 pm with our half day campers checking out at 12:00 pm.
Age & Ability: Our camp is open to boys ages 6-16, Our half-day camp option is open to ages 6-9 and our full day camp option is open to ages 9-16. All ability and levels are welcomed.
Meals: Campers are to bring their own lunch to camp.
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*
