Washington, DC Area Girls Lacrosse Camp
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Overview
GameBreaker is proud to announce that we will be hosting a girls camp this summer at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. This VA lax camp is open to girls 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
Joining our Summer staff is former Hokie standout Kaitlyn Arcari. Currently the assistant coach for Varsity and Middle School Lacrosse at Holy Child—and a long-time coach at Pride Lacrosse—Kaitlyn is a 2023 graduate of Virginia Tech, and a former member of their D1 women’s lacrosse team. Kaitlyn hails from McLean, Virginia and played for Bishop O’Connell High School. As a midfielder, Kaitlyn brings a wealth of knowledge of the game and loves inspiring and coaching youth lacrosse.
Camp Details
Check-in/out: 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.
Boys will Check-in at: Field 3 on Rapidan River Road
Girls will Check-in at: RAC Field is 4350 Banister Creek Ct, Fairfax, VA 2203
Age & Ability: Our camp is open to girls 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. All abilities and levels are welcomed.
Meals: Campers are to bring their own lunch to camp.
Camp Curriculum:
Fundamental Stick Work- Specialized stick routines and targeted fundamental drills
Position Specific Training-
Defense- including a rotation of midfielders
Footwork - pivoting, recovery and angles
Stickwork - clearing, carrying, grounds balls and stick protection
Field Awareness - man up or man down situations, on and off ball defensive play
Body Positioning - ABCDs of defense (for 1 on 1 defense)
Attack-
Situational Awareness - spacing, vision and offensive flow
Shooting - 8 meters, on the run, shot placement and selection, and faking before shooting
Dodging - from X, face dodge, split dodge, roll dodge
Transitioning- Riding the ball
Midfield-
Situational Awareness - spacing, vision, and offensive flow
Shooting - 8 meters, on the run, shot placement and selection and faking before shooting
Dodging - from X, face dodge, split dodge, roll dodge
Defensive Play - body positioning and field awareness
Transitioning- Riding the ball, fast breaks both offensively and defensively, settling
Goalie-
Communication - ball positioning, dictating the defense’s positions and player positioning
Mechanics - placement in cage, off stick and stick-side movement, reaction time, hand/eye coordination
Clearing - moving the ball quickly, communicating where to go with the ball and stick work
Draw Specialist-
Mechanics - footwork and body positioning
Taking the Draw - pushing , pulling, or self-drawing, ball tracking
Circle - speed work, ground balls, ball tracking, and reaction time
Unsettled Situational Game Play, focused on special awareness specific to game-like situations-
2v1, 3v2- Fast play from the elbows and X
Crossfield 3v2 continuous play
3v4 off ground ball and clears
Full field transitional continuous play
Grouped Position Specific Training- Attack vs. Defense, Midfield vs. Midfield
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, lacrosse tic-tac-toe racing, lacrosse head-shoulders-knees-toes-ball, and other leadership and team building activities
Game Play- 7v7, small sided games, full field scrimmage, situational gameplay, clearing and riding the ball
Chalk Talk- Reviewing techniques and game theories regarding specific positioning and game-like situations
*Curriculum Varies Per Location and Director*
*For Sample Times of Daily Schedule, Visit Highlights Page*
Reviews (3)
Erika S. - Mother I am so glad that my children attended a GameBreaker camp this year. Your office staff is the BEST!!! Each time I called they were so eager to help and extremely friendly.
Anne L. - Parent My daughter Rachel, who is 13, has just finished her second summer with GameBreaker, this year at the George Mason location. She has learned more about lacrosse and sportsmanship than we could have imagined or hoped!
Ian K. - Father My girls said to me that they are definitely coming back next year, all they have done is talk about this camp!
